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From Our Spring
Steck.
To miss the New ±'Nall Papers
W° areshowing thissspringis. to
miss the best we have ever
ahem -re -.
Though we have sold Wall
Paper for years, these new
spring Goods are by all odds the
best, •
A. T. .00per
Telegraph and Ticket Agent
Clinton, Ontario
HOMESEEKERS'
EXCURSIONS
MAY 8th TO OCTOS ER -30th
Every
TU A Y
"ALL RAIL" - also by
THURSDAY'S STEAMEE
" Great Lakes Routes"
(Season Navicationj
YeLlr Future is itt the West
The fertile prairies have put Western
Canada on the map. There are still
thousands of acres waiting for the man
who wants a home and prosperity. Take
advantage of Low Rates and travel via
Ca , Ian Pacific
W. B. HOWARD,
District Passenger Agen t,
Toronto
W. JACKSON, AGENT
CLINTON
Earlh Daus In
Willis Church
Tho Iol)owing remilaiSeenses, of \Pill
is church wore sent us .by Mr. Wit-
liam McQueen, Sr., of Shovel, Sen-
Rao County, Idiohigau, with a re-
quest that we publish diem. As they
are particularly 4iinoly', Wells con-
gregation just baying celebrated, an
anniversary, we do so with pleasure
and they' -will be read with interest
by a number of the evriter's old
friends is Clinton and Stanley town-
shill, his .former home. The, writer
screed, as presenter in Willis church
for years ;
"Clinton. Presbyterian Church
What rt is today compared with
fifty-six years ago, in that day, the
old t ereh wits a frame structure on
the west Side of the ;main street or.
London Itoad, I don't remember now
the name of the e.treet 11 was 00,
but Rev, A. D. MoDeneld was the
pastor then, fifty-six or fifty -sown
years nigo, I know he ' married
my sister in 186J. The teams etevo,
to his nuance -and the marriage cer-
emony was performed •there and
,them He preached nine years • in
Clinton. My father' and the family
went there as
long as- he stayed.
og.
Then he moved to
Fergus and Elora,
preached there eight or nine years',
then got a call 'to ,Sestforth, where
he finished his ministry. While, he
was in Clinton a delegation from the
church was sent to Galt to . invite
Prof, Jones to come amt present for
Mr. McDonald, He was a grand
leader 'and singer, and no organ
either. When the choir of the church
Beard they were getting a mulatto,
for he was part negro, to be presen-
ter, they said, .'1)o you think we'll
sing with a nigger, 0, .No !' When
he came to hear of it he said 'I
can sing without' -thein.' So; he
could, but he hadn't sung many Sun-
days when they saw what he could
do and they wished he would ask
there' into the choir. Mr. McDonald
said he never understood the psalms
so well till Prof. Jones led the
psalmody'. He was a great accouter
on the psalm. The older Clinton
folks know, what he w:;'s. l3e was on
several occasions In Clinton singing.
Now we come back to Clinton. Al-
ter Mr. McDonald left Clhntru 'a
I man' by the name 61 McQuaig came
and took the pulpit. He was quite a
while there. Atter- h'm came Dr.
Stewart, a young man then. Iie was
longer there than any Lcfure hien,
thirty years or more. A fine man he
is. ITe was as good as a common -
try in the pulpit to explain the
Scripture. When Mx, McQuaig name
they got some new , leaders. No, or-
gan fin the church yet, some of the
old elders objected to 'having it.
The congregation began hiring a.
preseutor and paying diem a salary.
They had a choir Of course. Lizzie
Smith was an old standby, always
in her place, and the Broadfoot girls.
bine: singers they were std their
brother, Sandy. Then a man the
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Di'y Goods
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House
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PHONE 78.
Millinery
and
Ready to.
Weer
(Garments
Grand Clearance Sale
of Women's Spring Suits
Commencing
Saturdag
Morning,
Mau '9th
at, the following prices :
Regular $35.00 Suits for $29.00
Regular 30.00 Suits for 25.00
Regular 25.00 'Suits for 20.00
Regular 20.00 Snits for 16,50
Regular 16.00 Suits for 18,50
HESE suits are all new - spring
A models having all the new style-,
touches, pouch pockets, convertible
and new large collars, bolted, side
belted and.ploated effects, linings of
satin and silk, Skirts plain and
gathered with belts and pockets,
Sizes 34 to 42. Colors—navy, black
and greeny ..
Special Prices in
New Spring Coats
ONLY fifteen spring coats to
clear including serges, tweeds
and velours in all this season's sew
est cloths, Colors --apple green, rose,.
paddy green, mustard, navy and
black,
, $25.00 coiNts for $21.00
20,90 coats for 10,50
315,00 coats tar 11,50
10,00 Cords for 1.50
motmeymomoromona
Mune,,oh Coots Crawford, he leis for
quite a while,, !No organ yet. The,
elders then were first, 1Vlr. Lee, • It
old gentleman, Mr, McAllister, Mr,
Murray, Mr. 1treith, 'Mr, Matheson
anti James Aikenhead, Sr, and if I
reinelnber Mr, James 13roedfoot, Si,,
of '1'ucicorsmith was put ill 'also,
Now warn Mr. 'Hlenonald preached in
Clinton lie had quite a few prow -
tors during his time there. Mr. Me -
Clarets led 4ehe singing quite frequent-
ly i 117x, Straitie sang quite a while,'
Again Mr. McTavish, the' blacks1nill,
was appointed leader: Hp had some
good help in the choir, IIis wife
and daughter sang and of course Lin
eie Smith was always in her place.
Tliis was' for Mr. McDonald. The
precentor had just to start the tune
and 'the congregation took hold of
it and made the church ring. Mr*,
A eiDonald used to say he could
preach better if there' was ' good:
music, 'After Mr. McQuaig left, in
Mr. Stewart'sd'ay the slew church
was built, a large brick with more
modern improvements: Them came
in the pipe organ and Dr. Stewart
was the pastor up till a few years
ago when he resigned his ehargd,
after a long time in the work, Itev,
D. M. Grant foliowod
him, then Rev.
P, C. Harper. 1 was there the day
the latter was inducted. I don't
know what they are doing -now. It
is three years since I "1s'aa there.
Thep have good music there now
and a good choir. One Sunday I was
there the gentleman at the organ
started up the doxology on the key
of A. I knew it was that as soon as
he started it. 1 generally singtenor
to 41, but it'was too high for pie.
I think G is' high enough for dox-
ology; Il'e is a" good. player. T
thought I'd see Themes Jackson in
the choir, but he wasa't is it. Tom
used to be a good singer when, be
was young. 'I•Ie had a good voice
and would hove made a good leader..
I must go and see him 'ohen I go to
Clinton again. -A Mr. Balfour sang
for quite a while Inc tl'Ir. Stewart in
the old church. Ile was a fairly
good singer. ,Ile was a school teach-
er in Clinton then. -Ilow times are '
altered since that. I don't think env-
oi
nyof the old- elders of. that slay are
alive now. The ranks are tilled by
others, Still the work goes on just
the same. IlIr. McTaggart, Sr., was
treasurer in' -the church •for a long
time. He is gone too. His sons pray
come to honour and he'll know it
not, After a few years there Was a
change in J3ruceflehd in the church, a
new Union church was organized and
I went there. 1 hod six miles to go
to Clinton and only two end a half
to Brucefield. A Mr, Thompson was
the preacher. After I had come to
Michigan they got a Mr. Simpson.
who died, then a Mr. `>awors. IIs
stayed ten or twelve years, till they
built a 'new church a few years ago,
Rev. ITall Woods Is pastor there
now. I would like to take a trip
over to Brumfield and Clinton to
visit amongst my friends and old
school mates. There are •a few re-
maining yet, getting old, like myself.
Time is winging us away to our
eternal home ; life is but a winter
day, a journey
to the tomb.—Wil-
liam
McQueen, Sr., Snover, 17fch."
McKillop Township.
Cold north winds still continue but
we hope for a change .to warmer
weather soon.
Mrs. John Dundas is visiting rel-
atives in Toronto, '
The last meeting, of Bethel Ladies'
Aid was held!' at the borne of Mrs.
Thomas Looming. There was' .a
good attendance and en enjoyable
time was spent by .all.,
A number of farmers have had
cows die from paralysis. This is a
lig loss with present high prices.
The business board ,of Walton -sir-
cult mot on Mondays' last. The nit-
ances were found to be in a healthy
condition with a small increase! in
membership. Thomas Leeming, Jr.,
was selected as delegate to the May
district meeting and J. .. Irvine
was reelected recording stewart,
this being leis eleventh year to act
that capacity.
•
Puritq Gives Power
Seaforth,
Mrs, lrrenk Smith of :Calodolri4124s
been here ,visiting i11 the home :of
1Vrr, W, 11, Slpitli,
Miss Florence Ceeinghamo of Clin-
ton Was the sued of MIS, M. Y. Me
Leen for a couple 00 0051(1 ' last
Woolf,
Airs. J. C', Greig has returned from
a visit in Port 1 -lope and. Kingston,.
Mrs. W. Sclater is vi hThhig with.
leer daughter,
'Mrs. Ilidgar Lawson of
Auburn,,
Douglas Caldor, ; son of Mrs, An. -
drew Calder of town, has boon killed'
in action in L'renee, The young magi
enlisted with the Highlanders in Tor-
onto, I•Ie leaves a young wife and
one little daughter.
• Mr, and., Mrs, J. ; M, Wilson have
returned; from a pleasant . visit , Ili
Owen Sound with theft daiigliters.
Miss Helen 'young -hail returned al-
ter spending the winter in Carnotite:
Miss Collins of Buffalo is a guest
of Mrs, (y,' T'eliart,
Me. and Mrs. Thos. Patton have
returned from a solnewhst lengthy
visit le Michigan.
• Mr. and Mrs. Harry Meyers of
Stratford visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh McKay
for a Pew days
recent-
ly,
Mr, and Mrs. FI. Cribbs have re-
moved to Markham.
There are still many persons ` in
the world that . need to be impressed
with the fact that the purer the
blood is the greater is the power of
the system to remove disease and
the less the liability .to contract it,
Persons whose blood is in good con-
dition are much less likely to take
cold or to be long troubled with it,
or, to catch any contagious or in-
fectious • ) disease,
nfectious•)disease, than are those
whose blood is impure acrd therefore
impoverished and lacking in vittslity.
The best medicine for purifying the
blood is' Hood's Sarsaparilla, and
persons suffering from any blood
disease .oe any want of tone in the
system are• urged to give this medr
icino a trial. It is especially useful
at this time of year,
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HOMESELKERS' EXCURSI.ONS
Round trip ,tickets to. points in
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
via North Bay, Cochrane aid Trans-
continental Route, or via Chicago,
5t. Paul or Duluth, on sale eaoh
Tuesday until Oct. 30 inclusive, at
low tares.
Through Tourist Sleeping Cars to
Winnipeg On above dates, leaving
Toronto 10,15 l3,en., no change of
curs•, via 'Transcontinental Route.
Return limit, two months, ex -
elusive of date of sa1e. B r
h
reservations and fell paftieu-
Lars at ail Grand. Trunk ticket Of -
fleet et write (1. E, Honing, Dis-
trict Paseenget Agent, Toronto, Ont.
J. RANSFORD SON,
P)togef I. .. , _. .
Winghem. ' ,
The best portion of Win3halu was
endangered by fire on Tuesday when
flames broke out in the barn of Geo, .
McKenzie, on' Josephine street. -Tho
building is set in. behind the large -
brick and .cemenrt 'block of Wilson &
1V7:els;enzie and is surrounded hp a
number of wooden buildings. The
firemen responded .quickly) and the
blaze was soon extinguished. Short-
ly afterwards the reef of the big
block was discovered to be .ott fire,
undoubtedly from a spark from the
fire at the barn. The firemen were
soon on the scone agitin, however,.
and the blaze was quickly extin-
guished. The less was dully covered
by insurance,
Hiss Freda \'anStone Telt last
week" for a visit with her sister,
Potato Production
The average yield of potatoes .per
acre in Ontario in 1016 was 53
bushels, The next lowest yield in
the last thirty-five years eas X76 and
the average annual yield for the
whole period, 114 bushels per acre.
Considering both yields and prices of
seventeen different farm crops, those
which gave the greatest returns l.er
acre in Ontario hi 1910 were gs fol-
lows : Potatoes, $78 ; turnips and
other field roots, $76 ; beans, $63 ;
husking corn, $89, and fall wheat,
M. It- will be seen that the hi3hest
returns were obtivined from the cul-
tivated crops. According to present
prices, the food value of rice pur-
chased for one dollar is equal to
that of potatoes costing two dol-
lars. Rice can be used as a ve;et-
able to take the place of potatoes.
Seed potatoes are exeeedinglp scarce
and people throughout the province
are eating potatoes which should
be retained for planting. Those
farmers are wise who retained their
potato crop forseed purposes even'
though they, were critized for not
bringing them to market. T would
suggest that those having seed pota-
toes for sale, beyond local require-
ments, advertise in looal, agricultur-
al or daily. papers, In normal years,
it is economy to cut good sized
potatoes in sets varying from oire
ounce to two ounces each. In the
average of ten tests conducted at
Guelph in five years the following
average annual yields per acre were
obtained from good sized potatoes
out into pieces of different weights
as heree indicated : Two ounces, 150
bushels; one ounce, 130 bushels,;
one-half 00000, 100 bushels ; one-
quarter ounce, 98 bushels ; one-eighth
ounce, •79 bushels, and one -sixteenth
ounce, 37 bushels. Small potatoes
are frequently produced from s_rebs
or from diseased tubers. The pots-._
toes produced in Ontario in 1616,
however, were exceptionally free
from rot and were unusually small
owing to the growth being arrested
by unfavourable weather . conditions.
Potatoes did not thoroughly mature
last, autumn and immature potatoes
acre inferior for table use but make
excellent seed. At this particular
time, therefore, potatoes, the size of
hens' eggs or even smaller, might
be used ,for seed to good advantage.
These could be cut into pieces even
as mill as one-quarter ounce each
and could he planted in rows tuveu-
ty-eight inches apart with the ,pieces
twelve to fifteen tuehrs Newt in the
rows, They should be planted the
same day that they are cut. Where
good seed is unobtainable whole
potatoes not more than one-quarter
to one -Half ounce In size rnigilt be
planted with the prospect Of. receiv-
ing moderate returns. It would be
an advantage to spread opt the
small potatoes in a warn' light
tooni for two ea three weeks to al-
low then' to sprout before planting.
The usual time for planting patatOeS
for best results is from the 1511 to
the 25t1i. of 'May. Potatoes do well
on sod land. If it is Impossible :.to
get the land ready before the 1free.
mentioned, the sod might be plowed
to a depth of about four incises and
the. potatoes planted in every third
furrow ; after which the land could
bo rolled inunediately and then har-
rowed to press the soil arotmd the
potatoes and to conserve moisture.
According to present indiclitious, the
aoreage of potatoes will ,he less tihan
usual this year, Wi tlr the possibility
of a fainirro in food materials.greet
care should leo exercised by both
the farmers and the City .gardeners
'in growing the crops Of Higbee,
value, in using the best seed Ob-
tainable and in 'eeenoiliiying labour.
0. 1. C., Get:10i, Al100t 08, 181.'.
CROP TO PLANT LATER
Provide for Winter as Well as
Immediate Needs.
CABBAGE AND OTHER THINGS
Good food Products Can Be Secured
by the Amateur by a Little ,Labor
glad a Small Expenditure,
(133' 8, C. JONNSTON, Vegetable
Specialist, Ontario Department of
Agriculture, Toronto,)
Besides growing many vegetables
for immediate use the backyard
garden should produce some veget-
ables whieh can hestored for con-
sumption during winter months,
Some,.. of course, do not need to be
planted as early as the plants wleieh
were described last week. . Possibly
a week should elapse from the time
the lettuce Is planted before these
should be sown.
BEwrs; CARROTS, PARSNIPS,
AND SALSIFY.. These include the
most important members of the root
vegetables. They are usually grown
tor winteroses ur though
D p g beets
and carrots are many by relished y in
a a Y
their earlier stages of growth. All
these demand practically the sant°
attention, The seeds should be sown
in straight rows at a depth of about.
three-quarters of an inch. When the
plants have reached a height of two
taches they should be carefully thin-
ned out so that they stand, beets
and parsnips three to four inches
apart, carrots and salsify two or
three inches apart. It will be found
that the parsnips are very slow grow-
ers, and for this reason it is some-
times advisable to plant a few seeds
of lettuce with the parsnip seeds so
that they will serve as a marker. The
young beet plants may be used as
spring greens. It is necessary that
the soil be cultivated " at intervals
during the summer months so that
the crops may grow. They do not as
a general rule require as heavy wa-
tering as same of the other vegetable
crops. In the fall_ the beets should
be pulled up and the tops twisted off
Mose to the head, not out off with a
knife as in the ease of carrots, pars-
nips, or salsify, -which should have
the tops cut about one-half inch from
the roots preparatory to storing for
winter use...
C01EN. In planting corn holes
about two or three ,inches deep
should be made with ,a hoe. Five or
six kernels of corn should be drop-
ped in this and covered with soil,
which should be gently armed by
tramping on it. When the shoots
are about three inches high all ex-
cepting the three sturdiest sbould be
pulled out. The soil should be
drawn up around the stalks as they
grow, to give them support. When
the kernels on the cob appear full of
milk they are ready to use. It is
also a good practice to cultivate the
soil often around the corn, for ex-
pert growers claim that the crops
corn and cabbage faster and better
when plenty of cultivation is given.
CABBAGE. Cabbage is one of the
most widely grown vegetables. -The
cabbage plant requires a' supply
of moisture, and yet if the cab-
bage soil is too wet the plant will
be injured. Cabbage does particu-
larly well on new land, and some
growers claim that the cabbage
grows without an abundant supply of
manure in the soil better than many
other vegetables. It is considered
a good practice for backyard garden-
ers to purchase plants which have
been grown in hot -beds or hot -houses
and transplant them directly into the
permanent bed. This saves consid-
erable trouble. It is necessary when
setting cabbage plants to set them
fairly deep so that they will not be
whipped about by the wind. They
may .be set eighteen inches 0apart,
and there should be quite a good, deal
of soil around the roots. When they
are ready to be set out a hole may
be made with a dubber or a sharpen-
ed stick. The roots may be watered
after they have been set. One of the
most important features of growing
cabbage consists in the attention
given to cultivation of the soil. There
may be some occasions when the head
will split, this may be stopped or
prevented if the head is taken in
the hands and turned forcibly' from
one side to another.
CAULIFLOWER. The cauliflower
is treated in much the same way as
cabbage, the plants being grown and
set out in the same manner outside.
They are treated practically the same
as cabbage until it is noticed that a
little white Sower has commenced to
grow. The dry leaves of the plant
should be brought together at the
top and tied with a piece of string so
that these little white Sowers are pro-
tected from the rays of the sun and
the rain. All cauliflower heads
should be treated in this manner
when they are about two inches in
diameter.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Brussels
sprouts are perhaps the most hardy
of the cabbage family. If it is im-
possible to secure brussels sprouts
plaits a few seeds may be planted
about lday 16 at a depth of about ono
inch. These should be transplanted
to the permanent bed about the 15th
of June. They should beset eighteen
inches in the row aid two feet be-
tween the rows. It iswell to keep
the patch clean, and the surface soil
should be stirred frequently. It is
unneoossary'to trim off the leaves as
the plants grow .n the garden.
SWISS CHARD. Syrtiss chard can
be 'grown easily from seed, in rows
twelve incluse apart, the young plants
being thinned to six or eight inches
apart, The advantage of this plant
is that the leaves may. be pulled off
close to the root and new leaves
Shoot up, wblch may be consumed
during the season. The roots are
used for greens and the stem of the
leaf as asparagus.- A few plants
should be sufficient for a small lam-
Ike..
W ingham
The business peen here gait Monday
rilglrt at 7.30 at the opening of the
Libby knitting. factory. A IOW ,,011.11 -
des
011.11-
utcs after A. 11. Wilford, produce
dealer, pressed' the button, which
started the fitotory'S machinery ill
motion,
Miss Ilene Dore is in IC:ittcardino
for a few weeks:
Mrs. Tea 171liott 01 Detroit, Mielt,,
hos been the guest 01 her mother,
Mrs, le, Careen, '
Preparations Made
for the Returned
Wounded .
Soldiers
More than twice as limey disabled
Canadian soldiers aro now beim; ear-
ed, for by tlio 'Military 'Hospitals
Cemonlission as were on the lolls at
New Year.
When "bed eases" do arrive in
Canada, in any considerable numbers,
there will be plenty of accommoda-
tion for them,. The 'Qonsmisslonlong
ago arranged with a score oft hos-
pitals throughout the ecuntry for
tine reception of about 1,000 such pas.,
es, In addition, accommodation for,
1,209 is being provided in buildings"
taken over or erected by the Com-
mission itself.
At St, John, N. I3., for ..instance,
the Armouries have been converted
into a '$00 -led hospital; This Is now
ready for occupation.
At Kingston, Ont., the Arts Build-
ing and Convoeatioh 1-lall of Queen's
University have been turned ,into a
hospital, with 650 beds. This also is
ready for'lse.
. At Winnipeg, a new hospital :is
be
-
ing erected in thegrounds of.ho
old agricultural college, with 820
beds, to be divided between convales-
cent and active hospital eases. as oc-
casion requires. Tho buildings should
be ready before the end of May.
At Quebec and Montreal tile' Say.
and Park and Grey Nuns' Convales-
cent Flospitals, respectively, may be
used for "bed cases" later on. 13ot11
are ready for such a purpose 'with-
out alteration..
For convalescents, also, much new
accommodation Is being provided.
At Halifax, a convalescent hospital.
is being erected on Camp Hill, the
property of the Imperial Govern-
ment. Besides three residential : build-
ings, for 300. men, there will be' a
dining hall and service building, and
a vocational building. The work is
expected to be finished by July 1.
At the same city, two of the Pres-
byterian College buildings on Pine
Hill have been taken over. They
need. very little alteration, and will
accommodate 135 Wren.
At Sydney, Cape Breton island,
Mr. Moxham's house, in fine grounds
sloping down to the harbour, has
just been transferred to the Commis-
sion, and is a'lrcady. occupied. It will
accommodate 100 men.
Pickering College, Newmarket, has
been handied over to the Commission
by the Society of1hrionds for use as
a hospital.
New accommodation is also being
prepared for convalescents at Mon-
treal,
ontreal, Whitby, Guelph, Toronto,' C'o-
bourg, Winnipeg, Moose Jalw, --Ed-
monton, Vancouver, 'Victoria and Sid-
ney, and for consumptives at Kent-
ville, N. S. ICingston, Hamilton,
London, Ninette, Man., and Regina.
Great additions and improvements
are being made to the accommoda-
tion for men immediately on their
arrival from overseas at Halifax and
Quebec.
At Halifax, the Immigration build-
ing on Pier 2 has been transformed
into • a clearing hospital for 450 men,
and is already in use. Part of the
building is reserved for tuberculous
patients. The- officers of a . hospital
ship !arriving the other day remarked
that they had never seen provision
so excellent for wounded men, or
hospital trains so good as those pro-
vided•for the more serious. cases.
'At Quebec, the clearing depot,
formerly, the Immigration building, is
being completely. remodelled, and will
house 1,000 men, or even more. Sperm
ial accommodation, has been set apart
for the cases. of tuberculosis and
mental derangement.
Wingham
There -died in Chicago on Monday,
James Haynes. Tho body! was
brought here for burial. The . de-
ceased
o-ceased was one of Winghwm's pion-
eers, coming here to the sixties. A
number of years he ran a sash and
door factory. Some !years ago he
removed to Chicago. His wife pre-
deceased hila a number of years
ago. He was about 80 years of age.
Miss Ella Cornyn is visiting friends
in Toronto'.
Mrs. • Forester of Columbia,. Toon.
Miss Emfud Schaeffer, daughter of
Mr. i1. Schaller of town, was mar-
ried at West 'Toronto last week to
Mr. J. A. Acker. of Toronto.
Mr. G. R. Smith, principal of the
High School, has tendered his resig-
nation to the board, to take effect
the close of the present term. IIs
has accepted a position 'as head of
the Department of Mathematics in
Kings'ton Collegiate and Lecturer ht
ivlathematicnl Methods in the lrneulty
of. Education of Queen's university,
His new salary starts at two thous•
and per yeas•.
Mrs. A. G. McDonald 01 Goderleh
visited lice sister and other relatives
here last week before leaving for her
glome in Swift Current,
Miss Letitia Joynt of Lnoknow vis-
ited with Miss Dell Mitchell recently.
Miss Jennie, Currie was in Toronto
last week,
Quaiitu Chicken .,Mea*
do
Crat11101e 0 to feeding1111± 011 quniliirality masiInoas kw111te.pn
pleat than any other practice. The
small p011tion'01 the consuming pub -
I10 that have eaten crate, ul ;h -fed
Poultry have no desire to purchase
the range and yard fattened birds,
as there is such a groat difference in
the quality of the meat of the
birds handled wader the two different
systems, Crate feeding on Milk
1riashes is a simple pii'othat 'ny,
be practised on few 0reebs many birdsa,,
At the Experimental Station ' for
Vancouver Island, slat crates to ae-
connmedate eighty birds were pre-
pared and live birds of an average
weight of three and one half pounds
were confined in each section. These
birds were fed for a •'period of four-
teen clays and made an average gain
of two pounds per bird. The meal
mixture used was sixty per cent
wheat middlings and forty per cent.
coru.moal. '1,0 this meal mixture
was added three ounces ,of salt for
each 100 • pounds used. The birds
were starved for twenty-four hours
and given a mild dose of Epson salts
beforefeeding commenced. They were
fed
sparingly the fir
st day and the
quantity of meal for each feed was
mixed with soup Skim milk to the
consistency of porridge, Three feeds
were given each day at intervals of
six 'hours. Grit' Was supplied once
each week and chopped green Swiss
chard was given daily at noon.
The ,quantity of the meal ' mixture
andskin' milk. required for a pound
of gain Wfis but one pound, thirteen
and a half ounces of meal and three
pounds four ounces of s'iim mlli'`r
Valuing the meal at three cents per
pound and the skim mills at fifty,
cents per hundred pounds, the cost
of each pound of gain was seven and
a half cents.
Starting with three and a half
pound thin birds and increasing them
to five and a half pounds high qual-
ity birds at a cost of fifteen cents
each, the live and a `_ half pounds of
first •quality chicken meat was sold
for twenty-seven cents per pound,
which was an advance of nine cents
over the ruling price for the not
specially 11cd birds. Thin three and
a hall pound birds were selling at
eighteen cents per pound 61 sixty-
three cents per bird, The added fat-
tening weight brought them up to
the five and a half pound 'weight and
increased the quality and value of
the original three and a half pounds
so they were sold for one dollar and
forty-eight cents per bird. In other
words, a sixty-three cent' chicken
was, buy the crate milk. feeding meth-
od, at a cost of fifteen cents, con-
verted into a first -quality chicken
that sold readily atone dollar and
forty-eight cents. Quality in table
poultry will' sell- . it. Quality. Sufi'"
table poultry will lift the industry)
to the level attained by other com-
peting food products. Cull poultry
will always be just as hard to sell
as' cull apples. Try crate milk feed-
ing a few birds for your own table,
eat them and you will not want any)
other. kind. Quality will count with
you ever afterwards.
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