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1IULLESS OATS FOR POULTRY.
Ilu:llees oats, that is varieties of
oats that thresh out clear of the hulls,
are particularly useful for the feed-
ing of poultry, Experiments parried
on at one Manitoba and one Saskat-
chewan Experimental Farm with lay-
ing pullets showed profits of about.
twenty-five cents: per bird in favor of
the hulless oats. In the tests made
pens receiving hulloes oats in both
grain and mash, were compared with
.pens receiving common oats fed in the
same mann.ar Cracked hulless oats
are particularly useful for young
ehicks. This test and many others are
reported in the 1926 annual report of
the Poultry Division) of the Experi-
mental Farms, distributed by the
Publications Branch of the Depart-
ment cf Agriculture at Ottawa, which Icon, and valuing the milk at 25 cents
gives the mutts of much experiment- per hundred pounds would indicate
al work carried on at the Central )that the feed cost per pound of gain
was 5.66 cents.
ILLUSTRATION STATION'S.
The Experimental Farms System
operates nine Illustration Stations in
the Province of Ontario. Five are
located in the eastern part of the
province and the other four in North-
ern Ontario, otherwise known as New
March 31st, 1927, that .the rapid pro -1 Ontario. At all these Stations meth
gross of motive power has not made ods of stock improvement and the in -
any material difference during the, troduction of improved varieties of
last five years in the number of ,horses I seed are stressed. At each Station
in the country. As a matter of fact i pure bred sues are maintained. Milk
there appears to have been more
horses in Canada in 1926.than there
were last year or in 1923, but in 1922
and 1924 the totals ran somewhat
higher. Milk cows show an increase
in 1926 ever every other year, but
other cattle sho wa decrease, the dif-
ference between 1922 and last year
being no less than 766,150. Sheep
show an increase in 1927 over the
three preceding years, althoutgh fewer ton. A report of the work done at
than in 1922. Swine are greater in these Stations last year is published
along with corresponding accounts
for Quebec and the Maritime Prov-
inces in a volume prepared •by the
late Mr. John Fixter, the Chief Sup -
lot lightly hand fad. The .self fed lot:
made the largest daily gains zt a
eost of 6.6 cents per pound and the
lightly fed lot the slowest sit a cost of
5.9 gents per poune The heavily fed•
let made gains at a' est of 6 cents
par pound and the normally fed lot
gains at a cost of 6.1 cents per pound..
A test an the use of chopped alfalfa
to improve the winter ration of pivga
tends . to show that three per cent. of
chopped 'alfalfa of good quality lee
creases the value of the ration for
market bogs.
A litter of seven from a crossbred
Tamworth:I3erkshire sow by :a Berk-
shire
erkshire boar was used to determine the
feed cost of producing pork from
weaning to marketable age and
weight. The pigs averaged 34.5
pounds at the start of the test and
weighed an average of 188 pounds
when marketed. They consumed an
average of 2,47 pounds of meal and
5.27 pounds of milk per pound of gain.
The meal mixture was worth $35 per
Farm and at the branch Farms and
Stations over Canada in all phases
of poultry raising.
LIVE STOCK TOTALS.
It is interesting to note from the
very comprehensive report of the
Director of the Experimental Farm
system of Canada for the year ending
scales are used for ascertaining the
productive qualities of the dairy
herds, enabling the operators to weed
out the low producing stock. A flock
,of bred -to -lay Barred Rock poultry is
maintained at each•.Station, and eggs
from these are distributed to farmers
in the district. Seed potatoes and
aped grain are produced and sold
within the neighborhood of the Sta-
number than in any other year except-
ing only 1924.
A LATE BLOOMING LILAC.
Some lo.ely new hybrid lilacs are i ervisor of these Stations in Canada.
This report, as well as a correspond-
ing volume for the Prairie Provinces
and British Columbia, is ready for
distribution at the Publications
Branch of the Department of Aged-
culture
gri
culture at'Ottawa.
the latest achievement of the Horti.-
enitural Division of the Dominion
Exr•r. imental Farms. These new
lilacs bloomed in all their beauty at
the Central Farm last June and ex-
cited a great deal of favorable com-
ment.
Same of the officials of the Arnold
Arboretum, at Harvard University,
aero particularly impressed by their
geoi points and at their suggestion
the, group will be named Syringo
Preatonias, in honor of Mies Isabella
Preston, specialist in Ornamental
Gardening at the Central Farm.
The hybrid is a crass between two
Chinese species, the old Syringo vill-
osa frequently seen, in shrubberies and
the comparatively new Syringo re-
flexa. It is late flowering and very
hardy. The bushes in •bloom are laden
wash bioeoms, pale pink to deep rosy
lilac in color, some of the varieties
he;rig exceptionally attractive. The
flower clusters vary considerably in
shape, size and appearance.
HARDY GARDEN ROSE6.
The revised e'.ation of the bulletin
"Hardy Roses" as issued by the De-
partment of Agriculture at Ottawa,
first issued contains very useful in-
formation for those who are under-
taking rose growing in their home
gardens. Besides long lists of Hybrid
Teas and Hybrid Perpetuate and
Climbing Rcees that have done at
least moderately well at Ottawa, cer-
tain of them are recommended as be-
ing especially suited for the small.
MOTHER INTERFERES
Pauline Herr Thomas
"Let's play wash-day,"said Jeanne.
"Oh, yes, let's! I'll wash and you
Iron," said Arlene.
"No, I want to wash."
"No, you won't, either. Then I
won't play. I'm going right home."
I tried to close my oars to this cone
tinual disagreement between my little
girl and her playmate. i was remind
ed of a crowd of boys in the back lot
trying to organize a ball game without
a captain. The two children die.
agrded so much that they could not
accomplish their ends in play.
I had heard so much about the error
of interfering in children's. arguments,
that I had steadfastly refused to do
so. Yet, I felt that I could dis-
criminate here. The children were
not just quarreling—they were re-
fusing to recognize one or the other
as leader and so failing to organize
their play. It seemed to me that they
fairly cried out for a captain, so I de-
cided to act in that capacity.
Whenever a disagreement arose
which promised to be of sufficient con-
sequence to break up a play, but which
was not of a personal nature such as
garden. In Hybrid Perp.etuals seven a test of strength or ability, I would
variotios in fferent colors are •gips- step by and inquire what seemed to be
daily recommended for their hard)- the trouble; I would- suggest that
nem, beautiful flowers, and cropping each tell her side of the argument and,
qualities. These include: Fran Karl together, we would weigh the advan-
ta es and disadvantages of each, after
Dsu�sehlci white; General u•e 'n- tag
es Jacq rni
et, scarlet crimson; Her Majesty,
pink; Hugh Dickson., crimson; Mrs.
Sharman Crawfor, pink, and Ulrich
Brunner, cherry red. If the list is to
he still further reduced, Mr. W. T.
laneoun and Miss Isabella Preston,.
the authors of the bulletin, would con-
fine their selection to Frau Karl
laru;schki, Mrs. John Laing, and Hugh
Dickson. Of the Hybrid Teas which
are not quite so hardy but more con-
stant bloomers, the recommendations
includes Caroline Testout, pink; Gen•-
eral McArthur, crimson; Gruss en
Teplity, crimson; Lady Ashdown,
pink; Lady Pirrie, pink; La Tosca,
pink; Mine, Edouard Herriot, coral
red; Souvenir de Claudius Pernet,
yellow; Willowmere, shrimp pink.
The bulletin, which is No. 17, New
Series!, and is available at the Publi-
cations Branch of the Department of
Agtiicultu>e at Ottawa, covens the
whole subject of rose growing in
Canada in such popular lamgnage as
to be the >aa safe and
ox the guidethegrowerfor
have the washing set."
yg
$ Oh, no, I want the dishes.".
experience.
which I would 1.uggest a plan of pro-
oedure. After they had given It a
trial, I would inquire how the plan
worked. Of course, it justified 'itself,
and they would be enthusiastic.
After o period of such proceedure, I
began to withdraw my own personality
in the decision, leaving suggestions
and plans entirely to them. In this
way it was not- long before I needed
"to interfere" no longer—they came
to me, instead of my going to them.
I found their judgment to be much bet-
ter than I suspected, and they were
solving their problems as well as
learning valuable lessons in jurgment
and decision.
I still remain the kindly monitor
who they know will listen and even
suggest, if they wish, but for the most
part, I have dropped out of the picture.
They settle their disputes "out of
court," as ,it were.
"Let's play house," says Jeanne.
"Oh, yea, let's," says Arlene.
"I want the dishes and yon. can
"1 said I wanted them prat"
IMPROVEMENT OF HOG "Then 1 won't play!"
PRODUCTS, "Oh; yes, come on, Arlene; 1'11 tell
In the report for the year eading You what let's, do—I'll be the mother
March 31st, 1927, of the Director of and have all the things In the house,
the Dominion Experimental Farms, and you'll be the Lady that cornea to
just issued by the Dept, of Agricul- see and then---"
'bare at Ottawa, particulars are given "Oh, yes, then 1'11 be the mother and
;off certain work carriedon reg+ardl g you'll he the lady.,'
the improvement of hog pnoducte and"Won't that be a good plan?"
the animal itself. Investigation, of
the causes of edit pork is n* rcom.�
eidered certnaleto except sip far as that
softness of nide appease very closely
linked with unfinished hogs. fit an
exp ument i elative to the methods df
, feeding with economy of gains tie
lot of 1 was normally handl-teak
another lot obit fed, a third lot hear
t litiard fed, fend the fourth and lisst
"Then,well each have therm both to
play with," say both at onto.
So the play goes en to n finish,
Jeanne and Arlene ate happy,—and
Mother is happy, toot
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The fellow who deekteff not to hire
a painter, bat to put the paint en him.
iielf,
often, $ubeeedll bettor theft he
Wild Yeah.
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Royal Smile is Bestowed Upon the Veterans
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—Aaasar.V.eaesitel
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His Royal Highness plainly showed his pleasure at meeting his war -time friends in his smiling salute as
the warriors "marched past" at C.N.E.on Tuesday last.
Fresh Tomatoes,
Cold or Hot
Fresh tomatoes are on the market
practically all summer long, giving the
homemaker plenty of chances to ex-
haust
xhaust all the ways ot serving the vege-
table that she knows about. Here are
Dome splendid recipes for dishes that
are easily prepared and will be wel-
come on the days—whether hot or
cold—when one wants something a
little different on the mean.
Shrimp Tomato Salad
Wash medium-sized ripe tomatoes,
out off the stem -ends and scoop out
the pulp to form shells. Sprinkle
lightly with salt .inside, and invert to
drain, In a cold place until ready to
be stuffed. For the filling of 6 such
shells, allow 6 shrimps or anchovies,
2 cold hard-boiled eggs, and 1 tea-
poontuleach of minced olives and74
capons. Mix these with of a cup-
ful of stiff cooked, 'salad dressing, and
chill. At serving time, lay each shell
on a chilled leaf of head lettuce, or
in a nest of deaf lettuce shredded by
cutting with. the scissors, fill with the
fish mixture, .garnish with. mayor):
naise diluted with whipped cream and
Serve immediately.
• Tomatoes with Horseradish -Salad
Dressing
To 4 tablespoonfuls of grated horse -
'radish, add�1 tablespoonful of clear
vinegar; aa.of of a teaspoonful of salt, 1
teaspoonful of sugar and '/ of a tea-
spoonful of 'paprika or 1 teaspoonfu•I
of grated canned pineapple. Prepare'
in of a cupful of stiffly -whipped •cream.
Scald a fresh ripe tomato for each per-
son to , be served, cover with cold
water, remove the stem end and, peel.,
Set aside with the cream to become
cbld. At serving time, make nests
on Individual serving plates from
leaves of head lettuce or shredded leaf
lettuce, place on each a tomato cut
Into quarters lengthwise and beat the
horseradish mixture into the whipped
cream. Pour the dressing over the
tomatoes and serve immediately.
If prepared horseradish is used,
drain thorou®bly from the vinegar and
omit vinegar in the recipe.
Tomato Sandwiches.
Peel And chilli small 'firm tomatoes.
Into % of a cupful of thick Cooked
Salad dressing mix ne of a cupful ot
flnoly-chopped green pepper and aa of
a teaspoonful of chopped onion. At
sorting time, spread buttered slices
of bread liberally with the pepper mix,
tune, and on half the slicesn
• lay thi
!slices of tozuato. Cover with the, re=
running shoes and Serve imm,edlately,
If the bread is buttered well so the
moisture cannot get through and make
it soggy, these sandwiches may be
made before they will be needed,
placed in piles in the refrigerator and
left slightly weighted down with a
plate until serving time.
Red and Yellow Tomato Salad
Scald and peel 1 ripe red tomato
and 1 ripe yellow tomato for each per-
son to be served and set aside to chill.
At serving time, slice each red tomato
crosswise on a bed of lettuce, add a
layer of crisp cucumber cubes, then
4 wafer-thin 'slices of green onion and
a yellow tomato, quartered lengthwise,
on top. Pour French dressing over all
and serve immediately.
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
Allow I large fresh tomato for each
person to be served. Slice off tale stem
end, scoop out the pulp, dust inside
the shell with salt and leave inverted
to drain until ready for the filling. Fill
the cavity with the stuffing, sprinkle
the top with breadcrumbs and bake,
covered, in a brisk oven, until the
tomatoes are tender. How long this
will require depends upon the size of
the tomato, large ens needing about
25 minutes. Remove the cover and
brown lightly be/are serving. Most
of these are liked best when hot, but
some people cool them, then place
them in the refrigerator to become
thoroughly chilled before serving time.
Ham Filling
Mix together equal parts of chop-
ped tomato pulp drained from the
juice, finely -minced _ham, and bread
crumbs seasoned well with salt, pep-
per and butter. Beat an egg well, stir
through the mixture and use as filling
for tomato shells. -
Beef Filling
Mix together equal parts of chopped
cooked beef and bread crumbs sea-
soned to taste with salt, pepper and
butter, Add 1 teaspoonful of chap-
pedonion and enough cold beef gravy
to bind the ingredients together,
Clam Filling
Chop 1 can of clams drained from,
the juice, • add an equal amount of
bread crumbs; in of a teaspoonful of
salt and 'J1 of a, teaspoonful of pap-
rika, Mix the elate juice with 1 well-
beaten e,gg and add to the fish mixture.
Fill the tomato shells and bake an
hone. Serve 1rxnedfateiy, '
"")Mato Croquette's
oleos)
fine 3 hard-boiled eggs find add
to the drained pulp of 2 large .real,
ripe tomatoes, 1 tablespoonful of chop-
per parsley, -1 teaspoonful of powder-
ect herbs 1 capful, of hot mashed
potatoes, y„ ot a toaspoontut oath of
Bait and chopped onion, a few drape
Basis of Health
Is Agriculture..
Belgian Director -Genera),).
Stresses Importance , of
Rural Prosperity
That development of agriculture Is
a necessity, that country life mat be
emphasized, thall an, aesoeialtion of
members of Parliament whose sole
aim is to interest individual's la Agri-
culture be created, and that the home -
training of children be improved, was
urged by Paul Devuyst, Director -Gen-
eral of the Department of Agriculture
in Belgium, and Belgian delegate to
the International Institute of Agricul•
tura of Ronne, to newspaper repress
entativeo in Montreal, recently.
Mr. Devuyst has just returned from
a congress of agriculturists in , the
United States, and is en route home to!
Belgium, He will atop over for a few,
days in Qaebec, the guest of Hon. J.
A. Caron, Minister of Agriculture for
Quebec.
Discussing the sending of Belgians?
to Canada, Mr. Devuyst declared that
at the present time In that country
this. was not being encouraged. "Bel•'
glum needs her countrymen more than
other countries need. them. We aro
encouraging our people to take to the;
soil, for In agriculture lies a nation's'
wealth. And so the Belgian farmer
stays in Belgium."
Mr. Devuyst declared that Belgium
produced more produce on her faring
per acre than Canada, owing, he
pointed out, to a more intensive form
of cultivation, and also too the greater
number of fawners per acre in that
country. "Since the ravages of the
Great War," he declared, "Belgium
las been In a difficult finan•ciel poli-
,tion, and therefore to stabilize our
affairs we are growing as much agri-
cultural produce as possible.
"We have had a century's progress
in various• things•," said Mr. Devuyst.
"Certain centuries have become
known for progress in art, in litera-
ture, in science, in (mechanics, and
the like. What wemust have in the
futureisa better comprehension ,sof the
duty of parents towards their children)
And to encourage the best methods for
the home training of children there
has been started in Belgium an inter-
national institute. A. Melotte, the in-
ventor
uventor of the Melotte cream separator,'
has given the first donation, and with-
in a few years the institution will be
international."
of lemon juice and the yolks of 2 eggs'.
Mix and shape into croquettes. Roll
in finely-sitted bread crumbs, white of
egg diluted with 1 tablespoonful of.
water and lightly beaten tog+ethes,
then in crumbs again. Set aside to
dry slightly before trying. At eerv-
ing time, fry golden brown In deep hot
fat and serve immediately.
Tomato Timbales
Simmer together for 15 minutes:
4'ys cupfuls of tomatoes; cut into small
pieces, juice and all, 2 slices of onion,
2 tablespoonfuls of sugar, 114 tea-
spoonful of pepper. Rub through a
sieve and add to the puree '4 of a cup-
ful. of cracker crumbs and 2 slightly -
beaten eggs. Pour into greased tim-
bale molds, or cups, and bake in a
moderate oven until they are firm.
Turn out carefully OR a platter and
pour cheese sauce around them.
Cheese Sauce
Melt 1 tablespoonfulof butter In a
saucepan and blend well with it 1
tablespoonful of flour. When foamy,
add slowly, stirring constantly, 1 cup-
ful of milk. Bring to a boll and cook
and stir until the mixture is smooth
and thick. Ad:d 1 of a .cupful of
cheese cut into bits and '/a of a tea-
spoonful each of salt and paprika.
Stir, and when the cheese Is melted
pour the sauce around the timbales.
Serve immediately.
Prof, Dewey Also Butter and
Canadian boys. So long as they
Egg Man maintain that, there need. be little fear
The greatest philosopher of the U.S., for the . rising generation. --Montreal
Prof. John Dewey of Columbia Unive'r- Star.
sity is also something of a butter and
egg man. He raises chickens and
sells ,eggs on a rather large scale.
"Not long ago," says 'The Bookman'
of September, "the man who takes the
orders and delivers the eggs was', 1i1
and Professor. D•ewvey took an order
over the phone from a lady and de
(livered the eggs in persoh.
"The mistress of the house appear-
ed, asked him if Ire was sure the eggs
were fresh, and upon getting his word
that they were, paid him; and profes-
ser Dewey went •away.
"Shortly after that tate lady Beard
that a tea was betng given with Profes-
sor Dewey as the guest of -honor, and,
being anxious. to meet the philosv pher,
Canadian Youth }\
It speaks volumes for the courage
and hardihood of the youth of Canada
that five lads, whose ages range from.
sixteen years to eight, should be lost
in theLaurentton woods for three days
and come through their experience
with spirit unbroken and nervous sys-
tem unharmed, suffering only from
hungerand exhaustion which a good
might's rest put right. "We had no
trouble at all. We walked a lot and
we ate berries and we drank water.
We were lost, but none of ne were
frightened. This is what one ot the
smaller boys, said when the lve had
been rescued and trought safely back
to camp. And having said it, he fell
asleep. There have been instances
when five men, finding themselves in
similar ciroumstanoes, lost in the
Laurentian woods, have boon consid-
erably scared and have worried fax
more than these youngsters seam to
have done. One particularly inter-
esting feature of their adventure is the
fact that the oldest lad on more .than
one 'occasion covered the body of the
youngest with, his own in order that
he might not suffer from cold while
sleeping—sixteen years protectin
eight while lost in the forest. It is a
thing to make parents proud.
But all Canadians aimed find in this
event something to thrill them. It
shows of what stuff our youngest gen-
eration
eneration is made. It shows how these
boys' camps harden youngsters and
teach them self-reliance, courage and
self-sacrifice. ' And those are excel-
lent lessons for youth to learn. The
woodcraft revealed by the leader of
the five appears to have been sound at
all times. Incidentally, tho limita-
tions of search by aeroplane are indi-
cated by the tact that though at olio
point the boys were in: an open space
waving their hats, an .aviator passed
close by them, flying low, and never
saw thein. The outstanding feature
of the whole affair, however, Is the
fine example it affords of the mettle of
she pulled ,wires to get an invitation.
"When She arrived attn. flutter :she
asked to have :tom gaest 01 honor
Delisted out to her. Oter in time cor-
ner Professor Dewey sat hunclied in
a chair. He was pointed out to the
lady.
"My *mill' she )laid, 'A philoso•
h'erl Of a 1 thi )gild Ile took* Just
line the duan w40 dellveres 'fay eggs.
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Most Too Good.
H e—"I have got to go. Let mo 'kiss -
you good-bye until Sunday, clear."
She --"No, 1 couldn't think of 11,'
That would be too long a kiss."
latest fig
E ngland, a according to the figs
tires, has 1,617,000
more fomalea than:
melee. NO weeder the Prince oftWales
retreats to .Oafiadst,