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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1924-04-03, Page 6rolled up and forced into the hole, and on the other that it is wise to eut off all long and sprawling roots. •Indeed;.'both roots and tops should be etet back at 'transplanting...time. It • is by no means necessary to go to the Stringfellow extreme, but consider- able pruning is advisable. The best far' churnings as conditions vary amount will depend on many variable many things should be ions, into ;Adola con - ids st. west. Toronto conditions which cannot be discus d ' ! 73 d. ess oommun 4 atlone toApronomTsE, KEEP THE SOURCE CLEAN. Churning. On many thermometers at 62' deg. the word "churning" is printed. •Ii the ntnui.acturees placed' it 'there es a' guide, many havo mistaken at for a rule, • There is no standard temperature se sideration; for example, low churning here; hitt . the discussion may e temperatures may be used when we spared the easier, since the trees are have such conditions as rich cream,. bound to, grow in any rase, not too much in the chum succulent Using fresh sweet • friable soil for feed, aiid cows fresh in milk, g P fillip in upon the roots is really es- sential, sential, in spite of all facts mentioned Choose the temperature that will at the beginning of this article. A tree bz [n the butter in trice, tion Sraules bedded in straw, manure, sod, stones in from 20 to $0 minutes. or clods hard as brick shards stands A range of temperatures that will aoor chance. This clean soil should cover most farm conditions wot'ild. bo p 54 to 58 deg. F. in summer, and 50' be firmed down by bard tramping, to 64 deg. in winter, so says Miss B. This, too, is important. Millar, Dairy Dept., 0. A. College. A common practice is to welter troesInt farm dairies the barrel churn is heavily when they are planted out. If Used', and having, it about one-third the ground is quite dry this treatment full will make the work easier A is advisable, On the other hand, if great many of the long churnings are the soil is moist and in thoroughly caused by having too much ereanr in good tilth this watering is unneces- the churn. Another cause ef long satyr In some cases it may even churning is having the cream too cold. prove postively harmful. For ex If, utter churning about tidily min - ample, if planting is done in clay, the watering and tramping of the soil may puddle it and lead to its baking, after which the tree will have a hard time indeed. Another common practice is to ap- ply manure or fertilizer about newly planted trees. The fertilizer may act as a mulch and do considerable ser- vice; but the plant food thus gener- ously offered the little tree is seldom used. The transplanted tree has to spend the 'greater part of the new year building a new root system, and until this system has reached some de- velopment fertilizers cannot be gath- ered, Thero is, in fact, seldom any call for extra plant food before the second year. There are then a few points which may be reasonably observed in trans- planting young trees. First, get a good tree, one that is thoroughly alive. Second, keep it in good condition by appropriate but simple means till the moment of planting. Third, havo the soil in the pink of condition, Fourth, plant the tree quickly, firm the soil and go on to the next one, After this all that is necessary is to give the tree a chance. God made that tree with every twig, fibre rind cell full of life and with no other pur- The milk -consuming public is de-; mending better milk every year. If thedairymen desire to see their busi-, nese grow, they mustprovide that better milk. Only too ninny of them still believe that no natter how dirty Lee milk' they ship to the creamery, the cheese factory, the condensery, or m..,lr, distributing plants, thatthese various organizations are able by some kind of scientific magic to cleanse and renovate the products so as to make it satisfactory. While it is true that clarification and pasteur- isation can do wonders in that direc- tion, they cannot do it all. This was brought home to me most foroibly not so long ago on inspecting a farm where milk was bottled for city de- livery. Everything about the dairy or bot - ling house was above criticism, the equipment was ample, and the meth- ods good. Te the barn conditions were by no means as satisfactory, Every experienced milkman knows that un- less he gets clean milk to start with, that later precautions are only par- tially satisfactory. Inasmuch as' the average dairy farmer is not concerned with bottling his own milk, he is able to concentrate his attention upon maintaining satisfactory barn condi- tions, When the milk comes from the barn it must be "right," or the best quality of milk cannot be set before the consuming public. There no longer is any dispute about the right type of barn. In the modern dairy barn the floors are of concrete, and ample gutters are pro- vided. Most new barns which are be- ing built have sanitary steel stan- chions, In other words, the cows are given a chance to stay clean. Chutes are provided, so that hay, bedding, and feed can be taken into the stable without raising a great amount of dust. :Many largo windowsprovide ample sunlight. In this kind of barn odors are reduced to a minimum. No- thing worse could happen to the milk than to have it contaminated with foul stable odors. A good ventilation system, which may be home -built, is almost a necessity, and will, eventually be required by city inspectors. There is nothing more disgusting than to go into a stable and see that cows covered with manure which is; matted into the hair. Manure is re -1 moved at least twice daily out of 1 every well regulated stable. The at- tendant also watches carefully to see l that none of the droppings remain where the cows can lie down upon them, but pushes them into the gut- ters. Plenty of bedding follows as a matter of course. But in addition to the prompt removal of the manure, clipping the flanks and udders of the cows makes it much harder for filth to attach itself, Then if the cows are groomed or brushed so as to remove all loose hair, clean milking is much easier. It is even a good plan to take a steel wire brush and wash the cow's tails thoroughly about once a month in soap and hot water. If the cows are groomed a short time before milk- ing they should be chained up in the stanchion so they cannot he down until milked. This is easily accom- plished with a strap around the cow's neck, with a snap to fasten the strap to a little chain at the top of the stanchion• The habits of the milker are import- ant. I am not an advocate of absolute dry -hand milking, but like to wipe off the udder of the cow with a damp cloth just before milking, and to wash niy hands after every cow. To keep enough milk in your hands so that it can drop into the pail is a filthy habit. Semi -covered pails, tests show, will keep most of the dust and hair from falling into the milk. low to Pint a Tree if You Give it Just About Half a Chance it Will Do its Best to Live. Him Education ... "The, Child's First lechool to the. Family'!--•Froebel. THE, SWEET PEA ;5 ?Opera` are good eansisOetter, ways of. Teaching Children' tot he Truthful by'Ewampie growing sweet peas... P¢oi,;nose of so. and too thick planting are amongst BY HELEN GREGG GP.FIEN. the thief ;causes of uns'rtisfecto;;y re x"Why—why--" and she blushed spits. Sweet peas cannot saveryd tt Dropping in at my neighbor s next!nfor help. t to shade nt trees or on the milli door, I found a worried another and scarlet, looking at me as if p a tearful little girl.But. I was tongue-tied, and greatly side of buildings. Thy seldom do "Why, Babette, what's wron • ha 's ?" I I embarrassed for the mother. Sudden- well if trained ,ggains`i walls, abut , b asked the child. ly the tears started. down. her cheeks: must have .light and ,air onn'lioL'h sides, t " -r me for: fib- ."Wh Babette; dear, .Mother is although a wire ltolrndaiy fence may. 11_bthei• just punishedY, bin'," sobbed Babbette.- ashamed! I never thought of this. be- well be used as a,supptnrt• dee the fore.Why, how could I expect my Soils;—Sweet pens. like a good, p, "For lying, Babette," £rbtvnod y, mother. • little gill to be truthful when Moth- rich soil, If it is poor, dig plenty in The "Olt mother, I ,only—" began: the 'er's so untruthful herself? To think' of good, well -rotted manure. y child. �' I've set such an .example for my, best time to do this is in the fall. If "Don't argue With nee, Babette!" child." done then it will be in prime condition g Ifor cultivation in the spring, the frost ordered the mother. "Rttir out and "Why didn't I: understand?"she ber ,neer lie to said thoughtfully. Iduring the winter mellowing the soil ploy! But remember, v g ' Mother again!" Yes, why didn't she think?and makin g it in a good form for i Do not parents ]chow that children working. If not.done in the fall, it A mow dew later Babette told n d 1 should: leo done at the fleet opportun- her mother was not well, so x called are very impressionable and are eas- s to see if .I might help in any way. ily influenced by the right kind of ity in the spring, • g, as soon as the soil Whilewe were chatting, and Ba- .example; and by inculcating proper' is dry r' ough, so that it will not stick c g, Witte was playing with her dolls on ideas and ideals? in WO le ing. >:.tion. -Before sowing, culti- bhe floor, we heard a knock at the Yes, there's no doubt about it, par- Culi vete the soil well with the hoe and door, cuts must learn to think. Ines, there is no sign of butter cont- —"Teresa!" called Babette's mother A young bride recently told me garden ;eke until it is in good form- ing, raise the temperature of the to the maid, "If those are callers, tell that as a child she thought her moth-' for ,seeding. Get a garden line of a cream a few degrees: Take the cream them I'm not at home." er absolutely incapable of telling an length to cover the row one wishes Teresa obeyed. untruth. And to her knowledge she to sow, and, stretching it tightly close Babette stopped dressing her dolls, never did. and scurried to her mother.A. beautiful example, and a beauti- "Why, Mother!" she said, "why is fun. record. it you tell mo not to lie when you do Parents'' usually appear infallible in it yourself?" their children's eyes. And that is as inches apart, ; and, if there . is Any The mother looked amazed. it should' be. doxibt about the seed not being good, from the churn, place the can 1n a vessel, of warm water and stir the, cream until the required temperature is reached. With very thin cream it is difficult to gather the butter and it may be necessary to draw off part of the buttermilk and continue the work, re- volving the churn slowly. If the butter breaks • and will not gather, but remains about the size of clover seed, take the temperature of the contents of the churn, add a quart or two of water a few degrees warm- er, revolve the churn a few times, let it stand a minute or two, then draw off part of the diluted buttermilk, and continue the churning. If a rich cream thickens during the. process of churning and' concussion Of course, ducks can not be turned Roily Rabbit as he saw him pass and leaving, as nearly as possible, ceases, add enough water at the same into a stream and loft to swim at hie way to the Woodland post office those that are strongest. For exhi- tom temperature to dilute 9t so that it (their own discretion, because your one fine morning. "That old fellow bition bloom for the summer shows willdropagain. neighbor would soon be having roast hasn't smiled in so long, I'm afraid of horticultural societies or the later Difficult churnings are caused in a duck for dinner. It is rarely profit ho has forgotten !tow." ' i fall fairs the pea plants require even number of ways but can be avoided if able to turn the water of the stream "Has he always been like that?", space Some regular exhibitors a little thought is given to the aside, dam it to form a small pond asked Bruin. I p to the ground,' draw out a trench with the hoe to about two or three inches deep, beside the line. Seeding. .Saw the seeds about two Raising Ducks ina Running Stream. It may be that you do not raise ducks, but if you have a small, gently - flowing stream of water on your farm it might be profitable to use the plan of a certain farmer in keeping an- other kind of poultry in addition to your hens and turkeys. sow a,little'more thickly in case some t germinate.'" After of the seeds do no 'sowing the seed, cover them with the soil which formed the ridge on each side of the trench. Do this with. the ., HOUR back 'of the rake and press the soil down firmly, Tl x min Out.—When the seeds tt g HOW ROLLY RABBIT CHANGED have germinated and sprouted OLD GRUMPY FOX. through the soil about two or three inches, thin them to about five inches "There goes old Grumpy Fox, said apart, picking out the weakest plants THE CHILDREN'S thin to a foot apart art and find that it question, and then fence it in. This entails a "Ever since I can remember," ens pays to do so. A strong plant given When the granules of butter are great deal of labor and such a pond wired Roily, ' `this -amount of space will throw out ut one-half the sine of wheat is very apt to become stagnant and But it was night then that Roily •lateral branches suffietently strong but tolive.Livin grains, add a couple of quarts of a breeding place for germs The man resolved to see what lee could do to to make a fairly heavy row and each pose or expectation u wing',' water several degrees colder than the in question, who now keeps many bun- make old Grumpy Fox smile, and be, branch will bear a crop of Uloom. One is its business; and as our purposes! tem temperature of gthe cream and con-� deeds of ducks, started with a small happy like the other Woodland folks.' may go even further and cut away en to coincide with those a the P ! ume c aline until g tree we success. on together wn't1the size of wheat grains, when the' from the doors of his laying -house turned *gm 'his morning trip to'the; are pruned. Cutworms are very de - great success. Ichurnmg as a Kapp t' h t'1 the granules are, flock and built a pen for it, Leading And so it was when old Grumpy re-, some of the laterals as tomato plants ought toget t th tl rut, is completed• !which was a few feet from the bank post office that Rolly was out by the' structdv° and the usual poisoned bran The Best Sources of Seed BY FRANK A. WAUGH. Grain. Plant it with the roots in the But let us remember what Mrs. Persons looking for reliable infer - ground and the buds in the air. This Thorne said to her married daughter elation as to where desirable seed of is the only rule in transplantingiwhen, asked about cooking salt made- approved varietiesmay be purchased young trees—at least the only rule to ere]. Mrs. Thorne said, "In the first will find the Canadian Seed Growers' If butter comes with the first drawn; of a stream, ho built a fence of buttermilk, it is a sign that the churn- chicken -wire stretched on wooden ing is not quite completed, Give a few Posts, just as he would have built a more turns to the churn. runway for his chickens. This run - The Columbine. front gate fixing its broken hinge. should be used to keep thein in check. "Good morning, Mr. Fox," said! Supports.—It is generally consider- Rolly Rabbit as he came near. "A fine ed that brush cut from the bush, day it's' going to be." about five feet lohg with plenty of way, however, began in a space of Old Grumpy Fox snorted and glee.- twigs left, is the best support. Stick sandy beach and terminated in a ed at Roily, and looked even morel them in the ground on each side of quarter of an acre of constantly to shake a little, but he said again,'' the pens, pressing the tops of the other. As this which there are no important ex-! place I get a good mackerel." This is Association, 114 Vittoria St„ Ottawa, The columbine, more correctly nano- i freshening water. The ducks were with a bread smile 00 this face,"Good term P supportsnisto ch of always av in- ceptions. indeed highly important. If a nursery one of the most satisfactory sources' ed the aquilegia, is one of the most held in by the fence and' yet had ,he g, YS Beginners ingardening do not feel! tree is dead when we begin to plant it upon which to draw. This organize-) desirable of the perennial garden' freedom of a sinall fresh pond. As going to be."able, woven thicken wire, twine or g no amount of ceremonious caro will tion is composed of several hundred • flowers. Its hardiness is beyond doubt,' his business grew he increased the Bah,': said Grumpy Fox. `I can't string may be used. lilee that. They have a superstition P a- a ••. find it growing wild in number of his flocks. He now has a see anything fine about this day, The Hew to get fine flowers with long that planting a tree is a ceremony; I bring it back to life, It is probable, growers of high grade seed grain. that it has some astrology in it; that indeed, that 90 per cent. of the fail- They operate according to definite ono has to consult the moon, the cal- ures in trnnspimeing small trees are rules in order that their seed, if sates- feeds his flock he walks behind the ender and the Cyclopedia Universalis. due to exposure, and injuries which factory, may be in line to receive the that a number of horticultural organ Yet the truth is that a young healthy occur between the time the tree is highest official seed grade, namely,' izations recommended the mime'ine' carr, pushing it ahead of him and tree is very hard to kill. With the dug and the moment when it gets back "Registered Seed." This grade of for the national flower of Canada. Th, +throwirg the feed to the ducks below. tree it is a matter of life or death; into the soil, seed is required to be pure as to and the tree wants to live a great Some of these injuries are duo to variety, free fromweed seeds and other deal worse than we want to have it. careless digging and packing, to bad impurities, contain not more than one All the ancient and solemn exhorts- storage, to heating or drying in ship seed of other cultivated crops per five tions to extreme caro are probably bunk. Take one, often repeated, about many parts of the province, So favor track, elevated above the water, upon ably has this flower been regarded which runs a small car. When ho ment or to exposure to the air and pounds of seed, and germinate at wind after unpacking. This last item least 90 per cent. Seed which does reserving all the small, fibrous roots. of exporurc is one of the most deadly; not quite comply with this high stan- P and inasmuch as it is whop n dard, in so far as freedom from other themselves alone in eollecttons of Now ordinary transplanting does not Y within rain is concerned but' perennials, and in decorative baskets! concrete is easily made and the result The next afternoon, Roily (mocked plan to water them about twice a preserve 5 per cent, of the aforesaid the control of the tree planter him o cultivated g is a tight job that will keep all vermin at Old Grumpyd r d ' his hand week either in the evening or in the fibrous roots; and if 5 or 10 per cent. self he is inexcusable, if he permits which does not contain more seeds of or vases. •Thraa•a a • columbine appears in many colors and shades. During recent years the long - spurred varieties have grown rapidly into favor. The columbine is frequent- ly used as a premium offered by hor- ticultural societies and is often shown A Cistern Cover. We have happily discovered that a five -dollar bill can easily be saved by the use of a discarded demountable bright sunshine hurts my eyes," and stems. —Cultivato well during the he went on down the road, his cane' growing season. This is done by stir - poking the sand at every step, ring with the hoe eighteen inches on The next morning Roily was fixing each side of the peas. Always keep the latch on the gate when Old the soil loose on the surface as this Grumpy passed. helps to keep it from drying out, "Good morning, Mr. Fox. 'It's a which is important, especially in dry beautiful morning, don't you ,think?" seasons. Peas always make the best he said. growth when the soil is moderately "Oh, it'll do," said Grumpy, and moist and the weather warm. Ex - his voice was ahnost gentle. This sur- tremely hot or extremely wet weather in the flower shows, in classes fortire rim in place of the usual cast-iron prised Roily so., much that he decided often spoils the bloom. If water "is • ml,nhole cover. The adaptation with to carry his plan further. handy during a hot spell, it is a good py oo , an in I from finding their way into the cis- he carried a big sack, tern. When the cistern or reservoir Come in, said Old Grumpy Fox, umbine exhibiting most striking and, is already built, the rim is laid on as ugly as he could. But when he more harm than good. Another plan beautiful colors. In all mixed herd-. top of the opening and built op all saw it was Roily his expression change some growers of sweet peas have fol- ers and beds they are almost indispen-I around with good rich concrete, Visit ed and his voice was gentle. lowed to advantage during; hot weath- tree really took up life anew. himself some concern is tri the pre- sable because they continue to bloom;, with its top edge. A little troweling "I have brought you some of my er is to spread litter of straw ma - Or take the other charming thought parallel' of the soli. Above has been seeding. over a fairly long period in the early, will rebult in a smooth job. The in- sugar cookies," said Roily, placing the -pure, or hay, love or three inches The Association constitutes the part of the summer, the foliage itself, side of the top edge of the rim in big sack in Grumpy's la thick on each side of the peas. This that all the main roots must be saved cited the practice of the silviculturists chief medium through which the pedi- is attractice, and does not appear toy p' and carefully combed out by soma in planting in raw sect; but this is not{ place flares out just right to mole the Right then a strange thing happen- is to help keep the moisture in the greed seed produced at the Expert- be subject to disease or insect enemies• flange on the 'cell. rete cover which 1s ed. Bigtears bean body's fingers, tenderly placed in their to be recommended for fruit trees, mental Farm is propagated and In cultivation the columbine can with- gy g to roll down Old natural positions and softly bedded bush fruits, ornamental trees andsmade in place. is Grumpy's cheeks• down with moist earth. Henry. sluubs or any alnico garden species. operates into our commerce. It also co-ts, better ipartial opede, althought it aSupport for running in the cover "No one has ever been so good to operates with best seed merchants, better in the op n sun. It requires a may be had on any hro ecikuN whit -harp before," said Grum between Stringfellow some years ago shocked Indeed, all experience shows emphati- the latter purchasing a considerable moderately rich soil for luxuriance may be inside the rim jafter it is in soba- Grumpy of growth and. bloom. In the mixed « , place or a false bottom may be made Perliags. you haven't been. good to border the columbine should occupy a of boauds and hung from wires tied them," said Rally, position towards the front because it to oawhorses or .a beam placed over "Well, I guess I •]iaye been rather the cool of the evening or early morn - does not grow higher than about the opening. We make the false bot-. cross," admitted Old G`nlimpy Fox, ing is the best time to cut the flowers twenty inches. tom roughly and fill in with tamped "Since you have been so laid to me, as it is much more pleasant work at The columbine is readily produced earth so that the cover will result in I can see what kindness. ineans to that time and the flower sterns are from seed but does not bloom the first being• about two inches thick when in' others" should be preserved by the conscien-�«.,its accuirence• tious gardener they would die and roti THE SIMPLE JOB OF HEELING IN. in the ground and a new set of feed-' The next point at which the anxious ers would be put out before the little tree transplanter may properly give other cultivated• grains than a total of 10 to the pound, may receive the official seed grade called Extra No. 1. It is one of these grades which the farmer should endeavor to secure for 'al forms of the col �' „ early ramming. This should be done thoroughly as a mere sprinkling does the horticultural world out of that caller that any failure to have the land notion. Ile preached what he called well cultivated, sweet and clean, "the new horticulture"; and his doe- greatly multiplies the percentage of trine succinctly stated, was that all losses. the roots should be cut off the trans If any number of trees are to be planted tree and nearly all the top.' planted it is often necessary to keep may most likely be able to secure Registered or Extra No. 1 seed of the varieties which will give them satis- factory results. The commercial value of pure, vital proportion of their supplies from or direct through the former. The As- sociation is, therefore, in a position to direct prospective purchasers wher- ever they may be as to where they When he was ready to plant there was them for a few days after their ar- nothing left but a stub of a root four rival from the nursery. They should inches long, a stub of a top four inches be heeled in. The trees are taken out long and a label. And the most ride- of the bale or packing box in which ground. It also saves a lot of work. Cutting.—Always cut the peas when they are fully developed, i.e., when all the buds on the stern are open. Never allow the seed pods to roan, and by.cutting frequently a better crop of flowers is procured. In year. Seed should be sown thinl covered only slightly as one would re enforcing and set in two horseshoes became known in Woodland as Old sow lettuce for example. The plants or pieces of strap iron for handles. Smiley Fox, because he did so many culous part of his system was that his they are received. The roots ai•e seed of productive varieties is fully require to be thinned out if growing Oil the inside of the rim to prevent things to make trees grew just as well as those cod- rolled in a puddle of thin mud. This' recognized by a great many of our too close together during the early the concrete from adhering to . Use was always ha others happy that he dled infants that were planted by process, known as uddl' i almost t f the d g Y happy himself. ever, it is not appreciated ver full to their permanent place an the boo- tv the cover I Y Y to set for a week ander damp earth __ � yet • + der in the autumn. Horticultural o- 1 covers the roots with a coating of soil, Special Trial Samples—In order to ciety members can arrange between Another instructi•o example show- which read retards their dyeing 1 m If 1 could but in Boyland dwell, y and edam. Use plenty of old iron rods for! Soon after that Old Grumpy Foy p o s, w p mg, s a mos beat farmers. Unfortunately,. how Par o e summer an transferred a one -to -three mix and all( the trained nurse. always followed by large planters and! We CAN'T MAKE DEAD ONES GROW 1 also by the knowing small ones. It; as by the average clop raiser.>3 and you w111 have a really fine job.I g y g facilitate and encourage the distrrbu- themselves to grow any kinds of I have a row of rhubarb, which for may be drawn from the universal I d let my doors stand wide apart, They are then placed in a trench, through Canada, the Canadian Seed' to be exchanged at- planting time. Cultivation and replanting did not practice of the foresters, They feel] usually about eighteen inches deep, Growers' Association is prepared to This is but one of the advantages of im rove it, so I decided last ear' For some Guests .to pass through. 3 f m t P Y obliged, or reasons o economy, to OPEN DOORS. ing how mucix a young tree will. stand out, erennials and othergarden flowers, There is a thing I'd do,- tion and trial or registered seed P several years has not been doing well. roots aro deeply' covered with receive orders for 100 pound or membershr in ane•of these societies. i cut out' all the frills and plant trees. P Y P —Ontario o Horticultural to make it grow' or kill it with kind- I'd welcome all of good' cress, t moist earth and solidly trodden down; more of Banner, Victory of Gold Rainrt Association. ness. I gave it the usual dose of just as rapidly and just as cheaply as Here they will keep for weeks pro -oats, O.A. 21 barley, or Huron, --'— • garden fertilizer, and then added Punto thers, IIelpfulxtess, it is possible, to do it. So they take vi- ed theweather i not so }Varna Marquis 00Wiley Ib wheat, at 3 . per 100 Hark! the hours are softlycalling, Do -unto -Others, n -Dr Honest a bucketful of nursery trees in one d s ti a m as q Y $ P g, three pounds n2 of soda, 'It And Tidiness -m -Dress!' hand and n special. spade or adz in to start them into growth nor so dry pounds, fay. shipping point, for the Bidding Spring .arise, grew and grew. I have never seen! 1 a < =p 11 • as to desiccate them, Of course the wheat and barley, and $3.75 per 100; To listen to the rain -drops :falling better rhubarb, nor* more of it, from' the other, start in a bee me up the A Will -to -Work,• Pr effects f sell b 1 h b f pounds for oats. A money order at- From the cloudy skies, to led to a letter: ordering 100 pounds To listen to Earth's weary voices, or inose of one. of teabove varieties Louder every ay, addressed to -the' Canadian Seed 'Grow- Bidding her no longer linger ers' Association, 114 Vittoria St., 'Ot- tawa will receive prompt attention. Theabove amount ofseedwould givega farmer a very good start in good seed and at the same time would givehim an opportunity o compare the returns from his own seed with those realized hem the seed pur- chased, To get rid of watts on people or animals, apply castor oil three or four times—wart will disappear. Promptness, and hill and plant as fast as the walk, o a very dry p can e ale the same number 'o plants. One of r't e leviated by heavy watering, myneighbors, who also used nitrate G,i ' A hole is forced in the raw weedy sod: g h d d g The •giant brave; I -Can, i• force into the hole,' When the hour comes for the final not so" much as I did, dissolved it in the seedling s dAnd all the friends whose diifluonee the earth is firmed back with one ab' Planting the trees can be taken out water and drenched his plants every > One needs i.n 'Gr j dryevenin • duringAril and 117 own -up -Lind. of a hobnailed boot and the tree 1s, of the testicle and placed in a large g p ay !anted. In Spite of the unprepared, pail or a barrel. In this receptacle showed me' stalks twenty-four inches But should Temptation once is will he some water and perhaps some and measuringfour acid a' half p aiIm soil ;and. in spite, of the competition of � p P long h With other T'oex, a score, On her charmed way.• .y_ Hens in their second year of laying are tae most satisfactory, as their chicks are stronger and developbet- ter.. These. birds should be the,best of the original flock of pullets, weeds and grass, nearly all these trees soil, to ]seep the toots from drying. inches around, with leaves twenty- I'd summon Conscience tom ai many plantedseven inches wide. The rhubarb was y d' If trees are to be the g grow. I tAndquickly bolt my door. So we may with confidence ape,holes should be dug in advance or by just as tender and juicy as you could' proach our little task of transplanting a separate gang working ahead. If want.—B. a Welsh. At times' one's doors .should open our few garden trees. We will not ask only -a dozen or so are to lie handled Producers are advised not to feed stand; thern, either, to submit to any un-' the holes can be dug one at a, time cissa.: r n -lou in On the eon -I as we are ready, for thein. The holes If the roosts and nests are painted with a strong salt brine, there will be no more trouble with mites. Fuse an old paint brush. Do not let the chick- ens drink any of the brine. no o h s poultry before shipping, unless the Tn Boyland forst to last,- y g g must be dugbigenough' and deepbirds will not arrive until the follow- But there are times in every life, teary, we will do what we easily can1 g . in da It is desirable to havepow,- When one should -shut them fast! he happyin their new( enough for the trees, remembering on g Y pz 1 to make them the one hand that roots should not be homes.. try arrive with empty crops. I Adelbert F. Caldwell. firmer.—Ontario Horticultural Asso- elation. • Rot Fines. r: Mdayyures should be taken to pre- 4.. vent horses becoming 'infested with the larvaeaa bot flies by protecting their from titte.,ogg-laying attack' of h: the parent fly. 'The clipping of the long hairs from the R'eion of the p; . head, breast, shoulders anct , -Pee/eao-'---..---- fords some protection in that it re- duces the probabilityof the fly being able to attach its eggs. The . areas where the egg -laying fly usually de- posits her eggs should' be frequently soaked with oil or grease. This pre- vents the eggs .areal adhering to the hair. Pieces of cotton or cheesecloth fastened to . thebridle and harness in such a manner as to co voe the tinder surface of the jaws, the breast and forearms affords some protection and reduces greatly the possibility of the horse wintering a stomach full of bet larvae and suffering in consequence of such. A little attention to what may seem trivial to many .makes the difference between the horses being thrifty and in good condition or 'un thrifty and hidebound. Swat the bet Ily, or at least prevent it from carry- ing out its destructive work. The successful man keeps his mouth shut and his mind open.