The Seaforth News, 1924-03-13, Page 2Aoldreas communicationeto Agro wtnista 73 Adelaide 'St. west, Toronto
• ACCLIMATIZATION OF VAR- with the varieties grown at that in-
IETIES OF ORAIN stitution, the Cereal Division will be
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BEAUTIFY THE HOME
GROUNDS '
j. with the graceful white flowers Fors
Isythia, or golden ball, with its bright
yellow flowers, well deserves a place
among our best flowering shrubs..;'
Diervillas, known also as weigelas
or lush honeysuckle, are a delightful
group of free -growing shrubs erith
bell-shaped flowers of various colors.
The hydrangeas form a group of
hardy shrubs of considerable .Import-
ance.
Mock oranges are, sweet -scented,
white -flowered shrubs of the simplest
glad to receive from him a one -pound to the grounds, besides giving a culture. Syringes, or, as they are
It Is quite commonly believed that sample •of his seed. The sack contain: plefltiful supply of fruit in the fall, more commonly called, lilacs, usually
any variety of -grain when grown in a ing this sample should bear the grow-, and in spiting their lovely blossoms find ,l place in all collections of flower -
given district for a number of years,er's name, the variety name, and the, are' a delight to the eye. ing shrubs. Double and single flower -
gradually becomes more and more number of years the seed has been when planning the small home ed, all of them are lovely, the distinct
suited to the conditions of that disc, grown on iris own farm, Are ort on;and pleasing odor adding greatly to
`list, While this may be true'in the >? orchard, the object in view should"be their charm,
the relative performance of the var-: to grow various kindsand varieties
case of plants which naturallycross-i ieties sent in for this test will be sent' of fruit, that the ripening peeled may
Have you ever considered the ad
visability of utilizing fruit trees in
your yard, in addition or in • prefer
mace to what we know as ornamental
trees? Fruit' trees yield both shelte
and shade and impart a cheerful look
fertilize, such as most of the grasses the farmer in due time.
and clovers, it not true to the same'
extent in the case of such plants as LOTS FOR
wheat, oats and barley, except pos.. TUBER UNXT SEED P
sibly where mixed varieties containing POTATOES.
different strains are grown. In na- In many sections of the country The question' of varieties is all lin-
be distributed over as long a season
as possible. For instance, bo apples
there should be early,.midseasonj•'and
winter varieties, the winter sorts;' e4_
course, predominating.
tore, acciimatizaticie takes place as a where seed potatoes are produced, the portant, certain kinds which are first -
result of, natural. selection- The veg..; growers have found the advantage of 1 class in some localities .may not. be.
aries of soil and climate gradually having their own seedplots. A comm adapted to your condition. It is ad -
weed out or weaken those strains partitively new method of planting visable to get suggestions from ex-
which are loss suited to survive, these is the tuber unit system, i.e.; a11, perienced local fruit growers or the
whereas the stronger strains increase' seed. pieces cut 'from the same tuber state experiment station.
in proportion. ,are planted consecutively, With spring planting many losses
graded Since varieties differ greatly in I The tubers should hest be can be traced: to delayin setting out
their ability to thrive under different for uniformity of type and size, using the trees until after the buds have
conditions of moisture, temperature, tubers from 5 ozs. to $ M. in weight started into growth; so, to avoid. such
physical condition of .the soil, it is free from visible symptoms of disease. a calamity, which means losing a
highly.: important from a practical The plot of ground to be used should year, it is most important to have this
standpoint that the farmer grow the be well isolated from other potato operation completed while the young
variety which is best kilted to his fields. When this is ready to plant, trees are perfectly dormant. -
conditions. This variety can be locat- the tubers (previously treated if de-.•
ed only through comparative tests of sired) are taken to the field and cut GETTIN4 THE SOIL IN SHAPE.
different varieties sown in adjoining' as they are being planted. Tho seed When devoting a piece of land en -
plots in his district. After two or pieces from each potato are planted' tirely to an orchard, the ,entire area
three years' careful testing, it should consecutively, leaving short gaps be.; is usually thoroughly cultivated,
be possible to choose the variety tween the groups of hills from each' either by digging very deeply or using
•l -doh seems to give the most prom tuber. Stakes may be used to separ-I a subsoil plow. The ground should be
. If this variety is what is known ate the units, but the majority of • given a liberal coating of manure,
u pure (Inc, by which is meant a growers who practice the method pre-! also a dressing of bone meal, and the
triety composed of a single strain, fer to leave a gap equivalent to al land turned over for a second time.
isnot likely that so called aeclima- "miss." For two or more years the intervert-
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•eit1on will take place to any apple-! When the plants are about eight, ing spaces between the trees can be
iehle extent. If, on the other hand, inches high they are carefully inspect devoted to vegetables and straw-
: ' - "lety should happen to be a com- ed and where one or more plants in. berries,
1 at ite one, that is, composed of two a unit are found affected with mosaie,I According to the variety, apples
more strains of varying adapta- leaf roll, spindle tuber or other seed- come into bearing in about six years
aai, it's. it is quite possible that ac- "borne disease, the entire tuber unit from planting, and the crop will in-
s t etlon may take place by the is rogued—every hill planted from the crease annually a$ the trees increase
ede^: increase in the proportion of one potato, Care should be taken in in size, Proper and careful pruning
y,+ s belonging to the best adapted all rogueing to remove the entire hastens early bearing, but indiserim-"
e tl ' it.. plant The plots are inspected two or' urinate pruning may have quite the
w 0000 thought that acclimath- three times during the season, and opposite effect. During the first see-
za n• takes place in a fairly definite all undesirable plants removed. 1 son superfluous shoots are cut out, the
•n t we • in the case of practically all The extra amount of time involved aim at this stage being the future
pis•+t life and that any variety might, in planting tuber unit plots is well shape and form of the mature tree,
in the course of time, become especial- worth the trouble when a grower has At the next dormant pruning the pre -
?v nited to the conditions under a good strain of potatoes and wishes vious season's growth is cut back by
evlsieh it was grown. That this point to get them as free from disease as half, after which the trees will only.
of view was incorrect has been clearly possible. The most important advan-;require thinning out the centro to
`remonstrated during recent years, and tages of this system of planting over keep the head open.
farmers would be well advised to de- the usual method are that all seed THE ROOM THEY NEED.
rend more upon comparative tests of pieces from a diseased tuber are to-
Apple trees are planted at least
different varieties rather than upon gather and may be readily rogued twenty-five feet apart Pear trees
the time -worn theory that sorts grown and that selections for trueness to rather closer, aset their growthis more`
le a district for many years must in- type and yield may be made by har- upright; say about twenty feet
evitably be superior to any new intro., vesting each unit separately. Moro- Sour -cherry trees, fifteen feat Peach
duction. over the chances of spread of degen- trees, fifteen to twenty feet.
Farmers desirous of comparing a eration diseases are reduced to a Pear trees invariably come rota
few of the best varieties of grain of ninimum on account of removing the bearingmuch sooner than apple trees
any kind are invited to communicate entire unit, whether or not each plant pp
with the Cereal Division, Experiment- from that unit shows disease symp-' and will stand rather closer pruning.
al Farm, Ottawa, for advice as to toms at the time it is rogued. cut
Varieties that aro inclined to grow
bow to proceed. The above institution This system le being used by a, back, h talleryd she l keepve theh tlheadee vsthin
is anxious to co-operate with farmers number of seed potato growers in
bounds and facilitate gathering the
in different districts in this work as other parts of the continent. It has fruit. It is therefore advisable to
it realizes that the soil and fertility been found far superior to the old keep the head low and to encourage an
conditions on a given farm may dif- methods of planting seed plots as mo-;
Sento a very considerable extent from saic, leaf roll, spindle tuber and other 1 open though free branching habit,
the conditions under which varieties degeneration diseases can be morel plums are most accommodating as
are tested at the Farm at Ottawa. In readily eliminated. , There are many to soil and rarely fail to produce
other words, varieties which do not strains of high -yielding varieties of abundant crops of fine fruit annually,
do particularly well at Ottawa might potatoes that should be planted for They require little pruning except
be most desirable to grow under cer- one or two years at least in tuber unit that necessary in shaping the tree.
tarn conditions met with on a given plots in order to eliminate degenera-
form some distance away, tion diseases and bring them into much pruning, if we except cutting
Where a farmer does not wish to good condition for certified seed. back the strongest growths and, if
take the time to conduct a compel-- Any grower desiring assistance in necessary, thinning out some of the
etive test of different sorts on his preparing a tuber unit seed plot may weakest branches should they be-
own farm but would like to have the obtain such by applying to the nearest come overcrowded. But when fleet
variety he is growing compared at Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pa -Planted the entire head is cut off to
the Experimental Farm at Ottawa thology. within two feet from the ground.
TWO EXCELLENT- BERRIES.
The each tree duos not e' '
POULTRY to a buttermilk growing mash. There` Raspberries are one of our most
are many excellent commercial ra- esteemed small fruits. They do best
Wh
the chicks are a few days old tions of this kind on the market in a deep, well-manured and fairly
---from two to five days—they should Should you desire to mix your own moist soil, though they are not too
bo given access to a good chick butter- mash feed, the following formula has fastidious on that account. They
milk starting mash, and when about given excellent results: Thirty pounds should be planted two feet apart, al -
three weeks old this may be changedof wheat bran, ten pounds of wheat lowing four feet between the, rows.
middlings, ten pounds of. -ground hull- When planting in the spring the
ed oats, ten pounds of oil meal, ten' canes are eut down close to the
pounds of corn meal, ten pounds of ground, and, of course, no fruit is
gluten feed, ten potmds of meat scrap expected until the second year. When
and ten of dried buttermilk- the canes come into bearing make <it'a
The buttermilk mash should be fed rule to cut away the old canes tdn'ee-
in hoppers or feeding troughs so ar- diately after the crop has been gath-
ranged that the chicks will not waste 'red,. retaining the young ones." The
the mash, but so that they can have Young growths springing from the
access to it at all times. Begin to base of the plant are thinned 'nit to
feed the mash sparingly until the four or five, retaining the strongest.
chicks get used to it. Keep sour milk The young canes must be tied to,tjse
ter semisolid buttermilk before the wire trellis, spreading them out in en -
Spring Fever and Poultry.
Ey S. W. Knipe
As staring comes 01)010 us every year
there are numerous enquiries made by
people who have kept.a few hens and
wonder if they should go into the.
poultry business on a large scale.
This article is es'peetalleeintended for.
enroh inquirers.
Just a few days ago a friend told
Ole that the 15 pullets he got last
August had laid 1,012 eggs during
November, December and January,
and at same rate of laying, allowing
three months for rest and molt they
would average 202.4 eggs each in the
twelve mouths. "Don't you think I
should give up my job aud go into
poultry?" he said; to 'which I replied,
"No." He has meltable vacant
land, a
little money and is interested in the'
game. What more is needed? That
which is needed In every walk od,life—I
experience. Hatching a few chicks
under a leen inthe cellar 'o0 in a
wooden box Is a vastly different thing
than hatching a 'maple of thousand
eggs in an incubator. Tire hen looks
after the heat, turning and cooling of
the eggs, smelters her Welts from the
storms, protects then from :lenges.
Taking the lien off for a feed at night,
putting her back en her eggs again,
supplying the chicks with hard boiled,
eggs and other feed, then seeing they
areh is vastly
closed. up for the night Y
brooders. Incubating and brooding
different to caring for incubators and!
Seeds for Sale
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keel Seed neves, ara0Ptoo, Ont. le located Ia tb0
Very centre of We dletrict. It has lone 4uantltlee
or Grimm, variegated and SPeelal Alfaloe, $e4
Clovers. Aiaike, Sweet Cloven, Timothy, etc.. whicq
fee cold direct to fermate, any raft. W any eine Iota
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chicks throughout their growing life.
HORSE
Alfalfa is a splendid horse feed,
1y that they may all receive their full
share of sun and air. Early in
spring the tips are pinched .out
evenly.
but must be fed with judgment and Blackberries; equally desirable as
site raspberry, aro cultivatedvery
care, Because of its palatability, ma -
similarly, but being morn ramptip, nt in
tore horses are likely to eat too much growth the planta are allowed more
alfalfa if permitted to have free as- space
cons to it. The average 'farm horse
at work is -allowed to eat much more. s3RU13s THAT 1ELI5001' Tara$.
alfalfa and other roughage than be The home grounds ane greatly tin -
really needs to maintain his weight.
One pound of alfalfa or other hay,
and nearly one and one-fourth pounds
of grain per day for each 100 pounds
of a horse's weight, make a good ra-
tion foe an average working horse.
Horses like alfalfa steins. Refuse
from the cattle racks le very accept.
able to horses.
Feed mature horses first and sec-
ond cutting alfalfa, which is free from
mold and crust. Never feed wet alfalfa
hay to horses,
A 170`1 can have. more .friendsthan
he needs if he has plenty of money
and isn't ;particular.
proved by the judicious use of shrubs.
Among the early -flowering shrubs one
that is not grown as frequently as it
deserves is Spiraea thunbergii with
its masses of starry' bloom in May.
Then there is Spiraea prunifolia with
its long wreaths of double blossoms
The cercis, or Judas tree, is always
welcome in the, early spring when
laden with its wealth,of rosy -purple
blossoms whichappear before the
leaves.
The deutzias are highly ornamental
the variety gracilis being the most
popular and best known. Established
plants dower profusely' every spring,
the entire shrub Becoming smothered
one to two thousand, Yes, even nve
hundred chicks in chilly days ,of March i
and April is quite a different'proposi-!
tion to leaving it to the old hen in the
warm days of June. You may think
the difference is so -slight that it does I
not prove a diifieelty, If so, Jest try, 1
But take my advice and don't.
Without the required experience you ;
are es)t to meet with sad disaaster. You'
may have your brooder temperature!
just fine at night. The next morning,
your Are in brooder may bo almost;
out. Experience will teach one that;'
machines are not perfect and weather
cannot bo depended upon. It is pos.
stbls to have most of your eggs in
incubator fertile, and even atter the
second test the greater mrajority pro-
mise to produce live chicks. Then at
the critical moment a little neglect
in attending your fire or lamp may
mean every chicle chilled or cooked.
There are dozens of other things
which go to making success or failure,
even after your chicks are out. Feed-
ing the wrong sort of feed, dampness
or drafts, will also play havoc in the
sturdiest flock of chicks.
Considering all, it would be wise to
continue in a email way for two or
three years. Get an incubator and
broader, try them on the little spaoe
You have. Then, if you are successful
and still interested, take the "plunge."
Artificial incubating and brooding is
the only thing possible on a commer-
cial plant. Clucking ,hens cannot al
ways be secured when they are re-
quired, and, in fact, the cost of keep-
ing a hundred or mare hens for such a
purpose is entirely prohibitive. There-
fore it fa absolutely necessary to have
a thorough practical knowledge along
these lines.
and extrra good is the T.a
ORANGE PEKOE QUALITY
THE CHOURHILDREN'S
BRAIN BECOMES A. COOK.
"I have promised Brother Jackie to
come over and build him a new house
te-day," said Roily to Bruin one fine
morning. "I hope you can manage
with the housework."
"P11 get along.. very well," said
Bruin: "Don't worry about me, I can
always find something to eat"
So off Roily started and left Bruin
to be his own cook. He succeeded well
a in getting the house in order, and, in
' F 1 Fro c spite of his clumsiness, never broke a
A�iF��
dish. Late in the afternoon he det,itl-
"I'd like to give a real foolish
party," said Eleanor Parker to her
best- chum, Myra Spencer, over a pan
of fudge one March afternoon;
"AIl right, let's!" • agreed Myra.
"Where'll we give it?"
"At my house, of course!" said
Eleanor.
"Why not at my house?" objected
Myra.
"Why not both houses?" laughed
Eleanor. Then she stopped suddenly
as an idea took hold of her mind.
"Myra, why don't we? Give it at both
houses. I'll have the games and fun
at my house, and you have the re-
freshments at yours. Don't you see.
how that will fool them?"
And so the party was planned. All
the boys and girls of the young crowd
who always had such good times to-
gether received a few days later, an`
envelope containing an apparently
blank card; on each side of which was;
written in the corner the word i
"Over." Of cdurse they turned them
every way, held them to the light and
to the heat, but soon discovered that'
the card was double and was pasted,
together around the edge, except for'
one small corner. When they tore it
apart they found the invitation writ,'
ten inside, asking them to a surprise
party for Myra on April 1, They were'
to meet at Eleanor's and proceed to
Myra's around the corner in a body,
When April 1 arrived they appear -1
ed without exception at Myra's'house,'
But the house was dark, no one ans-
wered the bell, which they rang in-'
sistently. "Well, there's only one,
thing to do, and that is to come back!
to my house and have our party
there," said Eleanor resignedly. When
all had responded with a shout to this
suggestion, Myra stuck her head out
the window and called, `April fool,
folks! Oan I come along?"
You can imagine what a sensation
that made, and how, keyed up the
crowd was for the fun prepared for
them at Eleanor's. When they had
removed their hats and settled down
1 she gave out little slips of paper to
each one. On them she had written
,instructions for a joke that must be
played on certain persons before the
evening was over, Thus Myra drew,
Assists Farmers to Purchase
Live Stock.
The Minister of Agriculture for
Canada„Tion. W. R. Motherwell, by
the carrying out of policies adminis-
tered by the Live Stock Branch of his
Department, has, during the past
fiscal year, either for breeding or
feeding, been able to conserve a large
number of live stock consigned to
stockyards and abattoirs. Unfinished
steers to the slumber of 80,717, 89,024
heifers, 878 sows and 48,000 sheep
were, under the arrangement referred
to, returned to the farms for breeding
purposes in the case of females and
for finishing into good beef in the
case of feeder cattle. Two policies are
involved in this service, one, the re-
mission of freight charges, brought
about by an arrangement between the
Live Stock Branch and the railway
companies, and the other, the payment
of the reasonable travelling expenses
of farmers making the purchases. The
Minister's report,' which .supplies this
information, makes it clear that the
assistance' thus given was- available
for stock purchased for breeding or
further feeding by the; purchaser and
not for speculative purposes.
Big fields are much cheaper to plow
and cultivate than small ones.”
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ed to make a fresh cake for supper.
crooked." Every time one of the
crowd succeeded in getting his joke
over and was able to' cry "April fool"
he threw his paper into a big hat.
Those with papers left had to pay a
forfeit.
Everywhere possible Eleanor had
arranged the rooms with tricks.' Thus
magazines were stuck to each other,
a cushion was laid over e. seatless'
chair, a picture- turned to the wall
had April fool written across it when
turned. A hidden electric fan blew a
c.
sudden blast in a dark corner of the
hall. An alarm clock hidden in a
candy box wont off at "a crucial mo -
Ment. j
The rugs were rolled back and the
canned music turned on for dancing.
Just a little earlier than -usual, Myra
said she must go home. This started
things, and all agreedwith her.
Would somebody walk home with her?
They would all go. When they reach-)
ed the Spencer house it was ablaze
with light, and the door was flung
open to the jolly crowd, What was`
their surprise to see set through the
middle of the dining room and living
room a long table. It did not take
long for them to realize that the party
was a real one at last.
In the centre of the table was a
huge bouquet of roses, which when
one leaned over to smell themproved
to be artificial and gave off an odor
of onions. For place cards Myra had,
gotten up conundrums or "jokes"
upon each guest. The favors were
silk..duuee cap pin cushions for the
girls and little calendars for the men
with April 1 ringed in red.
.A delicious supper followed, but it
seemed to come on reversed. What
looked to be ice cream and sake prov-
ed to be brown bread iced with cream
cheese and a croquet covered with
white sauce served in a sherbet glass.
The ice cream was disguised as a
salad in a paper cup imbedded in let-
tuce leaves and sprinkled with chop-
ped -Outs and fruit. Crackers were
iced with chocolate to look like large
mints. White cake was baked in a
hreadpan and cut in thin slices. Can-
dies looked like nuts.
It was a great "sell," all declared,
but they also added that they would
be glad to be sold again in the same
"Make Rus Ryan think his tie is way,
MAPLE -SUGAR
TIME
BY 0. 0. O1iMSI3EE,
0
Maple sap, as it flows from the tree,
is as clear as purest water. Were it
possible and practicable to concen-
trate it by congelation as soon as its
leaves the tree, without exposure to'
light or a warm atmosphere, instead
of by evaporation over a fire, the
syrup would be colorless and trans-
parent, while the sugar would be as
white as the best granulated sugar.
Both would rank even higher among
the most delicious products of the con-
fectioner's art. ' `
Contrary to the impression that is
prevalent in many sections of the
country, an extremely light color,
combined with a deliciously delicate
flavor, forms the essential character-
istics of a high-grade ,maple product.
On the other hand, a dark color, com-
bined ' with a strong, rank flavor, is
positive indication of a low-grade pro-
duct, denoting carelessness in man-
ipulation.
As intimated above, exposure to the
action of light and warm ah', as well
as a long storage, has a tendency to
darken the product and to detract
from its flavor. More than this, the
sap seems as . susceptible as milk : to
bacteria influence. These conditions
favor the development of several
kinds of bacteria, all of which hinder
the production of a high grade of
sugar. It is the bacteria that darken,
the product and give it the strong,
rank flavor which, among the unini-
tiated, passes for the maple flavor,
and which is tolerated only by reason
of the reputation possessed by the
true maple flavor,
Methods of evaporation also have a'
very great influence upon the quality
of the product. The correct method
is to conduct the evaporation in large,
shallow pans . or evaporators. This
method has been almost universally i
adopted. But there are good and bad
methods oven here. l
These pans are set upon. arches oft
stone or brick or iron, and heat is
applied by meane of a fire built "be- 1
neath, The steam originates m little
bubbles, each beingheld upon the bot-
tom of the pan by means of a thin
film—somewhat analogous to the film
which incloses a soap bubble—and
materially strengthened by the weight
of• the :sap 'above. While so confined,
it forms a vacuum beneath, thus leav-
ing a space upon the bottom of the
pan that is bare of liquid and fully
exposed to the blazing fire beneath.
SECRET CP QUALITY.
The natural consequence is that, as
must be expected, particles of sugar
adhering to the metal of the pan be-
come scorched and thus transformed
into caramel, a substance of a dark
brown color, possessing a bitter and
somewhat acrid flavor. As soon as
the film bursts and the steam escapes,
the surrounding sap rushes in, fills
the space, washes away the caramel
and disseminates it throughout every
part of the boiling sap or syrup, thus
imparting, in a measure, both the
color and flavor of the caramel to the
product.
Now it is obvious that the deeper
the sap above the film, the more, the
fllnx- will be re -enforced, and the
grease eewill be the power necessary
to bursttie�lm,tThis
being true,
it isequallyobvtar -that the deeper
the sap the longer timeatks space in-
closed by the film must be eAQpsed to
the action of the heat. More caramel
will be formed, and darker and melee
acrid will it be made. Its influence.
will be greater.
Maple sapevaporated at a uniform
depth of four inches in the pan will'
yield a product many shades darker
than if evaporated at half that depth.
This point is well established, and the.
Quebec maple -sugar makers, who aiin
at the production of the highest grade
of product, never allow the sap in the
evaporator to reach the depth of even
one inch. This, of course, requires a
closer attention to detail, and involves
a somewhat greater cost for labor. On
the other hand, it is economical of
fuel, and it is the one great secret
of the fine quality ,of Quebec maple
products,
If you would producethehighest
grade of maple sugar products, see to
it that the sap in your evaporator -is
maintained at the least possible depth
consistent with safety.
Dorms are prevented from develop-
ing by thoroughly rubbing a stick of
caustic potash upon the dampened
skin over each horn button when the
calf is less than one week old. Apply
lard or Vaseline freely around the
horn button. 'Wrap one end of the
caustic .pencil .with strong paper to
protect the fingers. Veep caustic out
of calf's eyes, -Dr. A. 5." Alexander.
Roller skates were first patented
p by
Merlin, a Flemish musical -instrument
maker, in 1700.
'11'11 "just surprise Roily, for he
doesn't know I- can bake cakes,"' he
said to himself as he hunted fon hol-
ly's recipe book,
Looking over the long list of calces '
he finally decided to.make a chocolate
one,
"Roily Rabbit is fond of chocolate,"
he thought as he stirred in the sugar,
milk and butter and all the rest et the
.things and stirred it and stirred it
aud stirred it,
When, the dough was ready for the
little pans, something told Bruin that
be hadn't put in the seasoning. He
hunted a long time for the vanilla and
finally found a big bottle with vanilla
written across it, on the top shelf of
the cupboard.
u
would "Seems funny Roily w ld t
the
p
vanilla on the top shelf," thought
Bruin ;:is he poured In a big table-
spoonful.
In due time the cake was done and
Bruin covered it all over with a nice
sugar frosting,
"01x, I'm so hungry," said Roily as
ho sat down to supper that night.
Proudly Bruin carried in the big choc-
olate cake, "Yum, yum-yule," said
Rally when he saw it. That looks so
good. Chocolate cake is my favorite.
Cut me a big piece, Bruin."
Bruin obeyed, and also cut a gen-
erous slice for himself. But with the
first mouthful, each went running to
the door. When their mouths- were
empty, Roily was the first to speak.
"Where did you get your vanilla,
Bruin?" asked Roily laughing.
"Out of that big bottle on the top
shelf," said Bruin seriously.
"Ha, ha, hee, lee," Roily laughed
until his sides shook.
"But what are you laughing at?"
asked Bruin.
"Chocolate cake flavored with
skunk's cabbage juice is enough to
make anyone laugh. Auntie hr•oua'Ixt
that over foe my cold in an old vanilla
bottle," he laughed.
And then Bruin laughed too,
Treating Seed Wheat for
Smut Control:
Experiments to learn the best iuetlx-
ods of controlling smut in wheat were
carried on by the Botanical Division
of the Dominion Experimental Farms
at several of the Experimental Sta-
tions. Three systems of .treating the
seed of wheat were used: (1) For-
maldehyde in solution; (2) Copper
carbonate crust; and (8) Dehydrated
copper sulphate dust and hydrated
lime. According to, the Report of the
Dominion Botanist for 1922, the for-
maldehyde treatment gave perfect
control, the copper carbonate dust
treatment was effective where there
was a low percentage of smut in the
grain treated. The copper sulphate
and lime treatment was less effective,
but it has leen considered advisable
to continue the trials with this method.
A disadvantage of the formaldehyde
treatment was that it injured germ-
ination and retarded the growth of
the crop. The percentage of germina-
tion averaged about text per cent.
higher 'with copper carhonate dust
than with formaldehyde. In the ex-
periments the seed was placed in the
container with the dust and shaken
thoroughly. By the use of the dry
method it was found that the seed
could be treated in advance of seed-
ing without injury because the seed is
in no way damaged by this treatment.
Further experiments of the various
stems will be carried on before des
fln1 i:conclusions are revelled,
The Fat en is the Layer.
We often he ., the remark "She's
too fat to lay," :i ie I know to be a
mistaken idea, as 1 eve had experi-
once (in forty odd yc s)„with both
fat and poor hens, and li, . e always
found the fat hen to be a layakee
While it is :not necessary for`s4;,
to be overfat, I do not believe 2115 ever
gets too fat today, wej3 .The "boot” is.
on the other foot," it is the poor hen
that never lays well, and often not,
at all.
A hen to be in the best pos ibis
laying condition must bane coneider-
able surplus fat in her body. This
mean that her bodily wants have been
supplied, and there is some food- or
fat to spare,' Such a hen has surplus
vigor, strength and energy,. h
cause her to lay well. ,A Boor I; GD ha,
scarcely enough energy anti strength
to keep body alive, to say Nothing of
'producing eggs. Common -geese should
teach us that,—W, IT,
"It makes ins 1:•trlgh to .hoar some
men say they haven't any temper,"
says old Al Pitcher, "No pan knows
t
if he's bro�t'a temper till he meats n1)
with a determined agent foro't7e-
thingthin
no heehold 18: eirntplete wvxt'h-
out,