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The Seaforth News, 1925-06-25, Page 6SEED IMPROVEMENT IN CANADA Dominion Occupies a Foremost Placein This Important Work—Widespread O'rganization. How to 1,entify the Plum Spider Mite. The European red mite is a fruit pest which teas introduced into Can- ada on nursery stock imported from Europe, Known also as the plum -CEREALIST. spider mite, it is found in the fruit BY L. H. NEWMAN, DOMINION districts of the Maritime Provinces, Among the countries of the world, ceded, stimulusthrough the remarkable Ontario, and British Columbia, and le ' . g Canada occupies a foremost place in winnings of Canadiintgrains exhibit- especially injlirions to plums. Anew z 1 both for d by rnembcre at the Tnteiviat oval,circular, issued by the Dominion En system. to see orgpro arson tion tautological Branch, gives the life his - and. for Seed Exhibitions. In this connec o Systematic seed improvementfor _ it is interesting to rlotc; that practic- Y and methods of control of this handling high- class seed in eommer ail everyear since the inception of Pest and tells how to identify it, and Tw Twenty years ago, thr e Canadian control,' Se Y Y especially how 'to distinguish it from Twenty years the: Canadian Seed these International Seed ,Exhibitions, The e ms of howaurs. established' some fifteen years ago, the world- the common red spider.g> Growers' headquarters' ata fire led mite are at Eater pink and, late,. with at Ottawa, for the famous Marquis wheat, originated at • th greater inter- .the Experimental Farm, Ottawa, or a a dull, dark red, while those of e eurpose of encouraging common red spider are at first color - est in the production and use of a bet- derivative of this variety, has won p the grand sweepstake prize for the less and later reddish in hue. The best hard spring wheat. Daily Doings. Encourage children to keep a diary. It will train .thein to habits of obsere vation and give them more Base and' greater naturalness in writing than can be acquired by 4c11oo1 eampOS1- tions, because they keep a diary as a pleasure, not as a task, and because they deal in it with everyday things they actually know and do. My children have small diaries with five limes for each day's notation. In the evening they confer with each other as to what was the most import- ant event of the past twenty-four No two decide on the same thing and ne two express what they write ih the same etyle. Ifeepiug a diary helps them inspell-, ing as well as in the art of expressing' themselves and, though their lives aro not eventful, it will be interesting for i them to look back over these records in after years. They are not permit- ted to pry into each other's diaries, and I read whet they write only on invitation,—M. P. D. ter class of seed on Canadian farms. This association is composed of indi- vidual growers who operate according to certain regulations. There are now 'upwards of 4,000 of these men scat- tered throughout all the provinces of the Dominion, and their work is hav- able assortment of varieties of grain, cular, which may be obtained from Ing a widesirread influence. The old Recl Fife wheat which first the Publications Brauch, Dept. of While most of the 'actual breeding attracted the attention of the world Agriculture, Ottawa, gives concise in - work is performed at the various agri- to Canada as a producer of wheat of formation concerning the pest, include cultural colleges and experimental high quality, has been superseded by ing methods of control. ' stations, yet there is a considerable at least seven other varieties, both —. --.„e,_ —Y number of the members who•carry on as regards yield and earliness of ma- The European Red Mite. i` lection )work in one form or another, g P ,tata•ity, The hIarquis wheat just re - VARIETIES OP GRAIN. Thanks to the work of the various plant -breeding institutions, Canada now has at her disposal a very credit - nymphs of the former are dull red and those of the latter flesh colored. The adult mite is carmine while the spider is green, yellow or orange. The spiders spin conspicuous strands of silk while the mites de not. The cir- and who have contributed very ma -occupies rst lace Re re- The European red mite, known also ferred to areafirst P as theplum spider mite, is a serious terialiy to the improvement *of the Bards total grown. It is esti- P' varieties commonly grown. Their work mated that at least 90 per cent. of all pest of plum and other fruit trees in to -day, however, is largely that of the spring wheat grown lit Western different parts of Canada. It passes muaiplying the so-called "Elite. Stock Canada, and about 70 per cent. of the the winter in the egg stage. The eggs, Seed" developed by the colleges and spring. wheat grown to the United which in the winter are located en etatione. These institutions realise States consists of Marquis. the' bark, hatch during the blossom fully that, if their work is to be pre-! ; In Eastern Canada Huron Ottawa season, and the dull, red colored lar- ductive of the greatest benefit to the3 is now recommended and is grown vae migrate to the kayos and feed on country, their products must lie usedto a considerable extent, Certain them. In a little over two weeks they .by those who grow crops. They reel.' other romisin • varieties of wheat are mature and the females lay eggs size £urtheemcre that, in the absence pro - produced at the Experimental Farm, on the foliage. Though not very pro- of any definite system of control, their Ottawa, as 1v H,1 as at some of the lino, the shortness of their life cycle productions very quickly night lose provincial institutions are at present accounts foe their rapid increase by their identity, or depreciate through, under investigation, and it is safe to snaking es many as six generations becoming mixed with other sa ts.; say that some of these will find e possible during the summer, A net They therefore welcome and encour-; place. circular issued by the Dept. of Agri- age in every way the work of the Whi:•e steadyand substantial ro- culture at Ottawa, descllbes the ap- association. P pearance of these mites and thein- gress is being made in the production jury they cause. They are controlled A LUSTY YOUNGSTER. t and development of superior varieties by spraying with commercial lime s l - In a number of the provinces, sub-, of grains there 'IS room for improve- phur at the regular 'tithes for other sidiary seed organizatiuns have been mart. In the West, for instance, pests. established. Of these, the Alberta' there is a need for productive, strong- — —»>- Seed Gravers' Association is probably; strewed varieties of wheat of high . Don't forget that wood -ashes are doing the largest business, although' quality which will either resist or excellent to spread over the ground it has only b, on operating for two' escape the ravages of wheat-2$em rust, where you intend to plant late radish - years. During this period, it has sold' A good deal of progress has been made es. Wood -ashes are good for most many thousand, of bushels of wheat,1 in this direction already, and it is l any garden crop, for that matter, and oats, and barley, `sort: of which have confidently expected that before very they ave rich in potash, an element . come as far east as Ontario. Very long varieties will be, introduced whichl that costs money. - considerable quant,tie:s have also gone will be able to cope more successfully _ _ to the United State., The United' with this grave menace to su'ccessfu] I. States trade has received a very de- erop . S o Our Rubber -Tire Swing. Out under the elm, when dishes are done, My sister and I have the mostest font Sometimes we play "bear" and pre- tend we're afraid, Sometimes we play school, and besides wo'vo made A playhouse, a "teeter" and 'boat everything— But most fun of all is our rubber -tire. awing!—Ellie Dawson. Marking' Clothes. I find that marking my_ children's clothes saves much time in sorting after each washing, as well as pre- venting disputes among the children. Each child has' a different color, Stockings and underwear are marked with colored yarn and lighter gar- ments with colored throad.—M. V. S. MEALS I` COOS THAT THE M -FOS LIF Never do I see an ambitious binder or header moving through golden wheatfields or a crew of hungry har- vesters coming in•to dinner but what I remember a shining best buckle with pink sets, The buckle was purchased with money my father gave me when I was fourteen as reward for ,cooking for his harvest hands two long weeks. Whilethesun sizzled above the west- ern plains I had the time of my- life, experimenting in the kitchen, learning to roll pie crust that didn't have to patched and making dishes that I'd never try in view of my mother's experienced eyes. • The meatus and recipes for haayest I meas which I am gassing, on to yen had their beginning as long ago—well, as `the days when belt buckles were in vogue. My experiences have convinced me that all hungry farmers. have •a fond nese for the following foods: Beef, roasted in the oven or kettle, boiled with noodles, ground and baked. in a loaf, and in stews made by combining the left -over meat with vegetablees;, baked.' ham, cold sliced tomatoes, cab- ' salad and Cole slaw and cucum- bers sliced in vinegar; pie and 'cook- ies. And whenever two targe dishes of the cold vegetable are placed on the table tlle'cool< always scores a hit, Coffee, an abundance of it, has 110 ,substitute, Here aro two of my favorite menus for harvest .meals: Beef with Raisin Sauce Brown Gravy Potatoes au Gratin Creamed Peas Bread - Butter Apple Jelly Sliced Cucumbers Core Slaw 1 Vanilla Ice Cream Butterscotch Cookies Coffee Iced Tea, Ouch! Visitor—"What small girls you em- ploy in your dairy!" Foreman --"Yes, those are our con- densed milk maids." Some varieties of fruit trees are always sending up suckers just at their base. If these are cut now in hot weather it gives them a setback they are not apt to overcome. • p _ THE G ; "DIAN OF THE TREE ORPHANS Bolstering Up the Summer this bulletin we learn that neglected! , slash is often the cause, of outbreaks.' BY M. K. O'DONNELL. Lay. • Infected trees, which turn red int it is a fact that summerpro- clumps and scattered patches, usually,I "Dash" was a large St. Bernard.gwalking between Oe children and the duction is quite roftable. Each die n oneyear, losingtheir foliageHis master had raised him from al vehicles and keeping them over to tho q p yearside of the road out of danger, Many there seems to be a constantly iltcreas- by the first winter following the at-� little pup. He was a last' dog, wtth� a time when the children were play- ed demand for strictly fresh, nett -laid tack and the injury spreading in the, a heavy coot of soft dark brown hairi ing in the middle of the road and the ergs in the summer. The price minim subsequent summer to the surround-; and a band of pure white around his; dog saw an auto approaching, he very quickly in warm weather for the ing green timber. Almost invariably, neck. Dash worked very Bard for he' would catch each child by the clothing strictly fresh product. Anything which; the infested green trees show many; had the care of three little chi:dren.( in turn and hurry him to a place of the poultryman can do to bolster up: small masses of gum about the size. ,heir mother was a wary busy woman, � i safety, T production through the warm sunt-' of the thumb or smaller, studded over mer months will mater:ally swell his •the lower ten to forty feet of the bark 'for they were poor, and she had not: Dash was very fond of his master income from market eggs, Here are of the trunk. Many beetle -infested, much sparer time. The big, good-itvtro had airways treated him kindly. seemed a few suggestions that will help trees, says Dr. Swaine, have the bark" natured dam scented to understand' One evening when this good man 'vas in attaining this goal. partly removed by woodpeckers, which this perfectly and acted as if it WAS: hie way home from his. work he was [ +- u nth eve'o in roods and his duty to care for the children. I killed when crossing the railroad a.. that the layers have coal, wet. feed po e d p g b Itis master's home was on the bank track For days the dog refused to ventilated houses with plenty of open are often an important factor in` • of a large river, a dangerous place taste food, but he never forgot in his fronts with back ventilators and with checking or preventing outbreaks.' for such little children to pray butt grief to look well after the three ehil- THE POSSIB113:1rl O GARNET WHEAT • and ry brown on the tither. Make ^ u The Dominion Cerealist, recently +•raw from the drippings in the pan, addressing the agricultural council of b Y PO - the Houso 'of Com noes, speaking ocf !'OT ROAST o1•' Er11'. a n•ew wheat developed at the Experi- Wi e a four -pound shoulder roast ntal Fermis, ,made the statement: P P ui oet of cod meat wlieat ma with a piece of'c•.oth wri g The producon of "Gann y water, rub over with two teaspoon§ possibly in the real•, future replace salt, sprinkle -with. pepper; and roll, the famous Marquis wheat.., This new in Raul. Sear the entire surface m wheat has capabilities of high pro - a frying, pati containing hot fat fried duction in seasons of drought, ripens from-sal•t pork. When the meat is' earlier than Marquis, even in wet browned place in a kettle and add weather, thereby escaping the possi- an -4 cook, slowly four. hours or until hoped that Garnet wheat may extend the meat is very tender. Add more the wheat 'growing area many miles water during tho cooking if necessary,' farther• north,° and turn the treat two or three times.) In all appreciation of Marquis Make a gravy from the kettle drip- wheat, it is difficult to grasp' the full, pings, significanet+ of. this. Marquis wheat, one-half Scup developed by Charles' Saunders, who Brown onrhelf cup butter and add was recently granted, a pension of one-fourth clap flour, rive teaspoons $5,000 per year• by the 'Canadian Gov - salt and a dash of pepper. Stir in ernment for his invaluable, coni;ribu- two cups hot water. When the mix -tion to the continent's agriculture, and taro begins to thicleen add one cap was awarded the gold medal by' the raisins and two tablespoons lemon Society of Canada, has to some juice. Serve on the platter with the extent revolutionized wheat growing in America. In the past twenty 'years BUTTERSCOTCH COOh.I37$. it has placed millions of additional Cream one cup shortening with two dollars in the pockets of Canadian and cups brown sugar. Adid two beaten. United States femme. The statement eggs, Sift four cups pastry flour with forces attention to what ltas been ac one teaspoon soda and one teaspoon complished in wheat growing in West cream of tartar. ,Stir a part of the eine Canada, dry ingredients into the egg mixture 12 PER CENT CP *MUM'S *HEAT CROP, and add one teaspoon vanilla. Knead in the remainder of the flour and one' The development of the raw plains cup chopped nut meats. Shape the; of the West into a: productive terri- dough into loaves and set in the ice tory known familiarly as the "Gran - box or a chilly place for several hours' arY of the Empire" has been rapid and or overnight. Slice oft' and bake in al sensational, In the early eighties, hot oven. These cookies may be made the :possibilities of• wheat paoduc- several days before using, tion were regarded very sceptically, and many authorities stated' clog - Use tau GRATIN. matically that it would never be pro - ,d treex cups boiled sauce, which diceis duced., economically there. In 1924, pro - and three cups white sauce, is forty years.later; Canadian wheat made by thickening two and' three- acreage was 22,505,000 and the esti fourths cups sweet milk with five esti- tablespoons flour and seasoning with prated spring wheat production 271,- ' three tablespoons butter and three 622,000 bushels. r This compared with teaspoons salt. Use one-half cu at-, and acreage of 50,669,000 and a pro - led cheese. Arrange the potatoes and duction of 872,673,000 in the United white amen in alternate layers in al States in the same year. Canada's liakin dish,sprinkling every lawer yield in the past .year twee meal to layer should be of white sauce. Cover gP - nearly 12 pgr cent. lot the world s with a little of the cheese, The top wheat crop grown in 31 countries, 00 recorded by the International Insti- tute, as against 32 per cent. la that of the United States crop. windONS under the dropping boards' Where attacks are threatened or sus Baked Ham Gravy Apple Sauce Mashed Potatoes String Beans Boiled with Salt Pork Sliced Tomatoes Cabbage Salad Bread Butter Strawberry Preserves Fried Apple Pies with Cheeee Coffee Iced Lemonade I eometimes substitute chocolate pudding with cream in place of the Ice cream; but as a rulo the men like the frozen dessert best, and it can be made early in the morning, which eliminates last-minute preparations. I use a crankless freezer with excel- lent results, Frequently the beef is roasted with catchup, I use a water- less cooker for roasting, and this elim- inates the basting. Various kinds of pies are used for the fried ones, but the fried variety may be made a few days before serving if stored in cov- ered jars. Some of the recipes which I use at this season are as follows: BEEP ROASTED WITH CATCHUP. Sprinkle a four -pound rump roast with ono teaspoon salt, one-fourth teaspoon pepper and two and one- half tablespoons flour; put into a cooker and pour on one cup catchup. Bake three hours in a moderate oven. When well browned on one side turn at the hack of the houeh 'meted the Domininn Entomologist at• no one was ever uneasy as long as dram Shortly after this their mother--- ----- hWl Be absolutely sure that the birds! Ottawa should be advised. Mean -'the dog was with the c r'ld ren. l ten, died and t1 lest sunt , an a -c1 et..y ad pot roast, the top with fine bread crumbs and brown in a moderate oven. - PRZEn 1'TE'. In 1911 Canada'first entered the in - Roll baking powder biscuit datigh ternational lists with her wheat, since about one-eighth inch thiels and cut 'when she has failed in only one Year in circles. On one-half of these rounds to Carry away the wor'd's champion- pl'ace a little sweetened apple sauce. ' The other pirc'.es use for covers. Tho ship, when she had the consolation of edges are moistened slightly with cord knowing that the twinning Montana, water and pressed together firmly farmer had produced his crop from Then these little pies• are fried with Canadian seed. The yield of wheatin doughnuts in deep fat. When, cooked, Canada is consistently higher than in they are drained and rolled in sugar.l other countries of similar conditions. Other fruit sauce may be substituted! The worlds record` wheat crop was i t , • grown in Alberta ii?•.1923 when 108,-. for -apple sauce. 443,000 bushels were produced on 5, - OI D-PASHzoNrn r.E YIONAnE. 1958,361 acres, nn average of 28 bush Boil six cups water, eight cuPs ars to the acre of wheat weighing. sugar and the grated rind of six 61,45 pounds to the bushel. lemons together ten minutes. Then add three cups Iemon,julce.• Cool and) CHAS4PtONsnirS IN 1870 AND 13'33. dilute with ice water, 'using one cup' ' One is inclined to wonder how much .lemon syrup to three cups of water, l farther north the wheat bet can be Add chopped ice. The syrup may be pushed. In 1876 the prize-winning bottled and kept in a cord place for wheat at the Centennial Exposition of future use. y, Make Your Own Porch are free from body Ike and red Writes.! time a study of Dr, Swaine's buitetin,ithey played by the tint Dash never. camp to live with them. i nshi ' Mats. left th" far a lnnmeet. He aways• Dasln- continued his ouard a p The use of blue ointmentfor ce,; the Iiwhich can be had free on application' Arid painting the perches, nest:, and; to the Publications Branch of the Ds-, walked along between 'item and the dropping boards with a good mite, pertinent of Agriculture, with its sew - water. If any one of them ventured . too mar the edge, he would shove the r threeeral descriptive illust:a ions of the' paint—two o times during the; P t child awe from the water a safe summer, if necessary—will mean the, beetle stages, velli be tind interest-; rt addition of many dollars to the in -1 ing and enlightening. distance on the bunk, come. Birds which are fretted and __�io- ( At the front of the arouse there was worried and ,steric with1 a road, busy with autos passing every pestered irseete ° cannot: le • their es i Origin of the Turkey. ' minute of the day. Dash never had a y e beet. is generally sueed, says the moment's peace when the iitt'e came Sa th nt the layers have somo shade p,:oPoultry Husbandman of the Dominion played near the river. He watched' rgiopresent, P in their yards. If `cess, bushes or, Experimental Farms, :n his bulletin! continually for cars and rige, always natual veetaton are nt • theplanting of corn, sunflower seeds, i on the care and management of tuck t or other luxuriant vegetation will beeys, that our domestic turkey origin -1 a great help in protection against the ated from the common American wild. M• luring rays of the Burr. turkey, y, which was the largest of the, wdlk' funai:y, although some writers; Then be sure that the i'irds have an claimt:,at the bronze variety, which', abundant supply of clean. fresh water, is the most popular In Canada, carne, ,i. kept in a shady place. An abundant water supplyhelps the birds to control from the ia'-:ican turkey, because of p ;its brdldian�v of color and white body temperature. testae., reduce the main ration' ; markings on tall and tail coverts. It' f1 which is fed from eight to ten pounds cannot bo denied, add: Mr.A. G. Tay -1 of grain per 100 birds per day, and or, the Poultry H+i n,adntan, that' see that they eat incre<ed quantities there has been consid rable infusion; of dry mash, gi-e then a et mash, of blood of the American wild turkey feeding it once a day, using regular. due to crossing of wi:d toms with:, dry math and moistening it with skim domestic hen turkeys, There are more milk, buttermilk or di,ut8d meniso'id than a dozen breeds of the bird,i buttermilk, . the principal of which are the Bronze„ It is possible, through good manage- White Holland and Narraganett.i went, to retard the molt, prolong the Other breeds arse Black, Slate and; summer lay and increase the egg pro- the adu lt cock am: B Reda Standard weights of duction per bird ten to twelve egg, by White, Holland 28 lbs , oNarrane iganestl observing these simple practices, and Bourbon Red each 30 ibs:, Black' —" • and Slate each 27 lbs„ and of thohen:. The Destructive Spruce Banc Bronze 20 lbs., White Holland, Na. Beetle. i ragenett, Black, Slate and Bourbon During the last nine or ten your Red each 18 lbs. 2Ii Taylor is also authority for the statement that there' extensive outbreaks of the "Dc-struc , is Iitt:e difference in the hardiness of t tive Spruce Bark Beetle have occur the breads and that the flesh of all red in Eastern Canada, particularly turkeys is very similar both in tee - Algoma the Gaspe Peninsula, Que., in the ture and flavcr, Algoma district and in many Spruce •___ .-r,_ , stands in New Brunswick It has ap- Last ye:s 'e berry boxes for this' peered in several places as far west year's fruit may Cost ^you a good sale. as Lake Superior. The Entornologiral• Some folks don't like to find petrified: Branch of the Dominion.`)ept. of Agri-' 1923 or 1924 harries in 1925 packages, culture is actively engaged in prose and you can't blame them. •i£ they curing methods for control and in gen- don't. The cantling• hruses don't care oral searching for means' to suppress; --.use -old boxes for this trade, if you the pest. In furtherpnce of the work a pamphlet has been issued by the Dept. prepared by Dr. S• M. Swaine,' Associate Dominion Entomologist, in which the origin,history, life and habits, and control of the beetle are felly and clearly dealt 'with. From must use 'em, but use naw boxes for the retail trade, I've found that it paysee-G. PIctI. Ido be sura,. ful with the orchard :tour thing:: ine't be done—prune, epvay, cultivate and fertilize. ,r until the children were old enough to go to school. After he was relieved of his duties in looking after the chit-. Scan he seemed to grow lonely and sad. His appetite grew less and less daily until he was a mere skeleton. One morning he was focird dead. Dash was well known in the tow t where his master had lived, and was called by everybody "The Guardian of the Three Orphans." The oldest .,hip ritegbing the. 03120. s020. For 124 ya., 1, t111.0 :rn eanat vemet cf clone, England, bafa tridec1 ontinitriusly between 'Seat121.a•ton a as the Isle of Wight. During this time, she is reckonecl to Have traveled over halt' a 10011011 miles and remarkable considering her size, she has carried 400,000 tons of. cargo.- For the back porch you need a mat that will stand hard and con- tinuous usage, and one made from corn husks will he found to give the most satisfaction. The work of making these mats is light and pleasant and so simple that the children may assist you. Only the white, soft inner husks are retained. These should be laid Take great pains at first to hold the braid rather loosely, so that the mat will lie fiat instead of bulging up on the floor. After a few times around' you will have no tremble. Fasten the end firmly and put the mat upon the floor with the smooth side down. Masse the Best of What You Have. Do you long for a cunning little flat in a box or barrel and kept to be desk for your guest room? used for mat making during the win- Go up to the attic and drag out the ter and spring. old washstand which has been hiding Start the braid with six husks, tied beneath the dust of years. Then, be - together with stout twine halfway ford you blush the cobwebs out of down their length. Divide off three your hair, make a search for those walnut boxes with little drawers which used to stand on either side of the mirror on your mother's marble - strands, 'each -having two husks in it, and begin to braid. Cross the left strand over the right and, when you bring the third strand topped dresser. over tho right, add two new husks to) Nail these two boxes upon the rear that strand. Take care to leave a, side of the desk, connecting them with good throe incites of that part of the a three-inch board. Re•nove the towel husk which was stripped from the racks and cut a semi -circular segment cob projecting at the top of the braid. ,from the under shelf to permit leg Add two lrusios to each strand, in room for the person sitting at the im- this sante way, as each one is brought. provised desk ' Sandpaper off all the over the rightside and -held firmly by'' old paint and varnish 'and enamel the your thumb. 1 whole with apple green or peacock etlittle attention to your braid will blue decorated with' bines- of black scan teach you to keep -the projecting.• and sliver. A rash -bottomed porch stubs of tho cam length and to sol chair finished in the same colors might wrap the•short ends in the new husks, accompany as pretty a writing desk added -that the braid will be smooth on' as Yon could -wish to even. the under side. If an unevenness is? coen, urbraid back to the place and do: . Garden of Eden Pudding the work over again. The sante husks: . can be used for the second braiding, F, This pudding not only 'rakes a de- as they are sufficiently tough not to lieious dessert ,for dinner or luncheon; be harmed by lian$dng, I but served with coffee end mints it Every now and then coil the braid rhakes.a de=ectab:e afternoon' or even - around itself upon the, floor, in round, ing menu .where light refreshments of elliptical shape, to determine thetire desired. size. ` When' it is large enough, fastenl Wrapped in oil paper it will keep the end with twine, as you would eie1 d venal days, only whipped cream be - hair with ribbon, ing needed to complete it.• Tha braid must be thoroughly damp -I Mix together rine pound of dates, end before the sewing is done, as the one cupfu'1'of granulated sugar and dry husks would be too brittle to hold one cupful of nutmeats, not too finely stitches. Let it stand in water over-'' chopped. Add two well -beaten eggs • night and then drain for. several hoursand two heaping tablespoonfuls of Philadelphia carte from the Peace Riven country of Northern Annete, and in 1893 another section. of the sane territory carried off the cham- pion wheat honors at the Chicago World's Fair. North of Edmonton in Alberta, rave hundred riles north or so of the international }seeder, wheat which cannot be excelled is raise'l, and this year more than two minion bushels of it came out of the country over the Edmonton, Dnnvegan and British Columbia railway. Between 1910 and 1920 the acr tga devoted to wheat in Cc nada incl eeme:l by approximately one hundred per cent. If the same in3 e `s3 in culti- vation is recorded in the present de- cade, Dominion wheat production will he in the neighborhood of from 650,- 000,000 to 600,000,000, and yet not half the available wheat lend in the three Prairie Provinces will have been brought under settleni : t. Jt is vir- tually impossible to vision a time when that vast territory will be producing to capacity. In Saskeiediewan only 34.7 rer cent of the cenavable area of the province is s.1iin ited to be. ne tot ander field crops; in 4 Rolla only 17.5 per cent, of such acreage; and in Man- itoba only 11.8 per cent. 11 is 1till farther estimated that there are yet 30 000,000 acres of eu t1 abbe Iand!s unsettled within fifteen nines 01' both sides of exiting railroads, • • � 111101lIIUIi111111� 0,1414 l before beginning to work upon re Use flour. Bake in a slow oven about the largest size darning needle red: twenty-five minutes. Serve with whip - but vory strong linen' ped cream, garnish with cherries- , tvine. Do not fake your thread too; aPaint the erche ---..------ thread " +• long, as it may knot. Pnsten each new F .-s-evo.•y four months thread to the old one with a goad with warm tallow andthus keep mites firm square knot. 1 away. , He—"Yea, that. cashier who dleap- peered• from carr bank is a- shin t tall feuott ." She --"What do you,mean?" 1 Pio--"Short $50,000 and six feet tall."