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The Brussels Post, 1925-8-5, Page 7GIVING MEDICINE TO A COW BY E, T, BAKER. Administering medicine to cattle is . This sets much like lir twitch does on aye easy as polling off a log, provided :a horse Nexb, bring the head around ou Is!gm how; in feet, that Is about !sward you and raise the nose slightly q 11 there le to anything, Ins bloat, for above tho level, so that liquids will i nstanro, fast work as required, but rue beak into the guirzet, The nasi" valuable time is usually wasted and- thing to remember here is not to raise ing a suitehle bottle. Then, members the bead' too high, or the animal wUl et the family fall over each other try begli; to struggle, ,ing to And the rightmedicine, And Now, take your bottle of medicine d"""ally, to cap the climax and add to with your right hand and insert the the ah'aady general excitement, giving neck of the bottle in the side of myth the dope to the critter =omits to next to you jusb back of the lower akmost a riet. . front teeth, Slip the bottle over the Now much easier to be prepared, If baso of the tongue and carefully give ti'-have.one or more cows, why net about half the contents, allowing her have a talk, withe your veterinarian to swallow, Then give' tho balance, and let him explialn a flew imporldnt end after giving her a reasonable details that later may mean the say- time to gulp this down, ":cease the ing of s valuable cowl Each coin- head and jump away quickly, munity has, its own particular prop- The writer prefers a pint bottle for lens and diseases, The number and drenching cattle as it is .more ,easily variety of thole depend- on the kind handled than a larger one. Have the of food produced, medicine well diluted with water, raw In my locality, beans are extensive- linseed oil, beaten eggs, milk Or gruel. ly raised to the south of me, and bean Shalee the bottle well before giving draw causes a greet deal of trouble. and allow plenty of time to''swaller" To the north, peas are a common crop, or some may go down the wrong way, so that pea hay and straw are a fre- into the lungs and cause a fatal pneu- quent source of grief. The treatment monia. is radically different for these two Reps area few don'tai kinds of forage, and what will help Don't drench a cow when she is ly an animal' suffering with bean straw ing downand is unable to get up, impaction may be useless to a victim Don't grasp the tongue, as swallow - 'f to much pea straw, particularly ing is then impossible. when ilte,i'atter has a slight mold mix Don't drench through the nostrils.. ed with it, - - Don't tie the head up with a rope or Then again, it may be cornstalks, chain—you will have a fight on your green or ripe; alfalfa, clover and tam- hands and most of the medicine on ethyl lawn cuttings, different kinds of your clothes. silage, eager beet pulp, slightly spoiled Don't pour down large quantities carrots, apples or potatoes, and any of drugs without being reasonably other kind of feed, sure they are indicrited. Often they For this reason, the same kind lie will do more harm than good. medicine that may be successful in Don't fail to be prepared for enter- one locality may be worthless in an- genies; have your bottles of medicine other; in tact, it takes n skilled •vete ready for immediate use, so that when erfnarian several years getting on to one of the family is calling up your the partieular kind of ailments tom- veterinarian, you can. be rendering mon to his praetioe, and that is why first aid, which, In cattte,_often means we emphasize this particular point, saving a life. The promiscuous use of medicine for FIRST AID FOR BLOAT. different maladies so often ends in disaster, and expert assistance is call- Speaking of bloat in cattle, a sac- gd in only when the patient is already easeful' dairymen recently said he had beyond saving, a remedy that rarely, if ever, tailed. Just as you insure your propeety This is what he said: against fire, protect your animals ay "Mix a small package of baking bring prepared for the possible em- soda, subh as can be obtained at any ergency. Have your veterinarian pre- grocery store, in a large lass of pare for you several bottles of medi- water and drench the cow v th it as! eine indicated in the common diseases soon as possible, givin the entire' and accidents frequent in your neigh- quantity in one dose. A bottle with borhood, Getting ready for bloat, a narrow neck is best for drenching. acute indigestion, barbed-wire cuts, After drenching the cow, , make a inflamed udders and lung fever not straw bit of rye straw about as thick only may save animal life, but it re- as a manila wrist, smear it with some duces veterinary bills. coal -tar disinfectant or • animal dip Naw, as to the actual administration and place it in the cow's mouth, tying of the medicine itself to the cow, re- it back so the animal cannot get rid member the nose is the vulnerable of it, part of cattle. Just as the fiercest "The baking soda acting in the bull can be made tractable with a ring stomach of the cow helps release the in ita4 nose, so a cow, stubborn and full gas and the straw bit smearedwith of pain, can be controlled -by grasping tar "sakes the cow -work her jaws, the nostrils in this fashion, which is usually followed by belch - Stand on the right side of the cow ing and relief from the stomach. and slip the left arm around the head. "It is, of course, always a good Stand back .slightly, so that her head plan to send for a competent voterin- wfll not swing around and hit yours, arlan, but while walting it is well to Grasp the nosbries with the thumb acid try the remedy I have -used so often first two or three fingers of the left with satisfactory results. It cannot hand, and press the parts as tightly possibly do any harm and quite often as you can. I wi':'), save the animal." The Mosaic Disease of Tomatoes. Mosaic is one of the most prevalent and serious diseases of tomatoes in the field as wait as in the greenhouse. Athol -ding to a new bu ietin on to- , mato diseases, prepared by the Do- minion Botanist and issued by the Dept. of Agriculture at Ottawa,'mo- saic causes a great reduction in crop returns, the affected plants often giv- ing only quarter or half of a normal yield. The disease appears as a mot- tling of dark and light green areas on the :eaves, the dark areas sometimes giving the leaf a rough, puckered ap- pearance. It is higlily infectious and spreads with great rapidity-, but it is not transmitted through the seed and does not persist in thesoilor litter. Certain weeds, such as Bittersweet,' hereto nettle and ground cherry, harbor •mosale over winter and should be de- stroyed where tomatoes are to be planted. Wben the disease is present greenhouses should be fumigated with hydrocyanic gas, and no affected plants transplanted. Insects, such as plant lice, are a great factor in spreading mosaic and should he con -1 trolled by spraying with Bordeaux 4: 6:40, to which nicotine sniphate and arsenate of lead have been added. After handling dithered • plants the hands. should be thoroughly washed before heavy plants are touched. i Separate the Sexes. The common practice of allowing the pullets and cockerels to grow up together is a detrimental procedure i It is a fact that both pullets and cock- erels grow batter when ranged by themselves. It shoulbe the practice of every poultry operator to separate the mCX'iG as soon as they can be read- ily determined. The general separation should some at the time the cockerels are ready to ship for broilers, which is usually at front eight to ten weeks of age, This is true with the light Mediterranean , egg breeds, such as the Loghorns, With such breeds of Wyandottes, Orpingtons, and so forth, it, is much harder to separate the sexes than i£ is with the. Barred Rocks and Rhode Island Reds. In the Matter instance the males will show .much lighter in color and show much more masculine heads. If, in such breeds as Wyan- dottbs, there is a question of the sex of individual birds at from ten to twelve weeks, they should be eiassiAed as pullets, and later marketed f4 enekeress Wath Loghornsthe early pronounc- ed development of the comb and the rapid growth of the long feathers of the male will make it easy to distin- guish the cockerels at a very early age. The objection to growing the chicks together, first of all, is that they are grown. for different purposes. They requite slightly differeet rations for maximum results. In the case of pul- lets, we, want to get rapid growth and moderately early maturity with good sive to induce a maximum production of good-sized eggs. • With the cockerels, we aro not atter stark a rapid growth and we' aro not after each a rapid sexual maturity, but we do want a' good body develop- ment, heavy, Well-balanced' (ranee and birds which at ten months of age will be weal fleohed and in good, vigorous healthy condition. Separating the sexes will itleo re- lieve the congestion in the average colony house, giving the coekorols and pullets alike more room at night, and• also relieving tare intensive conditions. of rearing range, 7lere ie a good one. Read it twice, bon'" hill two birds with one stank,' Dent kill one bird with two stones, ►;o,S. LESSON August 9, 19eOlnning the decent" !Ilia. sionary Tour, Acts 15: 36 to 18; 5. Golden Text—ado shall have dominl- I on also /rpm sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth,— P©, 7e: 8, ANneeene. II. A 8Ub•DxVISION oP emcees, 36.39. II, ea, Pali FINDS New clean:ae, ' I 15,40-10:5, INTRooucTIoN--St. Paul never was content merely to plant the gospel in a new dietrlct, Ile wished to keep in touch with his converts, and to foster and eneourage their growth in Chris - den life lie knew the temptations which beset hie converts, their Habil- ity to become diacouraged or to grow weary in well -doing. Ile desired not only to lead them to Christ, but to °waiit make oeunodltegscy of heChurhofG on earth. Consequently, after Jae had succeeded in laringing about a settle - !moat of the vexed question which had arisen at Antioch, he proposed to Bar- nabas that they should revisit the churches which they had founded on their first missionary tour and thus' e Paul was now to separates from Bar -1 • nubile, and to find other companions, SMART SPORTS DRESS FOR THE lie was also—though this was as yet LARGER WOMAN. unknown to him—to extend his travels A cool flattering frock, with that tar betee yond his orispelginal plan, and tocaslenderizing, straf htne effect active Gre ece. ce. Weseehintdeterminigeeedoed, and g'g g proportions so nail not women of generous pe' by. preconceived plans or ideas, but by much desire. It is designed on long, the divine guidance of the Holy Spirit, straight, youthful •lines, with a full - to which he had committed his life. length inset panel in the front and L A alis-DIViswer oar soaoEs, 86-89. back, on the cross -stripe for contrast. Y. 86. Bt. Paul's desire wee to see 'The carer is convertible and the how the Galatian churches, which he sleeves may be long or short. A nar- and Bernabas had founded some row- belt outlines the low 'waist-ldne. months before, were progressing, He Sizes 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50 inches bust. wished to see if they were maintain- Size 44 bust requires 8 yards of 86- ing their faith and zeal- He races- inch or 4% yards of . 40 -inch, or 4 nized that it would not db to leave yards of 54 -inch material. Price 20e, the converts wholly to there eve. Home sewing brio nice clothes Vs, 37, 38. But now there develop- g gs ed unexpectedly•a sharp difference of within the reach of all, and to follow opinion between Paul and Barnabas. the mode is delightful when it can be On the {first journey they had labored done so easily and economically, by aide by side, but now when Barnabas, following the, styles pictured in our proposed to take John Mark; along new Fashion Book. A chart nccom with him, Paul objected vigoropsly onthe saying each pattern shows the ma - out ground whole program had not refired tarsal es it appears when cut out. program on the Brat journey. Every detail is explained so that the V. 39. Owing to this difference of inexperienced sewer can make with - opinion the two chiefs agreed to sets out difficulty an attractive dress. arate, Barnabas choosing Mark as his Price of the book 10 cents the copy, associate, and Cyprus as hie field of Each copy includes one coupon good operations. Paul chose the other half for five cents in the purchase of any pattern. 1042 th Second Missionary Journey began \ of the field, namely, the continental districts of Asia Minor, and resolved to fled new assistants., This separation of Paul and Barna- cities (Derbe, Lystra, Iconium, An - bas was in many ways regrettable. It tioch), delivered to the churches the shows that the best of men do not articles drawn up by the church at always the eye to eye even in the Jerusalem for the regulation of Gen - holiest of all concerns. But to the the Christians living" in fellowship honor of Both be it remembered that with Jewish Christians, Acts 15:19-21, Paul never ceased' to speak of Bar- 28-29; Ile also remarks that this sec- nabas in the highest terms: see 1 Cor.' and visit of the apostle greatly en 9:6. Moreover at a later period we couraged the faith of the churches and find Mark again with Paul. This shows promoted their strength and numbers. either that Paul found later reason, o----_ to alter his opinion, or that Mark had. Live Stock Marketings in 1924 given a better proof of himself. The l A vast deal of information is con - early disagreement was outlived, and tanned in the fifth annual report all parties were reconciled in a truly,on Christian way. the Origin and Quality of. Commercial II. 8T. PAUL PONDS NEN laELPEnB, Live Stock Marketed in Canada, re - 15:40 -16:5. Icently published.by.the Live Stock V. 40. St,' Paul's first choice as Branch at Ottawa and which can he assistant and companion is Silas, i had of the Publications Branch there. mentioned in Chap. 15:22,' 27, as one • An innovation is the inclusion of maps of the reppresentatives whom the; of each province, by which the most apostles and elders at Jerusalem sent; prolific sections of production Cali be titch, According to Chap, 15:32, he that the finished heavywer down with Paul and Bareabas to An -i identified. -It is interesting to note ght steers, was a prophet whoseexhortationsat! and steers of export weight and qual- Antioch had found great acceptance. it sin -0 for the British market V. 41, Paul, being oboe. more corn - were turned out in increasing numbers mended to the grace of God for his in 1924 and that ail the flue • labors abroad, takes the overlandprovinces route to Asia Minor by way of the dealt with, namely, Quebec, Ontario,. Syrian and Cilician passes. As Ile Alberta, Saaleatchewan and Manitoba, goes, he confirms the various Chris- contributed to this desirable inorease, tian communities lying along the being thus each instrumental in im- rouCh.te. 16; 1-2. At Lystra Paul finds proving Canada's position on a qual- ity basis, Impro"vement uvea ob Bone Meal a Builder. tonne meal is generally recognized as one of the most efficient sources of mineral element in the ration for growing chicks. One should be care- ful to got a clean feeding bane which"" hos been carefully rendered, Steamed bone meal is a superior product for this purpose. Bone contains, a lot of lime and phosphorous, two very essential ole-' meats in snaking up the skeleton ' of the growing chick. Bone can well be used in the growing chiclea ration t the extent of frottpp 3 to 6 per cent, of ,t the mash fed. GPoneidtrabe bone' is venally present in meat scrap but not: sufficient to meet the needs of the youngsters. `•.,tie ., Never to hurt another,' but ahvaya ea do the beet we cais.to snake others happy --this is the road to suecess. 'Tam'e is no other. his second future associate in the per-, aerv- son of a young Christian named 'able in the quality of the exceptionally Tim- othy, whom probably he had brought heavy marketing of calves. There'wae to Christ on bis previous visit, Acts a record output of hogs, and, as the 14:8-20. Timothy eves the son at a report states, there is much satisfac- Jewish mother wile had become a be- tion in' the feet that the extensive Bever in Christ; his father was a movement was, not, as is generally Greek, Paul's reason for choosing the case, sccomppanted by any deter, Timothyis to be found In the high ;oration in quality, "Fortunately," reputation which this yo ng Christian , had won for himself in Lyyatra and In says the hepar", "under the hog the neighboring church at Ioonier% grading policy we aro able to give • V. 8. Timothy was only half Jewish, direct shipments to packing plants by since his father was' a Greek, Paul, grades." A table is given showing the therefore, wishing to empP'loyy him ate. number of each grade shipped to the ong Jews' as well qaas Gentithe, thought plants' during the year, by which it dvisabie bo eompie hie Jewish appears hat the percentage of selects nattotializatiot by the rifle of ireum- h! each province, s 7ped nY P i first to packing plants, and secondly to stock yards, were as follows; Alberta, 2.62 and 8,25e Saskatchewan, 2.94 and 3,26; Manitoba, .8,18 and 4,91; On- tario, 21.58 and 24,41; Quebec, 10.42 and, Q.62, ctaioal: Past Vapid not allow t o M. said ordihangcs to be required of Gen- tile en tile Christiane. But Timothy was not exactly in that position. • Vs. 4, 5. The historian tells us that St. Paul and his companions, while passing through the South -Galatia" A MORA L, BOYS BY GEORGE While I was leaning over a railing of a bridge apa<;ting a tiny stream whish ran under a country road, 2 saw there a pile of the finegt diet that had boon melted: down by the water in the spring break-up, It was just the kind of dart that small boys like to make into stud plea and larger boys like to squeeze be- twee" their toes when they go in swimming. It was cool, clean, rich brown-aaasnost the color of old-fash- coned brown sugar. • "There, I thought, "is the vary diet some nmthera wouldlike. for her e' t is 'uat tis Ida 'make &were, I i o d to petunias, pinks and cantletuft grow," Then I turned about to view the land on -the other side of the road, And up the road, whistling merrily, casae a boy, carrying a market basket on his arm, as it it wrote heavy. Bat he scented not only able to manage it, but happy to do it. GREENAWAY. "What's in the basket2" I asked, "Nice dirt for mother's flowers," he answered. "I've been a utile to got 11. We live right there," poinekng to •a blouse that stood not over 100 yards away. called hire over to the culvert and bade him inspect that fine silt pile. "Iluh," he said, "It Tel known that was there, I'd not lugged this a mile. that gilt is batter than the dirt I've bs'onght." : He dumped out the dirt 'and filled hie -basket with the sit, Like many others, he had 'been so eager to get gomething fine far sway that he had overlooked the good things of his own home nares, There is a lessen in this for every bey and girl. If eve Would only keel) our e i os tepee, d t ' v an sae �io beautiful op b ul and valuable thing": near us' we woi�i1d be more centent ed and far betiai r of , PRIX A PJCNJC LUNCHEON 'there wee a time when we felt that h picnic luncheon had to be an elabo ate affair, but gradually we bra found that a'simple luncheon, some 11 Prepared `on the grounds," Ls fa I more satisfactory, in fact, many f bus find it very pleasant to pack up whatever food we happen to have on hand, start out for a drive, and stop anywhere along the way to cook en servo the repast. Those who have the picnic habi should keep on hand a supply of pa napkins, wax -paper, aluminum kniv forks and spoons, paper plates,. an tin sups, all of which care be pure chased at the nearest "Five and Tea' Tin cups are advised for. hot bene ages, as they do not heat up like those made of w:a"l"um, A vacuum bottle or thermos jug is nice for coffee, b. the beverage will keep hot in e. jar o bottle if well wrapped with numerous thicknesses of paper.' .If a Are 1e per matted, take a coffee-pot and peace ground coffee and crushed egg -shell in a cheesecloth bug and make th coffee on the spot. Tea should be put in small bage individual serving; place a bag 'a each cup, pour in boiling water an remove the tea bag when the beverage is strong enough. Place ice-cold' cream or milk in a small jar (also eold) wrap the jar in cloths wrung out cold water, thea} in thick layers . newspaper. Carry butter the sane way. Sliced bacon can be cooked in frying -pan. Thinly eliced ham frankfurter sausages (also cal "weitalea") can be cooked in a wir and placed in rolis or betty slices of bread. Sandwiches mad with thinly'siioed dried beef or silts Canadian cheese, thein. toasted, aro delicious, When cooking before an open fir make a shield for the hand by cutting a gilt in a piece of pasteboard or box lid and thrust 'the spoon or for through it. If a fire is not permitted, other sandwich Sainga will be needed. While ham and tangier make tasty filings they create egret, so it is well to pro- vide soros other fillings With; Cold roast lamb, or ralaet beef, left -over Hamburg steak (sliced'), or corned beef can be aged for the pµbstantial sandwiches l'icloles should be served with them feasted peanuts, ground in a food -chopper, are often used fo a filling when inoistesed with boiled dressing to which a little cream has been added. Peanut butter is more popular when mixed with chopped dates. No filling is necessary for sandwiches made of buttered slices of raisin or brown bread. Plain bread- attd-butter sandwiches are necessary for every picnic. Hard-boiled eggs, chopped and mix- ed with salad dressing; lettuce or cu- cumbers, with sa:ad dressing; and softened butter mixed with chopped sweet peppers are other good sand- wich fillings, Deviled and pickled eggs are always welcome. Potato salad e.rn be, carried in an agatewaro kettle, or placed in par- affined paper drinking oups for indi- vidual serving. Place cups on squares of wax -paper, gather up the corners and twist then together, then set the cups in pasteboard boxes. Cucumbers can be placed in a running stream near the picnic place to be kept cool, then pared, cut lengthwise in quarters or eighths and eaten with salt, as celery is eaten. Small, ripe, fires to- matoes are also refreshing, Fruit should be provided,. if possible. If it is not obtainable, thick ripple `sauce, packed as you pack the salad, will make a hit. Pies and layer cakes are likely to become mussy. Apple turnovers, with a piece of cheese, are appetizing. Cakes should be of the cooky variety, or gingerbread or cupcake, baked in gem pans. If the cake box is empty, take along an extra loaf of bread, make toast, butter generously and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, or make bread -and -'butter sandwiches With grated maple sugar between. Food for a hike luncheon should be concentrated. • Bacon, broiled chops or steak, corn bread split open and but- tered, sweet chocolate and raisins will usually satisfy the haler' appetite. hungry in an hour after dinner, r- served with brand and bather, the ve svdlf-000loed scup moat and az dessert of will eatiafy even growing boys, ✓ Then there Is the ever�popu1ar o chicken Stapp as as means of getting rid of boarrder 'hoes, These hens sold Is the marker would not bring any- thing like their value to the family d ` in soup, Tho best pipees tela be saved fora strew with dumplings 'arae the t neck, giblets, wings, and back 000ked per for soup. Stew until the meat leaves ea, the •bones, add celery chopped Ane, d potato out into diet, and a cup of rice, Cook until thick and rieb, with ,sea - thane and a bit of butter•, unless the r- hen is as fat as It should be, The bacon and ham soups do not re- ceive enough attention on the farm ba whew pork is plentiful, Enough lean ✓ ;neat can be found on a ham bone, tea gather with some fat, to make a deli- - cious bean soup, Parboil the bean till tender and then mash lightly with e a potato masher. Put beans,' ham, e broth from the ham bone, a head of celery cut ane, ora litble celery seed', for a. large onion minced fine, and the ses- n coning, in a big ketble, with more 4 water added, and cook all day or until it is a good thick soup. If liked, a cup of potato sliced fine can be added. , If there is anything better than good of bean soup on a summer day, It would of be herd to find. Bacon ran bg used o histead of ham, but is not so good. Cream soups require no meat, but a they are not so heavy as the meat or soups. Cream of tomato, pea, aspara- 1ed gee, potato, onion, and various other re vegetable soups are all good, and eas- 'n fly made, Gook the vegetable in boil- e ing salted water and drain, except in d the asap of peas, where it is better tp use a little w&.ter and save It for the soup, Season l4gh8q, slightly thicken e, the milk that is poured over them just before serving witjs a little flour rubbed smooth with cold Milk, add 'a ]c piece of butter, and serv� with crackers, Minerals for Chicks. The science of feeding growing chicks has developed by leaps and bounds during the last few yearns, The discovery of vitamins and their rela- tion to pg(ektry feeding, the import- ance of elsan yards and plenty of green feed berth made the busine.es of i• growing poultry more economically sucoessfui; During the last few years more at- tention has been centred upon the importance of a new element in the ration for growing chicks—minerals or inorganic material, Minerals sup- ply three district functions in the chick's ration. They go to build bone, which is the framework of the future pullet or cockerel. A good skeleton is one-half the batti'-'o, because on it must be attached the meat and in it must be carried the organs of repro- duction, which produce the market- able product, the egg. Minerals also have been found by scientific tests to aid materially in the digestion of other foods. Lastly, min- erals have been found to exercise a very deAnite relation in building up a natural resistance and immunity against disease. This is probably accomplished by keeping the birds in perfect physical condition, What minerals be feed and how to feed thein becomes the problem of the feeder of growing chickens during the summer, so that the pullets may be in the pink of condition as to size and vigor for the heavy winter lay. Some Summer Soups. In winter soup bones a.ra quickly snapped up by townspeople because when they are compelled to have a fire all day, they do cooking that re- quires time, and then the soup meat is cheap in comparison with other cuts, but in hummer you eau get soup bones easily and cheaply. For fifteen cents we get one big enough to fur- nish soup and meat both, stead the meat is goad when well welted, Of course, prices differ in various loofa). ;ties, The case against soup in summer is that it is eo hot and it doesn't stick to the ribs when work is harts, In the first complaint, it is not hotter than anything else that has beeps on the are, and its the seeped it vie1 stick it it, is a thick, nourishing &eh. Ties garden tur sjslees +t great variety p4 a411nga for beeef broth, surd surely wily housewife oars make a combination that will taste good, besides being able to add noodles and macaroni, which are alevays satisfying. If you want a good, rich and salts- laths ans-fy 'g soup, try putting lice, antees, carrots, emetiaonl, potatoes, celery 'anis peas its 1.1. ,Test before sendirlg to the table Att. a few wings of hard eked egg las each plebe turd see if there as any complaint aboub being Why Not a Fall Garden? Farm folks are usually so busy at this season of the year that the plant- ing of seed to bring late fall garden crops is neglected. But, despite thol disturbance to other work, we are off the opinion that it will pay sufficient] dividends in providing a better supply: et green stuff for the table and for: replenishing the larder for winter. Investigators are piing up cpnvine- ing -evidence of the value to the hu- man body of including green stuff regularly in the diet Through im- proved transportation and the exten- sion of greenhouse farming, city peo-f• pie are now provided with this type • of food the year round, Health condi-1 tionis in the cities show that the most; favorable results have followed the change, The farmer can improve bis oppor- tunity along this line. He may not attahs to the ideal food supply condi-; tions of the cities, but ho can do much l toeextend the supply of fresh garden stuff from the few weeks that now generally prevail, to as many months. One step in this direction is the adding of a tall garden, The list of plants that might be in- cluded in such a garden are winter radishes, peas, carrots, beets, early cabbage, turnips, rutabagas, lettuce, Swiss chard and spinach. It goes with- n out saying that the best results will follow the planting of these seeds on soil that az} abundantly supplied with ail necessary available plant food. Little Jessie Jane having bean told , ; to earl her chicks by name end they, • would follow Isas' about, said: "1 have' , named enc chick ',Little Rooster,' tinier Ito's a hen and bays an egg every day" ,o When some of us begin to take as good care f our bodies its t e do f o V o our automobiles, we will not only .add t several years to our lives but w1'1k find the going a lob ;melee. in Q "than eaUle l vo wt'dasst male x own on th British inarlfebo and every day eoes them ousting the Irish cattle trout the premier poeitio held by them for so many years;' state!; H. P, Kennedy, president itt the Livestock Producers .Oe', of Cane ads, a leading 'liveaatoclt authority, on his return from investigations over, seas, "It stands to reason," he con- tinuos, "that thecae 1s every incentive to Western Canadian farmers to raise cattle for export to the Old Country, especially: when it is renxernbored that though Canada is "raking vaat strides in this direction, there is yet plenty of room for further development of the British import trade," The Imposition of the United States emergoney tariff was at ;brat disas- trous to Canada, and in the two years following, holdings of beef eattle bur the Dominion declined by nearly a million head. The removal of the British embargo began to stabilize the industry again, and the influence of improved 'export outlets was felt in 1024, when an increase in cattle hold' - begs was noted for the first time. A. less noted factor in the general situa- tion was ori increase in domestic con- sumption with a decline in cattle population. INCREASED SaItPieENTs oVEasEAa, ince the removal of the British em- bargo which had prevailed for so long, the tendency has been fox Canadian cattle to move overseas as against 'flowing into the United States, whith- er the majority of shipments had pre- viously gone. In 1923 a total of 258,- 977 58; 977 head of cattle were exported from Canada, of which 25,758 went to the British Isles and 228,895 to the United States. In 1924, 183,242 head were exported, and of these 79,485 head went to Great Britain as against 97,- 847 to the United' States. In the per- iod from January to April, 1925, 31,- 839 head Terse exported from Canada as against 89,681 in the previous year. Shipments to the United States in this period totalled 6,081 as against 23,681 last year, and to the British Isles 23,312 as against 15,634 in 1924. Canadian Trade Commissioners state that the demand for Canadian cattle has greatly improved both in Scotland and England, owing to farm- ers being well satisfied with them. In addition, it is pointed out that Great Britadn no longer stands alone as practically the only meat -importing country in the world. No fewer than eight other countries are now actively competing for the available export surplus of the world. Last year the European continent absorbed a quan- tity of meat imported equal to 70 per cent. of the beef imports into Great Britain. WIDER MARKET OPENING IN. JAPAN. Western Canadian cattle raisers, the Federal Dept. of Agriculture, and various provincial departments, co- operated last year in an effort to open the Japanese market to shipments of Canadian cattle. The Government of Alberta sent a special representative to Japan, and as a result a ppa�ofitab_e and rapidly developing ma`Ytket has been established there. Several ship- menta were made in 1924 and these have been continued in 1925, In the past four years the consumption of beef has doubted in Japan, and in 1924 over 1,200,000 pounds of chilled and frozen beef from Canada were sold in Japan in addition to live cattle, This was entirely a now trade, for which tha prospectie for continued expansion are declared favorable. Whilst cattle shipments from the Gulf and Atlantic ports aro assuming proportions of the days before the British embargo, and contributing to the traffic and prosperity of there points, a very substantial business is at the same time being hula up on the laacific Coast. In 1020 there we' -e 18,702 head of cattle exported from Pacific ports, which increased to 20,- 080 0; 080 in 1921 and 89,900 in 1924. PROSPECTS OUTLINED 8Y AN AUTHORITY. Summarized by a leading livestock authority, the cattle situation and prospects in Canada are as follows:— 'Canada bas fewer cattle than when the American tariff hit the industry so hard in 1921, and an increasing do- mestic consumption. A healthy and growing export trade with Great Britain has been developed and West• ern stockmen ere beginning to take greater advantage of this outlet by doing more winter feeding, thereby •sieving the Eastern markets in sum- mer um mer and fall. Low prices and the ex- tension of grain growing and dairying have resulted in a scarcity of cattle in Argentina, the great beef- produc ing country of the world. A more prosperous Continental Ettt ops is horn peting strongly with Great Britain for avaiiabee beef supplies, whilst in the United States r. cattle shortage Ind higher prices are looming up on the horizon." The Value of Table Salt. Table salt is a valuable addition to the growing chick's ration became it sot only provides mineral elements. meded in the building of tissue, but it has -a very definite property in in- reasing palatability and digestibility f the. foods fed. Table salt can well ire miffed in the growing ration to the xtont of 1 per cent, of the dry mash. Care should he used to sea that the a alt is finely pulverized and mixed heronghly with the ration because an excess of salt has e. puisoneas ailed neon the birds,