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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1918-12-12, Page 3Be Agronomist, This Department Is for the uses of our farm readers who want the advise of an expert on any question regarding cop, seed, crops, ctc. If your question Ie• of euffldent general Interest, It will be answorod through tine column, It ^stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed with your letter, a complete answer will be mailed to you, Address Agronomist, ears of WIlson Pttirllehinp `Co„ Ltd., 78 Adelaide St, ,We Toronto. freedgi t r r l r , Feeding and Weeding Theone pert of protein to six Dairy Herd. The systematic breeding of the dairy cow is a subject that shouldbe of considoL'tible interest to the gen- eral farmer. The high prices receive ed for butter and cheese during the hast season, and the 'Prospect that the Carbohydrates and fat gives the best results in fending. This relation is as the nritritive ratio, Thus by free ferri7lg to,,a cinart giving the composi- tion of the various feeding materials, it is a aimpie operation to figure out what proportion of the different food businoss will be equally prosperous stuffs at hand ,are required to make for another year, should be an incen, up a balanced ration. having gone this far, we must consider the age of the animals we are feeding. Young animals require food richer in protein than older animals, as they are build- ing up new bone and musele. A dairy animal should be so fed from birth to maturity, as to encourage a rapid growth without acquiring a tendency to put on fat, To grade up a herd successfully it is necessary to keep a aecoxd o £ the yield o£e each easy. Net only are we able ,to weed out unprofitable ones by so doing, but the utility of such records are of great importance as a guide to the feeder. By their aid one is able to tell whet any particular cow is doing and thus judge ,the ration for eaebh according- ly This will often resuIf in fowling g more economically. The writer's ex- perienre in this connection hale been tive to use every available means for increasing the profits.. This dons not necessarily mean that we should inc.reltse the number of cows in our herds. In feet, it would more often be found wiser to dispose of several. The chief function of a good dairy cow is to produce economically, large quantities of milk and when she ceases or fails to do this, her,useful- ne ss as a source ofre' t fl is gone, It n will not perhaps) be untimely to adis- cuss in brief several points in con- nection with this question, submit- ting conclusions from personal ex- perience and observation. In order to: get the best results out of dairy tattle there are three essential fea- tures' which may be concisely stated": Breed, feed and weed. Usually if one is to procure a herd of good pay- ing cows he must breed them himself, as only in \mese rare instances will he very satisfactory. By tieing tin be able to purchase such from his scales we have been able to increas neighpors. In almost any herd there or decrease the ration, , as circum are a number sof good individuals stances might warrant. It Is some which may serve as a foundation. By times urged that such a system &'sing good judgment in the seleeticen keeping records entails too mut of a bull of the proper dairy type and trouble, and is unnecessary to'aseer- sticking to the same breed ' a few( tain the best milkers: This may in ,years will '� show considea'able pro- a measure be true, but when weigh- grese. In selecting a sire particular, ing is practiced in connection with a attention should be paid to his dam. I systematic use of the Babcock test, Provided, as an individual he is sate' and in .sections where patrons aro isfactory, and Ilas good breeding, G paid according, to the butter -fat con - based on performanee, he is tamest i tent, of their ,milk the testing of In - certain to get good calves. If itj chvidual cows is of no little „import - were only more generally , realized,, anee. Not infrequently, the cow that how•tone is the adage that, the bull yields the smallest quantity of milk is half the herd, there would be more in a herd will be discovered by the attention paid to the principles of test to. be as profitable as, or more breeding and their application. I profitable, than some of: the heavy No cow is capable of doing her milkers. But the objections in re - best without proper food. The feed geed to time, labor,.. etc., have never, must largely depend on the surround -I to our knowledge, been made by any ere- ing conditions, such as the_ bdaptabil- ' person who has given the system a ity of the land to produce the nacos- fair trial,, Bary crops, or the price at which they A spring balance is placed in a can be bought to advanta•, in the convenient place in the stable, as are market. Whichever meth-.' may be also the record sheets. When a cow pursued, there are certain principles is milked it only takes a few seonds of feeding that should s.rve as a to hang the pail on the spring bal- guide in. compounding a ration, judg- anee, which instantly denotes the ment being used in applying them to weight of the milk plots the pail suit individual requirements. All which, of course, has to be deducted fodders are composed chiefly of pro- before the record is made. Another tein, carbohydrates and fat. The feature- that should not be overlook- .tlirst of these' nutrients goes to form ed is the interest it„, creates in those the hide, hair, hoofs, horns and nuts- engaged in the woke hence better ale, and also enters largely into the care and more comfort to the cows. formation of milk. The other two In short, we find it a most important go to produce heat, energy and fat. factor in building, up and maintain= It has been found by experiment that ing a dairy herd. The Right Way is to Weigh, "How do I know that all those Ac- counts are correct, and that I made a profit on my 1armelast year? Why, weigh everything" The banker was going over a farm. account -book wiUs John Blair, one of the most prosperous farmers• in the community. After asking himself the banker's question and answering it in four words, the farmer explain- ed, "I know it paid me to feed etoek last winter; my knowledge really be- gins further bade than the feed lot, though. Every load of grain creases my scales 'before it goes into the cribs or bins at harvest time, That tells me whether I'm getting any more grain from the use of fertilizers and manures, or from extra cera in clean- ing, testing and treating my seed grain, I find that I doubled myeppoo- fit on 'oats by treating for met," "Do you trouble to weigh the steers in the feed lot every week?" interrupted the banker, "I weigh them, but it's no trouble; each animal is weighed separately once a week. In the spring or fall one of the boys does it before or after' school, for I seldom feed more than a car -load tet one time. If a steer gains less than he did the pre- vious week, and continues•that way, I cut him out of the bunch andsell him m before stowing away a lotrsof grain in him." 'How long have you had scales?" "For fifteen years. I always used to sell most of my stock by the head. It got so thee stock buyers always wanted to buy my stuff' that way. Afar I bought my scales I knew why. I had been guessing too low on weights. Now I know how much len going to get for a load before • it leaves .the farm, I can tell how e heavy to load the wagons for mar et. e I' .always pay my corn -huskers `by weight, and when I rent a field from - my neighbor on the shares, there's °f no guesswork about dividing the crop. 11 The scales are near the driveway, so it's ne trouble to' drive •aeross "You have only one scales," the banker •suggested. "One is enough„it placed eight and supplied with a inovable pen for The pig that makes a profit for the owner must be strong and thrifty from the start. The number in the litter and the vigour and sire of the pigs are features that may be largely controlled by the management and feeding of the sow during the gesta- tion period,. Try to avoid the use of a "scala- wag" boar; keep a type in mind and look for strength, length and quality. He should be neither over -fat nor too thin. Both conditions in the sire at breeding will likely mean a-•' disap- pointing. litter,—thin, weak, unthrif- ty pigs. The boar should be well fed, vigorbus and hard from plenty .. of exercise. The sow at breeding time should be in good flesh or, in any ease, ris- ing ion condition. Particularly, in the sow, ayoiel a too -thin or an over - _teat eoncfition. With either of these present it is useless to expect • a successful litter. Breed the sow as late in the period of heat as possible, --with average individuals on the second day. -All evidence points to the truth of the statement that a larger litter will result. With both sire.and dam at breeding two features are of -paramount im- portance—exercise and conservative feeding. Over -:feeding is, first, a direct loss of an increasingly valuable commodity, I urther, such practice is ruinous to the unborn pigs. Sur- prising thgngh, it may be, ,more lit- ters would seem to be ruined through overeciedness than from neglect. Make three rules in feeding and caring for the bred sow. 1. Supply SHIP NOW FOR HIGH PRICES We pay Ilxoross Rug Postage. Remit Within 24 ixoure. Send for Illustrated Booklet and seal Price list OLIVER SPANNER & Co, sreedderseineq 28 ELM STREET TORONTO a shelter; a well -protected shed or a cabin will do, provided it is dry, web bedded and that it will house three or four individuals. 2. Give the sows access to a paddock or barnyard; ar- range that they not only can, b t must, take•exercise in order to get their food. 3. Supply these food re- quisites;—succulent feeds, rougbages, mineral requirements and a light meal ration carefully fed. In. detail, the following ration is recommended,—Roots, such as man - gels and sugar beets, pulped and fed raw, or turnips and potatoes cooked, 5 to -10 pounds daily. Alfalfa or clover hay, wen cured and of the best quality, fed in racks kept constant- ly filled. Meal in the form of bran and shorts, equal parts, or ground oats and shorts, equal parts, (parti- cularly for the young sow), 2 to 4 pounds daily. Barley may be used also, sparingly. In general, avoid corn except as one, quarter of the meal ration or less. Mineral re- quirements in the form of ashes, earth, sods,. charcoal, etc. should be constantly accessible during the win- ter. Hairless pigs, or those lacking in evidence of bony structure, usual- ly owe such condition. to a lack of mineral requirement in the sow's ra- tion. In conclusion, pure, fresh, dry air, no matter ie frosty, never killed or harmed a healthy pig accustomed to it gradually. Waren stuffy, damp— "comfortable"—quarters have caused /nose crippled sows and ruined more litters than all other Causes combin- ed, Re guided accordingly. Mill feeds of all kinds are scarce and high- priced. Feed them sparingly, but make the fullest use of roots and clover hay. , To educate without religion is only to produce clever devils—The Duke of Wellington. Dustless -dusters can be made by sprinkling cheesecloth, squares with furniture oil and rolling tightly over night. The Victory Loan total of $070,e 000,000 is equel'to nearly $84.50 for every man, woman, and child. in Canada. The per capita. contribution to the last Liberty,Loan wee $62, and thee was considered a wonderful Athievcmenl FUNNY FQLP UP5 CUT OUT AN i FOLD GeV Ulelti LiNES • 'CHAT HOUSE YOU SEE 15 WHERE I LIVE (THAT 5KETCH IT HERE FOR YOU. NOW DON'T YOV LAUGH FOR 11' WILL Wolf BALL RIGHT WHEN I GET THROUGH, l - s C stock It takes .I ut a few minutes to set the pen up on the scales, and no longer to remove it. - I have a lane leading up to the scales, so it is easy to drive stock on the platform. Of course, I have smaller, scales in the granary for sacks of grain," When thesground is frozen hard, a top dressing of manure 'on wheat fields will increase the yield sufficient to make the operation profitable. Look over farm and garden imple- ments now. If any parts are needed order them at once, to make sure of having the tools complete and ready for business when wanted -next spring. FARM VS. CITY EMPLOYMENT By M. Rigby In, many sections it is not only the draft that has reduced the available supply, of farm labor. Men and boys have been drifting to the city for ten years or more because of the seemingly high wages that have been paid, in the factories. Same_. men who would have been owners by this time if they had remained on the farm are ;now working for wages and spending most of their -income to meet the daily .hills. A wage of $5.00 per day looks ,quite large to many farmers and in 'addition when that wage is .guar- anteed, it seems to be a doubly ,fine proposition. Right now, there are some farmers who can hardly resist selling . their land, investing the money in bonds and hiring out infac- tories where their income will be guaranteed. They forget the cost of living in the city. It seems as it it. is good business to stick by the farm in these uncertain times. The shorter hours of city- employ- ment usually appeal to the farmer. One farmer who became tired of twelve and fourteen hours on the farm hired out to work in an automo- bile factory where the men worked. ten hours each- day. On the farm he had worked Tong • hours, but the work had constantly changed and he never became entirely sick of one job before it was finished and anoth- er nother carie to vary the monotony. In the factory he was placed on a drill press and for several weeks he made three holes through a certain piece of metal andthen he took an- other piece and made three holes through that,- and so on for three weeks. It was the seine job over and over. HIe saw a brother labor- er in the next building was putting on wheels and screwing on othe hub caps. He asked the "'foreman for a change of work. The foreman re- plied in substance that the wheel- man put on the ivheels and the drill ressmen worked at their drills, and that they had no time for monkey work and, every man stuck to his men ob and minded• his own business or ilanit. This man - worked on his rill press until he realized how fine t was to work in the fresh air and e his own boss and he„is new mak - ng plans to return to the farming minces. It is absolutely true that the monotony of many kinds of farm ork is nothing compared to the rudgery of doing the same job in a actory, day after day without a hence of a change of work. Farmers live near their work and waste no time in going back and orth. In our largest Canadian cities, great many of the employes of the eateries -have to spend an hour go- ig to work and an hour going home, n the whiter when the street cars re crowded and the windows closed, at hour going home from work is le of the harcles't and longest hours 'the day. The time spent be - ween the factory and the home is idom considered by'the farmer who inks about the short hours of city orkers, Most good farmers enjoy live stock id like to work with animals. They ake friends with their cows and rses and enjoy the presence of the mily dog. When such melt go to e city and find that; their little fiat P d w 1 f a f In i a tit 01 of se th w Al ho fa th only enables them to keep a couple of goldfish for pets, they feel that some- thing is missing from their lives. A man who has always worked with ani- mals is always lonesome without them. I know of one farmer who .wasjced in a city for a•short time in- stead of farming as he would have liked to have done. The vaudeville shows soon became uninteresting, it was lonesome in the crowds and the advantages of city life seemed very few, but that man never tired of stopping., in front of a bird -store where they, had day-old chicks, pigeons band dogs for sale. The familiar pets which he had awned back eon' the farm were of more- in- terest than all, the diversions which he had looked forward to enjoying in the city. City wages are not large when the cost of living -is considered. Some men with special training do very web in the city .and many men acquire that training from experience but the farmer who knows. the farming busi- ness knows as -trade 'that is worth motley to -day and- he should try and work where his skill will do most for the country, If a man knows where he is going to land in ,the city it may be a safe adventure. He may succeed and earn more money than he can obtain on'the farm. However, this is a poor time to speculate and the average farme'_ who can make a living on his land is not going to gain much. by go ing to the city. He willwnot be sur of mus) more than a living in the city and it will cost just as much effort and it niay bring a smaller -return. If you have a good farm home and a chance to -earn $150 a month in the city, just take out the little note book and the stub pencil. At the top of the list mark $40 for rent. ' Count the kids in the family and consider their _ appetites, Then note the prices of,.food stuffs quoted in the daiis papers. Figure on more clothes for everyone in the family. It takes more in theeity. Don'tafor- get the laundry bilis. Electric, light and gas bills must be paid every month, also the telephone bill When Cousin Bill comes in to spend a week, he will need -to be entertained, Pos- sibly he will bring his family with him and theatre tickets are sold for cash, Then make a little allowance for doctor bills. Many a man picks up headaches ]n the city that he never experienced on the farm, The auto- mobile which was housed in anold shed on the farm will have to use a rented garage in the city. It costs money at every Curti to live in a large city and obtain many of the pleasures that seen to cone on a farm for practically nothing. 01 course, it costs money to live on a. farm and it' costs a lot of work to obtain maty of 'the tleings which do not mean an out- lay of actual aisle It pays tri bale ante up all of these things before making any important changes. The average City man sees all of the good things about a farm and none of the detriments:. The - average farmer notes all of the clesira:Ule points about city life and sees none of the disad- vantages. By !balancing these things a farmer will ace that he .should be thankful that the has a farm, _ GOOD Mil it QUESTION BOX ]ly Andrew Vr, Carrier will answer all segue 1aseition le of general interest it wit fit not, It will be enamored personally Weed, .Pr. Currier will not proeorib8 Addross Dr. tcdrow Il. Currier, care DL Woet, Toronto Jaundice. Jaundice Is a group of symptoms Pot a disease. In rural districts where certain sick people are said to be ,suffering from "yeller launders," attention is thereby called to only one phase which is common to sev- eral diseases including cancer, ma- laria, ]eaci, arsenic or phosphorus poisoning and Bright's disease, this term, however, giving only a hint of what the disease may be. I reality, jaundiee means discal- orefion of the tissues and fluids e' of the body with bile pigment, making the skin and other tissues yellow, like the eyes of a weasel or the yel- low bird after which the condition is •also called icterus, This discoloration may come from a variety of causes, great shock or intense emotion, or great strain such as that which infants often experi- ence in the process of birth will cause ' xt so also will poisons and i - p n fections of various kinds. One of the most common causes is mechanical obstruction in the duets of the gall .bladder or liver or both, from the presence of gall stones, in- deed it„is altogether probable that when tll the evidence is boiled down it will be found that mechanical ob- struction within the liver • ore: gall bladder or in their immediate vicine ity, is in some way responsible for nearly all cases of jaundice. Thus it has been. observed as the result of swelling oe the duodenum, which -is the first -portion of the small intestine, and into -which the bile duct empties its bile, swelling, . es- pecially from cancer, of the head of the pancreas which also pours its se- cretion into the duodenum, and press sure upon the bile duet of any kind of abdominal tumor- preventing the outflow of bile from the liver to the duodenum. .Strictly speaking the skin in jaun- dice is not always yellow, it may be- come green, or olive, and almost black when cancer is the fundamen- tal cause. Yellow is the constant -color of the mucous membrane which covers the eyes, also of the sweat, the tears, the milk, and the expectorated mucus if pneumonia is present. ]r. Currier. MA) CI lettere pretalnleg to Health. 11 yori7t I be Answered throdgh these oolnmne1 11 1tprnped, ;Aeressol eevelope is ail i[0r individual cases or snake dleguoola Oe Moe 1'ubiieblag Co• r 7$ Adelelee The urine Is soneetimes yellow but it may also be dark brown or even black. The' -shepherd `"having' "-in mind Easter lamb prodeetion.ntust not for- get the:fact that he is aiming to pro- duce a delicacy at a time when it is ,most,difficult ,to' place it on the mar- ket. His object is, to have his lambs in the choicest possible condition at Easter time. This entails• more ex- pense in. the . way of. buildings and feed than spring lamb raising, but this extra cost may be overcome by the handsome returns obtained for the product. Given a market within reasonable distance, where special prices may be obtained, Easter lamb production frequently proves a pro- fitable side line. Unless this special market is forthcoming it is not ad- visable to'attempt this branch of the sheep business. One of the greatest difficulties to be encountered. is the tendency of most ewes to conceive in the fall sof the year and drop their lambs in the spring. • The Dorset Horned ewes are an exception do this rule. Un- like other ewes they will breed at al- most any time of the year. The Dor- set ewe is. an excellent mother pro- , during frequently three lambs. She 01 19 a good milker, and, when well fed, her lambs usually make quick gains. For this reason thee Dorset fills a special place as a producer of Easter lambs. When the lambs are intended solely for meat purposes, it is not impera- tive that a• Dorset ram be used. A compact, good quality, early matur- ing ram of any of the mutton breeds is satisfactory. The ewes should be bred by July est to have the lambs approximately lour months old at Easter, when they should dress from forty to fifty pounds each. Most sheopmen never wean the :lambs but ,finish them as quickly 'as possible. A creep should be arranged where the Iambs are taught to feed at are'early date. A suitable grain ration may be made of tevo parts bran, two parts ,eats, a.nd one part cileakc, Cracked corn 1211:1 a little barley may be added -to tree ration .as the lambs learn to eat more I7reoly. Some succulent food should a so be supplied liberally to the young Iambs a -e wellt,as the moth- ers. A plentiful supply of clean wa- ter should be placed within cosy reeci. - Ltrgo rens are not demand- ed, but dry, light, clean quarters are essential far the best success. Very careful managing of the en- tire proposition is necessary to make it a success. The breeding of ewes in early summery . and the wintering of: very small lambs require consid- erable skill. Not only is• the food RAW FURS r will pay highest market prices ler RAW FURS and GINSENG ROOT 12 Years of reelable .trading. Otetereche—Union Bk, of Canada, Write for Price List and 'begs N. SILVER ' gall= ,Qtr. It is important to notice that since in jaundice,, particularly if directly and clearly due to obstruction, bile does not. enter the intestine, consti- pation will alternate with diarrhoea, the evacuations being clay -colored and pasty. Other symptoms which. are asso- ciated with ciiecoloratlan, are loss of troe, or hurtful, The forme'r le a1- appetite, Boated tongue, offensive breath, indigestion, slowness of the ways welcomed by officers, boards of pulse and of breathing. directors and others who are in poet- There ost There"may oleo be haemorrhages tion to profit by the criticism or sug into the skin, -iutinse itching, boils, gestion. Tbis kind always builds headache. irritability, depression, up:roe ids, helps' and ;boosts. drowsiness and dizziness, When illustrate: As a county agricul- jaundice is intense it may mean aural agent the writer is criticising such a degree of blood poisoning our local creamery organization bee that unconsciousness -and convul- cause it 15 a erotic company, has only sions may be expected. 'a small number of stockholders, ]has) When jaundice is present with •t° pay, interest on its capital stock, has as nomeans malaria ma for aa 7'0 • aor hproviding typhoid fadequate Y d ever .t a liverp a cele n h rutg will be very large and very soft. finances, n.itd has n binding force to When simrily'due to removable hold its patrons totether. This mitt - When ob- struction it may last only a few days cism is being presented, along with ti BOOST OR KEEP STIi.J.A If you can't help the weeele of woe geese to move more easily, get out o:� the way and do not throw anYmonlfey wrenches into the .cogs. Tho writer hae no desire or intention to become' personal 'in this discussion, but he hopes to say a few things which will bring some of our less thoughtful and: loss considerate farmers to'a realize, tion that by their frequent And .out. spoken criticisms of the various eoe operative enterprises, which are de- veloping as never before,. they are hurting the farming husinesa as a 1011010. There are two kinds of criticism—, constructive or helpful, and destruo- or it may be continued through many the proper remedy, to officers, direc- weeks. tors and stockholders, The remedy IC is always important'to • remertr- —which is to organize under the non- ber that it is one of the evidences of pr°fit; co-operative law, and have cancer and this becomes the more memberships instead of shares, a ..probable if it is unattended with collateral note by each member for pain• and there is enlargement of the financing, and regular patronage abdomen from dropsical etiusi"on, dividends!to all members, and an When it is found to be due to ob- struction from gall stones or some • sell to the association under penalty, kind of removable tumor, as deters' all cream- sold at wholesale. This mined with or without an X ray ex- is a sample of constructive criticism, aiuination the .-obstructioh musk bel -But to go around' telling that this removed. surgically as: soon as nos_ or that officer is not on the square, Bible, but it is not. generally best to or that the creamery is going fray do such operations while the lam.:wire or some other fool things about dice persists, the condition of the the various bull, thresher or market blood and of the liver being tinfavor-' associations in. the county, is to be able to operations, or to the use of not only the enemy of one's neigh- an anaesthetic. 1 bore, but of himself and the very Purging with suitable drugs like business in which he is engaged. podophyllin, ipecac, and merem.ye f One never hears professional and lshen properly carried out is often of ,usunees men berating the organiza- tions05010 service, hut the principal mea=- 'to which they belong and which free of treatment are hot alkaline :ye designed to aid them as a class. aths, rest in bed, very simple diet they know and realise right wen that" specially milk and plenty of sleep, "in ultion there is strength.” It is always of. fist importance toy There is another very undesirable . nd out whether the jaundice is of a man loose in the land. He is of the character 'to -be benefitted by medical `rule or ruin" ilk. If the majority r surgical treatment thinks a thing should be handled in a g b e fi 0 manner different from that which he cost higher for winter lambs but the h fleece of the ewe suckling a lamb lacks u in quality and weight when compared, s with the ewe intended for spring lambing. Weete ale ad figured out in his own little brain, he kicks over the traces and tries to pset the whole thing. ' Suoh men de- erve to be boycotted or ostvacieed by heir colleagues. There are a great many people who criticise ,and knock more from force of habit, or a ball di- gestion than for the purpose of in- juring their co-operative institutions or their business. Sudo men need merely to have their attention called to the possible injury which may re- sult and they will cut out the destruc- tive criticism. It is always best to think several times before we send forth a cthtiele= or a 'knock which will hurt. Speak well, even of the dog! To make co-operative 'organizations succeed each must be willing to lay aside his individual ideas and do as the majority says. He must sur- render a .portion of his individual freedom of action and merge himself into the group. He must he willing to bind himself to a definite contract and live up to that agreement even though there may come a time when to do so would result In ce temporary financial loss. Co-opera- tive organizations will, like all others, have downs as well as ups. The real friend stands by in bad as well as good weather. Fortunately our best farmers see that the old idea of "every fellow for himself and the devil get the hind- ermost," must be abandoned as a re- lic of pioneer days, and that a definite, optimistic, forward-looking class spirit must be fostered. They have learned, for example, that a breeder of Registered, high-class Holstein cattle does not get anywhere so long as he knocks most other Holstein breeders; that the farmer who runs down the land of his neighbors never sells his own to best advantage; and that the farmer who refuses to co- operate with his neighbors in all for- ward movements for the betterment of farming and farm life is an alien enemy to his own and' the best inter- ests of the community. Boost and the world boosts with you, Knock and you knocls alone — T, le, M. POU T et all kind.. Better quality preferred. Write for prices. STANIi'ORD'S, Limited 1g8 Mansfield St - - Montreal The Highest Price ifer. RAW FURS to us, no matter what quantity, We pay the highest price, also express charges. Try once Rad yell are assured of satisfaction. ABBEY FUR COMPANY 310 St. Paul W. Montreal, P.Q. Reference: Bank of Hocheiaga, St. Henry. in business for 30 years, You Can't Afford to take chances!]! Send your 428 St. Paul $4„ West" MONTREAL Sting manufacturers, and not buying to re. sell ,vo always assure the fairest grading and the highest market prices. Quick returns! lie want melons of muskrat, skunk conn, mink opogsum,foa,welf-eves ,'abbll skins -and will pay spot cash, il0hest prices! Funsten's rehablegradinggets you every cent of value in your furs. We never promise impossible paces and CI en cut down on the grade. What your furs are worth is what we pay -end wo pay in£uil. Check sent you within 24 hours. Write for Free Shipping Tags and Traps pars' Guide, Market Reports, etc. Funsten Bros. & Co. Int,n,ellonel Fur exah.nee , rfllrs, 092 Funniest 7an11dltl51" ST. LOWS, Moo An Eye o nt he Future. Maggie had a new baby brother, which everybody agreed was such a baby as had never been seen before. One day the baby was being weighed, and Magie asked what that was for. "Oh," said her father. "Uncle George has taken a great fancy to baby, anti he's offered to buy him for a shilling an ounce," Maggie looked startled. "You're not going to sell him, are you, dad- dy ?" "0f course not, precious," ,answered daddy, proud to see his little girl loved her brother so. "No. Keep him till he gets a bit bigger," the child went on, "he'll fetch more money then." Armanent after this war, a if war lit. still a possibility, will need to b enormously -greater titan was aa'mameet-before the war,.—Mn, ft Wells,