HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1924-02-14, Page 7Address commiihlcatloni to`Aeronomtit,,73 Adelaide St. Whet. Toronto
AIR YOUR' POTATOES.
bed for growing the early plants, no
Thousandsof bushels of potatoes seed should besown forseveral'. days
etre lost'to•' ear after the manure has: been placed, in
.. Ontar•io farmers every -year,
due •to' two diseases which occurfre- the 'bed' If a good :grade of manure
queitly and are preventable with pro= has been used the bed will heat yery
per precautions. violently at firstand it is' not sate to
ds in the soil until this initial!
These diseases:are 'chilling 'injury, sow•isee -, ,
or ",field frost " as it is sometimes heating is over. It is a' good plan to
calls : and ,Ipreaidown. "The first •of plunge• a thermometer through the
these etwo. diseaseanis .caused bye slight e oil into the manure and as soon as
chilliri of'the potatoesthe tem eiature• has' falloff .to about
g after they,�are P
dug fromthe or are in storage eighty or. eighty-five degrees: •Fahren-'
or transit. Potatoes subjectsper- heif the bed, is- ready' to plant.
J dfor
iods as small ,as, three or four:: hours The soil' of the lied should be loos -
at temperatures near the freezing ened and made as nearly level as pos-
point ofwater; thirty-two degrees, are Bible. For growing lettuce or radishes''
'affected....Often' the tubers are nor- to maturity the seed should be planted
mal "toy all •external appearances, but directly in the>soil of the bed. They
when cut open •5hoiv brown or grayish- should be sown rather thinly in rows
black areas in the flesh of the stem about four to six inches apart: This
end, 'abut an eighth' of an inch be- will allow of thinning the seedlings
neath the skin, theflesh being some- and stirring the soil when necessary.
what withered at these places. Others If the plants are to be grown for
show a blackening in the interior part early transplanting, they may be
of the flesh, which may extend for a started in the soil of the hotbed, but
considerable distance into the tuber it is better to start them in shallow
from';'the stem end. When cooked, such boxes or flats. ..Flats slightly , less
tubers, instead of . being white and than twelve inches wide and eighteen
mealy, are blackened and soggy, much .incheslong outside measure, and
to the chagrin of the housewife. about, two and one-half inches deep,
Breakdown of potatoes may be of will be found convenient to handle
two types—the one a superficial dying and they will fit into the frameswith-
of areas of the skin, and the second a out leaving any_ waste space When
deep internal discoloration of the flesh. the flats are used, the seedlings can
The surface breakdown of potato be taken to a warm place when they
tubers is an injury which makes its are ready for shifting, and the work
appearance after the tubers have been can be done more easily than when
placed in storage. The first symptoms bending over the frame of the bed.
are observed by the grower three or The flats can also be shifted from one
four months after the date the pota. part of the frame to another ,and
toes were stored, when some tubers whenever necessary they can easily
in the bins show on their surfaces be transferred to coldframes where
slightly sunken, round or irregularly- the plants are to be hardened in pre-
shaped spots varying in size from paration . for transplanting to the
one -sixteenth to three-fourths of an garden or field.
inch in diameter. The borders of the Some kinds of plants, such as mel -
spots have a blueish' or gun-metal hue, ons and cucumbers, do not transplant
Upon cutting these sunken spots with readily, but if the seeds are planted
a knife, it is found that they are only in soil placed in some receptacle so
skin, no rotting has progressed into that the plants can be transferred to
brown layer of deadeells beneath the the., garden without disturbing the
akin, no rotting has progressed into roots, much earlier crops can be se -
the tuber. This surface breakdown cured. Commercial gardeners use
trade,
is dethbut t called "Buttonrot" of the special dirt bands extensively for this
it is nua true rot of the purpose. Old berry boxes, clay or
tuber,
The pitting of the ' paper pots, squares of inverted sods,
P g tubers becomes
more pronounced as the season ad- or tin cans with the tops and bottoms
melted off are also used.
vances, and with the coming of warm A good soil for starting seeds and
weather in the spring the most severe
symptoms of breakdown, are seen' plants is made by composting sods
Many tubers` are found to be soft and and;;;stable manure, but if a compost
mushy, and others, when cut open, heap is not available, a satisfactory
Chow black centres, a condition known- soil may be made by mixing together
as "blackheart." Blackheart often oc-.' one part of well -rotted manure, two
curs in refrigerator car shipments or parts of good garden loam or rotted
in shipments where stoves cause over- sods, and one part sand. These must
heating of the tubers. It is common be thoroughly mixed together , by.
with pitted potatoes when the spring shoveling, after which the soil should
weather is excessively warm. be sifted through a screen before
The enormous loss caused by break -I placing it in the fiats or bands in
down each.year can be prevented bye which the seeds areto be sown.
giving more attention to ventilation' The date of starting seeds , in the
in the construction .of new potato hot -bed is governed.by the date that
)torage houses or by remedying the, the 'plants can be set in the open
detects of those already constructed., ground, „Cabbage, cauliflower and let -
The followingrecommendations twee are.cool season crops and the
e dations areP
Made: (plants may be set out as early in the
1. Provide each potato cellar oro season as the soil San be worked in
)torage house with inlets for fresh air good condition, but it is not safe to
and outlets for foul air. 1 set out tomatoes, melons and other
2. Provide false floors and walls warm season crops until the soil Is
for the bins. . warm and all danger of frost is over.
3. Provide air spaces between bins.1 As a rule, cabbage, cauliflower and
4. Never store potatoes in piles' lettuce may be started about Six
more than five feet deep without mak- weeks before the plants will be needed
ing some provision for air for settingin thegarden or field; to get to' to-
the centre of the pile. reatoes and peppers eight weeks; egg
• SOWING SEEDS IN HOTBEDS, plant, celery and onions about ton
1 weeks; melons and cucumbers, four
'When using the manure -heated hot- to six weeks.
POULTRY ( Save the Woodlot.
I find that farm house floors are
sometimes not exactly level, whether
they are concrete basement floors or
the wooden floors of upstairs rooms.
It pays to have the incubator level,
as heat tends to move upward and
we wish, an even temperature all over
the machine. • A level' machine is less
subject to vibration than one whit}.^
is not setting squarely on all fdtir
legs.
In some incubators I have used, the
legs have not beenmachined/carefully
enough to make the machine set level.
I find wooden shingle' are a great
help in firmly planing•' an incubator.
They are thiekeeent one end than the
other and c n"' be gradually shoved
under th egs entil the machine is
exactl
]e,:el There h is no .satisfac-
P substitute for the spirit level fitrn. P
ev n
plating an' incubator, but a dish of
P,
water placed in; the middle of the
machine is the next•hest'method,
Be sure that the legs are not sprung
in shifting the machine. They must
rest squarely under each corner to
prevent a jar every time the eare-
taker walks around the machine or
touches it, -I think unnecessary shalc-
n,g of the machine maybe a cause of
some of .the clurrlut failing, to develop
properly, or dying Sn the shell.—K.
Meeting tax obligations taxes' the
ingenuity of most of us.
SALESIVIEN.
We pay weekly and offer steady em-
ployment selling our complete and ex-
clusive lines of whole -root fresh -dug -
to -order trees and plants.. Best stock
and service. We teach and equip you
free. A money -making opportunity.
!Luke Brothers Nurseries, Montreal.
ISSUE•. No.
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It is a shame the way some farm-
ers neglect their weod1ots. Trees that
blow down durieng storms are allowed
to remain ag'they fall, to rot and de-
cay. LaL'ge heaps of brush are allow-
ed to,aecumulate and litter the woods,
preventing the growth of new trees
eefd'harboring rodents that do serious
'damage to. orchards and crops that
are nearby. These brush piles are
first-class places for forest fires . to
start.
Fallen 'trees in a woodlot should
immediately be cut up and 'disposed
of. The stumps of these trees should
be blasted out and hauled ° away. Dead
trees that are standing should be cut,
as they are of no good to the forest,
but slowthe e growth of the little trees
by shutting otrt the sunlight, the food
of the little trees. -
In Germany, whenever a tree is cut
or destroyed, two small trees must be
planted to preserve the forests. This
is part of the German law. We wish
a similar law was in force -in Canada.
If every woodlot -would be kept in
the condition yl have just stated there
would be plenty of timber for the
coming generation. But as they are
beingkept now, in another century
there will be no, forests., to speak of.
..
To Protect Trees from
- . - Rabbits.
To prevent 'rabbits from chewing
trees, rub the bodies of the trees, as
high as necessary, with smoked pork
rind. This is an old German remedy
which is much more valuable at pres-
ent than the German marls.
_
The farmer is going forward 'even
if only "on low." It will be but a
short time when he can probably "hit
on high" again.
How to Start Beekeeping.
.. Bees can, be kept, profitably ,almost
anywhere" in .Canada and each; year
the slumber of beekeepers 'gradually
increases. :Anyone can keep bees, but
it is advisable that persons having an
unusually high nervous temperament
end those who are badly affected .by
the poison of bee stings should not
attempt, it. The returns from •bee-
keeping are as certain'"as those in any
other, business and I do not think
there is any other branch of agii-
culture-that,yields as high returns for
the small ,amount of capital invested
or the .time required.
Anyone
Anyone intending to start beekeep-
ing must have a fair knowledge of bee
behaviour and what the bees require.
A thorough knowledge of modern
methods is, not necessary to make,'a
start; indeed, this ;knowledge can only
come through years of practical es•
perience. The wider one's experience
the better beekeeper one becomes. It
is essential to be able to apply knowl-
edge promptly and to do the right
thing at the right. time. The business
of beekeeping is one of details and
one that requires specialists. To, gain
the knowledge .required, it is, advis-
able Eor:the prospective beekeeper to
spend at least one season with a good
beekeeper :if at all possible, If this
cannot be done much may learned
by attending short coursesin bee-
keeping at any of the colleges, road-
ing good books on the subject or visit-
ing neighboring
isit-ingneighboring bee yards as often
as possible.•
"' When ready to take up the business
the first consider•atien is one of lo-
cation. A good location is one that
will produce a fairly continuous sup-
ply of pollen and nectar from early
spring, until fall, with at least one
source that can be depended upon for
a heavy crop. Transportation, avoid-
ance of overcrowding, and shelter
from winds are other factors to bear
in mind when choosing a place for
the apiary. Locality will also deter-
mine the system' of management, the
equipment used and kind of honey
produced.
Whenever possible the beginner
should purchase one or two colonies
of Italian bees with tested queens in
his own vicinity. These should be in
modern hives. The hive in common
use is the ten -frame. Langstroth, al-
though some beekeepers now prefer
a larger hive carrying twelve frames,
or. the ten -frame Jumbo, which is a
deeper hive.
Bees can also be bought in one, two
or three -pound combless packages, and
if obtained early enough in the season
are often equal to oveiwintered col-
onies. No one should make the mis-
take of purchasing package bees until
he has hives and other accessories in
readiness. •
In addition to the colonies of bees
a supply of. •supers is necessary for
the storage of the crop,the•equivalent
of three deep supers being allowed
for each colony Queen excluders,
bee escapes, smoker and.a veil are also
necessary. If increase is desired a
few complete hives should be on hand
for this purpose. There are several
manufacturers of bee supplies that
send out catalogues on application,
and by studying these the beginner
should•have no trouble in choosing the
supplies he might require. .It must
be borne in mind, however, that the
equipment purchased should be mod-
ern and suitable for the purpose it
is intended for; also to keep it stan-
dard. The importance of a small be-
ginning with as little expense as pos-
sible cannot be too strongly urged.
Unless he has had some • experience
with bees, do not be tempted to pur-
chase a large number of colonies, even
though they are offered at a bargain,
It is discouraging to invest a large
sum of money in an apiary and then
to lose most of the 'bees der ng the
first winter through lsc1C of ex-
perience:. .."-
Fall Wheat Acreage.
According to official figures from
Ottawa, the area sown to fall wheat
in 1923 fore1924is considerably less
than in 1922. Up to the end of Oc-
tober, the acreage for all Canada was
767,200 acres in 1923 compared with
877,500 acres in 1922, a decrease of
110,300 acres. In' Ontario, the area
sown is. 702,100 acres compared with
763,100 acres in 1922, a decrease of
61,000 acres. In Alberta, it is esti-
mated that the acreage sown is 49,600
compared with 99,000 acres in 1922,
a decreaseof fifty per cent. In Brit-
ish Columbia, 15,600 acres, Were sown
in 1923,•being 200 acres more than in
1922.
The man who cultivates a taste for
reading will undoubtedly use better
taste in cultivating his fields.
Absorbents in the Stable.
Approximately by
of the
excrement voided by animals is liquid.
The liquid voidings of . cows, accord-
ing to analysis, contain in one ton 20
pounds of• nitrogeri and 27 pounds of
potash. The solids voided contain ati
One ton 8 pounds of nitrogen, 2 pou(rds
potaah and 4 pounds of phosphoric Dropping in at a friend's the other
acid. Taking the price of commer- day, I found her sitting on the floor
tial fertilizers as a basis: forcompu-admiring a wooden aeroplane her
tation, :approximately $66 ter nitrate small: son was making.
of soda 16 per, cent. ' 24' -fon amid.- "Isn't it splendid?" she' smiled,
P ,,�
phosp'hato'i(116'per%cent.); and460 for handing it to me..
muriate of potash (50 per cent.); per "I'm gotin
g to build big aeroplanes,
ton One;value of these elements would and bridges'; and houses; and things,
be 271 cents ,gen Nein('efgr, ;rtrogen, when I grow up!" Buddy exclaimed,,
3„ and .- `Indeed ,; press u e his
7i/a cents;, for,;pliosp7roric sed, . 5 he iso the mother declared. the':bea ty hidden away n
cents„per;pqundater ,potash,g`., r s ;-:When six year old Buddy had re- soul, the father refused, and packed
Erna the above calculation it will turned to hos playing his mother said; him off to a military' academy.. He
be seen '11h'e` 1i hid. i5id fe`•is- worthI "Ever since Buddy was.old; enough,:to never accomplished anything.:So-
9 •
sow "an special interest alon any I'm trying hard not to be that kind of
$440 for,tlie nitrogen, it contains and h y P g y g
$1,36 for ',the, otash, a total.. value' of;'line, I've -tried to detect his natural parent.”
$5.76 . er,ton while the. solid's are, gifts i;,elle 'always loved building After I left, I thought how wise
worth $1.76 for the -nitro gen 10 cents things, And 'I have encouraged tins Budd`y's mother is,
for ,the potash and: 30 cents for the talent the best, of my ability. We How much talent has'been lost to
phosphorus, a total value of $2.16 pert havefurnished, him with plenty of the world, through the stupidity, care -
ton. It is obvious that it is very inn, building material. And I'm never too lessness, and thoughtlessness of par -
portant to conserve all liquids voidedi busy to st'op, look, and admire.!' eats!`
"You're right," I replied, ver much So let us study:our boys and girls,
by animals, This Tan be done inprac-� , K � P Y Y
1 tice by using absorbents of some kind interested. Plenty of talent has been encouraging and developing the tan
Home Education
.'Tho Child's Phot school Ji tha Faintly"-Froebel."
Discovering and Encouraging Your Child's Talent
BY HELEN GREGG GREEN.
'on' the partof the'parent"" "
"I •had;:.a; cilusln;'..the mother con-
tinued,. "who :would have been a fa-
mouspainter but for his, father."
"His father-?" I interrupted.
"Yes. He -was always saying, 'No
artist son for' me. I want a regular
boy.' When Joe begged to be sent
to an art school, where he could ex -
which permit the return to the land of
thisvaluablefertilizer with as little
left to die because of lack of interest ents they possess.
Ioss as possible.
IOno pound each of well dried peat,
1 throughly dried sawdust, and dried
leaves will absorb,._respectively, 5, 4,
and Pk pounds of liquid. It is diffi-
I cult to dry peat thoroughlyunder our
climatic conditions and to get good
dry sawdust is equally difficult. For-
tunately, good dry straw, the absorb-
ent most generally available, is also
done ofthe best absorbents.
Tests show that one pound of straw
, will absorb in twenty-four hours from
214 to 2% pounds of liquid. Oat straw
is found to be a slightly bettor ab-
rbent than wheat straw, Oat st•
according to analysis, contains 12
pounds of nitrogen, 4 pounds of
, phosphorus. and 24 pounds of potash
per ton. If we attribute to the plant
food constituents in oat straw the
same value as that given to them in
commercial fertilizers, we find that a
ton of oat straw is worth $2.64 for
the nitrogen it contains, 30 cents for
1 the phosphorus ..and $1.20 for the
i potash, a total of $4.14. Assuming
1 that two tons of liquid manure
(urine) can be conserved by using a
ton' of straw, the three tons so pro-
duced would have a fertilizing value.
of $15.64, or $5.21 per ton.
Our tests have shown that 1,000
pound steers kept in box stalls aver-
age 78 pounds of manure per day,
including the bedding used, which was
ten pounds per steer per day. That
is, the voidings amounted to 68 pounds
each per day. One-third of this am-
ount, twenty-three pounds, being
liquid, provision was made for itsab-
sorption. This the ten punds of straw
did 'satisfactorily. - This amount of
straw -may at first thought seem to be
excessive, as ten pounds of straw has
a considerable bulk, but it is no more
than is necessary to take up all the
liquid thoroughly. It is not wise to be
stingy with bedding materials and it
is doubtful if straw can be used in
any. other way to as good advantage.
If. we desire that gains be, made, the
comfort of the animals should be cone
sidered, though, judging by the bed-
ding used in many stables, this fea-
ture is not given great consideration.
Everything favors a more gener-
ous use of absorbents, and fortunate-
ly With a good straw crop this year,
this requirement can be much better
met than during the past few years.
It is also wise to keep in mind that
straw has a considerable value above
the fertilizing elements contained, in
that it eventually furnishes humus to
the soil, thus greatly aiding in keep-
ing it in good tilth, maldng it more
resistant to drought, and much more
suitable for the development of soil
bacteria.
Totals of Livestock Move.
ments.
Sales of cattle for the eleven months
of the year ending November, accord-
ing to Dominion Live Stock Branch
returns, were 748,242 compared with
774,300 in the same period last year,
and the cattle billed through Member-
ed 157,496 compared with 194,177 in
1922. Sales of calves totalled 235,340
compared with 247,5541ast year. Sales
of hogs totalled 879,460 compared with
713,345 and billed through were 95,
845 compared with 54,542. Sales of
sheep and lambs numbered 423,593
competed with 506 420
p - and billed
through e2,769 compared dwith
33,657.
It will be noticed that there has been
a decrease in every case last year, ex-
cepting in hogs.
THE CHILDREN'S
HOUR -
A Mother Goose Party in
Woodland.
All the Woodland folks were so
glad to see Bruin after hisadventure
with the manand the boy, that they
decided to have a party in his honor.
Never before had one of their friends
had such an experience and Iived to
tell about it.
So the very next day after Brunn
came home, the Woodland folks re-
ceived invitations to a party at Roily
Rabbit's house that read something
like this:
"Come with a whoop, come with a call;
Colne with good will, or not at all
To a Mother Goose party at Rolly's
home,'
At two o'clock Monday afternoon."
On the invitations each one was re-
quested to carry or 'wear something
representing a Mother Goose, char-
acter.
Everyone was so excited about this
new kind of a party, There was hus-
tle and bustle throughout all Wood-
land as each one made preparations.
At the appointed hour they gather-
ed at Rolly's house. And what a jolly
time!
When the greetings were over,
Roily Rabbit came out all dressed up
as, old Mother Goose. What a funny
picture he 'did make with his full
skirts and white apron and a little
white cap.
"Now each one must guess who the
other represents. The one who guesses
the most right will get this," exclaim-
ed Rolly, holding up .a pretty red
package. Then all the animal folks
began to puzzle their brains.
Little •Molly Woodchuck carried a
toy sheep, and was Little Bo Peep.
Benny Fox carried a little pie and was
Little Jack Horner. But his pie was so
tempting that before the game was
finished the pie was finished too. Mrs.
Jackie Rabbit wore a long string of
red hearts and was Queen of Hearts.
There isn't room to tell fou about the
rest. But Little Mary Mink won the
prize, which was a nice book of Moth-
er Goose stories.
"If you went into a restaurant,"
asked Roily, "what would you order
for supper?" And he read these • sug-
gestions to help them:
1. What Tommy' Tucker had for his
supper.
2. What Queen of Hearts called for.
3. What the little pig had.
4. What Curly Locks fed on.
6. What the Man in the. Moon burn-
ed his mouth with.
6. A dainty dish for a king,
Granny Fieldmouse guessed the
answers all right like this, and won a
pretty picture of Old Mother Hubbard.
1. Bread and butter, 2. Tarts, 3.
Roast beef. 4. Strawberries and
cream. 5. Cold peas porridge. 6. Bird
pie. •
Talking about. good things to eat
made them . all so hungry that they
sat down to a bountiful feast of all
the Woodland goodies you could think
of. After the acorn pie and cream
cheese, Bruin told them all about his
adventure with the man and the little
boy.
y
"But Ie
b have if we are kind to
men and boys and don't try to harm
them, they will not try to harm us,".
he said.
And all the Woodland folks danced
around him singing: -
Ontario Th ee Month Schools "Old 0 Kmg Brain is a merry old soul
And a merry old soul is he,
Long may he live in our happy land,.
Just as happy as he can be,."
And each one went home saying
he had had a fine time.
•
BY L. STEVENSON, .B.S.A.,
The three-month schools in- elemen-
tary.agriculture and domesticscience
for the rural young people of Ontario
have, this winter been increased to
twelve. In 1921.22, when they were
justorganized, four such courses were
held, and in the winter of 1922.23, on
account of popular demand, the num-
ber was increased to eight. ,' The
courses are conducted by. the Agricul-
tural Representative, assisted by resi-
dent teachers and visiting specialists.
They aro being held this year at the
following places:
Barrie (Simcoe, North and. South):;
Lindsay : (Victoria) ; Keene (Peter-
boro) ; Kingston (Frontenac);' Brine
ston (Dundas) ; Renfrew (Renfrew);
SUPERVISING DIRECTOR.'
Essex (Essex) ; Belmont (Middlesex
and Elgin); Exeter (Huron) ; Ancas-
ter' (Wentworth) ; Fergus (Welling-
ton), and Caledon (Peel).
Instruction is given for boys in ani-
' mal, field and poultry husbandry,
farm dairying, veterinary 'science,
horticulture and vegetable growing,
' soils, fertilizers, farm mechanics,
�diainage, beekeeping, botany, eco
nomics, and public speaking, and in
household science, nensing, sewing and
millinery for girls. The schools are
held during December, January and h
• iand their object
Pebrlary, o J c is to give
practical instruction to those who
have boon unable to take up - this work
in regular -,institutions.
-sp-
When : the winds are •blowing, and
the storm raging, then is the man for-
tunate who has 'a work shop with an
ambitious stove in it, for he can spend
many a pleasant hour tinkering
around and incidentally getting things
ready for another season.
You will enjoy the first fine open
weather more if you clean and over-
haul that sprayer "now.
•
Humanity should not necessarily
lessen the knowledge ive have of our
own powers.
Pleasure and Profit.
I was autoing along a provincial
highway one bustery winter day. Have
ing been on the road for hours, I was
tired, and I was still far from a large
city or ;town. Chilled through as 3 was,
a sign, hanging in front of a little
home, was very welcome. It read;
HOT TEA OR COCOA
Served at the Farm House
Come in and Get Warm
Driving in through the open gate-
way, I stepped to the door. It was
opened before I could knock. A cheery
"Come in and get warm," was the
greeting from the woman of the
house. Then I was shown into . a
sunny dining -room. A wood fire was
burning in the open fireplace -a real
one, such as city folks do not often
gee.
"Do you know," said the little wo-
man, as she prepared my cup of cocoa,
and also made (at my request) a tasty
telly sandwich, "it's a real pleasure
to have people dropping in as they do,
from near' points and distant ones. In
cold weather I'm more or less shut in,
and I like company. Many people,
too, like to step into a real farmhouse.
Once a group of young people from
the city, asked if they could came out
and have a little party in mydining
room. I planned old country games
and refreshments for them, and I had
the time of my life with them,"
"But doesn't it tie you :down con-
siderably?" I asked.
The farmer's wife laughed. "No,"
she said, "because the sign isn't tied
down. When I don't wish to be dis-
turbed, or .when 3 am going away, I
just unhook the sign. Much of the
trade, you see, is transient, I do not
advertise meals, although at noon-
time, now and then, some one sits
down with us. I em going to add
coffee to my dist during severe wea-
ther—and I make sandwiches and
toast."
I was warm and comfortable when
I left the house. "You are a public
benefactor," I said as I drove away.
"I wish others would think of this."
"If they did, they would make a
fair income, and enjoy it, too. Good-
bye, drop in again."—E. P. L.
It is getting to be seed catalogue
time. Has the mail man delivered
your supply of picturesque pamphlets
yet? If not, it may be your fault for
not having sent requests for them.
Ortriation
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to Farmers
Any of the following bulle-
tins, giving timely information
of value to farmers, will be
gladly sent anywhere free on
request. No postage required.
Simply tear out this -advertise-
ment, check bulletins you de-
sire, and slip it in an envelope
addressed to—
Publications Branch,
Department of Agriculture,
Ottawa Canada.
Beat Varietiesf Grain.
Feeding Beef Cattle in Ontario.
Co-operation in Marketing Poultry
Produce, ' .
Grading and Marking Eggs.
Feeding Influence on Typo of Hark
Swine husbandry in Canada.
Dairying in'Noo- Zealand` iiad Auotranr.
Milking Machines,
Tho Corn Borer.
}Tardy Rosea
Storage of ice.
Modern 'Orchard Practices.
The. Maple! §e gar industry.
Poi Ra.ichinin Canada.
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Rabb and Ilo,v'toTHeep'•Tham.
Rabbits.
The Strawberry in Canada.
Poultry- Keeping in Town and Country.
Bush Fruits.
Weeds and Weed Seeds.
Fertilisers for Field Crops.
List of 800 Pcbiieetieiw. •
Warne
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FLOWERS ON TkIE
BY L. K. LONG.
''Driving through the. country I had
occasion, to stop, at the home of a
familythat had but recently some to
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live on their farm.' It was a fine tract
:of' land, and had been well cultivated,
but had Heyer before been a home.
house as modern
The 'new , h se w , the
barn and other farm buildings attrac-
tive loo)cing, and, the grounds ,were
well laid out; but there were as yet
no'trees.ori shrubs --be cosy: corners: or enticing slopes: for, the children's
games."' It will be many a year before
the place has a home -like appearance.
Only a few miles from this farm "I
stopped in the shade of two wide-
spreading maples that stoo in front
of an old dilapidated tee-, Ouse. In
',
the house were stored eine of the
owner's farm imlilements and a flock
of sheep wandered through its rooms
at will. •Nb',Ionger was it used as a
dwelling, the owner having bought an
adjoining farm on which was a .large
house. "Not a very attractive pic-
ture," you are saying. But wait a
minute. I saw something more.
On either side of the front door, not
too close -to the house, were two large
syringe bushes in full bloom. Near.
the side door, on the almost obliter-
ated path leading to where the ruins
of the stable could be seen, was a
magnificent specimen of the Persian
lilac. These bushes, situated as they
were, gave an air of distinction to the
place, and I felt invited to walk' in
and look about. Upon investigating
lfound a fire bush, a smoke tree, roses
growing in grass and weeds, great
clumps of peonies and rows of poets'
narcissi.
How I wished that this old house
could be cleared away, that the new
house I had just seen could be set
down in its place, and that the barn
could have been placed on the pleas-
ant slope where were the scattered
remnants of the old stable.' With a
little expense and some hard work, in
which the children would have gladly
shared, the 'rubbish about the trees
and shrubs :could have been cleared
away, borders rearranged and old
paths restored. Within a year or two
it could have been made into a neat,
attractive and altogether delightful
home place for a happy family. Tree4,
shrubs and flowers give an air' of real
distinction to a farmehome.
No farmer should be content with-
out a fair amount of standard shrubs,
vines and bushes. They are neither
expensive nor difficult to grow. Lllacs
of different colors, syringes and espe-
cially the large flowering fragrant
sorts, forsythias, roses, honeysuckle,
trumpet vine, clematis, wisteria,
morning-glory and moon flowers are
among the very 'satisfactory' kinds.
"I take a good look at the morning
glories as I make my first trip to the
barn, and feel better all day," says
one farmer. -
Peonies are wonderfully satisfying,
se luscious in their freshness. They
prosper for years in the same situa-
tion. Bleeding lieart, lemon lily, day
lily, and June lily give an abundance
of bloom throughout a long season
and do not require frequent changing,
Tulips, narcissi and hyacinths are
good bloomers and increase rapidly,
With iris one can spend considerable
money, but at a small outlay a start
may be made with very lovely kinds.
If nasturtiums, verbenas and petu-
nias are planted so as to fill consider-
able space, they will not only satisfy
the farm family, but will also cheer
every passer-by with their riot of
color.
It is a safe guess that the farm-
stead which is abundantly supplied
with attractive flowers will have
plenty of customers to patronize its
wayside market for orchard, garden,
poultry and dairy products.
Skin Disease in Livestock.
Farmer, Middlesex Co.: Ques.—
One of my animals seems to have
some kind of skin disease. What had
3 better do? ,
Ans.—Report at once to the nearest
'Veterinary Inspector, You might also
write to the Veterinary Inspector
General, Ottawa, for a list of disin-
fectants, with,which is given full in- -
structions as to preparation and use.
A recently issued bulletin by , Dr,
George Hilton, Chief Veterinary In-
spector, which can be had free from
the Publications Branch, Department
of Agriculture, ultureOttawa,
willalso-fur-
nish. you with necessary information.
Breaking all previous records, Fort
William ,and Port Arthur during 192a
shipped from elevators 296,871,361
bushels of grain. Shipments for the
crop year from September 1 until the
close, of navigation, December 24, were
also higher than in 1922, being 211,-
597,969 bushels, compared with 187,-
600,052 in 1922. Canadian ports re-
ceived 156,094,675 - bushels, -United
States ports 140,625,986 btisbels, and
196,300 bushels were shipped, direct to
Europe in foreign bottoms. In addi-
tion, 180,308,636 pounds of mixed
grain and 135,143 tons of screenings
were shipped
Perhaps the greatest knowledge a
man can have is to know .that he does
not know.
Agricultural success in this irides-
trialage "is made., ince . easy 'through
Province the use of mechanical helps which: in-.:
solimmerawasomomosammonommouLie dn5triel: have given ua.' ' `