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DEHON1NG1BA'aNNdiVarieties of Field Routs. y RP
While the adoption of the silo has ,tt�Ofi��
HORN'lessened the use of roots in the feed tr
g� � GROWTH CATTLE ng of livestock, ensilage has, by no Let nee `"give youmy experience ip
mealie. entirel filled their lace. In-, i lamp horsee. I Have been Bringing Country.
'd d th Y p h tleatng c d Il g LtbrarIe3 to the.
It is generally realized that horns
on cattle ase a disadvantage and that
both feeding and dairy cattle are im-
proved
m-
proved'bydeborning,in that they are
prevented to a',great extent thereafter.
front .causing each ,ether injury, De -
lammed 'cattle •also mingle together
more quietly: and annoy and disturb
each other less while feeding and
drinking, and ea a result make better
gains. Another advantage of de -
horning is that in shipping fat cattle
'to market the danger of injuring and
bruising each other is lessened and
consequently reduces the waste inci-
dental'to the removal of bruised parts
C $ry
off the treated epots ee ere are many farms w ere "th• f tl i ty two years an
the surrounding skin and into the particularly contraction The improving or 'establlslnng of the establishment of
e p arlywhere young stook is:be a great many horses for contract o
Y m ` raised. R te, whether they he, and my best results can e:from treat- libraries is a favorite line of work in a number of cent
I
and spreading to amt mg 'or i r - BY G. A. PUTNAM• SUPERINTENDENT,
roots are'o� great advantage mm e have made it a study. have treated
Where calves are : allowed' to go g e o0
without treatment until they are sev-
eral' weeks old, and the "horn buttons"
have developed. into projecting knobs,.
the caustic treatment is not sufficient
to entirely destroy growth and may
permit an ,irregular growth of horn
to develop. At this age, the best me-
thod is to remove the projecting horn
knobs le cutting them ,off at their
mangers; turnips, or carrots, are of ingthe foot thus: ,with the. Institutes, One Institute last. While instruction
Inn varietiesi i till the year gave $800 toward renovating in confined largely to th
a y ax retro and it is well when Pint, pare `foot on the toe 1
sowing to know that one is growing blood runs freely Tliis is to maks old house into, an attractive Iibrary lecture coursesnear
the best. kinds. i y building � with ',an' assembly room for is. furnished with,a
The Experimental the sole thin so the `.toot will spread. duringtheni
Farms have made -the question,of var- In paring the heel leave brace in, that meetings and two reading rooms. On Sut ner S
ietya close study, and ir.,-P g heel Saturday afternoons they hold a; story ways and means of
dy, from the long runs from- the. back 'part of to
experience they are able to decide ,relit f.frog. Then concave the.ahns hour in the library for the children of of the Institutes mo
fairly accurately which varieties are from' hack nail to the end of shoo and the neighborhood,- They have given such meetings were
POLLUTE NOT' THE
SOURCE
regular - schools There is cause for `: encouragements_
res, to the farmer in the fact that peddle
of real value is sentiment is rapidly turning in his
e demonstratiolf- favor. Every cloud has its "silver 'lin-
ly "every. Branch ing, and the silver lining of the dark
speaker, usually clouds that have been hovering over
eries,to discover the farmer is beginning to show up.
making the work inthe concern of city people for his
st`effective. 678 welfare Why' this concern?
held during' the The curtailed buying power of the
farmer is being seriously felt by bus!-
held as follows: nesse in eneral and the attention of;
g
the public is.being focussed upon hili
problems ' td a much greater extent
than is customary., These attentions
are leading to investigations that ars
21, 22 and 23. shedding a. great dein, of light upon
ons the delegates the economical importance of the
overed had an op- farm 'in the life of the nation. -• It has
ing the problems been found that about eighty -Rat per
n .districts, ex- cent. of the cities' successful business
and views as to. men carne directly from the country
carrying on the and i inety-five, per cent, of- thein
n,
best for average' conditions. In man- get it tinsh with the outside of the :n generous grant' towards buying new: past year,
gels five varieties are recommended as .hoof on both sides which will tend to g
base, cnne up to the head, with a having; shown so eriorit over other- the hoof. If studyou'.the,ling libraries, One Institute establ-
I sharp knife or with a pan of,calf de- sorts T re y • spread e' y lished elle of the best libraries in the
homers. In' the case' of male calves hese are Giant Yellow In- anatomy of 'a horse's foot;. you will ellen
ter,mediats, Danish. Sludstrup, Mam- find' small' bone la rn crossways is province, as a memorial to their f
d 'b k t bull h a Y b so leis leis' lave a n over
books .and have brou ht[iirttvo travel- Conventions were
Fort Frances, October 11 and 12.
North Bay, October 18, 19.
Ottawa, October 24, 25, and 26.+
London, November 7, 8, and 9.
fpom the carcasses after slaughter., inters ed to. a ep as m Tay mot Long Red, - Giant Half Sugar; the' heal lust over the frog and in case ld . Otl 1 t ke
. • prefer -•to defer the dehorning ap Whi a neglected libraries, or given donations Toronto, November
The economic waste and loss through ., te, and Grant Yellow Globe. The of contraction passes against the
Utilises inflicted byhorn thrusts bee; trop until about the .ago of two or first, third andfourthare recommend- h t' ear the Heel whish of money to the library board, to buy At these convent,
s thanl three years, or et a time when the
fore slaughter is muchgreater ed for the whole of Canada, the issece!the cause of - new books, from the territory c
horn of t e foo n
hurls are almost -fully developed,. The:
s generallyrealized. Bruises from and is recommended for British Col-' nt manyTravelling libraries; ;brought 1 by Portunity of discuss'
i i deferring of the operation to this time I I have tried this treatment
this cause are known to incur a wast_, umbra and ,Eastern Canada, and the Wiles,' and it•never;failed to cure. ' I the Institutes, are becoming a bless- peculiar to .their ow
in the case of bulls generally makes ,fifth i in to many communities. especially changing information
age in some shipments of about o call adapted to - e g
one
them still more tractable than d e -i s ceps.
prived •of their horns .while young.. n, s e sections of the ',evince: ` As the ex- work an
w de turn! s recominend'ed: Good'' P
y P have spread a horse's feet inch in
er 'cent'of the dressed oaxtxtsses, Prairie Provinces' Varieties are' six months As soon as 'the hoof .in the Northern and more isolated effective methods of
pIdonta2 to the trimming and removal, I P s reads over shoe remove shoe and , d formulatiin
widen the reset.
6
The dehorning of bulge renders them prived of ther horns while calves, are suitable for any part of Canada;
Snore tractable and easily' managed, they should he dehorned !before they) Canadian. Gem and Hartley's Bronze
reach the age of three. gears. In de -To do well in Eastern Canada
and removes the menace of goring horning grown animals, it is essential! pand
and aeriously injuring attendants and Kangaroo and Baughelm 'aro very
others.
The practice of preventing horn
that they are properly secured and ` popular, varieties in the 1Vlaritime
restrained for the operation. For this Provinces. In field carrots five var-
thourscattle overcomes the purpose.'.the animal to be dehorned
grew in young d be 1 fastened e<i � '' ietiea. are set down as dependable:
shout securely as en in a raceIm roved Short
objections of those having sentiments p White is recommend-
er chute or a solid stanchion. Once ed for an
against the operation of dehorning I y part of the Dominion -
adult cattle. This procedure is be-
coming generally popular and is be-
ing`pxa•cticed to, an increasing extent
in calves.
Methods of Dehorning and Preventing
Horn Growth..
the animal is securely fastened, the Mammoth White Intermediate . is
horns should be removed with as littler especially suitable for the Maritime
bungling as -possible. For removing • Provinces, for Southern Alberta,
the horns, either a sharp meat saw -or I where grown `under' irrigation, and
a pair of Keystone dehorning shears' for British Columbia. White Belgian
may be used. The dehorning shears' has shown itself particularly good in
the Prairie Provinces. Ontario Cham-
pion is a heavy yielding variety both
in Ontario and Quebec. 'Danish Cham-
pion is considered a favorite sort for
the Pastern Provinces. This infor-
mation is taken from Special Circular
three days• old and, at least, before it ing that much of the satin with the No.9, obtainablecthefeom the Pent f
is a week old. Before applying the horn. If this is not done, there is a tionsgrBranch of Department of
caustic it is best to clip the hair from likelihood of a secondary growth of the Agriculture atn Ottawa.eedtIt also gives
around the little "'horn -buttons" on irregular horn taking place, forming the time quantities ieof seed of sow per acre,
the head. The little "horn buttons" projecting horn stubs which are un- the time and method of seeding,
are most commonly used, nevertheless
The development of horn growth the Saw is quite satisfactory and ser-
e= be effectively prevented in calves vicealbie for small numbers. The main
by the use of caustics applied to the feature is to do the operationas quick:
"horn buttons or nubbins" soon after ly as possible and to remove the horn
birth. Ta be successful the operation close up to the head, abouthalf an
should be done when the calf is two or inch below the hair line, thus remove
are then moistened slightly and rub-
bed thoroughly for a few seconds with
either caustic potash or eaustic soda.
After a short time has been allowed
for the caustic to dry, a second ap-
plication is given as before. The
caustic can be obtained in small white
sticks, about the size of a pencil, and
one end should be wrapped in paper
or cloth to protect the fingers while
applying it. Two or three applicv-
tions of the caustic, properly done, are
sufficient to destroy and prevent the
horns from ever developing. The skin
around the treated spots should be
smeared with a little vaseline and the
calf should be protected from rain for
a' day or more after treatment" This
is to prevent the caustic being washed
desirable and spoil the animal's ap-
pearance. After the horns are remov-
ed, no further treatment is, as a rule,
required, unless there is severe bleed-
ing. In cases of severe bleeding, the
core can be •smeared with tar and the
opening packed with a piece of ab-
sorbent cotton, or with a piece of
clean cheese cloth. This dressing can
be allowed to remain for a day and
then removed and the parts washed
off with antiseptic solution, such as a
Record Keeping of Dairy
1p g
Cows.
- Nine fanners around ;Brampton,
Ont,, reports the Dominion Dairy. and
Cold Storage "News Letter," besides
keeping a record of tlie'mine-produce
tion for the year 1922, kept adcount of
the feed consumed by 'each- cow, so
that at the end of the twelve months
it was possible to figure up the net
profit from each cow and the average
of the different herds.'' Out of 124
cows, 48 produced over 800 lbs: of fat
during the year, and the average
profit per cow above feed costs was
$89.29. It is hardly necessary to
point outthat with a record of the
milk production and of the feed con-
sumed, by
on-sumed,'by each cow, it is possible :to
pick •out the ' cows woi<th. retaining.
Forms for keepingsuch records ;pan
be obtained by writing the Dairy and
Cold -Storage Wench, at Ottawa.
Th e
Sunday School Lesson
APRIL 8.
Abraham, the Hero of Faith, Gen. 12: 1 to 25: 8; Heb. 11:
8-19. Golden Text -Abraham believed God,and it
was reckoned unto him for righteousness, Rom. 4: 3.
two per cent. solution Of'GxeOlin or LESSON yonEwomn.-To-day's `lesson city dwellers and the peasants live in
ool. With rgard o gives an epitome of the chief incidents cities and towns. ,The nomad, how -
g the best time in Abrahams life. To the Old Testa- ever, has no permanent residence. He
of the year for dehorning adult cat- ment saints Abraham was the ideal is here to -day and away to -morrow.
tie, it may be done at any time other Israelite. To the New Testament V. 10. Abraham is represented as
than during fly time in summer and writers he was the father of all true living in .tents like a nomad because
during zero weather in, the case of believers. His is a figure which has he looked for a better possession than
cattle wintering outside.
axon(Agtsf,
•
esaeter-
Waking Grandlia.
Mamma said, "Little ono, go and see
If grandmothers ready to come to
tea."
I knew I mustn't disturb her, so
I stepped fie gently along tiptoe,
;And stood a moment to take a peep-
And there 'vas grandmother, fast
asleep.
I knew it was time for her to wake,
I"tivoght I'd give her a little shake,
Or tap at her door, or softly call;
But I hadn't the heart for that at all -
She leoleed so ,sweet and so quiet there,
Lying back in ber high armchair,
With her dear white hair and a little
smile
That means ehe''s loving you all the
while.
I didn't make a speck of noise;
1 knew she was dreaming of little boys
And girls who lived with her long ago,
And then went to Heaven -she had
told me to. -
T wenn wp niece and didn't speak
One word, but I gave her on the cheek
The softest bet ofa little kiss,
Jus't in a whisper, and then said this:
"Grandma, dear it4s time far tea."
She opened her eyes and'' looked at me,
And said, "Why, pet, I Nave just now
dteeaned
Of a litble angel who came and
seemed
To kiss me lovingly en my face" -
Sive 'poli be,d1 right at the very place.
never ' told her 'teas me --
I took her hand and went to tea.
Better Rhubarb, Higher'
Prices.
Better rhubarb and higher prices
can be .secured by placing empty bar-
rels, (with air holes in top, say six
inches each way) over the stalks. Put
tie barrels in place when the plants
are from nine to twelve inches high.
rhe stalks draw near the top of the
barrels in about two weeks and have
a 'light pink' color, crisp and tender.
After the forced stalks are cut off, let
the plenty grow on for the remaining
part of the season without repeating:
Wien.it is convenient have two separ-
ales lots,' When those o4 one lot have
Ivanbarreled, , let the planta grew
next
next Beason and use the barrels on
the other lot. In this way the plants
will always be strong and 'ready for
foreleg the nest season,
tdre
fascinated all ages,.. It is,doubtful if
there is a grander figure in all litera-
ture. In him there appears a certain
Canaan could afford... 'It will be ad-
mitted
dmitted that Abraliani's life in Canaan,
dwelling in tents and shifting from
majesty 0
f Pe son, dignity, courtesy spot t to spot . did not satisfy
his
and kindliness. Above all there is i ideal" (Davidson). A' city whose
piety and it is the piety which is root- builder id meeker is' God. ' Abraham
was tea looking for a city whose
whole life and appointments would be
rooted in fellowship with God. , The
city 'which he sought could not be
.
V 1. Get thee out of thy county/, found on this earth. It was the New
etc. In the ancient world the indi Jerusalem.
vidual seldom left his tribe and native. III. The Sacrifice of Faith, Heb.
place. For among his -own people he 11:17-10.
enjoyed the protection of the tribe and V. 17. Offered up Isaac. See' Gen.,
all its alliances. In a foreign:: land ch. 22. The supreme proof of Abra-
he had no rights. ham's faith was his readiness to offer
V. 2. A great nation. To the ancient up Isaac as a sacrificial victim. There
ed in an unshakeable trust in God
A hen that consumes 80 pounds of which is only strengthened by the se-
vere trials of his life. .
feed in a year must lay 70 eggs to I. The Cali' of Faith, Gen. 12: 1-5.
break even with her owner. This
statement is the result of a recent
test.
The grain consumed to produce a
dozen eggs will vary greatly, depend-
ing upon the skill of the poultryman,
but it is assumed that he knows how
to feed economically. The general
purpose fowls and Leghorn used in Hebrew, probably the greatest bless- was an' outburst of child Sacrifice to
ing was .a numerous offspring. Hence Moloch, the god of -the underworld,
this feeding work were kept on the God's assertion that Abraham's off- during the reign of Manasseh. His
test while yet pullets and yearlings. spring would develop into a great na- only begotten son. Isaac was Abra-
The general purpose pullets ate in tion would appear as a goodly pprem-'hems sole hope for the fulfilment of
a year an average of 6.7 pounds of iso. The later Israeli a believed that
feed per dozen eggs produced and the his nation could be traced back direct -
yearlings at 9.6 pounds. The Leghorn; ly to Abraham. (See Ise. 510. 2.)
pullets ate 4.8 pounds and the year -;Thou shalt be a blessing. "Ile and his.,
lings 5.5 pounds. The general pure; seed will be, as it were, blessedness
pose pullets"ate.1,9 pounds more feed incarnate' (Skinner).
M producing . a dozen eggsthan the' V. 8. And I will bless them, etc. All
p g who prove friendly. to Abraham will,
Leghorn pullets and the difference' share in his prosperity and all who`
the promise that his seed would be-
come a great nation. '
V. 18. In Isaac, etc. Abraham' lies
his son, Ishmael; also; but Gen. 21:
12 shows that the line of succession
was to be through Isaac and not
Ishmael.
V. 19. God was able, etc. Abraham
is represented as ready to sacrifice
increases very rapidly with the age, are hostile will be afflicted with mis- Isaac because he believed that God
of the stock, the general purpose fortune. In thee shall all fecbilies. could bring him back from the dead to
yearlings consuming 4.1 pounds more The Hebrew text'may read, "By thee fulfill the promise. Hs received him in
feed per dozen eggs than the Leghorn' shall all the families of the earth a figure. "The wonderful escape of
yearlings, therefore the latter pro -:bless themselves." Every, one. who Isaac was a kind of parable, illustrate
duced eggs upon much less feed than • wishes to invoke God's blessing will ing the :het of the resurrection"
the general purpose breeds. '
say, "God make me blessed like Abret-' (Scott).
ham."
Meat scrap or some other animal) V. 4. Out of Haran; "an importantApplication,
' Genesis has been called. a "fglk-
feed high in protein is the one essen- centre of the caravan trade in north- bot" and the story of Abraham and
tial constituent of the mash whichcan west Mesopotamia.''gum "It was a city his great adventure is rich in reli-
not well be omitted. A pen of pullets of great antiquity and retained its gious. stimulus for us still.
on free range which did not get meat commercial irnportande in classical We may -learn such lessons as' the
serape, or any other animal protein and medieval times' (Skinner). Ch.- following: n n
feed, laid ons 90 eggs11: 81 asserts that Abrahams home,
y each in a year, 1. All true religion is a growing 88 -
compared with yields of 125 to 150 was in Ur, fbe the Chaldees-probably! perimes: Abraham is commanded to
eggs from hens fed rations containing Urthe in southern Babylonia where was leave the old cnatoma and the trail-
the seat of the moon -worship.: Haran tonal beliefs of Mesopotamia behind
meat scrap. The eggs from the pen would thus be the first stage of the him and strike out in beareh of aknow
where no meat scrap was fed cost journey to ba eaan. acid larger faith, Bo eve must make
212 cents more per dozen for feed than V. 5. And the souls; all the servants new discoveries in the `realm of
when the meat scrap was included in and slates he had acquired there. „ Christian faith. We must see more
the ration. II, The Wanderings of Faith, Heb. clearly that Christ's spirit is to each
•' 11:8 16. : everywhere and ,control every bit 'of
1 Test Seed Corn Early. V. 8. To the New Testament writ- our civilization.
aha ' as n t nl th illu illustrates the- fact
ors Abr m w o o a father 2. •Abraham s r
Lysin the get my, seed. porn testedoofnation, Israel, y th rather than,
early in spring, before other work the tion; I., e ,but the father of that life rests on faith,
gets too pressing. For as long as I the spiritual Israel -the succession of knowledge. The old hero was to find
true believers. When he was called God in the daye ahead, rather than in
can remember,my father before me` . . .obeyed. With no external proofs, the past.
tested every ear before it was planted. • to substantiate it, he believed that the 3. God'is alwayssummoning us as.
Last year we used the rag -doll me -I voice that called was God's and he individuals to new regions of faith,
thod, so we couldspot the ears that obeyed. His obedience was an act of. •new experiences of his grace., The
had root rot. The field that had the faith. Not knowing whither he went, I voice is an inner. voice, as it was with
On •venturing forth he wasguided no • Abraham. We hav no alternative-
most poor and down corn was the one t e
where we had to use some seed that by sight but by faith; thus showing, we must obey as the typical pioneer
showed evidence of root rot. _. The' how_ absolute
o'ouasehis'faith.
sojourner" did, a " hoff" to newfaith
V. 9.He sojourned. 14 W may Im , ,
diseased grains show : bright red, is a technical name -in the Old Testae; and larger endeavyor, because God is
green , or sometimes purple stains on; ment for a resident alien, The alien' with us. The feeture is unknown to
the cloth. It only cost a few cents might put himself under the protea- us but if he lights up she dark places,,
what does it matter? He takes care of
those who are called to break new
ground in any way, in -obedience to
his -voice. Whittier's faith may well
be ourst
I know not where his islands lift
Their fronded palms in alt;. ,
I only know I cannot drift
the information. -,T. M. 11. lore, peasants and nomads.. Both the i Beyond his love and care.
ori sore to test every ear, and I am;tion of the people with whom he so -
sure it is as well worth while as any, journed or he might remain amopg
work I ever • did. •1 estimate testingthem. without rights. As a sojourner
means 10 to 25per cent better i l Abraham would feel that, properly
b tt r stand. apeakjng, he. did: not belong to Canaan.
Your county representative or •••••--' 1n tabernael'es; in tents' like a nomad.
periment station will supply full_ de -I In Palestine' to this day there are
tails about how to -test 9f you haven't three .classes',of residents -city dwell!
•
g ;plans for fu- sprang either' from the country or
from country -bred' parentage.
With these facts in view, it is evi-
- dent that the rapid rise of the city
g has been due to a source of human
me supply that is laden with vitality and
e ideals such as the quiet, healthful life
of the open eountry only can instil.
_ People who are concerned for the fu-
ture welfare of their cities are real-
izing that their 'city's progress and
prosperity, in fact, the very life of
e the .city •eventually, depends upon a
satisfying contented 'country life.
They are, therefore, seeing that the
source of their supply of vitality must
be kept pure and wholesome, and in
order to keep it so there must lie a
degree of prosperity in the open coun-
try-lhat, will attract and hold to the
farms a . high type of Canadian,
citizen.
The Pit Silo.'
the bruised parts the-ca'se of steers and heifers not de-
. P ,
Luck, Perfection and Hall's Westbury press charges on these libraries be- ture activities.
comes rather heavy as they go farther ;Giris' Work.
north to the newer:. sections of the There are now about sixty girls' Il
province where they are most needed, stitutes in the; province; specializin
a plan is under way to have the ex- in. the study of various lines of he
press
outhaehaprovgeince made equitable through- craft and in ' arranging' whwholes=t forms of community recreation an
Caring, For Cemeteries. education. The 'girlp' Institutes usu
In many ruib1 sections of Ontario ally- co-operate closely with the Wo
the Instituto is responsible for change men's Institutes in their regular work
ing neilected cemeteries into places and with the Junior Farmers' Asso
of beauty and order. ` Sometlines they dation in their social :acttvities'to th
have made a community bee to do -the benefit of - the whole •cornmunitj4,
first work of levelling and clearing
the ground, after which they, have
hired a caretaker, either raising the
funds themselves or appointing a com-
mittee to get annual subscriptions
from. the plot -owners. It is rather in-
teresting, that, one neighborhyod in
Algoma has appointed as its perman-
ent Cemetery Board, the reeve of the
township, wh'o'ever he may be, the
Anglican minister, because the rec-
tory is close to the cemetery', and. the
president of. the Women's Institute.
The Institute' and Relief Work.
The Institutes are..doing much to
create a neighborly ;community spirit,
by their quick response to local need
or trouble One Institute in Northern
Ontario keeps in readiness a complete
infant's layette and an outfit of bed
linen in case of need in a • poor fam-
ily. Other Institutes have done the
sewing for families of motherless "chil-
dren, paid the hospital,expensereof a
needy patient.in the community, re -
equipped homes. -when a ' family had
been burned out, made quilts for a
poor family in the section, given dona-
tions of eggs, butter, home canned
fruit, etc., to children's shelters' and
old people's homes, while their res-
ponse to the call of Northern Fire Re-
llefief.s been generous almost beyond
belha
Number and Ch.arapter of Courses.
No. of No. in
Courses Classes
Food values and
cooking - _42 1845
Home nursing &
first aid 66 2918
Sewing "72 1075
Labor saving de-
vices, etc. .- . 9 - ` 881
• 189 6189
Plans were made for the hold-
ing of seventy courses during Janu-
ary and February, 1928. In addition
to the regular' demonstration -lecture
courses, the Institutes Branch furn-
ished instructors' foe four months'.
courses held under• the supervision of
the Agricultural Representatives. The
length of instruction in each lino was
one month
-instead of, two weeks. This.
feature of the Throe Months' Short'
Course activities proved' very effec-
tive,,,and plans have been completed
for furnishing instructors in Horne
Nursing and 'First Aid, and Sewing,
at eight centres during the months of
December, January and February.
This Branch is providing resident in-,
structors _in Food Valpes and Cook-
ing, who will be in charge of the girls'
work at -the centres for' the three
months. The appreciation of the
longer course will, we hope, result in
BABY ,CHICKS
28 of them delivered free to ovary
person 'who registers for Shaw's
• Ooldbelt .Poultry Pours° for Home'
Study.. 834 people.;. made the right;
start last year.. Yon ;nay have some
of their testimonials. , Write Shaw
School, Poultry Department, ee liloor
W.,. Toronto.
Carrivgales Galvanized
al°firm
a
Dire'C ureas a2nrrutactrPri to Con-
sumer. 11Ycito' $firrPceg.
Special Terms io reamers
The Pilotage Roofing Co.
Limited . ..., 308E
1194.6S-saig.'SSt. 1P1:, Tor0hto
St. Paul's Cathedral covers an area
of two and a quarter acres.
"Know thy work," said the sage,
and work at it like a Hercules. One
moueter there is in the world: an idle
man." -
The supreme prayer of my heart is
not to be learned or "good," but to be
Radiant. I desire:to radiate health,
cheerfulness, sincerity,' calm ,courage
and good -will -Elbert Hubbard.
MINING STOCKS
BOUGHT, SOLD, QUOTED
Orders Promptly Executed
Inquiries Invited
>Tke-..i,, Co.
Members Staneard Stock. and Mining
Exchange. -
34 King St. East TORONTO'
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for benefit, of out-of-town clients
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value llonin ixera,i 11110 your
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Into wheelbarrow or
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Lena or power, on
&kids or mounted on
trucks. with or with-
out engine. We ori
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Goold Shapley Gk
Muir Co., Limited
200 Wellington at.
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-Irrigated Far;;':s
So:,thers Albert.;
In the ramose Vauxhall District
Dow River Irrigation Project
An especially good location for nt sed
farming. and dairying, Splendid op-
iortunity for young men now living.:
n districts where good land cannot
be boughtat reasonable prices.
THIS I8 NOT. PIONEERING, the,
first 10,000 acres are fully settled and
another 10,000 aeras now readv.,for
settlement: maximum distance from,
railroad, seven mime, Good reads,,.
telephones and schools. .Easy • pay-
ments, extending over 18 years.
This +Zs -the Dost Land Buy in Alberta
Write for further information to
CANADA a sow, find IRRIGATION
COMPANY; I./MITER'
Medicine Rat, . --. • Alberia-
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loafing. 1111,E 11 line dos, for ethers, lb will ac.for-i
you, -Keep a hotn0 of
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handy et, y0t0 can neo 110q111011y when the need arse»..
A battle now Neva ahorde for you: 1/', worth wall.'
to he ready. Akyour dealer the next time you aro
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0010 everywhere. alba nee copy of A.Trwtlseoa.
the 11 aa" at your dretwler or writ, le.
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Where concrete' and lumber are
either expensive or difficult to secure, ,
and where the soil is such that a ,pit
fifteen or twenty feet deep may be
sunk in the ground, a it silo will be
found satisfactory and economical. It
the soil is sufficiently firm to stand
without eaving in, the pit can be made
with vertical sides and the sides plas-
tered with cement. If the soil be soft
or loose the pit should be (built with .
sloping sides, :Smallest at' the :bottom,
and then plastered. The draughtsman
at the Central Experimental Farm,
Ottawa, in cirduiar No, 102, "Silo
Construction," points out that the par-
ticular advantages of the pit silo are
that cost is low, that filling is easy,
nohoisting being needed, and that
It os' air tight, maintains an even
temperature, and is unaffected by
wind. See that the soil is wen drain-
ed and free from water at the surface.
A curb also should be built two to
three feet above the ground for pro-
tection, and five to six feet below
ground. The walls should "be plastered
with a coat of cement and sand, three-
quarters to an inch thick, and then
washed with a wash of cement and
water. A good tight cover should be
provided,'
The method of construction is as
follows: First, "level the ground . and
describe the two circles for the curb
by means of arboarfl swung from the
centre, with two spikes eight to ten
inches apart at end, depending on
thickness of curb required.; second, ex-
eavato trench for the curb and "true
up" inside; third, fill trench with con-
crete as in house foundation, the mix-
ture required being one part of ce-
ment to :seven or eight of sand and
gravel (the concrete should be wet
enough to run into place and 'then
should be allowed to set from twelve
to twenty-four .hours); fourth, exca-
vate inside ref curb and plaster; fifth,
excavate remainder to desired •-depth;
about five feet deep at a time, "true
up" walls and plaster.
The Scrub Euli and Legis,'
dation.
Legislation of an unusual nature,
and aimed at the improvement of
cattle, was passed by the Swiss Gov-
ernment many years ago. As are-
sult all bulls have had to be licensed.
The removal of the scrub either of
grade or pure-bred ancestry was ae-
complished anda wonderful improve-
ment in Swiss cattle resulted.
The Parliament of Nortliern Ire- -
land recently passed an Act that
should be of great value to the cattle
industry' of the district affected in
that it will remove the undesirable
bulls. The. Act whiph becomes opo,-
ative January. 1st, 1924, provides for •
the licensing by the Department- of
Agriculture of " all' bulls .of breeding
ago. , Animals considered unsuitable ,
for breeding purposes will not be _.
licensed. Unthrifty, low-grade cattle
should quickly disappear in Ireland
EIS such have done so in Switzerland.,,'
This North of Ireland legisation is
the result of sixteen years of agi-
tatin
0
:In Ontario we have been trying to
got rid of the' scrub bull by education,
demonstration, and persuasion` with
'partial sudcess, Much remains yet to
be done. With a new ,crop of stock
owigrs comill • on every year;__ many
of whom neo n
e l Y
i ater
g . n�ent on .live
Stock breeding, we shell, in all prob-
ability, have 'the scrub 'bull n i den.
gerons abundgnce until'; we have legis.
dation that will prevent his existence,
A South `African species of snake
lives' almost .exc1e 'vo}' in birds' eggs,