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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1904.
olearing the land of perennial
-thistles, either by shallow plowing
or by using a cultivator with wide
'poinoing over the
ndtsat least the e once evereve y. three
weeks. until, August.
Bxzu WEED. This is a perennial
and one Ot the most difficult weeds
to eradicate. On account of its
twining nature and deep root it
can scarcely be killed in a single
season, even where the land is in a
hoed crop. The only way to kill it
thoroughly is with a summer fal-
low, worked every eight or ten
days with a broad -shared cultivator
COUCH GRASS, To eradicate this
troublesome perennial it is advis-
able to plow immediately after
harvest, but not more than four or
five inches deep, as the rootlets are
near the surface. When the weath-
er is dry, the roots can be gathered
into rows by means of the harrow
and sulky horse -rake. The spring -
tooth cultivator is also very effec-
tive in drawing the roots to the
surface when they are not so
numerous as to block it up entire-
ly. The roots collected should be
allowed to dry and then burned. A
well -worked corn or root crop the
next year will help materially in
subduing the weed.
Ox -EYE DAISY. The daisy is most
troublesome in pasture and sod
land, but is not much seen in well -
cultivated fields, It may be got rid
of by seeding only to clover, cut-
ting this before the daisy seeds
ripen, and plowing up the sod after
the first crop.
FALSE FLAX, PIGEON WEED AND
CHESS. All these weeds start to
grow in the fall and produce seed
the nett season. If fall wheat be
left out of the rotation, they may
be readily eradicated by regular
summer cultivation after harvest,
thus germinating and destroying
the seed.
RAG WEED By growing early
maturing crops and plowing up the
land immediately after the crops
aro off the seed of the rag wheat
will be prevented from maturing.
and in a few years this weed will
be destroyed.
WILD Oars. This is an annual
which is.very troublesome in some
sections. It is best to work the
land as soon as the crop is taken
oft, thus encouraging the seeds to
germinate. The next season a hoed
crop should be put in. The second
spring the land should be sown
with some grain without plowing
and seeded down to grass. If the
land is left in sod for three or four
years most of the seed. will have
lost its germinating power.
WILD MUSTARD. Although only
an annual this weed is very trouble-
some on account of the vitality of
its seeds. They may lie in the
ground for years and yet, when
brought to the surface, will germi-
nate. Thorough surface cultivation
from harvest to the freezing up,
followed by a hoed crop the next
spring will largely eradicate mus-
tard. It may also be destroyed in
grain crops by spraying with. a two
per cent solution of copper sulphate
at the rate of fifty gallons to the
acre. If the mustard plants are in
bloom a stronger solution will bo
necessary, say three to four per
cent.
Although only a few of the nox-
ious weeds are here mentioned, if
the above methods are carried out
they will destroy at the same time
scores of others of less importance.
When Uncle Sam was invited to
take the lead in preserving the neu-
trality of China he quietly put his
hands in his pockets and remarked
that it was none of his business.
When it comes, however, to read-
. usting matters after the war,
Uncle Sam may be heard. from, As
the Philadelphia Ledger frankly
-puts it, the Americans wish "to
-munch the chestnuts which others
'pull from the fire for them." The
Ledger's observation is not very
complimentary, but it seems to be
justified.—Mail-Empire.
'This has been the policy of the
:United States for some years past,
'and although not a creditable one,
it appears to suit the American_
.+character to perfection. They are
mot sticklers for etiquette when it
comes to playing world politics.
'They want the lion's share of the
spoils, but expect the other fellow
to do the fighting.
at has been the common practice
of Connecticut fruit growers for
many years to use chemical fertili-
-zers for the improvement of both
color and quality in fruit, phosph-
oric acid and potash being their
main dependence. It is only with-
in a very few years that the fruit
growers of the Far West have be-
gun to do the same thing. Straw -
'berries are much higher, deeper
red, and far sweeter where liberal
.pplications of potash are made to
the soil, and it matters little
whether it is in the form of niuri-
nte or sulphate, from the German
mines, or the carbonate of potash
from wood ashes. The high color,
'firm texture and delicious sweet-
ness of Connecticut peaches aro
largely due to the liberal use of
potash, and the high -colored, clear-
skinneci apples of the best modern
orchards are in a. large measure due
to the same cause.
NOXIOUS WEEDS.
The ZurichHerald.
who two years ago defra ided the
fruit growers of the Annapolis Val-
ley in Nova Bootie out of $30,000 to
$40;000 worth of fruit is mentioned,.
BY Iefosb SrEI$.Forecaember.
The storm period beginning on
the 4th and extending to the 10th
promises" to bring many prolonged
and 'severe perturbations. The dis-
turbances at this time will almost
certainly be aggravated in character
and prolonged with possibly very:
slight intermission into and through
the reactionary storm period cen-
tral on tile, llth and 12th. The
Moon being at new and in perigree
on the 9th, and on the celestial
equator on the 10th, the chances
for prolonged and violent storms
into the llth and 12th are unusual-
ly great.
During the early stages of these
general disturbances, an excessive-
ly high temperature, or heated
term, is sure to make its appear-
ance over most parts of the country
provided that :West India storms,
with. wide and deep barometric de-
pressions do not come promptly out
of the south Atlantic States.
We predict that Wednesday the
7th, to Saturday the 10th, will
bring a decided crisis showing that
equinoctial hurricanes of great ex-
tent and violence are near, if not
sweeping the southern coasts, or
that phenomenal heat over the in-
terior, covering the greater part of
the country will be culminating in
low barometer, thunderstorms and
possible tornadoes in many places.
We believe that the equatorial .cy-
clones and hurricanes will delay
their approach to the southern
coasts long enough [to cause a se-
vere heated term during the first
half of the month, or until severe
storms on and touching the llth
and 12th. Earthquake and volcanic
phenomena will be reported from
various parts of the globe on. and
about the 9th. If very low baro-
meter and equinoctial hurricanes
reach the southern coasts and states
at this time, northerly currents
will induce marked boreal condi-
tions over western and central
sections, bringing frosts 'to north-
western states not far from the 12th
to 15th.
The next regular storm period
extends from the 16th to the 21st.
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This period is covered, as was also
the previous periods, by the Mer-
cury equinox, and by the Earth's
autumnal equinox, near its central
date and influence. Whatever
character of storms are in progress
during the period, 16th to 21st,
Sunday ithe 18th, to Wednesday
the 2lst, will bring the culminating
crisis of the period.
If an equinoctial hurricane, or
cyclone, is in progress in the gulf,
or adjacent waters, and does not
reach the southern coasts before,
it is almost certain to be felt in
violent gales or bigli seas,, within
twenty-four hours of noon on the
24th. One of the September per-
turbations, whatever may occur at
other periods, is almost certain to
a decided if not violent crisis at
this time. This is also another time
when seismic, volcanic and meteor-
ic phenomena will be reported from
many extremes of the globe. In
every probability a rushing high
barometer, violent northwesterly
gales and change to almost cold,
will spread over the country from
the northwest, as the storms of
this period give place to the high
barometric areas pushing close be-
hind then.
A regular Vulcan storm period
is central on the 29th, extending
from the 27th, two or three days
into October. As we enter this
period the barometer will fall, the
temperature will again rise to quite
warm, and scattering storms will
be advancing eastward over the
country about the 29th and 30th,
'To PREVENT AND DESTROY THEM.
Weeds not only cause a great
Ileal of unnecessary work and an-
-noyance during the harvesting,
threshing and cleaning of grain, but
they sap the very vitality from
The good old Summer Time
is with us once more. You will enjoy out -door life
this summer if you have one of our
REED AND RATTAN CHAIRS,
and Reclining Chairs, which are ideal for porch and
lawn use, the coolest chair made. We have just stock-
ed a full line of Furniture Novelties.
complete line of Organs and
Pianos always on hand.
A full Assortment of
Dusters, Fly -nets, Rubber Rugs, Plush
Rugs for cool nights, Trunks,
Valise, Harness.
How Frait Growers Lose Money.
A strongly worded warning to
fruit growers and farmers will ap-
pear in the September issue of The
Canadian Hortieulturist, which is
the official organ of the Ontario
Fruit Growers' Association, against
sellnig their fruit crops to irrespon-
sible buyers. These buyers are
those who do not live or own any
plants or crops grown. Impure seed, property or sections where they
Tarticulary of grasses and clovers, huy the crops. The Horticulturist
is largely reponsible for the .alarm- claims that tens of thousands of
in' spread of noxious weeds con- dollars are lost annually through -
sequently it is always advisable to
.sow the best seed available.
Early maturing crops, such as
.clover hay, can be cut before the
tiveed seeds mature, thus prevent-
ing the distribution of weeds. Sum-
mer cultivation of the stubble land,
followed next season by a hoed -
crop properly eared for, wi31 des-
troy all the weed seeds sufficiently
a rear the surface to germinate.
To eradicate weeds it is impor-
tant to know soinethi.ng of their
mature and growth. Soine excel-
lent advice regarding the common-
er varieties is given by Mr, Sirup -
.son Rennie, owner of the gold
medal farm of Ontario.
THE CAN..DA THISTLE AND PEnI N -
VIAL Sow THISTLE. These can be
entirely killed in a single season by
properly worked corn or root
crop. The main thing is to keep
• them from showing above ground.
As soon as the thistle is allowed to
. grow up and develop leaves it coni -
=ewes to store away plant food in
its underground stem and roots, so
that by the time it is in full bloom
it will have stored sufficient food
• to live through another season, no
ii, .attee 'what cultivation is givelx
•the.lai,nd. Where a summer fallow
is resorted' to there is 1io trouble in
out Canada, through the fraudulent
methods practised by these buyers.
The first year they buy a few
thousand barrels in one section,
and pay cash for then, thereby es-
tablishinr their reputation with
many growers, as responsible buy-
ers. The following year they take
advantage of this reputation to
contract for large quantities of
fruit, but not pay for it, putting
the growers off with one excuse or
another. Then some growers are
suspicious and demand payment,
they pay immediately, but in the
majority of cases they manage to
ship the fruit out of the section
without paying for it. Later they
tell growers tales of losses and say
they are unable so pay the full
value of their fruit and offer to
settle at 20 to 30 cents on the dollar.
Growers are advised by The Hor-
ticulturist when dealing with buy-
ers with whom they are not thor-
oughly acquainted should demand
security for their fruit or only deal
with local buyers who have proper-
ty at stake in the community. One
of the best methode of avoiding
danger of this kind has been for
growers to co-operate and deal
directly with large- wholesale buy-
ers. The ease of the Ontario buyer
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will be very intent upon what will be
most fashionable, most serviceable and most
suitable for
fait ane hinter wear.
We have made it a special point to purchase
carefully and what will suit the ladies of this
section.
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Now that farmers have com-
menced threshing this season's
crop, it would be well for them to
recognize the fact of the necessity
of cleaning it thoroughly before
offering it for sale on the market.
This is a matter 'demanding the
minutest care and attention on the
part of the farmers who wish. to
realize the highest market price for
their grain, Too often the farmer
hurriedly runs his grain through
the mill, bags it up, and carts it
to the market without even the
faintest inspection and expects the
higest market price. This seems
ridiculous, and to overcome the
difficulty local buyers have been
warned by the larger buyers again-
st purchasing poorly cleaned grain,
and if so, at a much reduced price.
Farmers will do well to bear the
fact in mind and govern themselves
accordingly.
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London, Sept. 9th to 17th,1904
ENTRIES CLOSE 8T4 SEPTEMBER.
A NEW $10,000 DAIRY BUILDING
Improvements all along the line. Exhibits unsurpased.
ATTRACTIONS THE BEST YET.—Kitamura's Celebrated Jap
Troupe of 10 People, The Flying Banvards, and the best Gymnasts,
Acrobats, and other specialties that money can procure.
Five Evenings of Fireworks, concluding each evening with a
realistic representation of the
"BOMBARDMENT OF PORT ARTHUR."
A holiday outing none should miss. Special excursions over
all lines of travel. For all information, prize lists, etc., address
LT. -COL. W. M. GARTSHORE,
President.
J. A, NELLES,
Secretary,
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