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Record of Performance
Dairymen throughout Canada will
d particularly interested in the 21st.
°port of the Canadian Record of Per -
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rmauco for Pure-bred Dairy
Cattle,
S•eriug the years 1927, 1936 and
$29, leaned by the Live Stock Branch
f th
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minion Departmentartmeut of Agri -
Altura.
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i
ltureTete
report contains a detailed re-
pore of every animal whose record
gee such as to merit being placed on
;the honor roll up to November, 1929.
Iudividaul reeords are listed byclass
groups and are 'readily available to
the individual through an index to
!leers.
Complete- details as to standards
and registration by classes and rules
end regulations are included in the
report.
When to Plant
The perennial problem of when is
the best time to plant garden crops
has again come around. Au iuterest-
Iug and useful guide in this direction
$s furnished by the .Central Expert -
bimetal Farm of the Dominion Depart -
peat of Agriculture.
"Tile safest guide as to the proper
tlme to plant vegetables is first of all
o divide the various crops into
groups, The < first group comprises
;those that are considered hardy or
able to withstand very cool conditions.
Those that are semi -hardy and must
be planted when conditions are more
favorable, and lastly those that are
very tender, requiring warm, moist
FToil and ideal seasonal conditions for
their proper and normal development.
"Those that fall in the hardy group
are onions, smooth and wrinkled peas,
flpinach,radish and turnip. The aver-
age date of early planting of seed of
these hardy crops in the Division of
Horticulture, Central Experimental
Farm, Ottawa, has been found to be
the first week in May,
"In the second or semi -hardy crops
;pre find cabbage, cauliflower, beet, car-
rot, lettuce, parsnip, and wrinkled
peas. The plants of cabbage and caulf-
'fiower can be set out quite early, but
,they must be well hardened off so
that they will withstand quite low
;temperatures."
"The third group, which includes
beaue, celery, corn, cucumber, melon,
pumpkin, squash and tomato should
not be planted until settled warm cou-
ilitions have arrived.The soil must
he warm and moist, tiros giving quick
rttniform growth. The best time for
panting these crops is frons the end
)ef the third week in 'lay until about
'June 10."
insect War Resumes
A mighty army of mites wages
Ceaseless warfare on all forms of
dant life and just as ceaseless is the
;warfare waged by skilled entomolo-
gists to protect and preserve farm,
'field and garden crops. Experts of
,ire Dominion Department of Agricul-
tare have already planned iuteusive
campaigns against field crop pests for
;1905, includir ; grasshoppere, the
wheat stem sawfiy, wirewossns, the
pale western cutworm and his ally the
red -backed cutworm, the bertha army -
;worm. the early cutworm, the Color-
, ate) potato beetle, the imported cab-
haz'• butterfly, and the root maggot.
Miley alto have a watching brief
:agstinet the forest pest,+, including the
npht,l; on maple, willow and elm, the
epruee spklermklt, the forest tent
caterpillar and the box elder leaf roll-
er mei twig borer.
The Publications Branch of the De
partmi-ut of Agriculture have much
i:tr mating information , in bulletin
fern dealing with these and other fa-
aiet pests.
years, although it is still Well over
one million barrels. Consments avail-
able from foreign sources indicate
that the Canadian grower and shipper'
does not realize to the full the oppor-
tunity presented is the export mar
-
kat k t because of 1116 apparent disregard
for popular demand and reliable
quality in packing. There is also ap-
parent from eimih ' sources a real op-
portunity for development of the mar-
ket for Canaclian apples through a
consistent educational programme;
that is, the range of use to which the
apple may be put is not fully appreci•
ated, and It is suggested thea there is
roost for: development in this direc-
tion.
Does Grading Pay?
One question which perhaps con-
cerns the fruit and vegetable grower
more than anything,. else is that.,of
grading, and many growers, still scep-
tical ants value, ponder this question,
Potato growers in Prince Edward
Island are finding a very interesting
answer in. the affirmative to this cotes-,
tion in the Boston market, Officials
of the Dominion Department of Agri•
culture, whose concern it is to keep
in .touch with this section of the
work, point with interest to the re-
ports published by the United States
Department of Agriculture.
From 'January 2nd to February 25th
of this year Prince Edward Island po-
tatoes sold at a- premium over the
State of 14Iaine potatoes every single
day on the Boston market. This pre-
mium ranged all the way from ten
cents to fifty cents per unit sale; the
Prince Edward -Island potatoes selling
in 99 Ib. lots commauded a coutiuuous
premium over the State of Maine po-
tatoes selling in 100 lb.- lots.
Every carload and every schooner
load of potatoes shipped out of Prince
Edward Island so far this year has
been shipped with an official luspec-
tion certificate of quality.
Strict grading with adequate inspec-
tion has placed Prince Edward Island
potatoes at a premium in the Boston
market,
Canada Week at Bristol
Canada's Apple Market
D„ i'-ople appreciate the extent to
isl iclt Canadian apples now eater
;world markets? The Fruit Brandt 02
the Dominion Department of Agricul-
ture reports te.- . Canadian apples are
Crow going to twenty-two world coun-
tries. These include Great Britain,
',United States, Australia, Fiji Islands,
Straights Settlement, Cuba, China, the
Hawaiian Islands, Egypt, Denmark,
Sweden, France, South Africa, New
Zealand, South America, Germany,
British West Indies, Norway, New-
,ouu,llaud; Holland, Belgium and Ar- The B.S.C. hopes to broadcast the
;gentthe. roar of Niagara Falls, Another ua-
Wltile the range of the export tear- tural feature of the American eontin-
Ket has increased during recent years eat to which we would gladly listen -in
etbere has been a falling off in the vol• is the silence of the great open
49Ime of exports during the last three spaces,
Fruit products are an outstanding
requirement of the British market and
in the provision of these Canadian ag-
riculture is playing an increasingly
important part. Information avail-
able theough'tlte Department of Agri -
Garden Talks
Testing the Soil,
Soriano results ere sure to follow
the working of the soli too soon, Let
the ground become dry, if necessary
work off your fever on indoor plant'
Ing or..ineoor plannings. It is a eine
pie thing to .test whether the soil is
ar is
necessary to is t S Y
ready or not, All that 3
to take up a handful and squeeze. If
it compact's luta a lump in the hand
it ie too wet to work, but if, on the
contrary, it crumbles when squeozzed
it is probably in just the right condi-
tion for working.
Pruning
This is the time for pruning. All
of the dead canes should be removed
from the raspberry ,patch, as well as -
the spindly ones among the new
growth. Some of the older wood
should be cut away from the goose-
berries and currants. Grapes must
be trimmed up early to avoid excee-
sive bleeding. With grapes, one may
cut away all wood but a mere skele-
around-tit'em so as to develop a sturdy
root growth, It may be necessary to.
protect with little paper colara from.
cutworms. A few early hills, of corn
may be started'iu.tMs same manner,
tine plants being'aterted indoors where
they are Protected from frost and'
without die-'
transplanted outside falai av
tnrbiug the roots. Simply remove the,
bottonl of the box, the frequent water-
se the soli to stick
iu will have caused e
g
well together so that there is no shak-
ing of the'roots, and plant.
Carrots and Beets
No vegetable garden, of course, is
complete without a few rows of beets,
and carrots. But we do not mean or•
dinary beets. and carrots,; Nowadays
one plaits with definite purposes in
view. Thus, for Canning, and salads
where the whole beet ie' used small
round beets are considered the best,'
and for early carrots which may be
used when they are as big as your
thumb shorter•. types. of this vegetable
are advisable. Both cau be sows just
as soon as the ground is ready and
further planting for later use put in
ton as the fruit is borne on the new at intervals of two weeks up to the
year's growth. In handling fruit first of July. They should be sown in
trees, open tip to let in sunlight and rows about two feet apart or wider,
air, and cutout branches that rub where horse cultivation 15 used, and
against another and remove weak thinned to about au inch and grown
crotches. In-prun sig roses one should a little, ming the beets, tope and all,
remember that these, like grapes, pro- as greens,' while the carrots may be
duce flowers on the new wood of the used in the ordinary way, Later 0n
season, and to produce good Rowers again take out every other root and
one must have strong growth of wood, still later every other one again which
Trim back to a few good branches, will give the vegetables a chance to
removing all weak stems. Pruning of reach: full development, Soaking the
the hybrid perpetuals should be done seed overnight before planting will
early iu the spring just before the hasten germination, and in planting
new growth is appearing. Cut each do not cover with more than about
cane back to six or eight buds from hall' an inch of soil. Later piautinge
the ground, always cutting just above can often follow early 'crops of Let-
a bud notating outward, The weaker time, spinach and radish. Do not be
growing hybrid teas are pruned more afraid to grow plenty of beets and car -
severely. If size and high quality of rots as what cannot be used during
flowers are sought, all but five shoots the summer and fall may be stored
are cut to the base and each of these away for the winter and the larger,
remaining live is cut back to three or wanes
res will
i lob reliinked live bysthe
k.
four buds.
Sweet Peas
Sweet peas must be planted early or
the results will be disappointing. In
souse parts' of the country the vines
are probably up by now. If the sea-
son is later thaw usual do not wait
until past the usual planting time but
secure some old berry boxes or card=
a e board boxes bought for this purpose
culture indicates however, that the from any seed supply house and plant
in these. Some people have used
ortunfty is one in which there is
unbounded room for development, and
efforts to increase Canadian produc-
tion area matter of special concern.
The first week in March "Bristol
Canada -Week" was observed at Bris-
tol, Engiaud, during which Canadian
products of all kinds were featured.
Between 400 and 500 shop keepers in
Bristol carried special window dis-
plays of Canadian pure foods of all
kinds and a special Canadian exhibi-
tion shop was included.
Reports now available indicate that
every one in Bristol co-operated heart-
ily iu making this Canada week a real
feature and success,
The 'Bristol Canada Week" is but
the first of a series which will be con-
ducted under the direction of Cana-
dian trade and exhibition officials in
various parts of the Old Country,
Not only is there a sentimental ap-
peal to the British buyer In connection
with Canadian goods but there has al-
so come an appreciation of quality
and price.—Issued by th Director of
Publicity, Dom, Department of Agri-
culture, Ottawa, Ont,
Miss Askedth—"Why do you poets
always speak of the moon as silver?"
blr. Scribbler—"It'e because of the
quarters and halves, I suppose."
half egg shells with good results. Pill
with fine - soil, plant your sweet peas
web spaced, water and place in a
sunny window, When the ground is
fit• for working outside, take these
boxes or egg shells, gently remove the
bottom without disturbing the roots
inside and plant in the open. The soil
of course must not be disturbed.
When transplanting, place in a shal-
low trench and heap soil well up
Youthful Apron
Pastel Front Slenderizes the Figure
By ANNETTE
A most attractive apron that kilts
its skirt' at either side to flare the
hem, which stakes it appear rather
HELPING OTHERS (like a morning frock, is illustrated in
To do something for someone else; !Style No, 377.
to love tete anlovely; to give a hand til It is snugly fitted through the waist
by tie strings at back that hold it
firmly' to the figure, tied in bow at
centre -back.
The neckline is unusual in square
outline at front with rounded collar
effect at back.
It uses a blocked gingham in lovely
orchid coloring with purple binding.
It is designed in small, medium and
large sizes.
It is an excellent type to slip on
over your "best" frock after; return-
ing front an afternoon bridge game,
as it is loose and will not crush any
part of the frock.
Printed pique in red and white with
red binding is smart.
Yellow and white dotted cotton
broadcloth with plain yellow trim is
to tit unattractive; to speak to the
uncongenial; to make friends with
the poor and folks of lowly degree;
to find a niche in the church of the
Lord, and to do something out of
sheer love for Him, to determine in
his house to have His mind; to plan
to win at least one for the Master,
to aim to redeem Past time that Is
lost, to will to let rote's light shine,
to cut off practices that are sinful
and costly; to add the beauty of holt-
nese—thle Is to make one's life a
thing of beauty and this is to grow In
grace, for growing in grace 15 simply
copyiug the beautiful life of the alto-
gether lovely Tne.—1 t s-ard F. Reint-
er.
SOURCES OF BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLIES
PRE-WAR PERIOD POST-WAR PERIOD
-
HOME ' IMPORTS
PRODUCTION FROM
FOREIGN
' IMPORTS.
-HOME r FROM
FOREI6N -
couNTRtES
PRODUCTION COUNTRIES
IMPORTS
FROMRi
IMPORTS
BRITISH
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B TISHCOUNTRIES
COUNTRIES
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43.3 P.C.
97.7
p•c-
39.0
P -O
39'3
P.C.
21.6 P -c. 39.1
• PO,
The furnishing of food supplies to the British Isles forms, in the aggre-
gate, perhaps the greatest single factor in international trade—a factor which
has played an inestimably powerful role in. developing the resources not only
of Canada but of Australia, Argentine, United States, Denmark, New Zealand,
and literally scores of other food -exporting countries all over the globe, The
volume cif this commerce is indicated by the fact that Britain aunually
consumes over $3,000,000,000 worth of food produots, of which three-fifths are
imported,
A recent issue of the London Statist quotes some higftty significant figures
taken from a report, published by the BrItteh Ministry of Agriculture, The
figures eitiotecl by the Statist lotus the basis et the accompanying diagram.
Contrasting tate period 1905-09 with the period 1924-27, they bring out the
tact that there has been a marked decline is the percentage of Britain's
food requiremente that is met by home production—a decline from 43.3 per
cont, in the pre-war period to 39.3 per cent. in the post-war period. During
the interval there has been little or no relative increase in the fockl imports
from foreign countries, but' there has been a pronounced gain in the extent
to which Britain's food supplies are being met by imports from Empire
countries,
MUTT AND JEFF— By BUD FISHER
Sunday School
Lesson
March 30. Lesson 'Un--Review—
John 10: 7-16. Golden Text—Unto
us a child Is,
'Id born auto us a
son Is
giveni and the government shall be
Oen his shoulder: and his name,
shall be called Wonderful,ful, Cou neel-'
lor,,the mighty God; the eve{Iset-
ing Father, the Prince of Peace.
Isaiah' 9: 6.
We have just finished the first half)
Of a six months' soteese on the life of
Jesus.Tho aim as stated for us has
included the making of a clear and
comprehensive study of the gospel of
Matthew; to observe the Messianic
character of this gospel; to observe
the relationship between Jesus min-
istry of mercy and his teaching; to
develop faith in hint as God's son; and
to indicate the way to complete Chris-
tian living. Any one of these aims
offers us a suggestion as to the line we
night take in this review.
May we suggest that we start in by
recalling the Messianic hope of the
Jews, looking to Isaiah 9: 2-7. What
was the nature of the Messiah they
expected? What did they expect he
would do for them? Why were they
particularly eager for his coining in
the years dust prior to Jesus' birth
and during the period of his youth?
Remind them of the longing for de-
liverance that had long been in the
hearts of the Hebrew people. Deliver-
ance from what? And to what? What
would the expected one do :or them?
Now here wo have the story of
Jesus and his followers claiming that
he is the Messiah, the Christ, the Ex-
pected One. But does he measure up
to the expectation of his contemporar-
ies? Does he seem likely to give them
the strong handed deliverance from
Roman tyranny wii,ich they so -much
desired?
Recall with the group the manner
of his connnenceinent on 1515 career.
This will require a review of the great
messenger of repentance, John the
Baptist, Why did Jesus conte to
John's baptism? Get the class to see
again the spirit in which Jesus took
up tate leadership of this new, cause
by a review of his wilderness exper-
ience. What was the task Jesus saw
before him? How did he undertake
to bring in this kingdom of heaven.
which h:e declared to be at hand?
What do you understand by the king-
dom of God? What is the gospel?
Help the class to realize that the
gospel is the good news of ' t:'s char-
acter and his purpose ft+•' human life.
It is the news that our God is a Fa-
ther and that human life finds its free-
dom, its salvation, its triumph in liv-
ing the loving 'ifs, the gathering of
God and his children into a great cont -
pact of love and good will. 'thus we
see Jesus giving expression_ to that
God -way of living in his ministries
of mercy on every hand and hit words
Of encouragement and reassurance.
"The fling S'trving!" That was the
spirit of the gospel, and his kingship
implies that saute spirit and practice
in all his followers. If that under-
standing of the gospel had gripped
the minds and hearts thos, who are
church members what a transforma-
tion would be wrought in the world in
a single generation! Consider, for in-
stance,what it would mean in' he field
of social and industrial relations, in
the question of war Or peace, in our
relation toward people of outer races.
Emphasize the fact again that Chris-
tianity -dots not consist merely in be-
lieving certain things about God, cor-
rect doctrinal and credal statements,
Who, indeed, has the correct state-
ment in this realm? Rather in It ac-
cepting the God of Jesus as our God
and enthroning in our lives the spirit.
which Jesus showed as ti be the char-
acter and purpose of God, Darn .ne
try to live that way and apply that
spirit and principle of good will every-.
where? It is a high adventure, but
great souls have tried it and had their
faith vindicated.
equally smart.
Chintz, flowered dimity, striped
radium silk, cotton pongee, in pastel
shade and Rayon cotton crepe suitable
for this youthful model.
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS
Write your name and address plain-
ly, giving number and size of such
patterns as von w•attt. Enclose 20c in
stamps or Coin (coin preferred; wrap
it carefully) for each number, and
address your order to Wilson Pattern
Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto.
BORROWED TROUBLES
Do we net know that more than half
our trouble is borrowed? Jut sup•
Pose that we could get rid of all un-
necessary and previous terror; just
•suppose that we could be sure 02 final
viotory in every conflict, and final
emergence out of every shadow into
grighter day, how our hearts would
be lightened) How touch more brave-
ly we should work and fight and
march forward! This is" the courage
to which we are entitled and which
we may find lU the thought that God
is with us everywhere,—Henry Van
Dyke.
.GREATNESS
0, it la great, aid there is no other
greatness, To make some work of
God's oreatiou a little fruitfuller, bet-
ter,
etter, more worthy of God; to
make some human hearts a little
wiser, maufuller, happier, — store
blessed, lose.aocursed—lt is a work
for God,—Thomas Carlyle.
"To borrow Morley to slake 'more
money 1s the effective way to save."—
I •athleen Norris,
War Novels
_Make Appeal
To the Public
Brilliant Evocation of the Cor-
porate writ, Sense of •
the
Esprit de Corps and Pni
-`
'
gress of Soul Of England'
from 'Mafeking Night to
Armistice of 1918 •
1918 GERMAN PUSH
Thepublishingseason that has just
begun has been Marked by few Dug-
Iielt war novels of outstanding merit,
Medal • Without Bar, by Richard
Blakey, is an account of the detailed
experiences of one man in war. Among
the book's many merits, the ontstande
ing oue is the brilliant evocation of
the. , corporate spirit, the sense of
esprit de corps.
In the early chapters this aspect of
Army life is personified in the young
regular officer Henderson, disabled at
Mous and henceforth devoting heart
and soul to awakening iu the members
of his cadet oorps his own crusading
zeal.
But the major part of the story is
take up witit the " adventures of
Charles Cartwright, first Henderson's
principal assistant at home and after-
wards au officer of au artillery unit in
France, With rare shill Mr. Blaker,
white keeping Cartwright and his
brother -officers individually vivid, con-
trives to make the reader feel that
they are all merged in the unit to
which they belong; and it is the for-
tunes of khe battery that he foliowa
even though the havoc of war re-
moves its officers one by one.
Alt the book dioses on the same
note of corporate identity among the
men who passed through war—"the
generation of the broken-hearted,"
one of the young officers calls them,
who are set apart from their fellows
but preserve their own companion-
ship, This is one of the very best
of the war books.
Retreat, by C. R. Benstead is grimly.
Powerful. The story of the great
German offensive of March, 191e, is
presented from the point of view of a
middle-aged chaplain who arrives
fresh from a country parish to join an.
artillery brigade on the eve of battle.
HIs total inability to make any con-
tact with officers or men during the
terrible days of the retreat, his own
disillusion and ultimate despair, the
COntemptnoutt tolerance of his brother
officers, gradually turning to mere ex-
asperation,
xasperation, are drawn with mastery.
Heroism and Pity
The survey of Otto war and the years
that lie behind it by so fine a mind
as that of Mr. H. M. Tomlinson is
bound to have a notable result. In
All Our Yesterdays we have what we
should expect—noble English prose.
the sense of heroism and the sense
of pity, and the large humane view-
of
iewof human things. .
ivir, Tomllttson's subject is nothing
less tltai the progress of the soul of
England from Mafeking night to the
armistice of 1918. The war passages
are the most impressive in the book,
Presenting with equal vividness the
horrors of the battlefield and the
pathos of civilian life.
The account of the family in which
the death of one eon is known to the
father, and of the other to the mother,
and each is keeping the trews from
tate other, is one of the most moving
things In the liteeattu'e of tits war.
"Toth proposed to me six tines fn
two weeks."
"Whom do yott suppose he is prat•
tieing up for?"
Some of the coins in use in the
South. Sea Islands, we read, weigh as
much as half a pound each,' It is al-
most impossible to avoid 'earning big
money there,
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Twelve Years After
Divers Salvage Precious Cargo
of Troopship Sunk Dur-
ing War
Genoa, Italy—Twelve years after
the sinking by a German submarine
of the Italian steamer Revenua,
turning freta Argentina with stores
and reservist troops from South Am-
erica, dives have brought to the sur-
face her precious cargo. thousand.
Strangely enough, several L
tons of linen cloth were found un-
damagod. Scarcely any one had be-
lieved that the cloth would not be
deterioz'ated by the sea,
The Ravenna, ironically, was sunk
When scarcely a quarter of a mile
from the port where she was to have
nded the journey of 5,000 miles. She
was•eo close to harbor that people on
the shore saw the submarine launch
tate fatal torpedo, Fishermen rescued
the crew and troops.
The Revenue, was only one of a
number of ships sunk Uy Gorman sub-
marines malting their nest at the is-
land of Gallinaria. Near her Iles
the Hyloniau,. a 3,000 -ton freighter
from San Franoicco, waded with 3,000
barrels of ail, tobacco, typewrites,
watches and six crates of toothpicks,
Divers already have surveyed this
wreck, Within three months, they
'sap, they will Have its cargo on land.
Theta they will proceed to the Um-
berto I and the Antigua, other vic-
tims of the submarines.
REPUTATION
The man who says he would like to
get rid of his bad heart, but. is hist
Willing to get rill of his bad business,
lirgbabTy only means that he is•will-
ingl to have a better reputation, if it
will not require buns to have a bet-
ter character,—Lafferty,
"It is possible to engage the sere
vices of people who are too good for
their work,"—,Sir Region Scott,