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, WINGHAM
DR. G. H. ROSS
Craduate Royal College of Dental
Surgeons
Graduate University of Toronto
Faculty of Dentistry
oreFteE OVER H. E. ISARD'S sToett.
W. R. IIAMBLY
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B.Sc., M.D., C.M.
Special attention paid to diseases of
Women and Children, havirtg taken
eostgraduate work in Surgery, Bao-
leriology and •Scientific Medicine.
Office ill the Kerr Resider.ce, between
the Queen's Hotel and the Baptist
Church. .„ -
• Ali business •given ,careful attention:1!
Phone 54. P.0.„ -Box 113
Dr. Robt. C. Red
ond
M.R.C.S. (Eng).
L.R.C.P. (Lend).
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
eDr. Chishohca's old stand)
DR. R. L STEWART
Graduate of • University of Toronto,
Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the
Ontario College of Physicians and
Surgeons.
affice Entrance:
Second Door North of Zurbrigg'a
Photo Studio.
JosEPHINE STREET PHONE 20
eneteeerlIT47'.'„.,,
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7.4s.
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Aeidrepe communicationto-AgrornAlst, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto
Cheaper Eaybeg i1Harvesting. I must be put on, the canvases must he'
farmer
an do his bayixig, harvesting
any, put in place, and the tying ma.chirtery
There are three waYs in Which
tInd threshing cheaper.. Ile can use lolfultsiXnbe.e, oliaut%aed.y'Nv.hMeT:.grwhaaitt ready
better methods, do away with poor to be cut etr
management,' •and use the right irn'l Shueldr4 gTain is a JP'? 'erex a
plertients mach -in -ex -ye lie.lee In the lest few yer,
To hitch those genarai.r.itiaato bardibtheiesauesitetr:fi: piiii:ezemeg attachment for
fats, take the matter of waste,laheT-
furteh labor is absolutehr the binder, which dees the Sbeeltlitgi
tlw or
lai
naYinge alliesi,ing •and Veurt
resh4 g, auitem ofexp' berlen,gaerialnisqu
it.isgettiln-eg
more common for farmers: to put tireir
orders together and buy at wholesale,
at a saving One thing to remember
in sich buying is to give the local
tedne Zealer chance ta bid, on the
never hires extra. help, at baying time, e - ts
and he and his fifteen_nyear_014 boy Stack -nag gram, °rein -tar Y, en
eaut up fifteen or twenty acres' d ncle7d-nedthaet ‘athin-r°eushiaint.g-c4timlab°e! Tat tsteaanck-ls-
timothy and clover every year, Some-
times hay -malting- is saddled on to the an be spread over several daY8'
.end regU
ef coni ploisehl,, but that mayor and requires only the help of' the
seems to make anydifference. Here's lar "mint or a boy' Stacking, al's°
how he manatees: leaves the. stubble clear far plavaing
Teeming be elate down several right after harvest, which not 0111
Jn the .saVes moisture", but helps to control
loads of hay. An hour or so later 'Hessian fty. wheat threshed from
he goes over the hay with a tedder stacks is generally- of better quality.
to "kick" the water out of it. By the When threshing from the field,'
middle of the afternoon the hair is ce-sts can be eut one -mart
ready to lead. A hay -loader is hieched bemdle wagons; use Of these, one
behind. the wagon, the boy drives, a •piap. is able te haul a head of grain
load is soon put an, and it is put intoi from the field in ahnost as short a
the barn with 'aehaY-fork, The .boY time as two men ordinarily require.
drives the team to the fork, 'Mille Temporal-Y.:Wide-end ladders and side
his father sticks the fork and trips fences are put. on the hay -racks be -
the load in the barn. A little head- foie threshing- tine, and these do
Work enables them to put up in the away with an extra man to place the
afte.temon all hay cutin the morn- bundles on the lead. The cOmmunity
in -g. When the barn is filled, the 'same use'Of'-the one-man rack, coupled With
le -en iseusedefor cutting and tedding, the erative threshing ring seems
e o -op
but lia'y is dra-ven to the stack with a to -make an ideal Combination for re_
s`WeePel'ake -send thrown on the stack clueing the •worries end costs of
with a rick-er. The boy runs the rake threshing from ;the -field. •
g, ere‘seems o be quite
a stack must be left open at night,' a saving in the use of 'smaller thresh -
it is covered with -waterproof duck. ing machines for the use of single
• biomes machines that cut a wider farms, or foretwo or three -farms_ The
swath will e-ut the cost of ,hay-nialting use of these ernaller machines,' which
on some farms. The five-foot cutis ,can be run by a gas engine, electric
Common. size," but -six, seven or even motor or tractor, does away. with -no
• eight-ibot mowers may be used to end of teams and hands, exchange of
good advantage,. -if time is any item labor, and days ef eooking and .stew -
For instance, under average condi- ing for the women folks. Moreover,
tions, a five-foot mower Twill cut ten the time of threshing can be arranged
acres in, ten hours;- a six-foot mower more nearly to suit the'farmer'e -con-
wall cut twelve acres; a sev.enefooti venjence. In a large threshing 'ring
mower, fourteen aeres; an eight-foote of twenty-five •membere, the 'first
Mower about sixteen acres. More man's grain is pretty likely to be
• power is required for the wider cuts. threeledbefore it is ready; and the
Many alfalfa growers are using the last '%one,. when the season is reiny,
eight -root au with good success and as lieely. t eve a greo.e deal -f
make a pracace of mowing early in spropted or inOnldn' grain. ,
the morinni g before the dew is off, or It `deep not take an -exPert threSher-
e
even during a light rain. It is not man to run a small threshing -machine.
necessary to wait until the dew is off, The thing to cld is to -fellow instine-
before starting the mower, if ,the ted- I tions in' the rna-nufaeturer's book.
der is used. The size of mower used, Each man -who ha i a share in a small
arid the time of day it is started are! threeher should have a coy df the
important, especially when hauling- is I hook,. and not make adjustments un-
done only in the afternoon. The tedder, wisely. ,
and rake are big helps in making hayj Finally; watch the straw-stacic.
with a small erew. • I Often more than oxie*man's profits go
In.harvestinge as in haying, a great into the stack hecauSe of a. peer
deal of labor is often lost. The big -I separator, or a good one improperly
gest 'waste generally comes because, adjusted. ' See that the threshing inge
the harvester is not put in repair until! chine is egniPped to put all .the grain
pulled into the field. Then every bear-} into the grain wagon, and only. -the
ing must be oiled, the sprocket chains straw' and chaff in the stack. -
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Many farmers believe that at baying
time it is necessary fa hire a 'bunch
of extra men to get the hay into the
barn. This 'may be true .on some
farms, but not telwae-s, The most sue-
cesOul farmer in our neighborhood d r
Dr. ':_argaret C. Calder
General Practitioner '
Graduate University of Toronto,
Faculty of Medicine. .
Offiee—Josephine St., two doors south
of Brunswick Hotel.
Telephones—Office 281, Residence 151
-and his fatherdoes the stacking. If In thresbin th t
THE N$Tlik'''74D1L-.M4 AHVANCV •
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School Fairs and Home Garden Contests
-4-• Ontario --1922
School fairs have b.la a. _wonderful develaning 'Train year to year amongst
development' in Ontario during the
past•few,yeare, Their papula,ilty does
not seem to, be waning- in the least
end, it is a partietilarly encenn-aging
the loeal people. ,
The growth ,ttf the movement can
best be gleaned frern the following
figures given in approximately seven -
sign to see the deep interest that is year periods:—
• By R. S. Duncan, B.S.A., Director, Agricultural lIenreeeentative Branch.
• Number of -School Fairs held .......... 19919 1921534 3942419'"'
Number of schools included 3h 2,291 3,847
Ntimber of children. taking 58 48,385 • 95,307
Number of home plots ... ....... 91,243 114,216
Nnniber of entries made 4,- the fairs 174 116 286 i9804
NuMber of ehildren attending hirS 80 72,-800 15'031
Number of adults attending fairs 170 84,406 188,728
Total attendance at fairs , 250' • 157,266 843,259.
This is truly a phenomenal growth, the fall fairs held under the auspices
and it is the desire of the department of the agricultural soeieties and- the
la extend from time to time this form school fairs are cenducted jointly the
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of education to all the rural scheols f°11.0Wing, tconditions roust be 'core -
the pravinc' in order that all sol plied with:— • . '
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.ebikiren•4 may enjoy its benefits. 1. Prize List -That the list of close
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During the past season, the Ontario es for the Rural Selthol Fair, prepared
Department of Agriculture, through by the Agricaltur-al Representative
the Agricultural Repre.sentatives, (Bs- and the Rural 'School Fair Association,
t-ributed to the boys and girls enrolled he. inehidecl in the regular prize list
in the School Fair movement the fol- of the Agricultural Society.
lowing qauntities- of seeds and eggs: Mat one copy of this prize list be
Potatoes „ . 1,b3te bags distributed IA each pupil or -one coPY
Oats, barley and wheat., 252 bush. to each family or household in the
Peas and corn (sweet Rural Scb°°I Fair Association'
and field) ........... 24,10.0 Pkgs. Tirat the prize -lit be issued not
Beets. carrots. onions later than June 1. Where it is im-
possible to issue -the regular Agricul-
tural -Sciciety Prize List hy this date
-the Society- should issue a separate
tSrchilyaootilopF.air prize ;list for early die::
2. Finances.—That the Agrienitheal
Society -supply half the prize moneye
such sum not to exceed $75, for these
-classes and that the sum be paid in
cash to the" manager or eeeretary of
the .114.11Cal "4J Cttl‘AU t Ram •Areeciatioii
J. G. STEWART
Beal Estate Agent and Clerk 9f the
• Division Court.
Office eneetairs in the Chisholm Block,
• WINGHAM, ONT..
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DRUGLESS PHYSICIAN
CHIROPRACTIC
• it is easier to keep well than ;to lee
*Nivel' lost health. Chiropractic Ad-
JUSyfielltS. is the Rey to Better Health.
• Tbey remove the Cause of Disease.
DR. J. ALVIN FOX
Phone 191. Hours --2-5 and 7-8 p.m.
DittiGLESS
OSTEOPATHY ,
DR. 'P.' A. 'PARKER
Osteopathic Physician, Gray quailtied
Osteopath in North Huron. • ,
Adinstment 0 the spine is more
quickly Secured and with fewer treat -
Meets than by any other method, "
Blood pressure and (Abet examine -
tons made.
OFFICE OVER CHRISTIE'S STORE
, •
Strips of Mulching Paper Prevent
• liVeed Growth.
Wee h'ig well.M bee onie a lost at if
.16.. 0104• milk nshould be fed per day, in three
t,
feeds at first, but this ntunher ma
/ later be reduced to two.y
A good ration for yOung ducklings
is a mash made of tveotarts cornmeal
and one 'part bran, eto which is added
sprinkling of. grit and five per cent.
beef scrap. They should have plenty
of green food, such as lawn clippings
or vegetables, and • given o range
-where they Can gather green food.
Qiye fresh water in dishes deep
enough so they can cover their nos-
trils with' water when drinking.
Shade should: be provided fort -duck-
lings. A leek of protection from the
hot sun causes severe losses during
the surniner„ The old ducks can be
• given a ration of equal parts a bran,
cornmeal and boiled vegetables, and
ten per cent, beef scrap. The mash is
ueually given at night and morning.
A scratch grain of either cracked corn
or wheat and oats can be given at
neon. During the laying season a
goed ration for breeding- ducks con-
sists of ential parts of low-grade Wear,
bran, eorruneal, vegetables ,and twelve -
per cent. beef serap.
A good range is rather essential if
ducks are raised at amoderate cost.
A small body of water is helpful be -
tense of the natural food of duckS,
such as grasses and insects which *in
be found in sueli a, place. Water is
not necessary, however, except that it
must be • supplied abundantly for
drinldng purposes.
.
the use et muIefileg paper could be
applied to all gardens as euccessfullY
ske it le in grawirtg pineapples. In this,
ease the strips 'of Pater atele relied out
eybeee it is: desired to Went, and The easiest way to raise a calf is
.ertiecut in the peter ,t1frough whiett the by feeding .it' Whole milk,. This prob-
pineapple ,suckers '00 -planted.
Swat the fly 'before she raises a
big Laniily,
it i not cowardly 144'4'6d "lie" 'milk but the process requires greater teak befeee we take the study of th4.
ably will prOduce the hest ettic, hut
not neeessarfly the best dairy cow.
^Feeding skim -milk td the ealf after
it has seoured a proper start rhay gine
as good a eow as the feeding af whole
The skim -milk is then, introduced
d all and apd of about t
gra o 4)0 vvo
weeks should be required loefere the
ealf is piaded entirely. npon, its new
feed. The skim -milk' should be sweet
and warm when ferl.„- Cold sour milk
is the 'greatest cause of scours. Con-
tinue -the "skim-milk"for at least five
months and it may be'fed for, six or
seven months; depending 'upon the
supply. • As soon as the calf is old
enough to eat substitute feeds they
should be given.
What Trees to Plant.
For Ontario conditions the follow-,
big tree -planting guide is offered as
regards seleetjon of trees to stilt local
soil and moisture conditions:
Good sandy loenie--SUgar maple,
black walnut, pin oak, white ash, -red
• oak-
„eand parsnips ......,. 42,000
IVIangels and turnips ... 12,800 ”
Asters, phlox, sweet peas -
and.cosrnos .......... 80,750 . "
Eggs, bred -to -lay Barred
, Plymouth Rock ...... 10,852
Each School Fair is carried on by.a
board of directors composed of repre-
sentatives from the school, the Agri:
cultural Pfxrcreacgaraf"Mlins, se:Linz as
manager. In most cases the .1.-epre-
sentative- is assisted by a local com-
mittee representing the teachers,
trustees -and parents, and where we
have an active eonnelittee all pulling
together, there. is no weak link inthe
chain. - -
• One of the greatest lisandieaps. to
better work is the. annual Change of
teachers, but this isgradually being
overcome because many -teachers have
had- raore oie less • experience -With
school fairs even h.efore they graduate
from the Normal, schools.:1.
It is very' gratifying to report that
the qualit3raf the exhibits is improv-
ing from year to year. The, pupils are
gradually learning that it does not
pay to bring anything but"good stuff"
to the fair. The judges .are requested
to point ont by comparison the differ-
ence between- the exhibits aivarlied
first prize and these awarded seeond,
third, fourth, fifth and sik-th, prizes
Besides giving- reasons for their plac-
ings, the judges -try to point -out to
the ex-hibiters and others the -desirable
,
.,3. Accominodation.—That the ,Agrie
cultural' Society:" -supply • suitable
•building or tent ..neeciremodation for
dffeplaying ethe exlitibits, to-
gether with tablea.:andt oultry,coops,
• and have same in :readiness the day
previous to'the fair. Where this
equipment -is' supplied by :the Depart- '
merl't of -Agriculture, the .Agaidultural
Seciety 'must' paY transPortation and
.artageechargee and furnish help to
erect. the tents.- - -
That Suitable -field accommodation,
proPerlY enclosed, be definitely as-
signed -to-the' "Rural School" Fair for
the -purpose of holding -sports, parades, -
judging -of-live stock.
• That a program for the day be de-
cided 'upon lay,the Agricultural Society
'officialse and Age,lieultaral Represen-
tative to avoid' 'Clashing, of eyentse-
eidenission.—That all pupils and
teachers in the schools taking part in
the Rural Scheel Fair he given free
adiniesion to the fair. -
5. Judges.—That the Agr' tural
type, what constitutes quality in the Society' -supply Judges- for -hibits
vabious classes ,called for an the ,prize such' a S -poultry, live stock, vegetables,
list, and to -offer hints or sugg,estions grains, etc., satisfactory- to the De-
pa'rtment. ' -
- -6. Protection. .(Constables).—That
the Agricultural Society supPly Pro-
tection for Rural ,School Fair exhibits.
• NeVeFeatures.
as to the pieparation of exhibats. -To
my mind. this is one -of the greatest
educational features of the S"chocil fair.
• District charnplenehip . School Fairs
vvere held during the past season in
•the following, countieS: Frontenac,
Halton, NorfOlk Oxford, Welland, and
Wentworth, and -1,tainy River and
see_ year. The Pupils demand change in
merely an added attraction. Last
Mariltoulin districts. The firie
- ' order I; k p
o gep u interest Sports are
ond and third prize exhibits from the
vaTiffu8' sellu°1 fairs in "1.'6- "'"untl; or year many -'Representati'ves eonclueted
district were .eligible for competition, some
firotl,iasut.chwa4' ejuridti;ienlgy,
, ‚thepractj it ajac: :pi iii.ounalst ulhi ii apt„„hl efairsere cx iiizeetyai.nr eo ns e:cyeop. anersaiitlib;„,et new,ci nom. live pltoc:t. tsimilto oneP.:eket,h.fi tioi:rdn, dt e a 7 nfors ,,. t.ohir eethreegjr lips 0 yins
• only where it -is PoSsible to sewjng or -darning; individual compe-
the scheol fairs sufficiently early in titions in naming .weed,
apples, vege-
the -season to allow prize' exhibits '6 tables, and -live stocli. the latter from
compete at the place where theecharn-
pionship fair is held and where trans- Peelicti: driving,krieNelehiliiteelcheinegiteeking' boyp'utildic-
portatiori facilities are sufficient. Boys speaking and' singing competitions
nanindggira IcshatmakpeioanshgfpeartibPloroi rid 6, . vin :the- and .8:kra.tNh.r.tnaali Drill easnedeoHneteh7tis fair
is reflented in beereaadre'r.ied out at any ens fair but a
quality of ,the exhibits
the local schoel fair. The chamPion- law new
"stunts" each :year add in -
ship goal seems to be an added
. terest and keep -up the enthusiasm of
stimulus. The exhibits staged at these
championship fairs were not enlY a .,the children. -,
The • Home Garden Contests.
credit to the pupils but also to the
district from which they came. The The Home Garden contest is prim -
pupils are "broadening out," and they arily intended for the teen-age boys
are gaining a wonderful experience and girls on the farm. Sufficient seed
'which will have its effect. upon the is given each contestant to plant a
larger fairs in the future. • I plot 30x40 'ft. The oxops grown are as
, Durine the past two or three years, follows: tomatoes, COnl., cabbage, peas,
A succes.sful school fair must have
something new and worth -while each
Good medium loaois—White ask, therre has been an agitatiori on the beans, onions, radish, lettuce, par -
white elm, sugar maple, •black locust, part of the officers of. some agrical- snips, beets, earrots, Swiss chaa-d, ea-
blaele walnut butternut soft or silver tural societiee' to have -the school fairs' cunabers, squash, citron.: and spinach.
maple, ivIiite oak, native plane, Orien- linked up with fairs held ander so..! A • Special Pamphlet, showing the
tal plane, native basswood,' Norway eiety auspices. Thoae favorthg the crop aerankemeht, plan of garden, and
baaPle, red oak. holding of joint fairs put forth the' giving cultural instructions is handorl
Gocid. clay deams--Soft oe silver- argaraent that there would be less' each contestant. Each contest ,coin -
maple, white elm, whit ash. duplication of work and effort. and the! priseg 25 gardens. DUring the past
Low-lying wet soils—Soft •maple, combined fair would be more success -1 season the eornpetitiora paid the cost
pin oak,native bassweod, white ein% ful. This scheme has had a fair trial,' price of the seeds, namely 75 tents,
•in all there were 75 Home Garden
native Plane:• . • and about the only thing to cominend and _
Swampy cdlitions—Native willows itself is the fact that the gate re.) contests, including 1,875 teilene,
and natiVe • poplars, pin oak, if eure-' ceipts " are greatly increaSed.. Thee - During the' anent s.". of July and
dition is not too, bad. greatest objettion, holding' joint' August, the Agricuitur-fa Representa-
Missing . 'fairs is the' -fact that 'in the -greattatiwVeaerd-dingplareiezetest1-4,0-rthte;gbaerdtegriasrdeetliirsd
• • I s
, • •, majority .of cases there are too many
• "Children" eald the Sunday echodl ceentereattreetionS an diffitulty is 1 In addition, speeial prizes were elfer-
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teacher, ;'ibis picture illustrates to- found in. carrying 'Out the well-arrang- I ed at the school fair and local fall
day's lessent Lot was wari0.1 to take ea program for •the'entertaininent and fair for 'exhibits of vegetables from
s
his -wife anti daughters and tlec eat_ tit
Sodom. }fere are Lot and his daugh-
ters, with hie wife just belaind them;
a,nds there Is Sedum in the backgiviind.
New, ha's any girl or boy a queStion t6
essary ri.skS.. , e . • leeson Well, Stte e
_Amsterdam is out by canals into toor the firet few days,' the cell' "Pleathe, t'llir, 'lisped the yonngest ageieeitete. , • ,
iti;riety ielands tonnected by •q09 should run with its,,emether, after in the class, "Wlie-re ith- the flea?'" The de aemeni, 1eel8 , that school
bridges. , whieli it slionid, he' removed and fed • ,4*-- •e' f01ve should be held separately and
Ltirie,suloluir Ph* il e',1PiOr to Ortke. want -fresh wl'ole oink' )ty band, This Some eonception ef the magnitude dietinet from comity or i.overiehie fairs.
tout te apply flan eele-head lime. ebould be contintied for tee days, or of the eenning indnstry hi Sritith In some Coremultities3, hawes-er, the
$1i41Pbk .1% I'ld if 10hid to get T)TlOwiri tlI,V6 WCIek0 at leaet- The length of (,`olurnbia niay 'be ehteilied from th,.:. local people feel that the two can be
icIA ,PrIti seub Old AO eelor ihe fruit, tinkC' it '911D'elld bC enOitnIeti, ael),ernis feet that 16,000 tons of Welsh tin* combined qui 't, nietly„ and in order to
Joe, la te,roll Ask•.t1lie County Refire upOn sitX•6 VigOr CO' lib6. 701734; annlial, plate has jttst been received for the. ginttei againqt tie objections raiserl,
i
the home gardens. Last year compe-
der:oc.iaWnYithihtehies.apuicaariti,()tlhecifsethhoeol efilaiiri- titers were required to can products
would more or less lose its identity from their gardens and exhibit these
and defeat some of the objects for at the fairs along with the fresh vege-
which it was originally formed, nrune- tables. This year it is planned to
ly, to gine inspiration and -create make eanning optional.
greeter interest, broadly spealdng, The object of these Rorie Gardens
is to interest boys arid girls in better
agriculture and encourage the use Of
more vegetables in the farm home It
. •
truly Forpneing what ean be grown
in a Small garden, and after allewing
the family free in° or thc vegetablee
grown many cf the boys managed to
dispose lq lho stteplas products, and
. .
thus able ,to thoroughly enjoY spend-
ing a little money earned -by the exer-
else of :their own ekill. These early
lessens ,in. finance 'should stand them
in geed steep.. , •
•
Tested Nemi. Kinds of Ctretjp.,
t 1,0 twel've PoUnds eS" this 's trade , the' department inSisted that wItertt made idlle "Ptb redney.' 'they were
s tsfirt •
:Slxty-nine new varieties of grain
he'Ve,been tried out at the farms and
stations of the Dominion Experiment-
al, Farms system: These are brieflY
described in Pamphlet'N°. 11, Of the
Department of Agriculture, Ottawa,
by Dr. C. E. Saunders, the Dominion
Cerealist. The varieties include three
-of winter wheat; fifteen of spring
wheat, late and early ripening; twelve
a oats, main crop sorts, early and
hulless varieties; 'seventeen of barley,
six -row kinds, tIVO-rONV kinds, h-ooded
kinds, arid hulless; tire -of whiter rye;
two of emmer and spelt; nine of field
peas; four of field beans; three Of
fax fer ' seed, two' of flax for fibre,
and three Of buckwheat In additione
recommendations are given to var-
ieties best suited for the. 'different
pvia-ohviein. ces, thus greatly enhancing its
In his intreduction, Dr. Saunders
points out that while, as a rule, it is
wise for growers to leave the testing
of new varieties to the government
farms and stations, those whohave a
liking for the work will find it ex-
trernely interesting, -though eaepensive.
Apart from that, there will always he
plenty a ,scope among reeommended
sorts fer • interesting comparative
trials, and these can be Made at little
or no losi of time Or money.'
No reconamendations are made by
the Dominion Experimental Farms
and Stations until after thorough and
toniplete tests, and until the varieties
have shown some su:periority- over the
older and hetter-known ones. Not
;only is it necessary, in arder,to secure
profitable crops, to ma.inthin the fere,
tilitY end tilth of' the soil:by rotation
and the aPPlication of manure or
:but thoroughly.. clean "seed—.
adapted both to the soil and climatic
conditions on eaee farm—muet, be
sown, • Growers are therefore advised
not only to study the pamphlerbut
ale° to consult as to the' choice of
Varieties with the superintendent of
the nearest Dominion Experimental
• THE CHILDREN'
HOUR
'e
• A Good Set of, -Rules.
Here is a set of rulee which every
girl would do well to follow: .
Be brave. • Courage is the noblest
of all gifts'.
Be silent evhile your. alders are
speaking; and otherwise show- them
• deference.
Obey. Obedience is the first duty
of every girl.
Be clean. Eoth yourself and the
place you live in.
Be• the' friend, of all. harmless wild
life. Conserve the woods and flowers
and especially be ready to fight wild
fire in forest or town.
Word of honor is sacred.
Play fair. 'Foul play is treachery.
Be reverent
Be kind. Do at leant one -act of un -
bargaining. serviee everyeday.
Be. helpful. Do your share of the
work,
Be joyful. Seek the joy of 'being
alive. ,
• Thiring Vacation Days.
You will doubtless have an oppor-
tunity during vacation days to Scat-
ter -seeds of kindness -tvhile on your
vacation by showing your interest in
all animal life. Interest others in. this
causeofmercy, justice and Itindneees
to every living creature.
PrOtect dogs and eats front ill-
t-reatment. Give them food and water
and a comfortable place to sleep.
Discourage nest -robbing . boys
emong your companions.
• Horses and CONVg Will enjoy better
health and do better work if they are
groomed every day.•• .
• 'It is cruel to carry fawls with their
heads downward -.and their feet tied
4ogether. •'
• Fish should be killed as soon as
taken out of the water by a sharp
blew on the back of the head. " Such
fish keep better and are -better to eat.
• Honor and humility belong together.
The Vain girl, who thinks always of
herself, misses the path of leadership.
Parents as Educators
Hungry Children -43y Lydia Lion Roberts -
A mother was looking over a bOX
of old photographs and her little boy
was aninterested watcher by her side.
As one pieture came into view the
boy exclaimed, "Whenever I see a pic-
ture ef Auntie Gertrude it makes ini
feeleirtingry." Afterwarde he explain-
ed that it was beceuse she -brought
Min so many good things to eat:-
• The Aunt referred to was a very
btagy wonum, yet she al -ways managed
to find. time -to elip a gingerbread
or a popeorn hall, or'a surprise pack-
age 'into her bag for the children
-where she visited. "-Another • obila
never 'forgot a basket trimmed with
eolored tissue paper;' holding some
baked :cookies, that her aunt brtraght
to her after she had been side
Food plays an important part in a
• child's life and ti medley may testelt
by it as well as by other 'things. Ali
children leve surprises, end little faces
larighteri On sternly day e when a raisin
sake baked in their own little pan
appears, or a lunch -box dinner is
placed On the playroom table With
dainty • sandwiches and fruit, and
maybe a bit of candy or a few mite.
Any little boyse girl likes to learn
te cook when mothee is ceoking and
though that is not an espeeially good
time for mother in one way, yet in
another Way it is the best Lime, for
childree are happy when biley arid
learn quickly when interested. When
mother makes bread the* little tot
should have a ball of dough and a
raisin or a bit' of jam to..ritake a
cuit.' If ' the child has dithee big
eno.tighe and this is important, for
there, should be a small .pan or un-
breakable dish to do the cooking in,—
the vrork e...an be done exactly as
mother tine it and. therefrom come
the first lesSons in coeking,
mild turn thoee doughnuts,"
suggested a small bey to his grand-
mother, who wee making the tooth-
some goodies, -She started to -'turn
-him -away as -She Was busY and a bit
nervotra, but thought ibetter of it and
showed the Child' just hovv 'carefully
DI must be done.', Conseeineritly. he
tinned every- single one in a most
grown-up way and informed the fam-
ily proudly that night, "G-rantima and
made' doughnuts to -day."
The' 'ten tent store has many a srarin
tin and `enamel Pan that would mike
a start towards -a little girl's, eooking
set, and woillti ,give her muCh pleasure
and profit if she learned to take care
of the pats and to coe& simple things
in them, The best -Way of all ie 19
suggest te ehild that a --biscuit be
made Lot daddy's eupper, or h tinY
cake as a surprise for a playmate.
Thus -the leseons in cooking and gisV-
ing, planning and ars
learned together. e
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