The Seaforth News, 1923-12-27, Page 2DAIRY to pay the increased price asked. The
Montreal market has established itself
Is a superior or inferior cow born as one of the beat lamb markets on
or grown? Answering this common the North American continent, and
of ' many of the best pure-bred rams that
question has called for a great deal
investigation, and the matter is by no I laid the foundation of this state of
means settled as yet, but some of the things were from Ontario. Inforuia-
information may Provo of aid to the tion received by the Live Stock Branch
=�r�' dairyman who is lookingforward to ,
shows that there is awide-spread de -
to getting. a better foothold hi the game, mond for high-class breeding rams in
A ronomist, 73 Adelaide St: We Toren and1 isnot" to'ust stand due lar ely to
Address communications to v who satisfied J all parts of the country, g
r e weaning still, Feed, is supposed to affect size,' the fact that Canadian lamb is now
'ARLSTRAWBERRIES. horses -life is the time from w thou h it `• rid fashion
EARLY old The am -.type and production, and th g :ecogmzed as a high class a
sheep
until the foal is a year would take a large book to cover all able product. Mt. Arkell urges h p
Questao�, -York County, Out. -I am, t and f f d£ d during g
quality o ee e
growing strawberries for the Toronto' Dori thesepoints,, a.shoft article maycon-: breeders to do all the can to improve
g g this period will largely determine his y dpt
market but And the .Glen Mary a little future dcvelo merit Many potential tai the substance of the facts thus their stock, not only for the production
too,latein ripening to catch the early, p Necked and stunt far learned by careful and well con- of a fogey and popular meat, butas
1? i r•, draft horses are so cstunt-
calved investigation, well in order to obtain a more favor-
musket, Please advise azo of ,earl e ed in growth from a lack of proper. There is no doubt that a heifer fed able standingin the wool market. The
kinds; also tell mo what is a good feed and care as colts that they never a heavy grain ration will develop into Live Stock Commissioner believes that
green manure 4o plow down after the attain the size which would raise them a larger than one eared on ioptimistic outlook Sn.lioth branches
strawberries aro plowed ftp in pre-' d ,doscrt t chunk g r an
ai•atiot for re -planting? from .a low pine , not P
P p g? 1 into a high-priced, profitable drafter. r'oug'hage alone; but the difference in of the sheep industry is lusttfiad.
Anszoer by the Dominion Flartir,,l- The first ste .is to get it feeding size is much more marked during the �t
before weanin it .
i
from the maze. i The ewe lambs should be separated
ea li• est i t Glen eleior, l Perhaps the bran are. the best feeds to use for this flee withers of an eighteen -months -old, inches
o d,
heavy -fed heifer, to be 3.5 ipches sore from the older member's of the flock
earliest is the Excelszoi, all old variety, purpose. When the: foal,is feeding than for the poorly fed one,. while at and. given special care, On account
which is poor in quality, but a very, regularly it may be weaned without Psi Yof beingyounger and timid the ewe
good yielder. Among the fairly early' dodger of a severe check in growth maturity the difference was only one Y g
varieties is Maggie and still another weanedinch• lambs, if allowed toce run with the ewe
g!; ' which will always occur if Liberal fee ng mayaifeet type flock, will not receive the food they
is Beder Wood, the latter being. fairly: witlzout, being taught to feed first. If1
temporarily in that heifers so fed will require and consequently fail to ma -
quality
known and perhaps as good in� two foals can be put together in a p y
qua ity as any.less be heavier and show beefiness of form tore as rapidly as they should.
roomy loose -box they will fretinstead of the angular conformation I find it a good practice to separate
If the strawberry patch could not be than if kept by themselves.
lowed under bythemiddle( looked for in the good dairy cow. If, the ewe lambs in the fall and winter,
p of July; it; The best feeds to use are oats -
would be' difficult to get a cover crop little linseed however, the heifer has inherited from and feed them liberally on muscle -and
of sufficient quantity to he of much. preferably rolled, bran, a t her parents the factor of heavy milk bone -making food, Alfalfa or clover
meal and good clean, well -cured alfalfa „ �, hay,bean pods and bright corn fodder
service. On the Experimental Farm hay. The concentrates are readily thduatadditional fat ttduri g her fist!.aiexcellet roughages. Corn silage
turist-There are two or three vex- � p first
few years and less so at mater SHEEP
'sties which somewhat with regularly on grain g ty. Experiments show the height at
i h h are t last earlier w A mixture of oats and
at Ottawa we sow rape about the 6th procurable 'anywhere but the alfalfa 'laatationperiod and ultimate! de- is a splendid source of succulence and
or 7th J 1 and t fairly P Y
ofJuly get a goodwill not be available over as wide a
stand, plowing it under the following range. It is, however, more valuable more into l good a producer as her can be fed safely if not too rich in
spring. Hubam clover might be worth than any other roughage and horse more scantily -fed mate. grain:
a trial as it is a fast grower and as breeders would be well advised to Under certain conditions, such asl Rougndesi ges alone should not be Be-
it is an annual does not carry with it make a special effort to grow enough preparing pure-bred stock for sale or pended upon for developing the ewe
oug exhibition, or when it is desirable to lambs. I fed a light grain ration, con
the danger of becoming a weed. of this feed for their foals and also .
the brood mares,if. possible. .Other increase size somewhat, it might pay listing of . equal . parts of oats, corn
FORCING VEGETABLE CRCPS. good quality hayrannext to alfalfa to feed very heavily on grain, and it and wheat bran in shallow troughs
must be. said that there is no fear of, twice daily. -R,
in value as rou"•hage and good results y-
'uring heifers- in doing this, for if
information on forcing cucumbers, to- can o e o line rcm em the cows are bred right they will lose
matoes, a Feed should be given three times
peppers, cabbage, and squash.' a day at as nearly as possible regular the surplus fat soon after calving.
I succeed in raising the plants but not But, in general, the most profitable
to elfin rapid intervals. and the foals should be wet -
in p' growth, especially the Bred before feeding. The, foal is easily course to follow will be an cruel edi-
cucumbers. ,ata one, between the ,two extremes
Answer by the! taught to drink before feeding and on ver good pasture,no concentrate',wins combined. It is probably safe
J Dominion Hortieul- y g
once the habit is formed no furtherwhich say that three-quarters the oats
ter/et-The failure to get. r•api,l trouble will be experienced. Salt and at other Limas, all the clover hay are now grown in this province
growth would indicate a lack of avail- they will consume, with ensilage and
able lent food at the propershould be available at all Gimes. A are of the O.A.C. No. 72 and the Ban -
should time. roots when available, and a grain, al -
small block of rock salt in the corner ries varieties. accuing to'extecords
Such crops as cucumbers, peppers and lowance of from two to three pounds
Such
sque require ;, that cucumbers, „ warm. n of the manger is the most satisfactory per animal, per day, according to age. t experiments and accumulated records
ethod of supplying it.at the College at Guelph and in West -
The amounts of feed necessary will ern, Eastern and Northern . Ontario,
Canadian Lamb in :Demand.
Question- I should like to get some b tit df th inI
als
Ontario's Greatest Grain
Crop.
In 1923 oats were grown' more ex-
tensively in Ontario than all other
Home Education
"The Child's First School Is the Famliy"--Freohei:"
Are You Dulling Your Child's> Sense of Appreciation?
BY HELEN GREGG GREEN.
"Papa Bob," I heard little Mid say for two others for Mid and. Baby
to her grandfather, '"there's a little Lamb. In less than a year each one
boy in our block.who, gets only ,one of the expensive carriages was out of
commission; a wheel loot from one,.
toy every Christmas. And, do you the handle broken on another•, the bot -
know," quaintly, "I think it's a good tom out of the third.
thing. Because, Papa Bob, when you The reason for such carelessness?
get so many you really don't 'preciate Too many toys! The children did not
them." Her remark set me thinking. appreciate them. If they had, you can
Most parents dull their children's be assured the carriages would' even
sense of appreciation and enjoyment; now be as •good as new. •
by over -indulgence, Isn't it for this: Why, even little Mid, herself, admits
reason that the majority of grown-ups the gifts aren't appreciated.
expect too much from life, and are; I know . one wise little mother, a
more or less disappointed, and quite mother who could, if she were less
a little bored if life doesn't come up wise, fulfill every wish of her small
to their ,expectations? Is it any kind- soli and daughter, who made this rul-
ness to teach a child to expect'to ;e- ing at Christmas: one good toy from
ceive everything his heart desires? mother and father; one good toy from
And eventually that will be his atti grandparents; and all other gifts from
tude if we shower hint at Christmas, the many cousins and little friends to
birthdays, and other times with all come from the Five and Ten. And
the toys and clothes. wished for. I you should know these children, They.
Little Mid has two younger sisters. are the most appreciative little folks
These very interesting children have you could imagine.
two "sets" of admiring, indulgent Let us not surfeit our boys and
grandparents., One Christmas Grand- girls with too much of this world's
ma Grecs paid twenty dollars for a
doll's carriage for the youngest of the
children, and twenty-four dollars each
up quickly and respond to cultivation
A PHILOSOPHY OF
LIFE
s.
As we go through our earthly toils,
through sweat expended but not re-
warded, through the vales of disooui•••
agemont and despair, do we go as
dumb, driven cattle' or as upright, sun-
seeking• human beings?
It Seems that only too often we.
travel life's journey even less'philo-
sophically than our dumb friends,
They accept mutely the inevitable and ,
T Y P
forget it, while we often,. with our
active minds, are wont to add doleful
decorations' to our already drab_ aur-
soundings,
The human mind can be our great-'
est asset; it can also bo our greatest
liability. Each of us determine, often
unconsciously, on which side of..the._
human ledger our minds are to be.
If we can look at:.tthe sun while the
thorns prick ouz+'feet, 'the pricking of
the thorns will not be noticed so much,
But if we' aro wont to be doleful we
can melee' each thorn prick seem an
almost' unbearable torture.
It has been the clinging to an.idea,
to 1r.. philosophy of life, that•has made
our great men great, They have 00 -
goods. It may be a lot of fun for us,-cepted each - buffet as a challenge to
but our children will be haPPiei if we greater• things, or perhaps as a lesson
do not dull their sense of appreciation; which 'vas to teach a greater appre-
-� elation of the good things of life.
r --- * The gond and the bad are about us.
Each of us alone makes his choice.
THE CHILDREN'S
The good will repay all it costs; the
bad grows greater in cost and never
HOUR gives a re,ward.
Man is the only one who can pull
—" himself by his bootstraps to a bigger
BRUIN IS CAUGHT IN A MAN'S and happier life. So, if in despair,
TRAP. why not take hold of a philosophy
which involves an appreciation of the
little sunbeams of life? It will help
you, even where you are now.
_a-_ �.
A New Hybrid Field Pea.
The market value of Ontario's field
den for winter use and Bruin was go- peas amounts to about four million
ing over to Charlie Cottontail's house dollars annually. `
to exchange a bushel of corn for a Tho O.A.O..No. 181 variety of field
years 1920-22. bushel of wheat.peas was originated at Guelph by
The report suggests among other Charlie's home was way over on the croesinm the Prussian Blue and the
things that the heavy marketing of Hillside, several' miles away. Brtcin White Wonder, It is a small, smooth,
calves in 1922 is likely to cut down the had been there before, hit f d qualityand ap-
Live Stock Movements in
Ontario.
Ontario , marketed . 297,180 cattle,
120,505 calves, 694,693 hogs, and 327,-
427 sheep and lambs in 1920; 383,474
cattle, 150,202 calves, 1,003,632 hogs,
and 319,407 sheep and lambs in 1921,
and 307,500' cattle, 182,427 calves, 1,-
080,270
,
080,270 hogs, and 266,226 sheep and
lambs in 1922. Report No. 3, of the
Markets Intelligence Service' of the
Dominion Live Stock Branch, front
which these figures are quoted, gives
detail of the movements of live' stock
from every' district' not only in On-
tario but
n-tariobut in Quebec and in each of
the Prairie Provinces in the three
Very early in the morning, it was
when Bruin and Holly breakfasted.
Both: were up with' the sun, for they
had planned a busy day.
Holly was going to can some of the
nice fresh vegetables from their gar-
sy yielding up the plant food rapidly.1 white e pea a goo
it would be well vary with different animals, A foal ' the O.A.C. No. 72 has surpassed the prospective beef supply. The fact 3s Ile had always gone around by the pearance.
ti 1 to apply nitrate of will very seldom eat more than it can Canadian lamb has obtained such a Banner Sn both quality of grain and revealed that of the hogs marketed, road, but this day he decided he would Of all the leading varieties of field
soda at the rate of 300 pounds per -pr�perl assimilate, differing, in this reputation on the New York and Bos
acre. If this 3 g yield of grain per acre. The difference well over GO per cent. went direct to{take a "short-cut" If 11e went straight peas' tested at the Ontario Agricul-
is not done until after t from older horses. Reasonably ton markets that it' is now -a specialty, between these two varieties,if applied slaughter at Canadian Packing !ants
pp g p g p , north after turning the bend in the tura! College, the O.A.C. No..181 has
Toad just, beyond Willie Woodchuck's given the highest average yield of
house and around the east .end of, grain per acre. In the past five years'
Sleepy Iiofow frog pond, he would, results, the first, second, third and
come directly to Cottontail's house. !fifth highest yields were produced by
The road was not quite so good this ' new varieties originated at the College
way. But it would save him about, through cross-fertilization. In the
two miles of toting the bag of corn. ; tests with other varieties,: the O.A:C.
Walking along in the morning sun-! No, 181 was early, reaching maturity
shine and fresh air, Bruin was so in 99 • days, and the straw was the
that well over 50 per cent. of the happy that he.sang as he went, 1freest from blight and grew to an
cattle, calves, and -hogs marketed. at As the; sun finally climbed higher in, average length of 45 inches. The
public stock yards in that province are the sky, it became warmer. Bruin sat; peas gave an average weight of 62.8
received from Eastern Ontario. down to rest and to eat an apple to pounds per measured bushel.
"-'—— refresh himself. I This new variety of field peas was
Protect the Lawn in Winter. He was nearing Sleepy Hollow frog successfully tested in the co-operative
planting scatter a small amount of the generous feeding will be amply re- on the menu cards of some of the lead to the oat lands of Ontario, would
nitrate of sola along each row of paid in the extra growth and develop- mg hotels in the big cities, of the mean millions of dollars annually in
plants. and cultivate it into - the soil.
A imi
merit, Good sound thirteen hundred Eastern States Mr H S Arkell, Do-` favor of the 0.A:C. No. 72.
slar uantit of 1G t. 1
q y Per ten pound horses flood the market at low minion Live Stock Commissioner, stat- •
o
superphosphate :applied with the ni- prices, while well, built, sound horses ed recently that file duty has made nal Hay properly stored for a long pe
trate of soda would also help develop- of seventeen hundred Pounds, or over, marked difference as regards demand, riod of time does not deteriorate to
ment of the fruit especially the pep- dl , bl n th das customers had shown a willingness any marked degree in feeding value
that practically all the choice to good
finished cattle marketed are from the
Province of Ontario. It is apparent,
says the report, that considerable
- over -marketing has occurred, in con-
nection with sheep -much of it from
• the districts where our breeding stock
is largely recruited.' Relative to Que-
Pers, squash and`eucumbers. Treat -I are readily y sa ea ein a same is-
triets at from one hundred and eighty
rent for the growing of these crops dollars upward in price,
is found in pamphlets distributed by, Regular exercise each day is just as
the Publications Branch of the De- important as plenty of good feed and
should be regarded as part of the
feeding operations for, without exer-
cise, the feed would not be utilized
properly.
Harvesting the Winter Shim Crop
pertinent of Agriculture at Ottawa.
FEEDING THE WEANING FOAL.
The most important period of a
Farm
Good Investment
---A
By R. B. Rushing.
The average farmer' has no idea how on a load of wheat that fell short 500
much he loses each year because he pounds, and the other was wool; and
has not a pair of good, reliable scales still some will say that it does not pay
on the farm.
If you feed a number of hogs you
should have a pair of platform scales
By Gaston Farmer. to weigh them when you commence to
Said neighbor to me the other day, the stump the more charges required, feed them, and then by sveighing the
*I have been plowingand cultivating1 and the deeper the holes should be. grain that is fed them you should be s the shortest "diatanee
` p able to tell whether you are feeding- in fronto your eyes an eleven between two points" and often they Bruin thought to liimseif, He had only
the big crop of stumps s Placa! regardless
e This method is effective 1, all stumps at a profit. When you are ready to out of every dozen would not notice it,
for five yearsinp improving
and I can't see that; orgy loaded.
. size or kind, when prop- ve ; market it takes just, a When I first purchased my scales,. my economize, in distance travelled at the gone a little way when a saucy wood -
they are improving at all -so I'm go -I erly loaded It is slightly more ex -deliver to the ,oris wagon neighbors thought is was just sinking expense of the lawn. pecker chatting gaily up in a big tree
t few minutes to weigh Y g attracted his attention. Without stop -
am
ing to:harvest them. I have nought; pensive than shooting, but e and and again after the hogs are that much money in the ground un-: A well -beaten, path made across thep-
am going and a blastingem tmachine yoriel' takes stndangerous, more leffective and empty g , are able to tell where necessarily, but I have learned to con- lawn- in winter will probably work 'ping he looked up to sea him.
am eto blow them out, as you did! less time and labor. loaded, then you permanent damage. Thegrass maybe Suddenly he yowled.
,,i you are. Of course, you must allow sides filen a good paying Snvestmont. P' g
last yeas. 1 With the inexperienced man, too killed and the soil- so compacted that "Ouchie ow, Oh, my! incl My foot,
Previous o is a same neighbor mu yi 1 forFrom my own GUsrorol IVFIGaINc
g I would that at hogs Was it another swarm of bees, he
t thrive Such a path will
wondered. e tried to run, but could i are included
cost of stump hlastmg an L glac y, e 1 g y hauling four miles, ment the first year, and has ever„ • not. The Wrote he tried, the more his varieties of the blueberry a
gave him my experience, fitted. For best results, the holes y ears, A "cow path is distinctly an
Here in our neighborhood many of ear since. L'bou ht a standard make years. in the collection of stock now growing
should seldom be less than four feet Y - unattractive feature on a lawn, The foot hurt.
FSret, he wanted to know if stump -a the hogs and cattle are sold to file of five -ton capacity and the scales, at . the Central Experimental Farm,
blowing is expensive. I told him "Yes. deep and should be completely closed wile come and tiny them at lawn sign of summer, "I�oep off the Something held !rim fast. He coul3 According to the 1922 Report of the
v g p buyers, timbers for the frame and platform, » not move. What could it be. With
Any method of getting rid of stumps ;with damp soil packed tight after the the farm and unless there is a pair paths that are making, may well be Dominion. Horticulturist, which may •
dynamite is laced. Loaded in this stone and mason work, cost me about heeded throughout the year. his freefoot, he poker] away theieaves
will cost something, Still more ex- ypof scales the animals ale generally an even $100, including a fifty pound Another sin against a lawn is to to find his foot held securely in iron, be obtained by applicalion to the Pub
pensive, however, is.the method of way, the explosion should make very lumped off. This is too nneertain, test weight.lications Branch at Ottawa, blue -
e rot n thuspro-1 noise and the stamp will not be are buy' all the time. flood, it for the purpose of making a'jaws so sharp they pierced his flesh, berries are found on soils ,ranging
waiting. for them to o and p o I be, buyers y. gWhen you buy a set of scales be and blood trickled down over his toes
Whiting the use of improved machin -:thrown over the field. the f there is a and are very likely to make a price toget a test
weight. Then if you skating'rink. A body of ice over the
er for -years and years -machinery, loud, sharp explosion, the farce of the that is more than safe for themselves. sure g
Y t being wasted; d h !seep the scales tested, they will be as
bec the remark is made in the report
During the winter the area which pond, when he stopped suddenly and
experiments on fifty farms throughout
to bother with weighing everything, in summer is a •lush green carpet in held itis head near the ground, Ontario in the past two years. The
you sell. They are satisfied as long as ,front of the house is often abused. Sniff, sniff, miff-ff I following was the average yield in'
they see the weighing done, but even Frequently it is not only neglected, but Was that the smell of man his bushels per acre per annum of each of
this is not always safe
maltreated. Occupants of the house mother had taught liini to fear and the four varieties tested in this way.
I have in mind a' pair of scales that during sessions of cold weather are avoid? by the practical growers: O.A.C. No.
. to remind themselves that "a Snit, sniff, miff-ff!away 181,out here 24.3; and Canadian Beauty, 23.1.
26,0; Early Britain, 244; Potter,
can be thrown short 200 pounds right prone
f d 1 men straight line i
To Improve the Blueberry.
a p �
A beginning has been made by the
Dominion Horticulturist at Ottawa in
improving the Canadian blueberry.
Seed of desirable varieties gathered
from bushes in various parts of the
country has produced' seedlings with
which work will: be carried on. Several
t this, th hbo eh d iamite is wasted on account a little f h grass seed sown thereon the next sea- oh, my foot!”
son will no
h
rid • d T•I t •i
Iced about the effectiveness at d f improper loading -that ' ; t load- experience woo say i.ece My custom .weighing at ten cents a
had
as will shrink about two pounds ap
draft d d the 1 ' O 1e 00
d it d dee i ensu h or not'sufflcientl con-
ra paid goo intereston e i generally be obvious for a number of
n Besides there is not the satisfaction in
lawn in winter is almost .curtain to He was held m a man s trap, and
completely icily the grass.The grass try as he might lie could not get away,
will not 'tolerate fora long time a Hearing his groans, a little stranger
covering which precludes movement of Squirrel came to help him, but he was
air: too small to do anything. Bruin sent
Y 1 should haves covering
him ri lit' away with a message for
of drew A wind-swept lawn blown e p o' Roily Rabbit.
from 50 per cent. sand to 50 per .cent
clay or peat, and on sandy soils. A
which would pay far itself and the dynamite is eueg wase an when 1
standard as any, and you need not
great variation has :been nolo in the
stumps fly all over the field, too much
cosi of stumping many times over.' the deal that there is when you can take a back seat for short weight. A size of blueberries growing under dif-
dynamite is being used.
There are two Methods -OP leow MUCH noEs IT COST?
general� N
FIRINO WITH 00SES.
see them weighed on your own scales.
GUESSING- THE WEIGHT OI? HAY,
H ,you do not feed stock, you sell
pound is: a pound, and you areentitled
to it.
When you get ready to buy a set of
ferent conditions. The average size of
Dung awns fruit M shipments examined from the
blowing stumps with dynamite at the,
ext, my neighbor wanted to know h 1 t R 11 Lake Saint John region was ten
resent time, - One is b firm the the cost of stump blowing. I told .him your ha and grain to feeders, you; scales do not let a few dollars differ- thirty seconds, of an inch in diameter,
p Y g y Y free of snow in winter, is likely to lose th largest st was
h with f d theotherb p g' d a of scales You once m the price stand in the way an 1
Soft Bacon.
Experimental work at the Ontario.
Agricultural College has proven that
soft bacon comes from pigs that have
been fed heavily during early life on
charge e w t use an an that depended on the size age,
andt d' d while e age fruitfound
g Y certainly do nee pairmuch of its young clover. Brush' seventeen thirty-seconds of an inch
electric firing ma.hure. land of stump and the nature?of the can not afford to guess the weight of lead you to buy inferior scales. If
soil, Green stumps require more f ha , Whatyou would lose 4 you are buying a set of wagon scales p s to deflect the wind This variation gives some in -
The first method is most. generally a load o Y _ .. sand holds_ the snow. dreation as to the room there is for
dynamite than old nes lateral looted for a lifetime, which you are, get a_
stumps more than tap -rooted ones It Keeping Egg and Poultry improving the blueberry.
:n shoot buy a pair of good scales, if you do set that will stand uP, and one thatp g y'
a so requires more ynami a ow u sell your corny a sure th-`
used at present and gives the best re- a in this way in a year would usually'
ing tap -rooted pine
stumps, where one charge. of dynamite 1 dynamite to til much business. If you
You can stand behind, and b
the weights are correct.
Eurid it then't ill 1
a stump in sandy so i w in you are liable to use money Accounts. My Cheap Lice Destroyer;
is placed in an augur hole in the to feedersY
clay soil, uessin off a crib of corn or by When you set your scales put them The Dominion Poultry Husbandman, fattening feeds while enclosed in pens Here is the plan that has enabled
centre of the main root. Where these Recently, I kept the exact cost of by g Susee .where 'the are hand to use don't
i n •e found,th • fuse method measuring it. This, as you plainly , y Y Mr. P C. Elford, reports that many or yards so small as to prevent pro- me for many years to keep my live-
conditions
ive
Condit o , azE e n ridding,a field of very large lightwooddo business. I put them : in a corner :where no ono requests continue to be received bylnis per exercise to the animals. O.A.C. stock free from lice. In a barrel of
of blasting is very satisfactory and stumps. The average cost was ninety -
below
is not a safe way to itget to them, Have them handyto division DominionExperimental
experiments have also proven that cold soft water 1 sdak apacic of to-
economical, as it cuts off the 'tap -root P g y The first year 1 had my scales I got ca division of the 1 xpe t
two cants each. The estimated cost of money on two deals to drive onto, and collect ten cents for Farms, s, Ottawa, for the monthly egg Pigs grown to 125 pounds• weight on bacco stents from a cigar factory for
below .the plow line and splits the digging Cham, made l y myself and enough more Y One deal was' all custom Wei h4rrmixed feeds well balanced with skim a few days. With this water I wash
stump into easily -handled pieces. other farmers, was $1,50 to 5 each half pay, for my scales, g g• and poultry account :forms for the use
" milkpounds milk to 1 of poultrymen, This, he points out, ( pound of the animal 'thoroughly all over, and
It has the disadvantage of labor and Most pine stumps can be blown for '-
time required to bore the hole into the less, and taking pine stumps as they
root ,from .twelve ,'to thirty-six inches, come the, cost will be between forty
according to the size of the stump. A and sixty cents each. Taking all kinds
satisfactory method of boring such of stumps as they come, the cost will
holes by machinery has not been de- be still lower.
vised for the average farmer. I Infiguring the cost, however, one
Still another method of loading for lmust ' remember that blown stumps
fuse shooting is to bore a hole down, (especially lightwood ones) have a
by the tap -root and place the charge fuel value, while in the field they are
outside the root,' This works satisfaw doubly expensive, because they occupy
torily on small stumps, but on large' valuable space and prevent the use of
machinery.
The Windmill.
ones it is not effective, because only
one charge can be fired at a time. The
usual effect of such a shot is to blow
the dirt sway, leaving.; the stump split,
but intact. A second or third shot will
then be necessary; :and with the
ground loose and the stump split, itis
next to impossible to confine the
charge so as to, do a clean job.
The eloct_ie'tsiethod. consists of play.,
log two or aeesc.;rbargearastound the
stump and firing :all at the same time Potatoes must breathe, so they must
with a blasting machine. The larger have air or they die.
The windmill, spinning round and
round,
Emits a dreary, snarling sound;
And so would you, perchance we'll say,
If. you:should spin :around all,day.
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fof miniature of me -1f I'glinshe tbe1 '
"What would you armee for o. li e sire
paint?" -Prom the Lonticr, Mall.
indicates their usefulness to those who; meal) or tankage up to 10 per cent. repeat the : bath two orthree clays
desire to know more of the profit 10 the ration may be finished on corn later•. Two doses will nearly always
making capabilities in - their poultry or barley and still producer firm, high annihilate the lice. I' am told that it
hocks. Where accounts of the revenue quality product; Dairy by-products is important to use cold water because
and expenditure are properly kept, tend to offset the trouble arising from hot water may extract something in -
they indicate that the profits from fife ,lack of exorcise, but both exercise and jui-ioue from the tobacco stems.--
industry compare favorably' with the skim milk are better than either alone, George E. Brown.
profits.from any other branch of farm -` �`-
ing. As a rule, where a simple system �a e• A Better Way.
Ss followed such as that provided by FOE rims in Canada. Whene'e you' want ti dollar's worth,
the forms referred to, the progress of Don't crank up your machine,
There are 977 fox farms in Canada
the business may be ascertained et any valued at $7,349,377, Of these 1.04 But' trade at home and help your
time and a fairly accurate balance, vtilued et $3,092;500 are in Prince 1144-
,,
d_ friends
sheet can be drawn up annually. The ward Island, ]:07 valuer! at 5174,047 in •And save our gasoline.
forms are. available to poultry keepers Nova Scotia, 36 valved at 339,705 in e
en request. There is every Teasels to Believe, that
New 3runswick, 110 tti�ed at $T73, -
The stomach' of the young animal i9 824 in Quebec, 520 valued at $765,115
not sufficiently developed to assimilate ut Ontario, 19, valued at 5654,510 in
bulky, fibrous foods, Capacity to lo' NSantl;oba, 4 valued at X91,825 in Sas-
this comes slowly, but caii.;he eneo:tu icatehewsn, 24 valued at 5152,9332 in
agedlby starting lightly'oir gray§hay Alli,ria, 21 valued at'$122,856 in Ilii
or other. materials which are' easily'°tish Columbia, and 1.6 valued at $502, -
digested; 000 in Yukon Territory. the digestive tract.
food thoroughly relished by the a nmol
is by reason of that fact, roto easily
digested. Tho effect o:t the pleastiro of
eating upon the secretion of 'the di-
gestive juices appears to have meth to
clo eittit kligsseal ttsfittand e0 i,pia"teliess „,
with which the Toed ts' aiiii1iillitt'tigrift, A°