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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1919-01-23, Page 7, it is as nate) al I've a slieep to elis."(1 ifti,.., sti Ste wool when warm weathos semos as I for a horse to shed. its halis eithough' Many heep lose ther es. man bas removed that tendency al- sievool, meet entirely. But if sheep .. se not, i pecially toward spring, from other IFeaaecibs,es than . the effect t ofe seab. In bw'illeeal '1701.1tatie!ipell'e,,°_ifirce;tiletyll'L'sitilt‘ii..n"ilifej peesent the aninsale "'"' :With nourishment stops ee awing, are just as MAU to loet their Weer By Agronomiet. at one time of the year as at enothe is lea es en tie woo may he only ee slight, or so pronounced es to almost et part the fleece in places er possibly y ab over 'the animal. Viten the aw- e mals begin to get more nourishment d the vteel will again etart to grow, but ee the • 01c1 and the now growths ere so, This Department ta for the use of °Ur farm reader.° who A/vent the advice ISeeau,se sheep begin to rub and bi elf an expert on any question regardino soli, seed, crops, etc, is your question and pull off woo], M no evidence th, le of sufficient general interest, It will he answered through this con. lum, Li, they are bothered with .scab, as the ;stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed with your letter, a comPe?'' seas do thet j irritaied 'with bloke 0 einewer will be mailed to you. Address Agronomist, care of wilson Publisodni a,e Co„ Ltd., 73 Adefaide SL• W., Toronto. g elm But in order to fin out what is the matter it les, web might be used to some extent in help- make an examination at once, ing to peevent the aped of disease in It may beswell to give some of th seed plots. swmptoms, aPpeatance and effect o Cultivating, hoeing or picking beans scab. However, the man 'who he while the Solitage is wet ehould be awe seen its effects enS has notice avoided as the eltsease is readily ear- it particelanly, will never mistak ried from diseased to healthy Omits scab for anything Glee or anythin else for it. The ectib insect works between the inner and Miter, shin. Starting at ,some point, usually in the flank, the insects 'work 'outer/Led froth Now that ,Uhe most active part of a common centre and as they thrive the year is aver and the bees are State- and multiply they keep spreadilng, and some vlpi get to other portions of the body and start a new colony, as it were. Their week causes a yel- low matter to form in these spots and this in turn will form into a scab. Of course, such a scab imitates the Ifni- mst and it will rub and pull et its worst, end whetever 'scab has formed there will come off with the wool. Even if they did not pull or nib the scabs off, they would faId off in time. Sheep are glinietimes afflicted with similar scabs from other causes. For this reason, it is best to procure a strong snagnifying glass, when it can be readily determined whether the trouble is genuine scab or not. Sheep scab is not a very hard dis- ease to eradicate, as is usually sup- posed by those persons who have no eeperience with it. A comple of geed dippangs 'with a dip will cure the dis- ease if the dip is properly applied. However, sonie precaution is neces- sary to keep 'the animals from becom- ing infected again froin old seabs and wool that may have been rubbed off. In warm weather the scab insects that have been rubbed off with the scabs and wool will semi/eve for a eon- siiderable period of time and if they creme in contact 'with sheep they are very likely to Sited them again. It is very easy to piek out a heep that has once had scab, for where the BEAN DISEASES. In many SeetionS VC -the Dominion 'bush beans use now teeognized as a profitable special crop, and the acne-, agc bas been greatly inereased during ilM last fevv years. Appeoxicnately 100,000 acres are planted yielding con- stclerably prey ante Million bushels. DeetructIve dieeases have accompanied this increase in cultivation and unless" the fanner takes preeaution to elhnin- ate disease the crop wiit not continue to be as populaa. or peefitable as it shOuld. It is safe to say that pro- bably 2590 of the prop is frequently . loSt through the atiacics of one or `mere diseases which might be Insgely prevented by plantirsg d4ease free seed. „ The more linportant diseases --etre es follows:— Anthem:nose is probably most &es- te-fatly° in the Maritime Provtinces 'and Quebec and some years in gpu- tad7it, It is causeel by a seed -borne Tungus which attacks stem, leaves, pads and seed, produciug dark brown to almost black Minkel -1 Spots eh the .stem aria pads. and a blackening of the N''sth .ins in e /Saves. When severe the plants my be sompletely defolieted or even completely destroyed leaving eicips in the row. ` Bacterial Blight is a serious prob- lem to . the .bean growers of Ontario and to .a less extent olsowhere. The bacteria or genus caustrig this disease are seeifliorne and attack the stem, leaves, pods and seed, producing on the seed light yellow blotches some- times involvin.g the whole seed. In-- fected leaves develop ernell bregutar Water soaked ares,Which later turn brown and fall .oat. Vile spots on the stem and pods are of a 'steer, Wce ater aked appearance with a yel- low to redelizt amber color, enmity smaller and not so &tic as Anthrac- 11C.1E spats, . Beet 'end root rots a benne °cafe less frequently, but nevertheless ate capable of eaueing serious loss. In many cases these may also is camied lie not advisable to pat foundation on the seed. in 'the :frames till spring as it be - Mosaic: This is a new disease conies very balite in the cold weather which was reported es common in and there is cian.ger -of breaking it in S01,Ibhern Ontario boat year. The handling. If you have safer otcl broken leeyes on infected plants develop a combs, ce.ppings, etc., now is a good peCulliar mottled appearance. Diseased time, to get them -rendered, using a ' plants produced a few small pods as wax pre% for this purpose and to compared to heel -thy plants. Little have the resulting wax matle into is leiown concerning it. Its nattare founcletron. would indicate that seed *inn affeet- Protect your bees from mice by hay- ed plants would probably peoduce a ing the entrances to the winter eases diseaseds crop therefore the uee of redueed too smell or by covering with such seed , should be av-oidecl. Control ,fileasuree Plant onlY cliseese free seed on soil Altai has not lately beet, planted to beans. This can be best aceemplish- cen also be closed by tins screening. ed by selecting, at the time of hoe- Tire temperature of the cellae Should vesting, dieease free' pods from vig- be kept at .about ;45 degrees F. The orOus high yielding plants. .These cellar 'should be cleric, and well insulat- selected pais should thenlie immersed .es against -°flanges in tenperature, rn. for not ore than 3 minutes M ells- if the bees were placed in winter infeeting solution, allowed to dry off.qt.tarbers lather light In stores, rit and skilled in a clean M uSlill bag or may become necessary to feed them otifier ellemiee fee& ecnitainer. The se,ed from these. pods theeld be used the following ,epribig .,plent a bean eeeil plot. While this is not sufficient ith ,ensure the ,oletaining of disease free stock the first year, it will if Practised regularly rechiceSdis- sea& to a minimum .aud dues largely remove the cause l'or poor yields. Where pod selection has not been Previewers.* praetised the first start should be made by securing seed from a field relatively free from &Mean. This stock shottlii be very carefully hand -selected, ternoving all spotted or even slightly .diseelared seed. After this bus been done the seed may be immersed in 'solution of copper eal- phate 1:100 fer 3 minua tes . oe in formalist ,soletion.1:300 for 5 minutes, allowed to dry and planted. Beneficial results might &Aso be ob- tained by pulling out and de,stsoying 'diseased plants ft.9 they 'appear from :time to time diming, the ,growing sea- son. So fee spraying beans he's not preys en -a commercial .success but probably slightly co'nnected that 'the old is e easily rubbed oil' Or even will some - e times drop off. °velem/A.31g in any way' will alse eause wool to came off, For in - e stance, if sheep get too inuch corn, es- pecially if they have had none before, it will cause a Sever which wilt cause the animals to lose their wool. Sheep will of course, pull and rub the wool off in spots if afflicted with ticks or lice, but this only affects the bunches putted or rubbed off and does not Seolien the rest of the fleece. Where wadi is 'shed from any cause except scab tt will grow out again, but in the caie of scab it neves does. limier etch Candltions. Whiter Work For The.Beekeeper. lr paeked-twe.y in their winter quer- tore, the beekeeper should turn leis ,at- tention to the ,preperation for next seasonts ectivities. As the honey - gathering seireon is eompaaatively ,sleart and .things move very rapidly clewing that time, 'success depends mainly upon having everything in readiness before it is actusslly needea, Mach of this work can be done during the winter niontius. One ofethe most valuable assets of the beekeeper Se good sop* of empty combs et the eommencement of the season end great care should be 'baleen peeserve them during the winter months from the ravages of /nice and wax moth. A good method is to place the combs In -supers and to tie,r the mimes up one above another with a shoot of paper between efteli "and a hive cover On top Of 'the ti, this Will prevent the mice from get- ting at 'Owen. The emnlos elfould be stored in a dry cold place. Ex- posure to zero weather will' destroy the la.rvae of the wax moth. Fumiga- tion with earbonettsulphicle will also destroy them.; bet oars must be exer- eised in handling. this materiel as it is highly irillinmrsalele. All supplier, should be thoronghly gone over and put irito working .shape. If any new suppliee are required, order them os early as possible and get them made up before spring. By scabs have been the wool will never sending' early orders, you not only grow again, no matter bow well the benefit yourself but you ore aiding t`ne sore spots were cured. manufacturer to MI all ordees in time. 11 Given two eows of equal dairyshcape- ck, the one conditioned as e should be, and the other rathee thin in flesh, arid the one in the best condition will make the beet reeord every time, Not only this, but condition enebles many breeders to break a nrilk and butter- fat record with e. cow (that conditioned no better than those whit% she ex- cels, must sueely have produced, much less, Feeding for milk anti butter- fat records is ono oe the places where brains and experience are inclispensae ble. The feeder must not overlook a single feetosi in his work; tenet oS all can he afford to begin a feeding test without having his cows in as good condition as his competitors, for some, if not all, of them will put on test antrnals in the best condition it is possible to get them A Creeping Blanket A creeping blaeket can be made a vevitable faiTyland to a -young-adven- turer on ids knees if the edlesitable cover is of basket 'Weaved canvas em- fisseldered. in delicate eelors with erase stitch animals .anif flowers parading seem/I-the herder. WHAT SHALL I GIVE MY BOY? By Edgar L. Vincent This is a question asked by every to pass on to his boys. father who has boys 'coming along Hight in line with this, -the farmer toward manhood': "What shall I give may tell his boy how to ;grow evely my boy that will better fit :hint for the crop that is native to the part of the life he is facing?" Aaul two ow three country where he lives and lead the thiegs come first in the -minds of way to its succeseftil retaliating We are Saying mit here 'a big life for the Banner who ie father, and that is what we hold every fernier is worthy of doing and being. There is no greater work than teat of being a fine, 'a -round farmer; and the father who asks himself What he can do for his boy eau make no more satisfac-. tory answer than to say, "I will help Mm .to know the farm from beginning to end." Finally, Ile farniter who 'Wanes his boy to win out und love the farm can- not do better then to give hint chance openite eveey machine on the Saran. Boys have natarail ibik- inig for machinery. It eascinetes them to tstudy and bandit tools of all Wants.. They do not like to feel that they are not permitted to know the "feel" of the binder, the gasoline en- gine or any ,other faera implement. And it certainly is not t'he part of wisdom to keep them tin ignorance of these tools; tor the time -will .come when 'tile father will not .be able to do the work that needs to be done. It may be on .accourit of eiekness er ab- sence from home, some crop will teed attention. The boy IS there, and ready to do what must be done; but what if he does not undeestand the worlcings of the Particular insplement that must be celled hate operat,ton? lie may thisik, "1 ean do this. I'll try it." But he takes 'the matter up *with something -of feaw and trembling after Thing's staet,---then they stop! Samething gives way, A, Valuable =chine is injured, sit may co epollect All for leek e.t the need- ed instruction while father was at liome ,or able to show his boy What to do. Many a fine implement has been thus elainaged, and it may be 'the boy comes in for is scalding that wiltnever be forgotten, but whieh may lead to a lifelong estrangement. FaT better would it be for the fath- er to any, as soon ae his boy is old enough 'and strong enough lt,o handle bhe various feem.inachines, "Hurrah, now, any lad! Come endetake your first lesson in uSing this Moll IT show you. what to do. Oliimb Tight up on. We'll 'make it, all Nett." Thus encoutaged, the bay feele confidence in himself land takes hold (of things fear- lessiy. Father is near and if 'any- thing (goes wrong' he will help out, Net .only is a goad working' knowledge of the different theols , gained, Int the tie of 'affection binding fa.ther -aeid son is strengthened. I.have eald little 'about ;the things 'Snit belong to the finer side of Item lefe, sue& as .good 'beoles, SaM chance to go to selmal and the many p4vileges that naturaby belong to the best farm life, 'We need to think .rof all these things, far life ananyesicled and -e/ welbstonteled 'character depends upon 'the thlogs the boy /nesters in all these different freide. most risen. One is that they ought o aereen too email ter xruce to get to place5at the commtrnd el their boys through, hot large enough -to allow as rmuch of material goods as possible, the -bees to pass through freely, The reasoning that without these he will entrances of the hives in the caw begin his career handicapped. If. the father -can give every boy a piece of land, it is usually bald that he bus even them a "good start" in the world. And then, most fathers like to feel that they stand well in the community far the .salce of their dint- clren. The man that Is loolced up to, so these men think, on account of the before bringing them out in spring. money be has accumulated or the -sue- For this purpose, candy made ses fol- eess he has bad in his businees,'doee lows is incommendect:—Stir 6 pounds much toward &razing a good Attlee white granulated sugar into one eind for -his boys. . ono eighth pints of boiling water. ' These are ,both all right enough in When the sugar is thoroughly dlesolv- their place, as far as they go, but they,do not go far enough. Money may he the worst thing in the worl'd for n boy to inherit. No man can pass his good, murne on to a son 'that acres not appreciate integrity to the fullest passible extent. That is, a man is what he passesses I1bmso1f of reel worth. The money or'the farm or the good standing in society 'count only es adjuncts to the success of the son. What scan so farrner do, then, that will work into the very warp and woof of the boy's life and start hitn op (the road to upright chataoter and make him the best possible eirbizen 7 One thing to begin with, every fath- er may give his eon. That is, a chance to know all 'he himself knoves about Saimeing. It SS a greet thing in the -se days to be a good fannen No longer is it safe to any, if it ever eyes, "He 'does at like 'anything else, 1 Ferters . t y 1 E' xperimental 'I'ests show that 1. FortilikerS Increase Wheat Yields Gains trout Itetillicers obtained in P.X_perimentat Tostst ' vntario Agricuitural Itatscrintental n 5.2 bus. Vail Wheat ga,iped} 83 bus, Spring '; Average of 5 years' test. Indiana Zrperimental Station - 7.00 bus. Wheat gaitied. Average of 10 years' test, ' "Exactly wbat should be need will Idepend upon the localeonditions, but , in ally 5001 50 should Ge remembered I1amounts of I ertil huh. on wheal now that it lair pay 0 eller to use libera l ' Gluon in ordluar'o. times, because wheat '4" TV?i?tililiit'Vlti;IIV I ! cttectr,NTIet the vicid to pay for liberal fertinta- 1 tiou.'"—Puo0. A, T. Wremoao, Purdue UnW.ersity,,Indiana. Make l'enAr Gain on Wheat while ' prieeo aro high i * Write for free literature 11 1 nil Temple' Bldg., Toronto o he cenedierec u tiiiser Associedo e ineleroveneenit'BUreaU of t Soil and Crop leleeeeteeellIn seml. amomoAliWip111.0*.ses gd, add 14 te-a,spoonful Meta:Inc acid ond boil at a temperature of 240 de- grees F. over a hat fire for 3 to 4 mi-. =tea 'without stirring. Allow the mixture to cool to 130 degrees P'. and then still tie it begins to whiten. Then voile quickly into moulds, mak- ing takes about one inch in thickness. When eool, these cakes can be placed on the top .of the frames above the elueter. Cold Weather Motoring. We have found' that .our car rem be used to advanta.ge during the 'winter even when there is conskIerable snow on the ground. We use four chains on the Wheels when the ice -and snow make skidding fitmgethus, and 'have had DO bi'oub1 itt travellieg ever the frozen roads. After 'a heavy snow when the te,arns .haYe Molten n ista°,k- so we 'cliff make a ;faaener of hista" we find that siding over tile 'SnOW 05 To be a good fernier, the bey might often sink/thee than 'clueing the sum- to have jest es muCh ability as if he mer. The ems/ packs iicioby Iii1to the were to be a doctor or a lawyer. It ruts 'and retylces la solid -break for -the. ought to be the Pride of every fernier wheels of the a5'. . ; , to find out all he can about the son To prevent lam radiator from freez- of Isis farm, hovv (best to get the most ing, some farm,ens, use kerosene 'and out of it arid to let his boy have' this information at first hand. Ile -can- not get from a book or Srom itbe Sips of any teacher tin a echo& room, 'Spent 'from the farm, the actual, fieet.ha,nd knowledge that wJiOE enable qiiln 110 take a loam ond 'oper,ate 11 success - The fann, under the teething of the Sather, IS the best place in the world M lawn firming. Books and sehools wild supplement the !home training, but that is /ill. They can- not take the place of it. And then, the Sanner may give his boy altibe knows about the east and keeping of 'stock, To do this to the best possible advantage, he :should stady horses and cattle hires& Ey.. ery farmer mus:t of a necessity, be something ef, a veterinartan..Re meet urelersband the etoek hehandles web enoughelio feed them to the best ad- vantage, he must awe u'fatir knowl- edge 'of the effectssof cerbein timple ramedies :and be reedy ,to apply them vihen needed. These things he ought ethers buy poinenerc.iist, anti --freeze mixtuses. 'We have fennel that kero- sene ail is not good fig the cooling system. A cold engine is heed to start oe 'we fill the radiator with hat Water Whenever the cm he used arid Shen empty -out the Water on return- ing toene famis This saves weer on the ctiegess, system ,anci snakes (stat- ing easy. The redliator ean be cev- erect with the ,ante, blankets ,wihen the machine ISTetopped foe a boor eir more and thM 'will prevent freezing. the ear ie sibowed to stand dining ex- tremely cold Weather it evfill be safest to empty the radiator unless the atop. is a "shoat one, This is rather in- convenient bat the teatiefaction of es.. tag the ear in winter more than makes up for the trouble. When travelling son, drifted studs it paye to have a gene) shovel in tare baek ,4 the oar 'during the winter for a trip that would ,otherwilse prove iim- poesiblie.--olt. G. K. c,a Efil LIT tirl aR P1,-NzE ti•Wiltll g 11 11 UR FO PeAistens Or 3FT1' MAPLE SYRUP AND SUQAR sent lo J1 Wiese el cellkeershe h eigireirs'41 nr,np;11141.111}r9tbr LAI viocil a Jargor scale, our very popular Prj,zo tentcot t ler.; la;,1v,u0a 5,, marky Manic Syron and Sugar rnaitera. We [dray Cosh .1n.' it to thr value 05 11,009.05, S200,00 of thio for Syrian and Seer.,,SO or rloi.rat ---orbscit in both olitarfes awarded according to points scored, }old •,h rt, uetrra.lned by color and deNor. Centeetartia Oan enter fn ej flop tIO 03. sogar competition, or •bota. prereculare to be holt by Writing rmour sperial "Prize OonmeMtion alroulax." cmissrnrrrmon CLOSMS salers. earn leis As the "Champion', leVaporator Is the only machine capable of makinr the best syrup, owners of groves net posoeoulng ono should get busy and order 011e riiser tivirry, tiy HO doing you wIli have a chance of winning a substantial Drew...tees reducing cost of the rdaeltine Vriilto 50 onoo and get fully posted on, tale unparalleled Maple Syrup and Sugar Competition. TE GR/MM MANUFACTURING COMPANY VVELLI`NGTON RT. , ' MONTREAL. GOOD HEALTH QUESTION BOX By Andrew IS Currier, X.D. Dr. Currier will answer all signed letters pertaining to Health. if your question is of general interest it will be answered through these columns; if not, it will be answered personally if stnmped, „addressed envelope le en- closed. Dr. currier will not prescribe for individual cases or make diagnosis. Address Or. Andrew F. Currier, care of Wilson Publishing Co., 73 Adelaide St, West, Toronto. Cataract. This trouble is au& -a common one affects Go disastidusly the sliest im portant .of the -senses 'of the body, and is so often susceptible ,of pure that it is very deslirable to know something abeut it end what steps may be baker ±0 get frVar Tot is net necessary at this time to go into the details ,of the complicated struebure ef the eye but it is essen- tial to stake that behind he beitetifie curtain called the 'iris eviddh gives color to the eye, hlack, brown, blue 01' gTey, is -a hisconvex letee of soft ma- teeial, hard at the centre or nucieus and covered with's fibrous enembrane or capsule called theeerystaeline lens. The trays of light,paes through the opening or pupil of the 'iris and are refracted or bent they pass through this deus to be spread upon the sonsitive retina, eight Or itigi021 being the ultimate result.. When this dens or its eapsule be- comes pantiellY coMpletely opaque as the restart of disease or injury se that the light cannot pass through properly -or cannot pass through at all, sight is partly ter eompleiiely de- Stroyed and this -condition ealled cataract. i1 is most frequent in the eyes of the aged as 'the resolt of ,the degener- oative changes Which eame with old age, but it may come at any peelocl of life, in fact 'one may be born vrith at aud blind trona birth owing to defective development -of the dens. Sometimes it follows, eye disease of eome. other odharacter or it may fol- low or accompany eortne disease like Bright's disease or ;diabetes or cer- tain varieties ;of skin diamse. It may be due to the influence of certain drugs like ergot or napthalin, to the effect -of lightning or eleetricity (11. to prolonged heat in an occupation like that of glass blowers or workers in iron furnaces. Not infrequently ie the result .of blows or other irtjuries to rale eye it- self or to the head or temple, or 11 mary leAlow inflammation and ulcera- tion of the transparent convex diee an ,,the front of the eye celled the careen. Heredity may play an impoetant part ineeausing it, some individuals and some fartnilies being snore sus- ceptible -to it than inhere. When it occurs itt the young it is generally the /emelt of some other disease or of injury. There are mane different kinds, !ems and degrees of opixeity oe the lens mud hence the sight its affected varrieuely in diis arpdifferent individuals, 11 t to progress rapidly when it follows injury 01'inflammation of the eye, especially in the young, Mid very slovtly when due to the degener- ative changes of old age. The eynrpboms depend upori ;the ex- tent, the eharacter and the density of the opaque portion of the lens and the Sight is effected eoevesponclangly. The opacity may take the form of spots or stripes or rings end as it de- velaps there may seem to be hazes or cobwebs, or veils before the eyes. The more opaque the leas becomes, the snore obscure tbe vision until at length only the seize of light and darkness remains. If there is noesense at all of light or shadow the vision will probably be irretrievably lost. When eataxaet is developing ltt the aged the changes m the -Shape of the lens niay be such that they UTE able to distinguish near objects and even to read without glosses, givhsg thein the so-called "second -slight." There may be nothing in the ap- pearance of the eye to indicate this disease to the ordinary observer or the aeea of the pupil may be dull grey -or glistening white, 11r bIaek or brown. If the lens setell as the cataract develops there will be pain in the eyeballs and intolerance oof light, and colored glasses will be required. It is inepartent to wait until the cataract is mature or ripe before at- tempting any operative procedures, and while this does not take long in the young it may take years in the aged. There is said to be no way to cue This disease but by operittlen, 'drugs will not do it and lit is -said that treatment by massage is likely to do more harm than goad. There have -been eases in which the disease has dieappeared epontaneous- ly but rtheee are the rarest of excep- tions. The better the general oondition of the patient the mere probable thee the result will be a successiel one, provided always ',that the one who does the operation is not only skill- ful in what is one of the most deli- cate snaniptiations in surgery, but is also possessed of rare judgment, knowing when to ;operate and how to take proper care of the patient after - It pays bo baed the hens that are to lee held Over for breeders so that the next year they eau be distinguish, ed from the pullets. Otherwise good Pullets may he marketed for old hens and some of the old hens may be re- tained for a year longer 'than It is profitable (to keep them on the faltril. If you -are misting pure-bred poultry and have a surplus to soli in the fall, do not market them hastily with the local butcher but find out if the neigh- bors need good foundation stock of your particular breedl, Veey frequent - 1y ,meny of the yeer-old hens can be sold as breedeee near home at a price twice as high es they will bring on the market. A sign by the side of the road wall be profitable, If there is a large flock to -sell, udverlileing isa local papers and farm jeuenals will be profitable. When developing a peel - h7 business it pais to etnely the local demands -and supply them whenever it is possible. A pries of $10 is not too much to pay for a -cockerel ,of a fine exhibition or bred -Ate -day etrain, 'Phe farmer who makes osurilt a purchase ie not only buying one bit1 but aal the (skill that 'the breeder has used in produc- ing it, and also all of the improve- ment which eau be made in the hem flock during the neset two or -three yeare. Farmers buying fine eockerels for breeding pteeposes 'should strive to salve the best of the year -4d hens to use in the next spring's 'matinee. Too much emphasis mullet be placed en the value of a good male but at the same 'time ib is the hens that lay the eggs and they 'should la vigorous birds of excellent produ abiality. rt hardly pays to buy a good ,ceekerel and use it with. hens lackieg It is so me* better to sew the male the best passible chance to produce. good reaulte and otbus it is tecessary to use care in selecting the hens. RAW,FURS..72.1'1,3;imbtl RAW FLIRS and GINSE-NG ROOT 23 you* of reliable trading. heforenoe—Union Bk. of Canada. Write f or Pries. List axis' Tags (11. SILVER 2!'"'zgl;MV, ton, The M hest Price RAW FURS to us, no matter what quantity. We pay the highest price, also express charges. . Tyy once and you 055 assured of satisfaction. ABBE_y FUR compAily ay. At. Paul W. Monate!, Referanual Bank of I-Igeholaga, bit genc bustuilPs par 80. ream end your lasing manufacturers end not buying to so. Sall we always assure the fairest grading ana die highest market prices. Quick rattling! ?to price list issued but we guaroatee hold your skins soparato until you mos es select ourroffer. Go asitIMIXISSINSORIMIMISMIllegaratilitatellereseile TRE COMMUNITY FAIR The oerninunity fair is a aninatere county faiT eondueted by people of a eeeernonsnmiitlifetytp r protelltouseeeoseiiailltelnd s omt and pride in Meal achievement by efs fording -an opportunity for the eistribie tien of the best product's 'of the com- munity, fosters elle spirit eif eo-opetia- . tion by bringing the people toeether , in friendly rivitry, and .affords ani ,oppostunity for 'whole.serne 'communi- ty recreation. These fairs are known in different lacalities as community 'lairs, distniet t,ownehip fairs, sehool feirs, and farmers' dub faits. The fall festivals, harvest home festivals, arrd farm ilenldneet ei-anedsai'dintefalesitti, lve:18arlevhfilecit aro h tions of the same general idea. The community, township, or dis- trict 'fair makes its appeal tlieeett3r to all members of the oonemunilty, while the fair eonclected by the farmens' club appeals especielly to 'the mem- bers of the organization caneernedi The aohool foie in its simplest form is en exhibiblen of the work done end the products ,grown by its ,echaal chili- edireomnin. unFitryrwidtleie isucteheresol easy step to include the products a the older .glels and boys who are not in 'school, and 'ultimately the products eaorriciameruetoiiktro..f all the members of the The first slep tow/frel holding a com- munity fair is to get together the ' leaders of the (Efferent erganizetions in the community for the purpose of cionsidering whether Or not it is ad- visable to hold a conimunity fair. It glenwerealll 'ot0utPresline eonft the mtheithrliodeeotfinig).s. 04- oedure for the conduct of the fair. If the plan is approved by this group, a community xneeting called, at which full explanation is made regarding the nature and pueposes of a corimiunity fair arid the methods ,of conslueting it. This meeting should be w -ell Advertis- ed by posters, newspaper notitee, asOri post cards addre.ssed to each family calling attention to ehe place and date . ansi emphasizing the importance of the meeting. The fair should be web advertised and effort should be made to secure exhibits of exceptional quality. For preneituns ribbons are usually award- ed, rather than cash paymen bs, In securing the exhibits the main pur- pose should be to secure exhibits from as many persons az possible. As most of the preparation far the fair le made by volunteer workers, the small amount .of money required for incidentel expenses ean be saised by 'subscription or by the eale of adver- tising (space le the catalogue or on the .prograrn. There should be no entry fees hoemrasidiinaireanenienct.or haige. Tcounty falai are beginning to realize the value or the community exhibit as a factor in making the county fair serve its pur- pose as an agricultural exhibition. tibeeal premiums have been offered f or these community exhibits, ei-ther in cash or in zueh form es to be of conireunity use, as, for example, re- ference books on agrieurturad subjeote to be kept in the community iibeary, a watering trough eonveniently locat- ed, or a drinking fountain. An Interesting county fair, recent- ly held, was niade up of seventoy-two corrimunity exhibits. There were to races or sideshows. The ten thou- sand people in attendance. spent Unit: time for two days lin visiting and in- specting the exhibits aed in whole- some recreation under the ;supervision of an expert recreational director from a neighboring city. Bach com- munity had its boothz anti the several conutrunitie,s vied with ench ot,her in snaking attractive exhibits of the pro - Snots of the farm, home, and sellout. Don't Let Grasshoppers Get The Jump on You. There is no reason why farmers ehould allow their crops to -be -destroy- ed by grasshoppers, as, by the use of, Paris green 'bran-enns'h eompound the tgrte epaisshdappers tan be effectively con - The following formula for poisoned brauenash is higihly reeotemended, and has given exe client result bs wherever it has been used': Paris green, 3 pounds; bran, fifty pound's; syrup (cheap grade), one gal- lon-, water, five gallons, lemons, ten. Mix thoroughly the bran and Paris green while dry; dissolve the vein in 'the water, squeeze the demons into this and finely 'chop the peel and* pulp and odd them also; then pour this mixture into the bran and Paris green and stir se as to dernpen ;the mash thovoughly. Then sow broadcast as thinly as eassible Where the bowers ere -abundant, especially along ditch lnerzlleabove morLt e aaitlabooeletallebuordletvril oufstitalite. fi ly covet six acres of ground' af proper- ly applied. White arsenic may ;be sad -hi place of the Paris green when it tan be obtained, Never dastidleute the paiz,oned bran in handfuls, as masses a any kind. Courteey cow:rent many imperiete- ens, ama pre,venteth more dangers.% --Thomas Carew. Straw from the hetes stable moires • pretty peoe ananuee to apply to land , by te tiyd loose anti bleA418 ' all, around, besides hatingesteeill Being velem. Put by publingeit rio , the drops beck of the ;owe anr.l; get- ting it .wegth mixed ;with theie deep; pings, we ean 'transform it into flue fertflizer.