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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1923-09-06, Page 3Flax Production in Canada. Lilco wool and other products of the farm, fax is now being graded. " Dur- ing the world war, after the manner of everything else that could bepro- duced, flax sold freely at good prices, "even though of an inferior quality," as Mi. R. J. Hutchinson, Chief of the _ - Fibre Division at Ottawa, says in his Address communications to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide st• West, Toronto report for the year 1922. With the conclusion of active hostilities, condi- tions greatly changed, and until re- cently it was found difficultto sell. any but the best grades of fibre. At tho end of 1921 many growers had stocks on hand which they could not dispose of. With a view to securing a market Mr, Hutchinson paid a visit to Europe, but conditions were such that only , small quantities could be sold at remunerative figures. To- wards the fall of last year, prices showed some improvement and a sell- ing agent was appointed with head- quarters at Forest, Ontario, Under the supervision of the Fibre, Division, samples were assembled at that place, and as a result, approximately four hundred tons of flax were disposed of at . pricers ranging from • twenty to twenty-five cents a pound. The selec- tion of these samples was so difficult, owing to the mixed nature of the flax submitted, that the necessity of grad- ing was brought prominently into no- tice, and a grader was appointed by the Division whose duty it to visit the scutch mills and supervise this work. - Nor is it only by grading that the work and usefulness of the Fibre Di- vision have been extended. Experi- ments with varieties of seed are being conducted, not only at the Central Ex- perimental Farm; Ottawa, but at branch Farms and Stations in seven of the nine provinces of the Dominion, and in, 1921 a flax mill was established at Clinton, Ont., and upwards of 150 acres secured on which every branch of flax cultivation and tests of ma- chinery are possible. The movement in the last mentioned direction was accelerated, it might be mentioned, by the destruction by fire of the snitch mill at Ottawa, GOOD VERSUS POOR REARING OF HEIFERS. What may be agected by feed—Is a superior or inferior cow born or. made? To answer the question de- finitely has required and will require a deal of careful and well conceived investigational work. The matter is by no means settled yet, but it is ad-' eisable to give out some of the in- fermation now available. Feed is supposed to affect size, type and pro- duction; and though it would take a Whole book to cover all these points, a few words may not be amiss here. Feed as affecting size—There is no dotfbt that a heifer fed a heavy grain ration will develop into a larger cow than one reared on roughages alone; but the difference in size is much more marked during the first few years and less so at maturity. Experiment's con- ducted in Missouri showed the height at the withers of an eighteen -months - old, heavy -fed heifer to be 3.5 inches re, than for .the poorly fed one, t at maturity the difference was n inch. • eed as afecting type—Liberal eeding may affect type temporarily in that heifers so fed will be heavier and show beefiness of form instead of the angular conformation looked for in the good dairy cow. If, however, the heifer has inherited from her,par- ents the factor of heavy milk produc- tion, she will usually milk off this extra fat during her first lactation period and ultimately develop into as 'good a producer as her more scantily fed nate. Peed as affecting production. --A few years ago an experiment was con- ducted at Cap Rouge with twins, so as to minimize the chance' of error due to breeding. One of them was well fed, produced 11,392 pounds of milk testing 5.75 during her first two per- lods of lactation, and qualified for Re- cord of Performance; her sister was not well fed, produced 3,767 pounds of milk testing 4.45 during the two first periods of lactation, and could not, of course, ,qualify for Record of Per- formance. .But experiments conducted. in the United, States' have shown that "the -milking tendency of a cow when mature is not influenced to any appre- ciable extent by any ordinary varia- tions in the ration fed during the growing period." What course to follow -Under certain conditions, such as preparing pure bred stock for sale or exhibition, or when it is desirable to increase size somewhat, it might pay to feed very heavily on grain, and it must be said that there is no fear of hurting heif- prs in doing so, for if the cows are bred right they will lose the surplus body fat soon after calving. But, in general, the most profitable course to follow will be an intermediate one, be- tween the two extremes; on very good pasture, no concentrate, and at other times, all the clover . hay ' they will consume, with silage and roots when available, and a grain allowance of from 2 to 3 . pounds per animal, per day, according to age. SELF-FEEDING MY HENS PAYS ME. For efficient poultry -feeding I' find the self -serve method pays best. It can bo used for every item -in the ration except the scratch grain. Fowls need the exercise they get from hunting in the loose straw for the grain, By far the most important element in the ration is the balanced dry mash. x have used both commercial and home-made mashes. The dry mashes recommended by the experiment sta- tions are first class, but it difficult sometimes to obtain all of the ma- terials from local dealers, The use of a good commercial mash also saves time in mixing, and guarantees that the birds will obtain the elements,nec- essary for egg production. Hens will not gorge themselves on dry mash just because the supply is always available, Instead, after a few bites they need a drink to wash it down. Then they will scratch in the litter or peck at green food. Many farmers have neglected to feed a dry mash, believing that their hens would stand by the hopper and choke down many pounds of expensive feed. Such is not the case; a dry mash tends to make the hen seek a diversified ration. Considering its cost, I find oyster., shells about the best possible invest -1 ment for use in our self -serve hoppers., The lime supplied by the shells enables the hens to place firm thalls5pn every egg. They can't get enough lime from other feeds during periods of heavy, laying. Strong shells mean few eggs broken in the nest or in transit. Theyl also help to prevent the egg -eating habit. The saving of one four -cent egg will buy four pounds of shells. I like plenty of sour milk in my chicken cafeteria. It should be placed in crocks on low stands to keep litter, from being scratched into it. Sour. milk has more than mere food value for hens. It seems also to bo a pre- ventive of digestive troubles, and helps to keep the hens vigorbiss. Hens! that get plenty of milk seem to pro-! duce eggs with a high degree of fer-1 tility, that produce healthy chicks. The sour milk crocks and pails need fre-I quent scaldings to prevent bowel trouble. Green feed furnishes the bulk that our hens need when on a concentrated ration. I find that mangels are the cheapest form of green feed; they can be sliced and fed in troughs, or whole mangels may be hung on nails. Cab- bages are also greatly relished by the birds, and can be fed whole or sliced. If the sliced -cabbages are fed in mod- erate amounts, none will be wasted; every bird will have a better chance at the green food if it is scattered around. • Sprouted oats are 'very appetizing to hens under winter conditions, and help to bring range conditions to the poultry -house floor. But it takes more time to sprout oats than to feed man - gels, and so I believe mangels are more economical, especially if the flock is large. I never neglect the water supply in my chicken self -serve. It is not heat- ed, but given in galvanized pails just as it somes from the well. At noon the pails are emptied and refilled; they are always emptied at,night to prevent freezing. e Grit is another item that the hens will look for in their self -serve. I have seen hens eat grit like corn after a neglected supply has been replenished; they cannot thrive without it. I find that the commercial grit is economic- al; a few hundred pounds will supply many hens. For small flocks, 'a few bags of line gravel will do. The old method of feeding poultry consisted largely in shoveling out grain on the baro groundwhenever the hens looked as if they needed feed. The new method is based on a study Of the hen's requirements for health and egg production. I often study my, hens on the range, noting how they balance their own rations; first a bug or a worm, then a weed seed, followed perhaps by a few pecks at something. green for a salad course. For 'profit- able production it is necessary to pro- vide these natural conditions in win- ter. This can be done by carefully, managing the chicken cafeteria. • SHEEP Every flock owner undoubtedly has ohsereedat weaning time that some lambs in the flockhavemade more rapidgrowth than others, These lambs are always the pride of the owner and lie wishes that all the lambs were as large and fine as the best. The business of breeding ewes, apart from growing a profitable crop of wool, is to produce strong healthy lambs and,•Iceep them growing until weaning time. Breeding ewes vary decidedly ; in their capacity to produce a large flow of milk. Subsequently at weaning' time there -is a lack of uniformity an the lamb crop despite _the fact that the lambs- were all dropped about the same time and the ewes given equal attention throughout the suckling period. This variation in the growth_. and development of the lamb cropis in a largo measure due to the milking capacity of the ewes. Dairymen long, ago recognized the 'variation in the milk production of individuals in the herd. Flock owners must profit thereby and direct attention to the selection of breeding stock of 'Marge' milk .production, Physical conformation, as in the dairy cow, may in a measure, direct the flock owner in the upgrading; of his flock, but the test of a ewe's imilk- ing capacity is best evidenced in the growth and development of her off- spring. Ewes' lambs retained to re- plenish the flock should be selected from deep milking ewes that have suckled their lambs well and encour- aged large bone and flesh growth. Illustration Station Work. At present there are in all eighty- nine Illustration Stations in operation under the Illustration Station system, adopted in connection with the Domin- ion Experimental Farms some years ago. Of these tenare in New Bruns- wick, of. which the Superintendent at Fredericton Experimental Station has general supervision, eleven in Novai Scotia, of which the Superintendent at' Kentville Experimental- Station has general supervision, and thirty-one in the Province of Quebec, fourteen of which the Superintendent at St, Anne; de la Pocatiere has general super-; vision and seventeen are superviged from the Central Experimental :Farre! Ottawa. - A report has recently been issued covering the work of last year which should be of special interest to fareters.in the three prdv-inces named.) In carrying on the work it is the peace' tete to select land facing on the main' travelledd-highways so that the meth-' ods of growing and handling the crops. come under the public eye. Not only'; is the work noticeable from the high - ways, but discussions attended be farmers. in the vicinity are held at' the. Stations' during the:: growing season Experimental and practical work is . thus brought close to the farmers in' the different districts. The report can be had free from the ;Publications Branch, of. the .Department of Agri culture, Ottawa. Why Are Cows Poor Producers. Here are some reasons; choose the one that suits your case: They may lack breeding, or are underfed; or it may be because they were bred too young, because they lack care and management, because of disease, espe- cially abortion,- or because they are not persistent milkers. Any one of or all these factors will make small milk cheques. The following are things that will make the cheques larger: Good breeding (good sires), proper development of their heifers, not breeding heifers too young, liberal and proper feeding, accurate records, good care and healthy cows. Cow testing associations offer the best chance to find out whether your cows are paying for their board: If there are twenty-six farmers he your neighborhood who have several cows apiece, talk up an association. 'Twill To Lecture in States The Earl of Birkenhead, who has arrived in this country en route to the Canadian Bar Association meeting in Montreal early in September, will also tour the States' lecturing on con- ditions in Europe. Ten Commandments for the Sheepmen. Use a good purebred ram. Discard all inferior ewes. Raise early lambs. Feed some legume hay in winter,, Change pastures often. Treat for stomach worms. Keep the wool clean. Tie wool with paper twine. • Produce early top lambs and wool. Sell product on its. merits. The Man Who's Afraid. I've paid close heed to the ways of men, I've observed what the world calls' luck, , I have silently marveled, now and then, At the potent power of pluck; And this is a bit of truth I hail, A sentence that's worth one's heed; The man who is always afraid he'll fail Doesn't stand much show to succeed! —Roy Greene. Ys The most sublime moments lie very close to the most painful situations. Wo get the good things of life with the hardthings, the bitter with. the All Ole Dance Party ,BY MAIRGARET M. SCOTT. Come in overalls or calieo Singing "Heel, toe, and away we go I" To our rustic BARN DANCE rare, When we, banish time and care By reels and old "square" dances; "Round" ones too, and sweet, (Time ) (Place ) (Wagon will earl at 7.30:) Wouldn't you love to send out that invitation on -fiddle -shaped brown paper for an old-fashioned rollicking dancing party' such as your grand- mother or your great-aunt Ann'have thrilled, you in the telling? Maybe you've' wished all your: life that some- body would give a real-foreeure Barn Dance, so that you could wear a pink calico dress and a frilly pink sun- bonnet. Why not be that somebody and give the dance yourself? Ask the men to wear big straw hats and the girls sunbonnets, and, if wraps are necessary, capes or shawls instead of coats. Arrange to have the older people come in automobiles and carriages,' but have the young people come in hay -filled farm wagons, The barn needs little or no decora- tion—maybe some wisps of straw or hay, strands of vegetables, cornstalks upright in the corners, festoons of vines and leaves, and bouquets of wild flowers. Strew hay on the floor near the walls, where the young folks may sit between dances. The older folk can occupy boards stretched across "horses" or camp chairs. Ordinary glass lanterns will give sufficient light, although auto lamps would be safer. One or more large placards reading "No smoking" should be post- ed on the walls, and the men and boys should be requested not to smoke nor to throw matches about even in the barnyard, for fear of fire. The dancing ogill be just as merry whether the program is written on a blackboard or painted on a muslin sign and tacked on the wall in acon- spicuous place, or printed on indi- vidual cards. To accord with modern custom, a shorter program is given than was danced in olden times. The THE TIMELY STITCH dance would be more realistic, too, if it were noised' about preceding the gee dance that Madam Grundy used to approve of a` couple dancing the first and last dances and two others, but looked askance on them when they danced more than a total of six together. As "extras" (round) were the joy of the dancers "of the da that is gone," the caller should announce one, say, after every fifth dance. For one of these, partners might be selected by giving numbered hat crowns (or brown paper sacks) to the men and similarly numbered hat brims and pins to the ladies, who fit and pin to- gether corresponding crown and brim and placing the hats on the gentle- men dance away With them. For an- other extra you might give pink paper sunbonnets (numbered) to the ladies, and similarly numbered pink stream- ers and pins to the gentlemen, who find the matching bonnets, pin on the streamers, place the bonnets on the owners, and dance with them. The music may be provided' by one fiddler, who also calls the dances, or by drum and piano, violin and piano, or several stringed instruments. During the intermission serve re- reshments consisting of quarter wedges of pie, dougghnuts apples and cider. No plates or napkins are need- Ied, as pie can be eaten out of hand and cider drunk from a tin cup. Let the, men who do not dance play checkers and quoits; the children play authors, parchesi, and bean bag; or all may play crambo. To play crambo, the leader calls a word out loud,. and the first player has to make a two-line rhyme using this word and another rhyming with it. If he responds in a reasonable length of time, he is credited with a red mark; if he fails to do it, a black naught is set down against his name. The leader calls another word, and the second player responds. This is repeated' until all have responded,or failed so to do. The one scoring the most' rhymes has the fun of calling a word for which the leader must make a rhyme; and if ho fails, the others who failed decide on a forfeit he must pay. THE CHILDREN'S HOUR AN UNPAID GARDEN WORKER. BY CHARLES A. DAVID. Sometimes when working in the garden, the hoe routs out from the shade of a cabbage plant a blinking, half -awake toad, with puffed -out sides, protesting in his toad way against being dragged out inte the heat and glare. Maybe you wondered what such a creature's' life amounted to, and what excuse he had for living, pay. • sweet. anyway, especially in your ..garden? But if you could watch him' for one night, :and mark his wonderful work, you might change your views,' and de- cide that the toad had earned the right to sleep anywhere in your garden. 99 'How About the LLAir. Or Why Some People Do and Annual Why do folks keep on going to fairs? This is a momentous question for fair managements as well as a reasonable one for the people who at- tend, and also for those who do not. Let us be charitable and say that the first reason for folks attending fairs is to gain, in f ormation. It must be remembered that the demonstra- tion method of education has long been the method used by our fairs. In fact, here is where this approved method of gaining first-class knowl- edge was introduced to the world. As an illustration of how this plan is now used to improve our intellectual equipment, we might refer to the old farmers' institutes. The general scheme of these institutes was to ex- change knowledge by word of mouth. To -day, however, extension' men are using the demonstration method al- most entirely. They find the eye a far better medium through which to carry intelligence to the brain than the old institute workers found the ear to be: A second general reason for :folks going to fairs is to be Amused or en- tertained. This is no siftap reason. In fact, if we could poll the ubcolored reasons why all our folks go to these annual events, the writer is not cer- tain but what the idea of being am- usecr or entertained would bring the majority of votes. We should not depricate this phase of the fair business. Healthful amuse- ment is important in the well-rounded life and no place can be better adapted for providing ,a reasonable amount' of good amusement than are our fairs. Finally, a good reason for attending is to take the children. Often the question as to who is to have the privilege of doing this wori s no little distua'bance in our domestic relations. However, the reason es a valid one, for the fair is, a great storehouse of things which every child in every home should have the opportunity of seeing. WHY DO FOLKS STAY AWAY FROM rams? Let us now review briefly a few of the reasons why some folks do not attend these annual events. In the first place, many find it impossible to do so. Their duties, are so arranged that they cannot leave when their par- ticular fair is on. Again, many of our Fair Others Do Not Attend These Events. people lack the necessary funds to per- mit them to attend. Or at least,' they think they cannot afford what they got out of it. Also, there are a. few who, no matter how broad may be the pol- icy of a fair management, cannot be appealed to. They are either sub - 'normal or abnormal and are too far awayfrom the limits of the average person to be impressed with the pub- lic fairs. Their religious principles or indifferent notions are a barrier to the encrouchment of such institutions. SHOULD. BE INTERESTED IN. MANY THINGS. Psychologists hold that a wise con- duct of life is made far easier through the possession of a wide circle of permanent interests. They hold that our world if living can be no wider than the number of objects to which we can attend with interest. We may move among many other things; but only those parts of our surrounding to which we can give attention meas- ures the world in which we move. In Other words our experience is what really gives life its deepest signifi- cance. It would appear, therefore, that the leading managers of our fairs have worked out in a: practical way the discoveries.. of. 'these: psychologists. Certainly there is no institution mak- ing a more all-around appeal to human interest than does the up-to-date fair association. All are too well acquainted with the virtues of the stock, dairy :and poul- try shows to review them here. The, same can be said of the fruits,grains, and floral departments of our Ontario lairs, Patrons are also well informed on the apiary work and the efforts which have been put forth to interest the women folks.. However, those in- terested in educational -work and fine arts are often appealed to, ' Then,•too, the plans for the boys and girls in- creases the interests of the great mai jority of our families, Furthermore, the educational work coming from the better babies contest, carries the in- terest still another step toward includ- ing tho entire family in the fair scheme, The dog and cat shows and the extensive exhibits of machinery all add to the distinctive educational phases of the fall fairs. Cutworms, grubs, slugs, and beetles go into hiding during the day, when their natural enemies, the birds, are on the job, and it is at night, when vegetation is cool and damp and when the feathered tribe is asleep, that they get in their work of destruction. As a rule, the damage to growing vegeta- tion is done between dusk and dawn; and it is in the morning that you find your plants neatly cut off just above the surface or prostrate on the ground. Itis right, here that the use- fulness of the toad Is apparent, and the niche he fills in ..the economy of nature is understood and appreciated. The toad is a perfect crank about keeping . cool. He lingers in his re- treat until the shades of evening come and moisture begins to gather - on grass and plants. Then he eomes out and punches the time clock. He is first, last, and all the time hungry; and as his person is elastic, he can put away an almost unlimited amount of food without too much dis- comfort. Things might be different with him if he had ribs or bone bound- aries set to limit the stretching point. As it is, his storage plant is not hamp- ered in the least, and ho is able to hold all the crawling, creeping things he can gather. The toad's tongue is a marvelous in- strument for this wholesale in -gather - lug. It is fastened in the front of the mouth instead of in .the back, and can be shot' out two inches 08 more, and withdrawn so quickly that the eye gets no impression as to how it is done. This curious tongue marls back with the tip resting about where you would expect to find the toad's palate, and is smeared over with a glue that is warranted to stick when it touches an insect. The toad never takes a shot unless the game is actually in motion, and the grub or beetle that is canny enough to freeze in its tracks and keep perfectly still is safe. But the instant it moves, -the automatic is brought into play, and the unfortunate flier pays the forfeit with its life, for the toad is a "crack" shot, and rarely ever misses. Since toads have no teeth,. the prey is swallowed alive and kick- ing. In fact, swallowing is the toad's strong point. Even his old skin joins the procession of things he gulps down whole. When he is through with it, he takes it off, rolls it into a neat bundle, and swallows it. About the only thing he does not swallow is water. Ho does his drinking by ab- sorbing moisture through the skin. When twilight comes, the toad knows it is about time for him to get up, and he opens one eye at a time, blinks them both to see if they are all right, shoota out his tongue to make sure it is in working order. It is estimated that every healthy toad with a coming appetite and a good digestion, is worth at least five dollars a season to the gardener for the destruction of earth -worms alone. He has been known to devour a hun- dred rose beetles, or fifty army worms at a meal, and theu get up from the table looking as if he expected dessert. My Cheap Water System. I solved the water situation on my farm twenty years ago by installing an inexpensive supply tank that gave sufficient pressure to force water into the house and to the other farm build- ings and the feed lots. I set a wooden tank on a seven -foot brick foundation near the house, on a relatively high point of ground. This tank holds 66 barrels of water. In addition to furnishing water for the house and livestock, I irrigate my gar- den in the summer, using a 50 -foot hose to carry the water from a hy- drant near the tank, I have never had any trouble from freezing. I use the space under the tank made by the foundation to smoke my meat. In extremely cold weather I build a small fire there to eliminate entirely the possibility of freezing. My supply tank is set under a large maple tree. In the summer the water is always cool and refreshing. There is no stagnant water because fresh water is pumped in by the windmill every day, and the shade helps to keep it cool. The only repairs in twenty years have been a few new staves for the wooden tank. This entire system was originally installed for less than $100. I believe a convenient water supply is just as important on the farm as a plow or . a barn. It more than "' paid for itself the 'first- year, and now it is twenty years old.—A. A.. R. Don't Burn Stalks. For every ton of stalks burned, $3 worth of nitrates goes up in smoke. The .potash' and phosphorus are not lost, but left in a heap of ashes and are never evenly distributed through the soil. Plowingunder the stalks and other litter has a three -fold bene- fit. First, it adds much needed plant food to the soil; second, the decaying vegetation, in contact with the soil, goes through a nitrifying process and. renders available much plantfood that is already in the soil in an insoluble silicate form; third, it adds humus to the soil and assists in holding mois- ture for the next crop,—, Have You Triad 1t? ''How do you ma to your wife . pay attention to what you have to Bay?" "Talk to my Eales»." Stopping the clock does not Savo time. Neither does ono gain time by delaying the thing which should be done without delay. There is a class of work that needs attention during August and Septem- ber. We refer to getting the buildings and equipment ehape for .the com- ing winter months. There are excuses galore for not tackling these 'things, but that does not in the least o%'er- come the fact that the jobs should be looked after. A nail in time often saves nine. Little jobs of repairing grow,inte big jobssurprisingly rapid. A leaky barn or granary roof will allow a portion of the harvests stgred'below to spoil. And then fixing up a roof and doing other outside repair work cannot be done in every sect:of weather. The peculiar thiiit is that, the type of man who needs these reminders is usually the man,who uses more energy _. in thinking about the reasons why he should put off a job that is worry - leg him,than the accomplishment of the task itself would ordinarily re- quire. ' "I'll do this thing now," has not only enabled many men to accomplish a particular job, but often it has been the beginning of a new life. In other words, bringing oneself to take the timely stitch; particularly when there are many excuses for not doing it, often helps one to get started on the road to success. French Don't Talk Shop. Perhaps one reason the French have been somewhat disregarded as a business nation lies In the fact that one never hears talk about business matters in the restaurants., hotels or other public places. An American who has represented a New York house in Parris for a great many years and who goes gout' socially a good deal told me that he had never, outsdd,e of office hours, heard any French baseness man speak of commercial matters, even to the extent of saying "Bows business? He went on further to state thio t "The average Frenchman et affairs would not think much of any man who carried his business around with him all the time. The feeling 3s that if a man is really competent he ought to be able to make a success Out 01 his business during business Ileum; that if he can't do 4t the'ro is something delielent about him. "Just, this, perhaps, explains why Anglo-Saxons • have an idea that the French business man is a light -mind. ed person, thinking more of his plea- sure than he does of business. In Frena it is a matter 01 principle as well as pride to lock up commercial matters with the closing of the office door. "_As a matter of fact, the average Frenchman puts in longer office hours than the Englishman, and probably works fully as intensively as most Americans. Practically all the Paris executives I have talked with are at their desks at 8.30 in the moriving and stay until 6 in the evening, .with a strict limit orf one hour for lunch. Nor is there the half hour in the afternoon for tea, which is the invariable custom in. English offices." Liked H s1 Work. Whistler, the artist, once took Borne, his framer, to look at one of his paintings at an exhibition. "Well, Horne," he teak], "what do you think of it?" "Think of, It?" was the enthueiastio reply. "Why, sir, it's perfect: perfect. Mr. Wilkins has got one just like it" "What!" asked the puzzled Whist- ler, histler, "A picture like this?" "Oh," said Horne, "1 wasn't talking about the picture, I was talking about the frame." Cat and Dog Life. idget eau mar n104Patra lgckngand ttnse,BrHbut didhad. cat bgot along well together, for •they were constant- ly quarreling. It happened, however, that one day they ware sitting directly' opposite each other. Presently Biddy said, "rattle Patrick, don't It a shame weehould be always quarreling? See the cat and dog, how peacefully they get along," "Och, Biddy, sure an' it trait a fair comparison at all; 'just do 'em together and see how` they will act!" l "A man who cannot save his first dollar cannot save the last." It is important that we know, be- fore we eupport them, that our, agri- cultural leaders are unselfish. Give the other fellow 'a chance to talk; he will appreciate the courtesy, and you may learn something. To cover an acre of ground with ail inch of rain, 100 tons of water would be required. A queer and unknown fish, with a monkey -like face, and legs seven inch- es long, bearing fine, has been 'captur-, ed at the Semaphore, Adelaide, A man can't half :work and half, play; he must either be a hard worker and a success, or a poor worker and a failure.—E. 06'. Howe, publicist and philosopher. This is the age oe science. .Before we believed many things; now we know many, and are learning more every day.