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The Wingham Advance Times, 1924-10-09, Page 7OCTORING LIY laY A. S. ALEXANDER. Every farmer should have, in a .censtpreof,„ case or satchel, not only the inetruments necessary for simple live animal will take it in that way, Pur in I Pentlee and 1 pint of tive dose: HorSe 16 -M A " diluted, for Icidn.eys; 1 te oeneee in Pint raw, linseed 1 clOgrt new fOr wos-ms horsee,and bleat of ca - 1;' esheep and swite 1 to 8 drams. Asernenia; .aquste for tiee in lini- ' ge' ,24 °Mites' ! s ottnce, with. 1 pence tsr- - cattle, 1 to 2 pounds n 3 p stock operatiens, but the appliances 'and dressings -aped in that cennectiori For operation and diagnoses, a vet- erinarian should be called, but so iifthn there is none within reach. There should be a roll of sterile elasorbent Cotton, some rolled band sges of enbleached muslin, or prefer ably those prepared ready for use by 'surgical supply hoeses. In addition -have four Derby bandages and Mtn flannel bandages for ese in lameness, "stocking" of the lege, and surgical -cases, or to give support and comfort in sickness. Also 'keep oakum for pecking abscess cayittes and for use on the soles of the hoofs. Plaster of Paris bandages end a supply of stature silk and surgeon's tape 'or plaster will -also be needed. Some of •the instruments needed are: lenives for the castration of young calves, pigs and lambs; curved scis- elare and clippers for the removal of hair; • suture needles; shoer's hoof •'knives; rasps and a feet pick;'a bone Saw or dehorning shears, where sheee are handled; nose rings end a ringing Instrument for hogs; milking tubes e,a teat dilator - and air inflation Outfit ,for rniik fever in cows; a trocar `and •,canula for tapping a bloated cow and for inserting •bull rings (one or two of which should be kept on hand); a • two -ounce metal syringe and a vaginal Irrigating apparatus; a nose twitch for restraining horses; ear markers •or punch; a rectal injec'tiois pump, or hose, nozzle and funnel; ae"drenching 'bottle and a noosed cotton rope, pulley and overhead ice -tong hooks, for use -when: administering a drench to a horse_ MEDICINES NEEDED. All medicines for animals on the fares should be kept hi a trunk, or •close, dark, locked cupboard. Powd.er- ed cletigs should' be kept in airtight containers such as sterilized fruit jars. Fluids sheeld be kept in stein -leered or tightly corked bottles or jugs. All drugs- should be plainly lal3elled and, if dangerous, should be marked -"pelson." Throw away any drug if the label is lost and you are not stire what the drug is. A glass graduate will be needed for measuring liquids; a scales for weigh- ing quantities; a pestle and mortar for powdernig and rniadng; a flour sifter for /talking, Powders and remov- leg %naps and coarse particles; a :plat glass or slate slab and spatula for mixing ointments; • tin boxes as containers, and a supply Of clean bot- tles and corks. The veterinariaa may - need and use these conveniences on many occasions. . • All drugs kept on the farm should sinllfie and Safe. The trained vet- erinarian uses many strong drugs, alkaloidal poisons and biologic pre- Parations called serums, vaccines, and ha-cthrins which can not properly be given by the stockman. It would be well to get from a veterinarian some colic drenches for use in cases of emergency. DO$ES FOR LIVESTOCK. Doses (alkaloids excepted) : One- half as much again for cattle as for horses; one-half as much again for !sheep and goats as pigs; one-half as inach for cats as dogs. In other words, horses, 1; cattle 11/2; she,ep and goats, • 1-5; pigs, 1-8; dogs, 1-16; cats, 1-32. The close- of most powdered drugs • for the horse is about one dram, ex- cept the alkaloids. The dose of most :fluid extracts for the horse is about one dram, not including, poisons, such as tsemaite. The dose of tinetures is about one ounce. A teaspoonful rep- resents about one dram; a dessert.: spoonful/two drams; a tablespoonful, about one-half ounce; a wineglessful, two ounces; a coffee cup, five to eight ounces (one-half pint). Onedram equals 60 drops; one ounce, eight drams, twelve ounces, one pound Apothecaries' weight. (16 ••• ounces, 1 pound, Avoirdupois). In proportioning the do,se of medi- • cine to the age of the animal give Et hone 3 years old and upveard, 1 part; 11/2 to 3. -years, 1/2 part; 9 to 18 months, saart; 41/2 to 9 months, 1/2 part; 1 to 441 months, 1-16 part. Cattle and sheep take medicine in • the same •proportions stated Mr the horse, but starting with an animal e e years old and 'upward for the one -part doee. Pigs of 11/2 years and upward take 1 part; 9 to 18 months, 1/2 part; 41/2 to 9 Months, 14 part; 21/2 to 41/2 •months 1-9 part. 1 to 2 months, 1-18 MAXINO IJP SOLUTIONS, A, 1 to 100 solution contains 114 drams to 1 pint. to 500 solution contains 15 • graine to 1 pint. A I to 1,000 solution containe 71/2 grain§ th 1 pint " A 1 V; 2,000 solution eonbains 71/2 gtaies to 1 quart. per cent, solution coetaies 1.28 to 1 pint, or 1.28 ounces to 1 Al A 1 , dames, gallon. A 5 per cent. solution contaits 6.4 citable to 1 pint, or 6,4 ounces to 1 • PCIIGATIVES AND LAXATIVE/8. Purgative or laxative drugs in crys- tal or powder form are; Glauberne salt, e saline seat tuitable for all animal8 and especially to stimulate activity of the liver. It shottla be diseolved hot Water, well inVeethned with molasse8, if to be frivol) in lerge quantities as a drench, ox' may he added in small doses to the iseft feed os dritfiting water, it the Ammoiaia, aromatic spirits, excall- warm water; sheep, 2 to 4 ounces or ent for heat exlmustioe in horses and as a laxative, repeated 3 times daily, bloat in cattle and sheep. Dose: Horse, give Vs to 14 thW dose; Pigs, 1 to 4 1/2.- tO 1 unee; cattle, 1 to 2 ounces; sheep, 1 to 2 drams. Dilute well with ounces. Epsom salt, a, saline laxative or pur- Water. • , gative for • all •animals,- sheep and Sweet spirits of nitet is much used swine, Dose t Horse, when repeated to stimulate the kidneys, ad in chill several times daily as a laxative, 2! and colic. Dose: Horse, 1/2 to 1 ounce; to 4 ounces; as a purgative, 16 to 4 2 el cattle, 1/2 to 2 ounces; sheep, 2 to 4 41ounces; cattle, laxative, 3 6 ounces; drams, s , el "stretches," D eDilute with purgative, 11/2 to 2 pounds; calves, 1.1watew Alcoholic stimaianth alsoalare ptoigLsi, 3outnocouneso;scs •heeep, 4 to 6 ounces; used -in lager sosea. • Also keep on hand a supply of car - PURGATIVE OR LAXATIVE OILS, bolized vaseline, iodin ointment, pine Castor oil, excellent as a physic, tar, f h lard, or cheap • a . e, especially in scours or diarrlic'ea, t° be powdered wood charcoal for indigos - shaken up in milk and given before cow, 1 to 2 pints; often used in equal other niedicin.es. Dose: 1-1°I.se anCi Other by the Veterinarian. tion, slaked lime and chlorid of lime. either drugs can be bought when pre - parts with raw linseed oil; foals and calves, 1 to 4 ounces; sheep, 2 to 4 ounces; pigs, 1 to 4 ounces. ,Raw linseed oil (Boiled oil is poison- ous). Dose, as aepurgative: Horse, 1 to 2 pints; as a laxative, 1/2 to 1 pint; cattle, 2 to 4 pints; sheep and pigs, 4 where sheep en permanent p,astere -to 10 ounces. Cottonseed oil and have become infested with stomach medicinal mineral oil also are pre- worms some owners have found relief in the uee of the • copper sulphate treatment. There is one advantage in scrub cows—you can ard k them 'Nicker than the purple -blooded variety. scribed by veterinarians, FOR WOUNDS AND VPRE GUTS. , Coal tar disinfectants and .dips are popular. •Thee ,make a soapy emu" - Sion when soft water is poured upon them. There are many of subli pre- parations, including eenoieum, kerso, chloro-naphtholeum, germol, creolin, eth. Each should be used strictly as directed by the manufacturer, and for the conditions and ailments mention- ed in, his printed matter. From 1 to 5 gallons of such a disinfectant or dip shouldbe found on every farm. The leMnuta to Livt StOCk. Heavy losee are iegerred ae the direct result of insect pests on ell lasses of live stock, and etock men must he coetinually on, the watch to keep thorn from doing harm, Per- haps the most logical way to prevent injury is le the direction of the pro- tection of stock from flies and other insects, not so much by the use of remedies, but by assisting stock to escape from attack. Particular strese is laid on this aspect of the subject in Bulletin No. 29 of he Dominion Dept. of Agriculture, entitled "Insects Affecting,Live Stock." :s Marketing Poultry Products. The marketing a poultry, especial- ly dressed poultry, has shown consid- erable improvement in Canade, during the lest few years, although mueli re- mains to be done before- condieions are ideal. Speaking generally, farm- ers would make more money from both eggs and poultry by properly . , prepaneg and packing these products. Bulletin No. 88, "Preparing Poultry Produce for Market," obtainable from the Publications Branch of the Dept. of Agriculture, Ottawa, shows have this should be done. Those who de- sire to cater to family, hotel, and rea. taurant trade will also find it a useful guide. he Sunday School Lesson OCTOBER 12. The Sermon on the Mount, Matt., chs. 5 to 7. Golden Text • —Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done.—Matt. 6: 10. I. THE TRUE NATURE OF PRAYER, 5-8. more because he knows that through 'Id:flu/rite-1h; near. Kingdom 44 Gad has came th the use of such other disinfectants V. 11. Yet ofir earthly necessities as bichloride of mercury, carbolic acid, also are a metter of concern to ths1 heavenly Father, an'd we should pray Permanganate cif potash crystals, the constant theme of our len s for eacIti:oday's breed. Jesus -would not also have aplace in the farm medicine divine spoke, Mark 1:22. The teaehing of and heard of 'the honored rpesrdovtriiinFatl.tiel'e mode of creating _into .bread, because he boric acid and tincture of iodin should teaching:, and we have chest. The latter is especially valu- 'authority" with which he 'a And "gic uhre elemental etnotoa,l anreeaetso- Jseersiubsesw, afsordiwffebrielenttbfreonssertihbaets abasthede ,Sapf70: . . .. , . a ... ' 1 o 1 in accor an able for putting on wounds. •_Boric 11°e a ce with the Father's acid in 4 Per cent. solution is excel- their teachieg on tr dition, Jesus breadlaws, swbeeulcdancto-a.wt ithheatot uthoef. tgbie'ftdaoyf • We ask for "daily" bread, because It is enough that God should proVide for each day as it comes. V. 12. But we need constant for- giveness, and we must pray also for attending veterinarian will direct as II. ran exameee OF PRAYER GIVEN BY , . larraoeuerible—We have been see_ ing' that the Kingdom of God .formed lent as a solution in which toeminerse spoke from direct knowledge and ex - sore teats. - - perience of God. His words laid hold Sugar of lead and sulphate of zinc on men with a "power"'unprecedented undee lock and key. They are used to experience, and created an should be labeled "poison" and kept in their make the "white lotion" so popular immediate sense of the nearness and the reality of divine things. • In the and effective for apn ication t barb , _1 0 leesesemnonfeon t ,d , , _ . .. a , this, :remembering too tha,t t lat ' formula is: sugar of lead 1 evangelist gives a great illustration , ounce; of this teaching r o- ay is selected, the nrst the divine forgive,fless,,..wenia0usOtpauiet of Jesus. He vnsnes• fen unforgiving spirit wire cuts and all shallow wounds. The _ . , away from our own hearts11 traces sulphate of zinc, 6 drams; soft water, us to' know how Jesus preached the fellowmen. The grace aftafworagridvsenaeinrs 1 pint. Label "poison." Shake well gospel of the kingdoms andsatherefore cawe Ow to us only as we let the same before Use and apply 1 or a' times he Places before us in succession: 7 mere an outlet in our dealings 1. The Invitations or Promises of aP.ItT 1 with those around us. . til GasP`al. 'These are wh4t-we kmw to be led into temptation but a be character of those th whom Jesus of - that God is .the author of temptation, God implies the doing of God Matt. 5:12 to 7:12. The Kingdom of for terePtat'°n has its source and -its (See james 113, 14.) But God is able ,s will power en ourselves and in the world. on earth as it is done in heaven, and Jesus shows what this menus with reference to (1) the legal teaching of the scribes Math 5:17-48, (21 the re - daily.• , Copper sulphate (blue stone) eliould be kept for use in cases of foot rot of sheep, to cut doern sprouting growths, and for Internal use in a 1 per cent. solutiori foe destruction of stomach worms in lambs and sheep, the dose of which is ae •to 31/2 ounces. OTHER USEFUL DRTJGS. - Iron sulphate (copperas), dried, is Dueed th destroy Intestinal Worms. •Vs. 14, 15. The fact that we can ose: Horse, 1/2 th 1 dram. c lt ligious practice of the Pharisees, Matt. and cares �f tit. hr ueelmyutipfPhosa'rasg iyi zv leodi an glayns epwwiah.. ietn. We rwee n le d opouuntrostearfvoeai, th 15 graln-s; cattle, 1 to visa' c'dras'm180; 6:1-18 (8) the concerns mthae3ttw.To7hr:l1d3,-2M7a. Ma • tt. Our present iessori on calves, 10 to 20 grains; sheep, 8 to 20 In order to obta: God: - grains; pigs, 5 to 30 grains „ . e Urgency of Repentance, give others Nevertheless, Gold's fors - Flowers of sulphur is used in sheep Prayer comes from the second section_ .forgiveness. seosnaly takes eiffg on us as we and hog dipping solutions, in oint- of the sermon, in which Jesus is con pass on the same spirit meet's for mange, in dusting powders trasting the holy nature of true i-eli- mercy to - for wounds, as a laxative, and along gion with the caricature of religion wards our fellow -men G for which is practiced by the Pharisees. APPLICATION. with salt and dried iron sulphate worms Dose as a laxative: II as the 'Beatitudes" describing the Pt fIr30.:hoeviCl.hriTsti s owiesllnportatymeanot fere the Kingdom, Matt. 5:1-12. n 2: The Holy Law of the Kingdom, to save as from and amid temptation, inasmuch as "the kingdom, and the power, and the glory," belong to him, The Phailsees give alms, pray and Matthew's Gospel deals with king , fast but their piety is a hollow un- Jesus and his kffigdom of human. 1 to 4 ounces; cattle, 3 to 6 ounces; reality, 'f -or everything is done with souls. The Sermon. on the Mount gives sheep and pigs 1/2 to 1 ounce, aneye to human reputations and re- us the laws of that kingdom, and this Bicarbonate of soda is excellenti wards, not for the sake of the Father lesson hi particular tells us how to T1 indigestion, especially nettle -rash, es in heaven, who sees in secret. The pray as good, subjects of that king - a saturated solution for -warts on Pharisees de not behold Gotl as he is, done Homage to our king is a very d • li i n would t rt of our religion. teats, and in water (Se ounce to 1 or their livee an their a e pint) as an application for itching ent passage esug' spea s o prayer, tions how not to pray. Man has been humbleand ' I g 'lle res- ' ImPal an Isla be j sincere. k n f p i Our Lor first gives two injunc- skin. Not suitable for wind colic arid of what it ought to be. • described as the Praying • animal. (flatulence). . Dose: Horse, 2 drams T calves, 1 to 2 drams; sheep and pigs, ILiVTteI.IsEe5,7:/-illateNAiPTsh7rEcticStoeoFasrsPRaAinrYlle Rre(15ihgi-5781):1°1-.1tWohrrieneetwoeugrofeflol°rwths'fwr°enifeoeulreisiallietung-de to 2 ounces; cattle, 1/2 to 2 ounces; ed to put our best foot forward. No 1 to 2 drams. der that prayer has been regard - Piety with them is a thing of outward won HYeestilehite of soda is useful in show, rather than a •reality of- the medanasspthireithigNheesvterftubneciteisosnthofe tchoreruhpu: indigestion and bloat, also as a mild heart. For example, they pray in. tion of the best may become the worst. antiseptic. Dose: Haase 1/2 to 4 public In the synagooue while the • 7, , Hence the • warning how not to pray. ounces in wind colic; cattle 1. to 4 congregation is listerong, or at the ounces; sheep and pigs, 1 to 4 drams. Gentian roots, powdered, is a tonic appetizer for used in condition powd- er; average dose for hoeses 1, dram cannot expect to be heard or masquelade !Vent the ethical plane. All worship is trite and real in pro - twice daily; cattle, 2 drams; sheep They and mine, 20 to 30 grains. rewarded by the Father in heavenaportion as the worshipper is absorbed Ginger root, powdered, is used along, when they never think of that Father with gentian, soda bicarbonate arid in heaven, never once make him real l inw,tbee ahleenonroitngtoofprhalys as the heathen powdered nue for indigestion,d to their owe minds. V. 6. Chanties) prayer on the other do. Now, the diffetence between the a tonic and eonditioner, Dose: Bente dram cattle 2 drams. heep ai band is e e secret of one's go o theheathen an the God of t b the d f tl d own life, within closed doors, where the Christian ig a difference of love. swine, 20 to 30 grains. Essence of men are forgotten, and only God is The heathen fared, and the Christian ginger should also ,be kept on, hand, real. It is so easy to let our minds exercised faith in his God. The Nees, same as for the powdered ding. dwell on men: it is hard tel. fix them heathen thought to propitiate his god Nux vonsica, nerve tonic and stimu- on God and on him alone. Yet it is with much speaking. This is a kind lant; poisonous, to be used under di- rection of a veterinariae. Saltpeter, much used for founder and lyrophangitis, to reduce swellings, allay fever, act on the kidneys and re- sitnple, avoiding the •formality, the and to look into thy face is earth's lieve inflatnination of the adder "babbling," with which the heathen most exqttisite delight." That is prays (manunttie or garge'). Dote, te aet pray th their gods. We are to go to ing as the Christians do. mildly on the kidneys in fever eases: God as chsirdeaa.eliesettoimat Gwoadtkhirimoawgaiulds. howThico aanerataty.itilluengctiivoens aiseociolicirceetrening_ Horse, 1 to 4 drams; for a strong ac. above all to tion on kidneye, horse, 1/2 to 1 ounce. 4nd "1. need befere we °Pen our lil)e• •amPle cornmonle called the lord'e horse some yet- IL THE EXAMPIM OF rai,l'En GIVEN BY Prayer—a gene of pureet ray serene. !nom this we learn at least three For founder of the erniariaes give 2 to 4 ounces once or J119178' 945' street corner, erhere there are men to 0 Pray as t e hypo - The Pharisees were the see. It is far easier to pray thue than °rites de. most religious element in the nation. it is -to pray' in secret, and the Phar- isees earn the approbation of men. rahle of the'sins. of the saints is tta This however, is their only reward. affect a PietY then do not feel,—to this kid of prayer—the prayer of a of atonement wrought out by man soul to whigh:Ged is real, and to which himself foe. himself. That great good heis all in all—that brings an answer man, Philhp Brooks was overheard end a reward. . • • in his stateroom to say; "Jesusethou Vse.7, S. Chriedan peayer should be hest filled my .life with joy and peace, er, ge re our peavets we are to re.. things' as -to forrn—substariteeespitit -tWice ;daily or lase ponrclered alum in and that all revetenee belongs to hinl. In. Our, eraYiSig, intensity arid fre- 41 Prayer should he eitnple end brief. the same way. Cattle talce like doses. InehTher 'Arst that '"cl aur 'rather, Sheep• are readily poisoned by salt- What does it mean • to say, "Our quency are of Mr More account than Peter.• ft is little used or swine. jeatherSa It means that we must love the multiplicity of words. Ga8oline, pure, for use in 5 mattes. and trust him, and yet approEtch him, (SPtayer .ehmild be c,ornpreheneive of milk to destroy stomach avetills in with reverenee, Anever forgetting that and devout. Petitiorte in reference to leelbs and sheep; average dose, 1 the helloWing of his name 18 the firgt eGLd'ssogultoroyf ditiOaDiT,sAnr:te,dta.llerivitmschiefollowthe tablespoonful with a like amount of reetaisite worr thip4 raw linseed oil shaken up in the nine. V. 10. What is141ne.Is xt principal lecnudowinewnegri itn,haptraLtliogy,i1-4t°hglinbildff0YrGoevecli: It that God's Turpentine, or spin e, for lase °beern af the set' tho liniments and intereally Mr worms, Ki d fr, ald begin, al G el' will be addedshtlravidetob.0 fraternal and KingdoM ntearte the time When God . Prayer 8 bloat colic, or t° 4Ct uP6n the kidneYs•lwill be ell it nil, when his will shall filial in spirit—our Father, not eut buy only of a (ITtiggiSt. Impure, be done on earth, eveo 08 it is now ecisteteign toed. Our daily bread—A adulterated, or "tutpeetine eubstitete" done in heaven. Thie is the aton•eetee net my daily breed. 'St takee at least eonlet111100 used by Painters, is p0iS�i1 legineett mid for this eowsummation the three to make a Wholesonue ous, DoSe: Roes's) 2 te 4 drasesi Well Chrietne will devoutly Pray, all the God end mySeif end my brothel", PUTTING 'USE TURRTY ACKOSS, wide and tWeety inchee high will ec- Thrkey time 10 coming. We see it in the leaves aed feel it in the air. Already the appetite is getting , Itt tzyellrn--Inffor hanicsg,teeat ,illyinggr. Iretyou ofhe have turkeys and want the top prices for them, a few tips broadcasted by the Dept, of Agriculture will find you interested. The ,eacperts say that range fatten- ing is more satisfactory than pen fat - teeing. Begin fattening alataut three weeks or a month before marketing, and proceed gradually by feeding lightly on corn in the morning and Again hi the evening a short time be- fore the turkeys go to roost. Increase the geantity of corn fed gradually until the birds are getting all they will eat. Be careful not to feed new corn too heavily until the turkeys have become atcustorned to it, to pre- vent digestive troubles. Good-sized, weal -matured birds in good condition for fattening can often be Marketed to best advantage at Thanleigiving. Small, Miniature tur- keys should be held until Christmas, Sor further fattening, but if the birds are unthrifty market them at once. Sales outlets to raisers within ex- press ehipping distance of good mar- kets 'are local consumers, local buyers and dealers, more distant buyers or dealers and carlot shippers, and re- ceivers or commission merchants of live or dressed poultry in the large cities. To determine the best avail- able outlet study shipping charges and keep in touch with both local and dis- tant buyers as to price, Distant buy- ers will mail quotations on request. Most producers market their tur- keys alive. Shipping dressed turkeys to markets is justified only when mak- ing local sales or there is en unusually favorable outlet for the dressed pro- duct. Shipping coops should be high enough to enable the birds to stand up. A coopthree feet long, two feet commedath five or six turkeys. Over- crowdlege may result hi broieinga whieh cletraets from the market valuef over-erawding relay also eause death and complete loss. If the birds are on the road only a few hour, de not feed before ship- ping. If they are an the road a longer time water and feed liberally to pre- vent shrinkage in weight Ship in time th place the turkeys an the market a day or two before the holiday. Lath arrivals may reach an overethoked market, and arrival after the holiday esually means lower prices, Killing a'nd dressing birds is simple when properly done. Hang up the turkeys by their legs and with a single stroke push the point of a sharp knife up through the roof of the month into the brain. When properly done this operation paralyzes the bird and loos- ens the feathers se that they come out easily. Then sever the veine in the throat just beyond the skull for bleeding. The -turkey she -0d be dry - picked and plucked clean. Thoroughly cool the carcass after pluckleg, in- asmuch as failure th remove all ani- mal heat promptly will result 41 early spoilage. Cool either by hanging out- doors if the temperature is between thirty and forty-five degrees, of by immersing in cold running spring water or ice water. When thoroughly chilled, the car - oases are ready for shipment A bar- rel is a convenient shipping container. Place a layer of cracked ice in the bottom of the barrel, then a layer of turkey, followed alternately by lay- ers of ice and turkeys, and topped; off with a layer of ice. 'Tack burlap over the top of the barrel. CAUTION. If you are building up a permanent turkey business be Sure to retain as many of the finest, largest; quickest growing young birds needed to rear the next year's flock and send tb.e rest to niarket How to Winter Bees Successfully. a. Successful wintering is essenti4). to profitable beekeeping. This is not a difficult m -atter provided the leesding requirements areunderstood and ob- served. To neglect them means ruin and death to the colony. The methods to be followed, both in feeding and protecting, are clearly explained in Pamphlet No. 22, New Series, "Win- tering Bees," and all those who de- sire information on the subject would be well advised to secure a copy from the Dept. of Agriculture, Ottawa, be- fore cold weather sets in. Many potato growers practice the selection of , seed from the bin. This method, while desirable in itself, will EnDcahrwiesende TPuarlit;st_rarbobinbe net accomplish all that the grower • San- ders, Clara Butt, La Tulipe Noir, Isle, and Madame Krelage. • A tribute was paid to in the report of the superintendent for 1928 to the excellence of Canadian tulip bulbs produced at the Experimental Station on Vancouver Island. These, when planted along with bulbs of the same varieties grown in Holland, surpassed the imported stock both in eize and quality of bloom. Spring Flowering Bulbs. Ornamental horticultere is not over looked at the Experimental Farm • and Stations. At the,' Lennoxvill Station in the Province of Quebec in.any varieties of Dutch bulbs, which require to be planted in the autumn for spring fiawering, are grown. These are reported by the superintendent Mr. J. A. Meclary, th -winter well and produce fine spring results. Of the varieties of tulips and narcissi that have been tested for a number of years, the following are reported to have been particularly fine: Narcissi—Emperor, Golden Spur Madame de Graaf and Sir Watkin. Early Ttilip•s—Proserpine, Artus Jooet Van Vondel, Cottage Maid, and may hope. It is far better to select the tubers in the hills then one can judge as to the general vitality of the Parent plant. Had a Lot on His Mind. Friend—"Your Husband's. face iooks worried—is les altogether well?" Wife—"Oh, yest but you see he's trying to figure' out how we can begin buying a home and he's got a lot on his mind:" What is usually termed good politics Is too often bad business, A sharp cut or nick in the: edge of a piece of metal will often start a crack pend eventually. a break where a carefully rounded indentation would do no harm. • For this reason, when working with file, hack -saw, or cold. chisel on the frame or other parts of a car, truck or tractor, subjected to excessive stealn or vibration, use ex- treme care that no sharp cuts are -;nade and let in their edges. If "a cut 18 -accidentally made, it should be 'carefully rounded smooth.—Ed. Henry. T AIN ING OUR CHI REN The Power of Example—By Maude Freexnan Osborne. hoer. anShl: tshheliPdolYugdhidl not know how If parents would remember that the Cousin John said, "011, I can make a pie." , "You cart?" said Sarah. "You never made a pie!" • "No, but I've seen Mother, hundreds of times." .And he did make a fine pie, although not so good as Mather's. I was very much amused at iny Laddie and a neighbor's child, Billie, playing lenise, Billie, the older power of example is greater than pre- cept, there would be not only less of the "don't" philosophy in bringing up children, but more real results. In other words, when parents ehernselves set a good example, children find it much Aasier to conduct themselves properly than when just told what is right. It is of little effect to tell children not to got angry, or to ecild or pun- ish them Mr getting angry, or to have them read the Bible verse, "He that was Marna. Slappieg the dolls and ruleth his spirit is better than he that animals around, and talking in a per- taketh a city," when there is someone emptory manner, "she" was evidently in the house, especially someone they bent on instituting order out of chaos. love and •reverence very amide who Suddenly, in great dismay, "she" ex - once in a while has a display of tern- claimed, "Oh, MY! There's the tele-. per. True, children ofthn because of phone!" this inetruction "want" to keen from • Going to an imaginary telephone, getting angry, but they find it hard to "she" said in a very low void°, "Hello." do so When they have the opposite ex- Then followed one side a a converiste ample set them. • ,tion, in the, sweetest, moot eeeing a am rani/Wed of What a friend Who tones imaginable. After the final had loot her only son told mo It "Good-bye," the slappings •and come Was that she felt as if she mut "drese mends began again. and go, end keep cheerful," sad Et8 else My. eyes were opened, "Oh, what Mit, in order that her fortitude Might 41 the use," thought T, "of preaching be remembered by her daughters if whet we tio not preetlee, when their ever any of them had a similar ex- little ears and eyes aro so eliterp end peeience, • their peveereefobsrvatist So 1001 -- Sarah Was Visiting Aunt. When they can see right tbageigh one Who was tuddetily taken 111 ono clay like that?" ass41 was prepatieg clitmer, Sarah tidy, good examples do for More coold do ,everything bet bele the *. toward coestructiVe ehatacter-leaildieg L4t41 na, Cottle Leek wee ne aid to than all the ativio that eau he given. er , There i$ 3;o helter materiol ;COX' the proteetiou of our flower hordera than , leaves, and as an ale -ma -gee eueelY , leaves may be had for tile gatnerseW there 'ie ma excuse for loeitias, many ef our plants over -winter. Many af our eld gardeners BUJ!, clieg 41 141 ,belief that the onlY good Winter protection is strawy manure, but its eareIess u8e eften reettits 41 the death of emu plants which, ha4 they been covered with kayo, tvotild have eorrte through the eviethr u. scatIted Manatee is excellere for eose. subjects and is oe great value so winter mulch, provided it is rplied at the right plaee. But a heavy layer of manure piled ors top of thoee plants which retain their foliage over will ter, stitch as .Canterbury bells, foxgloves, hollyhocks and prirnulas, will encour- age rot. Plants that become perfectly dormant and have no soft shoots o1! eyes may safely be covered with mae nure, but its proper place is between the plants, not over them. The mulch, or protective covering, shotaM not be mat on until the ground -freezes, the idea being to hold the frost in the ground once it is there, and so prevent the plants irom heav- ing. In the main, there are two evire to he guarded against: First, undue covering of all plants retaining pert of their foliage, whereby rot is en- couraged; and second, th prevent heaving, in which case the roots are toragfrom their anchorage in the soil and are therefore liable to be killed. A very heavy covering is, generally speaking, not advisable, and if leavee are used in moderatiexi they will per- mit adequate air to find its way to the crowns so that overmuch moisture will never be present over the crowns of the plants. • The •dead etalks of tails growing herbaceous plants should ba cut down, and Ia.id over the plants be-, fore covering them with leaves, al their presence prevents the leave from becoming matted and heavy over the crowns, where rot may be ept to start if no air reaches them. Beds devoted entirely to roses, espe- cially if they be hybrid teas, should receive a very heavy mulch of leaves, after first spreading manure over the bare ground between the plants. To keep the leaves 41 place the bed is "fenced around with poultry -wire net- ting which prevents them from being blown by the winds. Tender varieties of roses are also protected by pulling the soil up the stems tha height a six to nine inches. Even should:they be frozen down to the soil level, when cut back to good live wood in spring they will quickly send up strong shoots. Borders and beds filled with spring- • flowering bulbs may be covered with either manure or leaves. I have tried both without any apparent difference in the growth or flowers, but the mulch tnust be removed just as the tops come through the soil in spring, °that wise they are liable to be broken, Lilies planted in the fall which may not have had sufficient time to be- come well• rooted can be safely pro- • tected witl the aid of ashes. Ashes 12 a depth of nine to twelve inches are placed over the clump or row of bulbs to be protected, brought to a sharp peak and made firm so that they will tiu-ow off the rain. • Strawberries must have a manere mulch if a good crop of extra fine fruit is to be harvested next year. Do not place it over the plantsbut use freely between the rovrs and close up to the plants. It; is best not to apply it until the ground freezes. After the manure is in place cover the tops -of the plants with a little straw or leaves, holding them in place with light boughs or brush. Vines growing in exposed positions are often badly damaged during wits ter. The logical thing th do is to bring the vines down and bury them with soil or" rough litter and leaves. l'ender climbing rases and clematis may be safely wintered In this man- ner, but eare must be taken that the tranthes are not broken during the process of bending them to the soil level. When soil is used it should be so mounded over the vines that it will to some extent shed water. On top of the soil a covering of leaves or straw is given •after the ground freezes. • Where the preparation of the new &Wer beds is contemplated it is an advantage to have the initial work done in fall before the ground freezes. Presuming the bed is wanted for hardy perennials and other miscellan- eous plants, plants that will be per- manent for several years, the ground shoulcl be theroeghly celtivated 1Att great a depth as possible. A fairly - open position is to be preSerred if 11 10 so .plated that the lull force of high winds can be broken. Closed -in and Oveseheltered gardens often load to severe• etbacke of Mildew and insect pests. • As planting is • not contemplated until spring, the top soli sbouid be Mt 88 rough as peesible. Leave it in lempe jest as it is turaed over by the Spades, A8 this give it a greater , eliance th be mellowed stild inalteLOYK by winter's ergeva and froett. September and October the nionths in which to so41t ns bra:. ding hens. Scleet 40001 egg production, size sted httild health iiivrt'IrLwv,e, breed ilenael -ti11441it,s to aYi