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Address commtinlcationt: to AprofQml¢t,'7i I:dotalde':St,., Wept. Toronto
DIE-HARDS OF HOG TRA- The chief causes of,pigs of the "rights;
DITION. . type not grading `;select" are:•11
"Some !' Orwei ht--•Ovr:210 lbs. at the
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Some people object- to what they ,
marjeetvered too long, possibly wait!;
,tali propaganda in favor of the baeon mg for a'rksing marl et;
hog, and claim that they can raise the Ileavy feeding just after wean -
:five
hog more economically. In 2. w a
:five years' experimental work with 'six ing; pigs pushed .on heavy fattening
breeds'/ both fat and bacon type we feeds such as barley, buckwheat and
have never been a
one breed 'as beat
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corn too,„soon=after.weaning; The 'Purse and Its
bre to pdcic oitt any 1 3 Pooi feeding—Pigs starved er 'Y
er than others 'fol. Peculiarities.
•econom of roduction stunted in early life or held until old; ,
Y p As a matter' j
breed upon this point.” to market Wei t,
4. Under flat h
of fact strain has more influence than coarse sued` 1OU h pefore they are up
I. The wild turkey is a native of
North America, and years ago ranged
from Canada to Mexico, and through-
out the vast forests that extended
thence to the northwest,' along the
courses of the Mississippi and the
Missouri, and to the Rocky Mountains.
As civilization advanced and popula-
tion increased, the wild turkeys reced-
ed and decreased until now' they are
gradually becoming extinct. I
The wild breeds (known as the
North American, Mexican and Hon-
duras) live on worms, insects, berries,'
seeds and grass. They flock together,
in October and direct their course' to'
the fertile plains through which large
rivers flow. Then- they, disperse in
small flocks, eating the fruits of the
cultivated lands, and. if hungry during
the winter, are apt to become so bold
outcome of that hog—that is, the collected for several days and saved and familiar as to enter farmyards
Tho statement L Pigs not finished
a ment was inade by Profes- to the desired '1
sot! Wade Toole before. the Western thek �� 'Melee of fat down
bac generally through lack of
Ontario Dairymen's Convention. He feed or a mistakenidea ofwhatthe
e as ro essoi• of Animal finished .bacon- hog really •is.
Husbandry at the Ontario Agricultur-
al
griculturall College. < ' -
But there is a still weightier reason
against the objection to the bacon hog.
It is that the lard hog as a paying line It is a mistake to wait until you are
for -farming in Canada is "at the end actually ready to , sow seeds before
of the ropes' but thefield for the starting the hotbed. ` Start it up now
bacon type is: only just being opened. and, have everything in readiness,
This. is not a new position, but the even if yon don't plan to make your
tact needs renewed and ever new re- first planting for a week or two yet.
petition so that the farmers may not The heart of the hotbed is the heat-
be misguided. The market for a hog ing material that is put into it. This
—that is, The farmer's product as it is prepared from manure. The fresh
leaves the farm --can on1ybe wide er the manure the better. It may be
and assured when the market for the taken from a fermenting pile, or be
states the cos P f
I.WANT MY HOTBED READY
AHEAD OF TIME.
packer's product in the form of bacon up for the purpose. In either case in search of food.
—is also wide and reasonably assured. all long straw' and coarse litter should
Only in the home market is there room betaken out Manure that has burn-
for the lard types and even that is ed or fire -fanged will be useless for
declining because of the growing taste the purpose,
The Ice Supply:
Xt is n difficult matter to carry on
dairying during the summer season
without a", supply of ice. Indeed, un-
less dna has ya particularly,'cool cellar,
a supply of ice adds greatly to the
comfort of any household during the
heat of the season.' The sxorege of
ice is a very simple matter; any un-
occupied corner of a shed will serve
for the purpose. A• rough' board en-
closure ten feet square and eight feet
high twill hold enough ice, to provide
60 pounds per day for 130' days, after
allowing for a reasonable amount of
wastage. ' The smaller the, quantity
stored, however, the larger is the pro-
portion of waste.
Provision must be made for the
drainage of an ice storage. Unless
the soil underneath is of open texture,
it is Well to cover the floor' with a
few inches of gravel. A foot of saw-
dust should then be put on to receive
the ice. The ice should be taken from
a pond in blocks which can be built
up into a solid mass. A. foot of saw-
dust on each of the four sides and
an equal quantity on the top will pre-'
serve the ice even through. a long hot
period, provided a roof .protects the.
mass from the sun and rain. I
Plans of ice storages of small and
large dimensions are contained in
Pamphlet No. 2 of the Department of
Agriculture at Ottawa. Reference, is
mad-eto tett wells, -which -are used in
some parts. of the Western provinces.
These are Constructed about 12 feet.
deep and a• diameter to suit require-;
meets. A well six feet in diameter, I
filled six. feet in depth with ice, is
said to hold about four tons.
United States Millers Need
Our Wheat.
A St., Patrick's Day Party
In Honor' of Pat and His Pig
BY MYRTLE JAMISON 'TRACHSEL.
A pasteboard pig bearing the verse
given below might be used to summon
the guests. A pig cut from an ad-
vertising page could be used as a
pattern.
Shure •and ye must be corrin' along
To celebrate the Day,
Ye may talk about pigs in the good
ould brogue,
So plaza don't stay away, ,
March 17th. (Time—Place—)
You might let an old: Irish motto.
hung up in a conspicuous place,' greet
the guests as they ar ive..The letters
should be in green on a white card,
with a band of green crepe paper
pasted smoothly along the edges to
represent the frame. The motto "Gaid
Mille A Failthe" ("A thousand wel-
comes to all") will probably need to
be ,given verbally in English. Sham-
rocks, potatoes, pipes, Irish hats, and
pasteboard harps might beused as
decorations too. But plenty of cut
out pigs are necessary, for this is to
be a "piggie" party.
Tho brogue of old Ireland -the
speech of the evening—will keep the
minds and tongues of the early guests
busy while others are arriving. To
make true Irishmen of the guests,
they should be given an opportunity.
to kiss the "Blarney Stone" the first
thine, 1
The stone in -this instance is a pyre -
'mid of stones. Some of the "stones"
are pieces of taffy candy, colored
T115 MATING SEASON. masa-green and wrapped' in bits Of
Early in spring the hens leave the The Northwestern National Bank paraffin paper with twisted ends, mu
cocks, actually shunning them; and Review, published at Minneapolis, Others are bits of pebbles or small must leavethecircle. His chair, how-
Review,
apart. The males, however; are Minnesota, - pays high tribute to the rocks wrapped in the same manner.
u
es s in
"Poor Figgie," Should she laugh,
even ''smile while saying;; it, .: she'' be-
comes the piggie and must squeal he
best while on her hands and knee
before one of the men, Should sh
manage to keep a straight face, pool
piggie must try to make some oth
girl Laugh. Seldom will one: haveto
try the second time, especially if h
remembers to scratch his back agains
the leg of her chair.
Next you might play "Pigs in the
Parlor" Partners for this game are
found by cutting heads, tails, legs
ears, or feet off .cardboard pigs,': The
boys, will search for the girl who has
the piece needed to finish his pig
These pigs are toserve as models.
A small potato and fruit knife are
given each couple, also a few strips
of green paper and toothpicks.
The boys carve pigs from their po-
tatoes, using the toothpicks for tails
and ears. The girls may make dress-
es, fluted ruffles for the pigs' necks,
or any other sort of decoration.
When the work of each sculptor has
been sufficiently admired, ask the
guests to bring their chairs into a
close circle to play "Moving, Piggie
Up." Take as many of the potato
piggies as your two hands can pos-
sibly hold,
os-sibly,hold, and pass them to your next
neighbor on the left; They are to be
passed on around the circle as, rapidly
as possible. Should a player drop a
potato piggie, he must recover it by
Ills ownefforts and without putting
the others down. He then starts
them all on their way again, but he
1
, EXERCISE -AND
WORK
or A great many people have the de-
usion that worts; fled exercise are the
✓ same thing. ,Theyebelieve that exercise
s is all rightfor those who have seden-
e taiy''work to do, but for those who
, are active in outdoor work, it would be
er'folly as they get all the fresh aii• and
exercise they need.' ' 1
e Exercise" is bodily activity' which
t stimulates and invigorates the bodily
functions and produces better car-
riage. Work, however, involves the
use of the body for the performance
ever, remains in place.
In Canada for leaner bacon, with close unless there is a considerable am -'roes
turn,
trimming to remove the fat and with ount of bedding in the manure ib on their trail, and loudly express their wheity of Canadian hard spring The gu ests, t n, :are' blindfolded
at in the following quotation from and allowed to kiss the Blarney
consequent waste. Supply has already should be mixed with' about.a third of anger or love, whichever it maybe, in their December issue: th
nearly overtaken the permanent de its own bulk of litter or leaves Pile that soft strain peculiar to the cock, "rl 11 i Stone. Then they are told to take n'
When someone has left the circle
have 'a . helper quietly ' take him into
e dining -room and serve him with
relfreshments. As others drop out
hey should be spirited away and'
erved without letting the others,
know what is going on. Those who
re left in the circle, and are trying
o desperately hard to retain their
old on the slippery piggies and get.
Ii across the ever-growing .num-
er of empty chairs, will eventually
ke up to the fact that they are the
grave" ones.
You might serve refreshments cafe -i
ria style. White and green signs
set up at intervals along the table
all attention to the food piled before
them. The signs bear the legends:)
Blarney Sandwiches, Sod Sandwiches,
hillalahs, and Irish Greens. In spits;
viand. np the whole in a neat s oars hes expressed by .the word "gobble." our mills n this city are run- piece as a souvenir. Should they th
under cover, and in as warm. a .lace, The disposition of the female is, as ting at one-half capacity or less, and draw a piece of taffy, they are in. s
Packers must more,and •Moro look P l be output is booked almost satiresthey
and give a rule, more mild and gentle than that y luck; if have a stone, they; may
to the export field as the only one in aspossible, gl it a thorough of "the male. When leadingout her for domestic trade. Canadian mills, on be allowed to try again later. Of
which they can expect enlarged trade. wetting to start rapid .fermentation, the other hand, have been reporting course, g a
For the English bacon trade, • only After three or four days fork it over, brood of young to collect their food, se, any amount of blarney is per -
turning it "inside out," andpile it upthough so large and apparently so as large , export demand as they' /eligible after one has kissed this h
our select hogs of definite bacon type can handle: Even at the high rate of famous stone. !!
will serve the best buyers. again, tramping it down firmly as you powerful, she affords them very little' duty it is being found desirablet "Poor I
eon
o "
do so. Add .enou h water .protection against theattacksof any
again o !rapacious anima thatmay
For the bestem, era rather warns t em to
should be repeated three or four times for.themselves, and does not prepare
so that the whole mass will be heated t4 defend them.
evenly through and through,other-1 With our domesticated turkeys la -
wise the hotbed when made mp will ing starts in'spring. They hide
e spotty," and the results d t g Th e s during 8 768
ing the types of their hogs to conform edges. For a small frame oft most per sh with hunger before entire • her appreciation "b continuo
to 'market prospects. The average three sashes half a. cord will be suffi- P g. in 1922; and 1010123 bushels for the Y usly
farrier also will -have to choose for tient: It should be placed in•the frame entire-
ly leaving the nest. She generally lays 'first eleven months in 1923."
stroking hie head and murmuring is in
Those who "object to what they call ° Poor Piggie" e a variation of an b
ropaganda in favor of the ba g • thoroughly moist, to make it ' 1 y approach nee oivheaf across the border -- Mi-- old game that never fails. to bring wa
p is for domestic use, though th creams o laughter. The players are
g may choose for themselves either F results this operation th Sh th h shift amount is not large; there was a no- sf 1 hte 1aeked
seated in
a circler A boy is down n'
the' continued raising of a hog' of ticeable increase during November: be the poor piggle. He gets down on' e
which there are already too many and Importations into this district—chief- his hands and knees before onei
so choose' entering into still keener g Y , Y ly, if not entirely, for manufacture in young ladies of the l
competition. among themselves or they t p gand squeals his most c
nests in some retired, obscure place. Minneapolis—are reported by the pathetic c s, an o While. he sqelse ueals,'
may take the more businesslike way ofb will be Customs Service Duluth as 11,- makes faces ' and does anything
topping , heir prejudices and cluing- uneven, especially along .the a hen sits with remarkable parse- 602 631 bush 1 usshow
wo or. Valance, and if not removed will al- 687 bushels in 1921, 1920; ' -coming a pig, the girl must show S
548165 bushels b
of, the sound of the names the
food
mself whether he will listen to the after it is fermenting hotly, and firm daily hem 1 ing; and often continues
hi
some 1 }ns}dipus grope ands f ]Y P k ui a solid.ma
w tat g o' y ac ed down ' ' ss one , until from fifteen to twenty Potato Disease Investigation.
those who "object to bacon hogpropa: or two feet deep, jeggs: are laid in a season, governed g
P p to theInvestigational work carried on by
gouda'' -the die Bards'' of the old. On top of this I put from four to!according age of the hen. Young the Department of Botany of the On
tradition:=or rexamine the reasonable six inches of soil; six if any plants are inns lay fewer eggs than older hens. tario Agricultural Collegeduringthe:
mosso ;the public statements made by be grown directly in the soil. Per the second laying the hen hardly past six stirs has h
men w ore
th .: tonally, I always prefer to l. never exceeds tau orfifteen a s. y brought out thea
e,product after it use flats �g
•
has left the farmer's, hands., These, or seed pans in which to start the BEST AGES' 503 MATING,
in the iest resort mgatt be the men is not needed except g planes, and he wgreater depth The best matings are either two- esults than the
who will gay him {either a high price,here radishes, year-old.cocks with ullets or cock-
-or a low according as his hogs „suit lettuce, beans, or some. other vege: P b and ruin sat reading th la
or do not suit their customer's de_ table is to be growl! dirctly in the soil, enol with two-year-old bene: One ser- n News."
mand. A definite 'Where only two or three sash are Vice of the gobbler is sufficient for of this province in the past.
precus m for the each setting of eggs, and a single male That Northern Ontario seed pole Little Glenne Squirrel, l
right type is already in force and ie wanted, and there is a pile of ferment toesgive as near Woodside fell out of a
being generally paid bying manure available, the hotbed may can take care While from fifteen to assn_ good yields on the aver- >
packers, who- y by hens. the, gobbler has a age as. those imported from the maxi- nut tree and broke his leg.
ever may now be. intercepting that be built directly on the manure pile, greater influence on color and shape time provinces.
premium on its way to the farmer• by embedding in it a bottomless frame a That in certain sections of old On -
That should be enough to of suitable -size, and putting the soil of the big large hens are needed ,tarso excellent seed
g prove the on top of the manure within this' to produce big turkeys, potatoes can be
good faith of the peeking industry in j Turkeys are more creatures of habit produced by continued selection' and
urging a greater production of the game. A frame 6x9 feet will accom- roguing.
bacon hog, not simply because it di#- 711odate three standard 9x6 -foot sash.i andiwill comoany rllomeof utoSroostrod fowl,
Eel's •from a lard type but because mil -
most
have used this simple method very at night
most . inviting and digestible.
THE CHILDREN'S
HOUR
"That noise was in the bedroom and
we can't get out the window."
• "Here is a knot -hole we
will run
in here for a while until everything,
is quiet," said Billy.
following facts: L q But right in that little knot -hole'
Roily had set a trap for naughty`
That selected, certified seed pots THE GREEDY MOUSE.
is writhe last of;
toes give much better r thieving mice so that
uncertified seed potatoes which have Late one afternoon Roily Mackie and Billy Mouse- ,
sen commonly used by the farmers tion f "Woodland e —'
Underground Garden
Irrigation.
Woodchuck set it for him and he is Where the natural rainfall is insuf-
now doing nicely;" said Bruin, read- poses
for intensivehbs gnrdeningour-
poses one of the best and most eff�c-
ing a part of the latest news: i
tive ways of furnishing the moisture
to the plants is by underground irri-
Perhaps we can get over to see. him gation. This will be- found advanta-
to-morrow. Here it says that a robber geous for three reasons. In the first
held up Jimmie Fox and stole his gold place the- water thus supplied reaches
partitive values of powder- watch and chain, when he was return- the roots, where it is wanted, and. o
IIn the selection of breeding sto'hlc, ed skim mit and powdered butter ing from Glenwood. That is not far there is a minimum loss by evapora
the aim should not be for great size. milk were found to be about equal from here. We must be careful, tion. In the second lace water is
' For active vitality and sure breeding, in experiments carried on at the On- Bruin," said Roily. saved, and in the third, there is no
must not be too large. In tario Agricultural College. The av- I Then a gentle "tap, tap, tap." crust to form on top as. there is when
e Dor there the water is applied to the topof the
Rabbit
test. edi-
vho lives
]iiekory
Doctor
Iions of consumers after- the packer
insist on getting a lean, not a fat,
bacon. , • -
effectively. The manure must be if one will make a practice of feeding
actively fermenting, and the pile must, them, however lightly.
be in the full sunlight.
After the hotbed has been made up
and the soil put in, a thermometer
e e u s for Sale should. be plunged into the bed and the mala
hatched for a few days, When it selecting hens, one must not be mflu-- erage total gains per pig were 121.6 When Rolly opened th d
Pool Counts, I5o e, noted for as high-quality locat.,, aeons,meed by pounds for those fed on the skim milk stood a little mouse with his
Peel Hone rinse, Brampton, out, Is located 1n the only: registers 76 or 80 degrees with •--r 'great weight. Good form
of Orinun, . Verfogateri' m a arse euantlnes
Cloven, Alelke. Sweet Clovers, Timothy, etc.. elite, to begin _sowing seeds. o plants are needed.. Practically the fed on buttermilk powder. Although very hungry look upon his thi
are sold direct to ?armors ant part -in a i - i the male. it is im-.'the feeding value of. these products -is! "Oh, please, Mr. Rabbit I'
r a at Dara tor grloo stat.' R e frame, owever, ,
Powdered Skim Milk.
of some duty. It fulfills the effects of
exercise only if it •predtices'more .vig-
orous health. But if it wears a man
out and deforms him, it does just the
opposite of exercise." "Wei* very often
stiffens the body;. exercise Imakes it -,
more supple,
So:' much of our physical work in-
volves just the use:of .certain muscles
which it develops at the expense of
others -and often at the expense of the
vital organs. Some work will make
us stoop shouldered or slant shoul-
dered, or may deplete bodily vitality
so that tuberculosis and other diseases
may develop.., interesting
-
It is - sting from this stand-
'point to learn that the farmers of
East Prussia, Germany, have taken
up physical culture in order to keep
in -trim. . They have realized . that
pitching hay and following the plow
stiffens them instead of making them
graceful and efficient physically, and,
therefore, in addition to thge work,
they are doing calisthenics, playing
football, handball, basketball and
other games to keep them supple,
They realize that suppleness is char-
acteristic
har
acteristic of. youth, and that supple-
ness may be retained by refreshing
exercise.
A Pump -Platforms Drain.
T stopped at the home of a .dairy-
man one day last summer and found
the farmer and his hired man at the
windmill constructing a. concrete plat-
form for the pump. The work was
just 'receiving the finishing touches
when I drove up'and I was surprised,
to observe the farmer, after making
a few careful measurements, sink a
shallow milk pan into the cement, so
that the rine was flush with the sur
face of the platform. Natur'al'ly 1
was curious.
"Well, sir," he explaind,"that'sto
keep the platform dry in summer and
to. prevent the usual accumulation of
ice in w}nter. You have no doubt. no,
tieed many times that, regardless, of
one's care in filling a pail at the
pump, some water is bound to drain
from the,spout after: the pail is ie-
moved or, if the mill is running. at
the time and one has disconnected the
tank supply pipe, the platform isi cer-
tain
to be flooded before it can be
replaced.
"In the summer this is disagreeable
to the children and women folks and
in winter the glaze of ice over the
platform is positively dangerous. So
I have placed a section of eaves spout
'-
with 'an elbow attached in the concrete
of the platform to act as a drain of
the surplus wetter. The discarded
milk pan is perforated with quarter-
nch holes through the centre to pro-
vide a strainer. The pan is large
enough .to catch the dripping water,
even when a moderate breeze is blow -
ng, and the spout - is large enough to
arry the full flow of water when the
mill is'running."--R. B,
Our Good Friends.
Out in the business world there' is
"Too bad for such a little fellow.
ran centre or thla dlotrict•It 1,■ 1 the sash left on, then it will be safe fine stout legs, square bodies and Powder and 122.8 pounds for those all ragged, his face dirty; and
td Smola' Alf/drag, nm
wit ny a size iota should be set i th h t same s true in
PEEL SEED HOUSE, until it is' 10-:.J'16 degrees cooler portant to have an unrelated male in g06d, the market price for hogs andsgry Could I please have scat
ammo.,
to It 1s little I have ea
r harm. 'buttermilk powder makes its use pro- several da s " be d th littl
clothes ground.
'with a When the ground is plowed in the
n face. spring it is gone ,over with a lister,
m hum- forming alternate ridges and fur-
rows. These will differ probably ten
flock•the high cost of the skim milk and eat? ten, for inches in height. It will be necessary
mouse. to ge again over the ground with the
lister, and the second covering should B
result in furrows twenty inches deep,
or better. In these the two -and -one-
half -inch
• ootarla F F `--• the , as inbreeding will do much
little opportunity for you to choose
the persons with whom you associate:
In social circles it is easier to be with
those most congenial to your nature;
et, even there one is far from being
nester of the situation,
But in the library you are sting and
otentate. You can say to Scott,
rowning, Longfellow, Shakespeare,
or any of the great dignitaries of lits
erature, "You are not for me to -highly
shall have a quiet time with Ma.
aulay." . And they will remain right
n their place while you enjoy the
ichest companionship with the au or
you have chosen for the occasion.
God pity the person who, during the
active years of his life, does notle-
t:'
be
ane intimately acquainted with a few.
good books. ' To experience the sense -
on of having the soul exalted to. the
kies, or buried under fathomless
spurs, gives life a zest and worth-
ileness scarcely ever ,to be found
the .ordinary hum -drum of life.
BABY CHICKS
Queen City Hatchery, Breede!3
ani distributor of hanky, healuy
Chiisks and Ducks, 'ten va-reties..
Write for catalogue artl%•price
list. 2 LInsmore Oreecont,
Toronto, Ont. •
Take d Chances
Twist 'and fuss
an era may: -your
• horse. comet get4
�,�. way from the
Safety Snap on
' tho Safety Ka1-
ter it ..ik pow lock - to. prewar prledr.
chant, edmplot ,' fmy 28 nuts; 80 cents Beet
or Fort. •willtam: Snob only' sell at'1
cents onaln • • ,..
Poe your Droteetton. the eatery II01b
'Shank Id now supplied with blue thread
ramintl•+'throdgli11: ` ' le,Iil 'on ilio. genuine.
They-cart•fie more. - -
Send a post ear .0051 for book- of etoble
helm, ;bowing the newest monoyaayiug here,
",ecialttea. •.
2 8 Water St„
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MORTCACE UTTER
30 Egg Hat Water
Incubators l9 7R
Flatly Guaranteed ■
11releht pall to your nearest
a n. station. Marla In Caoana
or tear B.C. rod cedar, bower-
: 4)9.76. Deliv0Nd fully and durably finished, with
double ohms .door, double walls with air a)aco, hoar,
Nimes took, skinned. sot no ready for'. us1.
;• • POULTRY hibitive as live stock feed: "Come right in,. poor little
'There are'two main points to be con- and we shall see what we can
sidered: First, the selection of birds a Have �n Asparagussaid Roily kindly.-
that have the characters desired; and Bed p
mouse,
find,''
Soon a:bountiful meal was prepared the is laid. If the furrow
for mouse, and how he did are rather close together the tile need c
eat the When- hungry mo stashed, his little be laid only in every other. one, They •i
are simply laid, with the joints as r.
close as possible. The far end of each
uvious is plugged with concrete or clay. The
Ig food front ends are .finished off.with a T
, He section and another section, added to c
bring the inlet well above the top of
you so the
atter;" ground.' Then the ground: is i
leveled again and planted in.the ordi-
secondly, a further- selection from
these of birds that tan produce off-
spring as good .as or better' than Mother had raised and sold aspara- The third fall it was veryeat another crumb: With an
themselves, so says Professor W. R. proposition and rank and bushye
'Graham of the Ontario Agricultural sus as money-makingwe cut the stalks with eye, he looked at the remainii
College. when she was a girl and thought it a scythe and later bursted them. and Rolly's well-filled cupboard
would be nice to start a bed for us wished he could cat more.
Many aro of the opinion that like children to, have fur our own. She mass fourth spring the bed was .a „
begets like." In general, this is true, planted a 'acka a of seed and before of nice fat stalks cysts morning Oh, Mr.' Rabbit, thank:
but it is true for general and not P P g and we ho•tels.
ed to -:sell it tothe gro- much. 'Already I feel much b
:,arti,...1..-. _unlit.__ ...• _. .- she covered it, she planted radishes, sets and hotels., The earl crops sold said the mouse. "
lettuce and onion seed • tl t h y P
Leghorn females kill breed chickens esus is asci
BY MARGARET HENRY.
stomach was so full 'he just could not
a male White Leghorn mated to White with the aspar
that are White Le horns or thatl
white pluniage, yellow leg and 'ate eery slow gro
white first year; so
earlobes. But of these offspring there garden "sass"
Will be no two chicks . exactly alike. rows so she
We find large and small Leghorns; down tiie w
Most of them never -go broody but bought one -ye
some do; some. lay large eggs, others from the nuts
small eggs. - And we find a great and thus gain
variation in the number of eggs pre
duced by different hens.
Selection is made on the basis that
like will produce like, but'experience
has taught all breeders that to se -
In , ie rent for 20c a bunch, later it was 15c, than "You are welcome, Momsie. I ail nary way. d
ages seed. The aspar- 2 ger 25c and at the en always glad -when I can share with If water is poured into one line for
d f th t can be filled. It will wh
it brought 10c a .hunch. others,: answered Rolly, And Mousse _
We cut it 3in
O e season
t'w-th
',germinate and mattes , a few minutes Y tk
owth above , groundthe then soak into the roue
in sauteed r ' every morning with a knife, going trent on Bis way.ground in all direr-
p he early just below the ground: It was sorted Late that night Mackie Mouse for • tions, Thereafter the water is added
in with it to, mark the all inferior o+ d' that was his name met i ( only when necessary to keep the "sub-
every
hoe -it"anti. steep t spindly stalks' being ) ell old friend, soil 'in the proper condition. In the
thrown out and then tied in bunches Billy Mouse. Ile, too, was very hon-; P p
eeds. She could have for the market' If we c gry, just as Mackie' lied been that fall the lines need not necessarily be
led t removed, butleft for use the: follow-
it to market ever afternoon.
ar or two-year plants could
n4 take i d
cry at a vary small cost Y day, we put it in ing year.
the cava with a damp cloth over, it. I know where there is a lot;of
ed a year or more on -;+----_-_.
the crop but sh
the seed.
All summer
glean and wel
spring they were spaded up and set
cure uniforms sel etion th they must' in the permanent bed. There were
carry on the selection through gen- over four hundred 1
era I pants and it made
tions of poultry. If we select a large bed. we ke t it hoed clean
2
birds that have laid better than 00 P
eggs in twelve: consecutive i monthsj and forked up with the potato fork
x11 that summer and put all the drop -
and mate these to .a male; of similar pings from the chicken coo on it.
180 Egg Hotwater Incubator Complete .,•..., G19.78 strain, we do not expect' to get' all: In n the fall we pot on 0
ISO 0111,11 breeder with Ineuaator 958.15 daughters that. will lay 200 or ]11030 a cover of
1011 Non Capacity Grain Sproutor 510 a7 eggs •: a -year, but we do' expect litter and rakInge. :
that
th Pct upon• Tho next.spring we raked the rover
e average a better production than uP til rows between the plants and
lad no selection ;been made. j
burned it.
good things to eat," said Mackie .•
e waisted to start frons The first year we sold over X16 Mouse. It has been conclusively proved at
worth besides usingit nearly three "Do show me' where"- said Billy
the Dominion- Experimental at well
Station
mother kept the plants tthicsa day on our table and giving Mouse; "T am nearly gtaivsd.". Bil Y Cap Rouge, Quebec:, that well develop-
1 Hoed • and ' the next s away to our friends. It has been ,. ' ossa then Mackie began to feel as• carrying ed heifers, over `six months of age,
more profitable' each year and the nice' • carr in a
thing about an as era s if he could eat a little more himself; Y B reasoiiahieamnunt flesh,
P gu bed is that are better win
so off the started for Roll s house, !sled m an open front
it will grow better as .it gets older. y those board shed that; if closet
Quietly they tip -toed clear,aroundthey
Now it requires almost no care. We house, but booted fines no way to get il. Itile-
try to keep the weeds' out in the cut- Y 1•
tingseason -later th I et s climb in the bedroom `window,
they are smothered >
These are-
out by .the stall Its not closed," whispered Billy.
the days when the fruit
stalks, " Y man should 'get into the orchard and
" All right, But we must be awfully
Asparagus . ]las: almost no insect quiet," ansi r ant out the blight cankers Pram frau`
ve eel Mackie, k,
enemies or diseases that prey 00 it.. limbs and Branches.
'In a vert' few they 'were
We fork it up as soon as the frost is both nibbling cheese
out in the spring andput well -rotted 0 15 lees outsell the other
- goodies, Suddenly they ]!curd a noise,
manure on it in the fall: after eve cut "Run Mackie, r li "
and burn ' u , ,stu7 P,illy, u] a'
g hushed voice.
Yes, • but,y where's" , asked Mackie;
aay n Brialy-Bur 000000 experience • hen proven
firer i morn money 110 Poultry elan any other 1100.
Rook 5021. Incubator and poultry aol.aloguu beauti-
fully W0trteat! 091'•5♦ colnor.diedo free,
•0. P. COW, Incu1Iiter Dept., eookwnod, tint.
ISSUE No.8—'24.
The reading habit j The third summer we cut he. the Stalks following
1 t is a profitable t sculls wi g a killing
one to cultivate. plants becasionally for home used, frost.
Good books are worthy :friends for
any man: They help you forget your-
self; one of the hardest but most
beneficial things one Can. do. ' onghileas.
Give thy thoughts no tongue, -
Nor 'any nnpr'oportioned thought his:
• act.
Be thou familiar, but by no means, vat
gar. `
The friends thou hast, and their settee
tion tried,
Grapple them • to thy soul with hooks
of steel;
But do not dull thy pains with enter-
tainment
Of . each new-ltatch'd,' unfledged cone
rade.• —•lialnlet.'
The .successful 'farmer believes iti.
co-operation; he co-operates: with no.
ture as well as with people,
Ona utast be careful not Lb Judo.
the world by whet he can ;seefront
his window.
In :farm work, is elsewhet +ms•',:
'should become enthused` ayrso ijjor.