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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1917-12-27, Page 7By Agronomist Tile Department Is for the use of our farm readers who want the advice of an expert on any question regarding soil, seed, crops, etc, If your queetlon Is of sufficient general interest, It will be answered through this column, If etamped and addressed envelope le enclosed with your letter, a complete answer' will be mailed to yam Address Agronomist, care of Wilson Publishing Co,, Ltd„ 78 Adelaide St, W., Toronto, (lraesea have an important pltrce available phosphoric acid. Never hi crop rotation. In choosing the prix ashes and manure or lime and rna- variety of none grass to be sown, at- nure for this reason, Lime is highly toution should bo paid to the moisture desirable for all crops of the legume requirements cif the gross and its notisee, such as peas, beans, -clover, udn•ptation to the particular Keil in alfalfa and the like, not so much bee which it is to be planted, cause it is a plantfood ns because it Timothy, Kentucky blue grass, mea- brings the sod into condition where dote fescue, recital), biome, amend, the bacteria that live on the roots of Bermuda and tall oat grass have -.a • the legumes thrives at their beat. general adaptation to farni crape. Ashoa" are especially valuable on soils Usually- these grasses should be sowna'where root crops are to be grown, in conrbivation with one or mora of the since the amount of potash which they legumes, such as, alfalfa m' clover, as contain—if the application is fairly this improves the condition of the soil liberal --will materially help the lay and adds a great deal of nitrogen, ing down of starch within the roots Combinations of grass that have of sugar beets, turnips or potatoes. been grown suceessfudly in some At the same time, the addition of ashes, since it carries a considerable amount of lime, tends to bring the re- action o' the soil into such form that parts are 8 lbs. of timothy and 2 lbs, of mammoth or alsike clover; 12 lbs, of orchard grass and 8 lbs. of red cloy- it is a good habitation for the pro- er; 'red 10lbs. cloverof5 lbs,eofgrass 'Me neand grass,of 6 pagation of potato scab. If'potatoes lbs. of orchard grass, and 8 lis, of red have been treated with formalin, bow - clover so as to kill the scab and spares clover to the acre. that may lie attached to them, very A desirable mixture for some locali- little i»;iury from scab results from ties is 6 lbs. of redtop, 6 lbs. of mea- , the use of a medium amount of wood dow fescue, and (i lbs. of orchard ashes onthe soil, tion is 10 the. grass, For others a good combina- F armor; Can you tell me how to of Femme grass' and 10 re/Ruble Windbreak. By T, S. Ilurd. A windbreak is desirable wherever. an orchard is exposed to strong winds, ;trine trees and Chinese Reber vitae planted yearn ago now constitute the beat windbreaks, Objections are often made to the red cedar on ac- count of the fungus, one stage of which spreads to apple trees, The damage from this source is probably overestimated. The real objections to evergreens is that they are slow in growth, averag- ing We feet. a year, They afford, however, the maximum resistance to wired all the time, The roots of evergreen do not spread widely, and the orchard trees can bo planted with- in a%hort distance of the windbreak. If a person does not like plass he should plant hard wood trees, such as walnuts, pecans, or oalcs, In thirty- five to forty yeare these trees will make a good windbreak, It is really a case of planting for your grand- children. With hard woods the lum- ber investment always pays. Cottonwoods, hedge, and mulberry trees ars much in favor, They are rapid growers, and consequently the orchard trees must he planted several rods away. The rate of growth more than compensates the man who must protect his orchard in a short time for lbs. of alfalfa. None of the tame exterreinate wild oats and curled dock. grasses have succeeded in some parts, except when' pinr-ted in very rich creek bottoms. The usual amounts of seed per acre when sown alone are 12 lbs. of thn- othy, 24 lbs, of, Kentucky blue grass, 20 lbs. of .prcharcl grass, 12 to 15 lbs. of meadow fescue, 14 lbs. of redtop, 20 lbs. of brains grass, 25 lbs. of tall oat grass, 1.0 lbs. of red clover, 10 -lbs. of mammoth clover, 6 lbs. of alsike, 12 to 16 lbs. of alfalfa. When two or more varieties are sown together it is more satisfactory to sow at a slightly in- creased rate. B.C.:—What effect on the soil has the application of hydrated lime and unbleached wood ashes? Effect of mixture of the two with stable ma- nure? For what crop are they best suited? Answer: -- The application of Hydrated lime or' unbleached wood ashes to tho soil, if the soil is clayey in nature, tends to gathertogetherthe tiny particles of clay soil into a coarser crumb, and to materially bene- fit the mechanical condition of the soil. When hydrated lime or unbleached ashes is mixed with stable manure, it tends to liberate the ammonia or nitro- gen of the manure and to revert the The problem of economical produc- tion, with feed at the present prices, is a question that has been worrying producers during the past few months. The question of what to feed is one that requires snore careful considera- tion than ever before. Feed is .high, therefore the flock should be culled closely and nothing but the most vig- orous birds retained. They -should not only be fed heavily, but should be feel such feeds as will give results. For this purpose it is necessary to supply cereal, animal, vegetable and mineral Cereal or grain feeds should form the principal part of the ration and for best results a certain proportion should be ground, The question is what are the best and most economical feeds to use. During ordinary times, a mixture of corn, wheat and oats popular, but under present conditions milling wheat should be conserved for human food and only the lower grades used' for stock feed. Lower: grade wheat, oats and corn, buckwheat and barley these are all feeds that may be used to advantage. The extent to which each is used will depend on' prices, For ground fend, buckwheat screen- ings may be used to advantage, also mixtures containing bran, cornmeal, ground oats or other similar grains, 'Vegetable or green feed is absolute- ly necessary to keep the flock in thrifty condition. For this purpose; sprouted oats is one of the very best. tt not', only supplies succulence, but grain feed as well. Mangels, turnips, cabbage, small potatoes- oar other similar waste peoclucts may all be used to- advantage, Animal or meat feed is a`form of food that poultry keepers frequently neglect supplying, It is not pos- sible for a hen to produce eggs profit- ably on an all -grain ration, Sour milk is usually available on j'evme and no animal feed will give bettor re- sults, as it not only supplies the neces- sary feed, but it also keeps the birds in good tone. If mills is not available, beef scrap, blood flour, green cut bone or similar feeds must be supplied to HIGHEST PRICES PAID For POOL•IIRY, pgM2 teas di FEATHERS Pamela wren) or particulars, 7:'. PotrZest es do., e9 soaeeeonrw 5100o'ket, 16troatroru and wormseed mustard? Answer:—All three weeds you men- tion can be exterminated by bringing the piece of and infected under cul- tivation ultivation and keeping it worked for a cultivated crop such as corn, potatoes and the like for two or three years, being careful of course to cultivate the crop sufficiently often to kill the growing weed plants, Broadleaf mus- tard can be killed out by spraying with iron sulphate. For every acre to be sprayed, mix up 100 pounds of sulp- hate of iron with 40 gallons of water. When the material is dissolved it should be applied in a finely divided form much like a mist. Spraying machinery for spraying potatoes gives a very satisfactory distribution for this material, W S,:-1. Can you tell me a remedy for wire worms? They destroyed some oats last sumnt& 2, Is there any way I can kill sow thistle in cul- tivated fields? Answer: -1. Goocl crop rotation is about the only known remedy for the extermination of wire worms. 2. In order' to ogedicate sow thistle, cut down the 'high stalks with a scythe just before the thistles come into flower. Chop rotation and careful summer fallowing seems to be about the only way to get rid of this pest. their greed in the use of the soil. The growth of cotton woods will pay rent. Windbreaks protect trees from both '•gorier and winter evaporation, and from cold, Snow lies more evenly in the protected orchard and Melte less rapidly. The blossoms ere protected from severe winds and the number of windfalls is lessened, Trees will grow marc erect and in better form. Windbreaks are, however, not with- out their .drawbacks. Sometimes frost is more severe next to the wind- break, indbreak, where the air does not circulate so freely, Injuries from insects and fungoue diseases are more apt to pe - cur near a windbreak, but these can he averted by spraying, Pasturing Wheat. People are warned against pastur- ing wheat that hue made little growth, or any wheat on ground that is wet and soft. I1' a pereon is short of feed and the wheat has made a good growth, it may be pastured, Under no circumstances should late - sown wheat be pastured, and wheat should never be paatured too close or too late in the spring. Take all stook off the fields when spring opens up, Conditions should suggest just )now much pasturing should be done. Contrary to the opinion of some per- sons, pasturing does not kill the Hes- sian fly. Other methods must be used in the eradication of the pest. THE FARM BERRY PATCH By T. J. Mathews. Many times, when reading in the vest them, when they first appear to be ripe, they will not deteriorate ap- preciably ppreciably by remaining upon the brushes two or three weeks longer. For this reason picking the goose- berries or currants is a job that can be! made to fill in the time between more: urgent tasks. Added to this fact, currants and gooseberries are usually very saleable,.. and if there are any more produced than the family cares for the excess ran be marketed to good advantage. Of course, the goose- berry is .open to some objection since many of the brambles are so thorny but there are several varieties that aro nearly free from these• "instruments Of course, this statement would need of torture" and when planning out the to be modified somewhat farmarry fruit gaslen the smooth gooseberries families do not like gooseberries and . should be planted, for this reason the garden of such a I How To Plant family would not need to contain this' It is exceedingly irksome to observe particular kind of fruit, I some people planting their brambles. There are none of the bush fruits Many believe that they should dig a that require an especially strong soil; hole a foot deep, fill it with manure neither do strawberries. Thus it will and then put the bush into this hole. be seen that the average farm contains Some even go so far as to carry water a ntunber of spots that are suitable to the plants. Whether to plant in for the planting of these small fruits., the spring or in the fall is a matter Unquestionably strawberries should be that cannot always;be definitely decid- planted so that they may be cultivated ed. I like the fall; planting Mica:lee it for at least the first two years, The allows the plant to get firmly estab- rows should be at least three feet lished before winter. The soil about apart end many gardeners consider, the roots is thoroughly compacted by four feet to be better, because it gives • the heaving and thawing and the plant more room for cultivation and harvest- is ready to bear fruit the next season, ing of the berries. It should be remembered that most of Bush Fruits a brambles should be )anted not papers that there were relatively a large number of farms that had no berry patches on them, I have been rather skeptical 'as to the truth of this statement. Since having had an opportunity, howeverto be on a num- ber of farms, I find that the state- ment is all too true. It i$ very much the exception rather than the rule to find a farm that has growing on it enough raspberry, blackberry and . strawberry' plants together with cur- rants a.nd ooseberries to furnish the g family with a supply of each one that will last from one year until the next. GOOD HEALTH QUESTION BOX l3' doha 11. Haber, M.A.. M.D. Dr. Iluber• willanewer all signed letters pertalnlag to Health, It your eeesilon is of general intei•eet It will be answered through chose columns; if not, It will be augsvered personally It stamped, addressed envelope is ere closed, 1)r, Huber will not Prescribe for individual caeca or make diagaoeta 4ddrese Dr, John 1i, Huber, care et Wilson Publishing Co., 75 West Adelaide Ste Toronto. Health not snuffs the morning air.. --Grainger. THE STAGES OF WHGG!'3NG COUGH. After the incubative comes the' the final whoop all the muscles are re - pronounced disease, in three stages: laxed;; and the child remains quiet, two weeks of catarrh, two weeks of in s state of complete exhaustion. spasm (the paroxysmal stage), two ( QUESTIONS AND ANSSV S1ZS. weeks—or more—of ronvuleseence. It is in the spasmodic deco that per- tussle is most retching, The I ant (i, weigh 101 pounds, 5 feet catarrhal stage simulates an ordinary 8 inches tall and the mother of three nonsense glancing all about you, and cold, There #s a cough like that of children, I am very nervous, have not to be able to say a single word! the bronchitis; but #t does not respond to numb feelings in hands and mostly in She never wanted to go to a luncheon the medication appropriate to that des- the loft leg. I have chronic ap- again as long as site lived! ease, becomes indeed more persistent pendicitis. One doctor advised me What Lorraine had not discovered day by day, not however taking on the to have the appendix removed; an was that with many persons Ccriiver- paroxysmal character until toward the other to wait until it got 'worse. My i salon is an acquired art, to be studied end of the catarrhal stage, NOW stomach and bowels bother me also. I i and practiced as diligently as mathe- eomea the spasmodic stage, character- have been taking a •tonic for three, manes, but that with study and ized" by the peculiar' violent cough, a months but have gained only three! practice it can be mastered as surely sexier of rapidly succeeding expire- pounds. My people are all stout amelias any other study, Only, the clay tory explosions, followed by a deep in- my children stout and hearty. I before, for example, .Lorraine had apiration through partly closed vocal Answer -You are 20 pounds under been reading a clever magazine story. coeds, causing' thus the whoop or the weight. I should not, of course, judge As she read it, she thought only of ink. There is by way of premoni- only by your letter. But on general; the heroine and her experiences; but if tion a tickling or a sense of irritation principles operation would be best, � Ale had been watching, she could have Is Operation Best? �': LORRATNE AND 1,1 CONVERSATION ERSATI•ON Lorraine was going out to luncheon. Lorraine had had very few luncheon invitations in her life,' and she was full of happy excitement as alta ran into her mother's, room for final inspection. Tlu^ee hours later Lorraine return- ed. She tried to answer' her meth- er's questions about the gowns and the deco'atione and the menu gayly, But when size 'finally escaped to her own , room she locked the door and, taking off her pretty gown, threw. herself on the bed and sobbed' and sobbed. It was so dreadful not to be able 'to talk —to sit like a stick, with the gay aiound Adam's apple producing pre- I Then you would no doubt be restored! discovered three distinct lightsupon gently an uncontrollable desire to'to good health all around. cough. As the laryngeal spasm oc- Pronounces Indistinctly. curs there is a sometimes appalling, (espec#ally in adults) sense of impend- I My little girl of seven years is un- ing suffocation, "as if one's last sea able to pronounce distinctly any words and had come." All this is now re- peated perhaps several times, until finally a plug of mucus is, expelled, with perhaps vomiting. This termin- i cites the paroxysm for the time/being. There are like to be from a dozen to eighty or a hundred such spasms in the twenty-four hours, During the . on after diphtheria or other exhaust- did not affect Stella.'s.' paroxysm the child's head and face be- ing disease, after mumps or inflam Nor was the little heroine's mother come red and dusky, the eyelids are mitten of the tongue. Perhaps there any' more of a success in the art of congested, and there may be ruptured are enlarged tonsils. There may be conversation, blood vessels iu the "whites of the catarrh (snuffles) a. you suggest. "Mrs, Waring never finished any- ¢yes " The eyes water and appear to Should any of. these causes obtain, thing, even her conversations, which bulge from their soclkets. The nose I their removal would ria doubt b.f -began before breakfast, journeyed on "runs." The whole body is in a state I lowed by normal speech. Havethe throughout the day, and were picked of spasm and becomes covered with ;matter attended to soon, so that no up at much the same spot in the even - sweat. The pulse is very rapid. With I speech defect habit may develop. ing. She had covered a quantity of ground but invariably escaped her destination." Finally, there was Stella's employer. "Ile was an extremely intelligent man, and most of his intelligence consist- ed in knowing where other persons with the letter "s". Shessticks her tongue through her teeth when talk- ing. Mao she invariably breathes through her mouth and grinds her socially pliable and didn't redly talk teeth when asleep. Might this be with Stella; he merely expressed lin just catarrh? her presence conclusions at which he Answer—Such difficulty might come' had arrived. It clarified his ideas but her own problem—negative lights, to be sure, telling how not to do it, but none the less valuable. "Stella," the story said, "wondered a little wistfully what it would be like to talk with a really clever person. Her father was clever, but he was not Sulphur My Cure -All. While the subject is fresh in mind, after another season's experience in using sulphur as a cure-all, I want to l Someone left the oat -bin door open, urge our readers to be prepared toP were wrong . It sometimes seem - 1 the horses were loose; and we all ed to Stella as if -he never knew any give this remedy a trial next spring, know the rest. The thingto do if the for I feel that were the benefits of thing else.' sulphur better ldniovvrr much loss would accident has been detected an hour or Lorraine, studying these miniatures, be prevented, says a successful farm so after the_ grain has been eaten is to might have learned that selfishness,,' woman. Flowers of sulphur is an get a veterinarian as soon as possible pointlessness and an eye for defects excellent insecticide for small opera and pump as much out'of the stomach are all fatal to pleasant talk, The. ; tions. It is perfectly harmless, and by the aid of a stomach tube as pos- opposites of those, qualities are unset leas valuable germicidal qualities, Bible. Then administer a pttrgative fishness, purpose, and the ability to see I have saved flue fruit trees from , and antiferments. It sometimes hap- fine and pleasant things in people, the ravages of ground mice and root- pens that expert help is not available. They are not difficult attainments; one injuring insects by sprinklingdlowers! If such is the case, then the matured does not have to be brilliant to etc of sulphur on the ground around the i horses one-half should receive from one and quire them; indeed, some of the finest • to two quarts and most satisfying talk in the world is not brilliant at all. But it must be interested—interested in the other mous at one trees• r puc a rrbc,e sur phur in the hill when I set cabbage' oil and two ounces of turpentine. Many 1 t neglect a horse that has overeaten un - ,i i 1' til the symptoms of colic appear and •then call a. veterinary who may have Growing of then p plants and the cutworms never mo es 1t is customary to plant most vane- more than three inches deep and it is them. I also mix sulphur K t r toe , person and in his point of view, And take the place of the grubs and insects ties of raspberries four feet • apart a good eelienic to do the planting after and sprinkle the growing cabbage to having gong so far- all that the Lor which the birds get on range. each way. The smaller sorts may be a rain. Where the plant is to be plat- keep off the green vvo,ms, I difficulty m saving the horse. rains have to do iv, to watch and ta' Mineral feed, Litre for the egg put at less distance apart while the ed, stick a ::pada down into the earth A teaspoonful of sulphur mixed tvith The sane precautions should be practice at every opportunity that shells and mineral salts for the growth very large varieties will need to be and bend it forward, put the plant" the soil in flower pots will kill the taken when a cow has accidently eaten they can make. quantities may be obtained from such gee berries may be placed simper any- file soil rho•oughly by pushing the flower+. ' corn. From one to three pounds of Inc Leiter Pram Elyria. p 1 t ly after such a large feed may save r. Srovn. ' "That's where rn Wizen I set hens I put a spoonftci of the cow's life an also her e - of bone must be supplied. Small ut even farther apart than this, into the hole thus made and compact worms that prey upon t le ro I also s rankle it on the rosebushes Epsom salts given o a cow immediate- This letter is postmarked Elyria," I while the clew is on, to prevent mildew. h 1 f d 1 prevent b said M 1 y. ors of the' a part of a sack of oats, wheat or feeds as clovers, but it is necessary to feed oyster shells or something similar to supply lime in sufficient quantities for a heavy egg production. A sample ration is the following: Morning. A light feed of mimed grains scattered in a deep litter. Noon. Green feed, =angels, vegetable par- ings ar in 's orsprouted oats. Night. Poi. g 1 feed of scratch grains. The scratch grains should be a mix- ture such as lower grade wheat, oats and corn,—barley, oats and corn,— barley, oats and buckwheat,—or what- ever grains are cheapest at the time, So far this season, oats have been the cheapest grain food,, so it is edvilable to use then to as great an extent as possible, The present indications are that corn will be greatly reduced in price. when this happens it should be used extensively, as, supplemented with a high protein feed such as sour milk or beef scrap, it is one of the most valu- able of feeds. Besides the foregoing, a hopper of dry mash, such as ground buckwheat screenings three parts, blood flour or beef, scrap one part, is kept constant- ly before the :Clock, also hoppers of oyster shell and beef scrap, If sour milk is 'available the beef scrap may be omitted or green cut hone may be supplied in place of either. A good ' time to supply this is -at the noon feed when a mash made from the kitchen scraps in which is mixed the green cut bone, at the rate of abut one half ounce per bird and dried off with the meal mixture, may be fed. Because feed 10 high in price, don't stint the flock. It takes a certain amount of feed merely for mainten- ance. It is only the feed over and above this. amount• that can be used'for production, therefore 'Geed and water 1ibe1•a�y, Conservation Dellaed, Conservation means the greatest good of the greatest number and for the longest time, It requires the tight tieing to be dome at the tight time in the right manner by the right person: and brings the eight result. It must be regarded frons a national view- point, The individual through ignoe- ance, duce not usually conserve natur- al resources, hence needs education to discover mina, new ways'of conserving all natural resources, including the human, to greeter degree than now. wherein the garden and they should earth, that was moved by the spade as p be cultivated two or three times every back about the plant. This compact - year. The pruning of raspberries isingof the soil about the roots of the also an annual job and consists in cut-, newly set plant is one of, the most tin- ting out the canes which have already I portant, features in transplanting. borne fruit and in topping back those After the plants have been set out, which are to bear fruit next year. therough cultivation now and then Blackberries are planted from.,fnvekeeps down the weeds and keeps a to seven feet apart and cultivated the; crust from forming; both these are of first year or two. After this the considerable benefit to the plants. plants aro allowed to grow any way] None of the brambles are very par - they choose and further cultivation is neuter as to soil requirements; neith- out o1' the question, due to the facter do they require careful cultivation that the bushes usually have so many: after they have become established, thorns - Currants and gooseberries a `particular as to the time o:f harvest01 to allow the members of the family all ing. If it is not convenient to har-j they desire throughout the year. They return a large amount of food e two for the area upon which they grow small fruits that should be grown I and for these reasons steps should be more extensively an our farms, One :taken immediately to enable every of the great redeeming qualities of farm family to store in its larder a those two fruits is that they are not; sufficient supply of these small fruits awoqu GUT AND trZ DI 'Oi"4O T t) ,U1!51 .�.:•,�'+�;...�.�.:.�.��,:yam:.-,a„�x,c�.•n,�: u . c�,•aw a,- `-a1 '1' Hungry fishes never wait, When they see the tempting bait; Bober makes a sudden swish, "1111" cries Will, "I've caught a fish." sulphur under the nest material, and no mites will come near the sitting, hens. I also sprinkle it freely over the henhouse floor, mixed with salt, and no mites ever bother. Sulphur mixed with lard and applied to fresh cuts or old wounds, find I will keep off flies and heal sores on all kinds of animals. ing foundered. The th-ng to remem- ber is to do something for the cow immediately after the accident has been discovered, elifir sister Nora lives, It's from her, 1 ffindguess. It's a wonder she writes to me any more. I haven't answered the last two letters she weote." "I hope no one is sick," said his wife. "Yen ought to be ashamed of yourself far not writing oftener!" Mr. Brown drew the tetter from the f envelope. "Here's an`?hvelope ad.. '. dressed to my sister," he said. "She' s+ Forty Cows on Forty Acres. evidently means to make it easy for This is the experience of a farmer me to reply." ! who maintains forty head of dairy sat- For a moment he studied the sheet Say, potato raisers, have you not tle on forty acres of land. "Forty_ of paper with a look of perplexity on I often wished that there were a few cows on forty acres" is his slogan, and; his face; then he smiled and read 'with holes in the bottom of the pails which it has led hien to much more than aver - increasing amusement to the end. See you use when picking your potatoes, age success as a dairyman, Of the if you don't think that's a clever to het the dirt sift through? Here idea?" he asked, as he handed it to his. forty head of Jerseys, seven are is my scheme, whwh 1 think works fine grades and the otlnera are pure-bred wife• for this purpose: i a 'mals. Mrs, Brown looked at the letter and I first cut out the bottom of the pail, jrTar several years without a break save their own address at the top of then get some one -inch mesh wire net- this man has had one of the highest the sheet. "Why, it's dated to-mo- tinga round th an cele bottomx s larger rt r I scores at the local condensing plant letter, whicshe h was as follows: Then she react the in diameter where he disposed of the snipe. His pail. Place netting across the pail I best cow has a record of 21.55 pounds Dear Sister and Fancily. I am— bottom and bend the edges up the , of butter in seven days. This dairy- ,and hope you are the same, My wife : sides. Next get a hoop that will fit j man kills no calves and sells none for -s•--. snug over the netting, rivet it on tight,.veal He seems to have no :trouble We moved into our house - and and the pail is ready for use, Allm ' . disposing of them for !needing pus- Lit very —. Our lot is — so loose dirt can easily be shaken out, )roses at prices ranging from $60 to we have •--•--chickens. anus Dirt thus saving time when emptying. 80 athead. My work is eery — and I expect ° How does he do it? By raising to -- . It consists of —. My^ Low Wheels Save High Lifts. alfalfa to help maintain both the herd hours at the office aro from — to' A wagon of this kind can be obtain- and the soil fertility. Alfalfa is used —' so I have no time to write lut- ed either by buying low wheels and us- ;largely in feeding the cows, it meets tors to you. r ing them on the running gear of the the requirements of a good roughage, Your loving brother, John. P.S. All of the sheet below the letters' "P,S." was blanc except for the initials "5. B.," which were at the bot'• tom of the last page. "I don't understand it at all, John,' said Mrs. Brown, "Why does he ad- and have no particular advantage that of cutting ice on the big lakes dress it to me?. And 'why does he many farmers do not favor the ex where the lee industry is an important say all that .about his new house ane, tremely low wheels, Twenty-eight- one. A new invention is that of a his (tours in the office?, T though inch 'front and thirty -two -inti rear powerful rndtor-driven tractor that Your sister's husband's name way wheels seem to be the most satisfae- creeps along the ice, sawing out cakes Harold and that hip was au clod, at tory for general farm use, he re. i' abou80,trician^" doestrileatworkooft sixteen000a menday, and1t it is rather hard to understand, Most fruits contain from 76 to 05 eight horses, Had can be driven with you look at it in that way," said 1Yt per cent, water and a balance of woody equal success in either direction. Thus Brown, fibre or cellulose, fruit sugar .and mine it is a time sot er ht that it doss not eerie, have to be tnrired atround when the More than $7,500,000 are paid sit', other wagon, or by purchasing' the low being rich in crude protein and Bine, wagon complete. The latter way i$ The calves are raised entirely on perhape better, as the axles and other alfalfa hay and skim -milk, parts ate strougee to withstand the _._. heavier loading for tractor power. The Cutting Ice With Tractor. height of the -Wheels is an important consideration in this type of Wagon, Gasoline finds new fields of use and on the claim that they pull heavier every day, and one of the latest is length of the' cut" is reached. Ontario's woodworking industries The motor of this naw machine use 64 different: kinds of wood. On- drives the gears and chains by which Meier is a great producer of railway the tractor moves along, and it also ties; more than 5,700;000 were taken is connected directly with the saw that out of the forests last year,.. does the ,cutting • nuttily into the provincial and fader! treasuries of Canada as timber 11 pulp -wood dues by commercial eo ponies. British Columbia rceei'a rule largest amount, over two 0111114 dollars a year.