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Address .communlcatIons to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide St, West, Totems
VALUABLE STORAGE EXPI'aR- hay, tstraw, ing to keep the pitothesides thick paper--
IENCES. � anyth an
We have found that cabbage keep and dry. Old boards next
best in cave or -cellar storage if wrap- + will prevent caving -in of the soil.
ped in two or three thicknesses of }Products are poured into the pit till
paper.. The roots and stalks are left, they forma cone-shaped heap, when
hay or straw is spread over them, to
on, which makes it handy to tie them, a thickness of five or six inches. Next
and where up they occupy the least space,i to this is a' three or four -inch layer of
they will not get damp. fresh dirt. The pit is left standing
In storing cabbage for poultry feed; n this condition till the first sharp
(where more space is required), we: freeze, so, the'coldness will be held
dig a trench about a foot deep and, near the stored products through the
Aust wide enough to accommodate a winter. In the meantime, it is well
single head of cabbage. This is lined to cover this layer of dirt with some
with straw and cornstalks, The cab -f cid lumber or old roofing, to guard
bags heads are placed in the trench,against the entrance of heavy fall
head down, with the roots up. Hay ar' rains. A trench is run the entire dis-'
straw is spread thinly over the heads, tan" around the pit, with an .opening
and about six inches of dirt tossed; at the lowest point.
over them. With another layer of The la er next to the dirt may be
cornstalks, straw and trash over they y
dirt, it will freeze of any kind of rotted hay, straw,
some, but the cab -I corn -stalks, strawy manure, etc., for;
bage will keep in fine condition. The; protection against further freezing.
natural flavor and crispness of theIAnother layer of dirt -is tossed over;
product are preserved better by this this covering, to avoid scattering. If
method than any we ever have tried patted down with the back of the
Where small quantities of winter I spade, so much the better.
radishes, turnips, 'beets, carrots, etc., Note. For ideal conditions, a venti-
are stored for table use, we arrange lator should be provided, reaching
medium-sized barrels or boxes with a. from the stored products to the outer
layer of dirt, then a layer of vege-
tables, till. the bin is filled, when a:'inches in diameter (we used an old
thick layer of paper is spread over all. stove -pipe last season). Hay or straw
We keep stored ` products by this is stuffed into the ventilator, except
method till the following April, their on moderate, bright days, when it is
crispness and tempting flavor remain -'removed to air out the pit.
ing almost the same as if just pulled Select only strictly first-class pro-.
from the ground. ducts for storage. Bruises, breaks in
We usually wrap several boxes of . the skin, rotten specks and worm -
apples in paper, particularly if there holes mean spoilage later en.
is a scarcity of fruit at storage time,' Allow products for storage to cure
because we then can utilize second-
grade, cheaper products for storage.' out -doors as long as• possible without
Such products are inspected a few freezing. Never allow sun or rain to
weeks after storage, to guard against , strike curing products. The former
spoilage, bad ones being discarded, to will- cause sun -burn; the later will
avoid further contamination. jstart rot.
In cave or cellar storage we always! Store products only on cool, airy
have been troubled by fruit and vege-' days, so they will go into storage
tables getting too warm (which shriv- without any heat present. Never place
els then or starts sprouting), or by; the entire supply in cave storage or
dampness causing rot: The basement,' in out -door storage, but have some
in particular, is almost sure to be too stored by various approved methods,
warm. The cellar or cave usually is so at.: least one part will be sure to
too damp. keep.
We have found the out -door storage Where stored products begin to
pit overcomes both of these draw- show spoilage, sort out the ones which
backs, if properly constructed and the may be used, and either work them
vegetables stored correctly as to qua)- into some form of food for the fam-
ity and care of thein: Improperly ily, or place them at once on the mar -
handled in the out -door ,pit, products ket. In fact, it is advisable in most
are , more easily "lost than in cellar cases to mm. -ket all surplus stored
storage, since they arenot where they
can be watched so closely.
Our stora e- it about „ g p is bo t three feet
products within two or three months
after storage, to avoid all further
losses by spoilage and shrinkage This
wide, from a foot to two feet.. deep, is particu arty true otprodliee..stored
and as:song as,',deeded: Sd�metimes' it in the "basgment, as: evaporation of the
is round, any desired width. The pit juices often is very rapid, and: pro -
is on a slope, preferably to the north, duets soon are practicaldy without
for good drainage. It is lined y with value.
Certified Potato Seed.
As proving the value of certified
potato seed compared with uncertified,'
the New Brunswick Dept. of Agri-
culture refers to four instances in
favor of the former. In the first in-
stance certified seed produced 202
bushels of merchantable potatoes as
compared with 90. bushels from un-
certified; in the second instance the
certified seed gave 319 as against 251
bushels. The difference in the yields,
third and fourth instances, were 296
bushels compared with 109.5 and 250
bushels as compared with 191 bushels
to the' acre.
The inspection service conducted by
the Dominion Dept. of Agriculture has
also proved highly beneficial to potato
growers as is shown; by the increase of
the ten-year average in this country
from 146 bushels to 258. By prov-
inces the increase has been: Prince
Edward Island, 160 bushels to 247;
Nova Scotia, 180 bushels to 183; New
Brunswick, 181'bushela to 283; Que-
bec, 156 bushels to 277; Ontario, .115
bushels to 238; Manitoba, 130 bushels
to 235; Saskatchewan, 134 bushels to
281, and Alberta, 148 bushels to 220.
British, Columbia conducts its own
service and consequently its produc-
tion was not 'given in the Dominion
Botanist's address before the House
of Commons Select Committee on
Agriculture.
In the same address the Dominion
Botanist, Mr. H. T. Gussow, testified
that the certified seed potato of Can-
ada had established for itself a most
favorable reputation, especially in the
Eastern States.
Hogs and Sheep Up.
At all the principal markets in Can-
ada the Markets Intelligence Division
of the Dominion Live Stock Branch
was able to report an increase on the
average of the top prices for hogs and
sheep on October 23 compared. With
the same date last year, At Toronto
for hogs there was an average in-
crease, taking all kinds into account,
of $2.22; at Montreal an .increase of
79c; at Winnipeg an increase of 98c;
at Calgary an increase of $1.61, and
alt Edmonton an increase of 49c.
Of lambs and sheep the average in-
crease, taking all sorts into account,
was: at Toronto $1,25; at Montreal
44e; at Winnipeg $_1; at Calgary' 87e,
and at Edmonton $1,25.
It is better to lznow the wor'lc el the.
ilydlvidual hen than the average of
the :dock,
Apple Storage Packages.
How to store the apples on the
farm? That is a question that both-
ers most of us fruit growers.
.As' a rude, the choice lies between
three different packages. One may
use barrels, which in many sections is
the almost universal custom. Or one
may use the type of box in which the
apples are to be sold. Or, lastly, one
may have a special type of box made
for storage purposes.
The great arguinentin favor of
using the same type of package for
storage that is to be used when the,
apples are sold is that it simplifies the
work and makes it unnecessary to
provide a special storage package. On
the other hand, the packages, whether
barrels or boxes, become more or less
soiled by use and are not so attractive
when the fruit is sold.
After, giving the matter a good deal
of consideration and trying out most
of the common packages in use, the
writer is pretty firmly convincedthat
it will pay any apple grower who is
to store apples at hone to provide a
special heavy'bushel box for the pur-
pose. Boxes are much more conven-
ient to handle than barrels. Then the
square box stows much more econom-
ically in the storage room than the
barrel.' And, lastly, the smaller quan-
tity of fruit in the box seems to very
definitely influence its keeping quality.
There is, of course, an added initial
expense in buying the storage boxes,
but it is doubtful- if in the long run
they cost any more, and certainly they
are a great advantage. Get some _
heavy bushel boxes with holes at the
ends to provide for handles, and test
them out.
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One of the chief officers of the Sal-
vation Army in India, and Principal
of the Native Officers' Training School
for South India. Col. Perera has been
in Canada for six weeks lecturipg on
missionary work in- the interests of,.
the Salvation Army, and addressed
large gatherings in Winnipeg, Toronto
and Montreal.
HORSE.
For worms in horses use a mixture
of two parts of salt, one part of dried
sulphate of iron (powdered copperas)
and one part of flowers of sulphur, by
weight, The close is one tablespoon-
ful of the mixture in dampened feed,
night and morning, for a week, then
,stop for a week, when the treatment
i may be repeated. Omit iron for a I
pregnant mare and increase sulphur.'
A more effective treatment is to with -1
bold feed for 36 hours and then have
j a veterinarian,administer four or five
drams of 'oil of chenopodium in gela-
tin .capsules' and follow immediately
with one quart of raw linseed oil.
Sunning Milk Cans.
A screened sun sterilizer can be
made• very easily which will prevent
flies from coining in contact with milk
utensils after they have been washed
and steamed and, placed` in the sun to
receive complete sterilization.
The sterilizer is made by covering
a frame with screen wire. The frame
is twelve feet long, two and a half feet'
high and two and three-quarters feet
wide. The bottom is made of one -inch
slats placed one and a quarter inches
apart to provide drainage and circula-
tion of air and at the same time afford
sufficient space to hold the utensils.
The, framework is constructed of 1x2
inch pieces.
The top of the sun stand consists of
a door which provides a convenient
way to place the pailsand other equip-
ment in for their sun bath.
The stand is attached to the outside
of .the milk house. Any dairyman
can quickly make a screen protector
for his sun stand at a very little cost
and it .will be a great help in protect-
ing milk.
Feeding skim -milk has- a tendency
to whiten the flesh of fowls.
The Western "Hip -Hold."
If you have occasion to pull hard
on a rope, here is a simple method
that will help you hold better: Loop
one end of the rope over your right
hand and put it behind your.. hip,
pressing down to hold it there. Use
your left hand as in ordinary pulling.
This is generally called the western
"Hip Hold" because in roping horses
and cattle the cowboys often use it.
SHOULD THE WIDOW QUIT FARMING?
BY HILDA' RICHMOND.
When a farmer's wife is suddenly must plan to have some of her fields
deprived of her husband and has had farmed on shares to provide grain for
no time to make plans, as is the case, her poultry, sheep,_the•few pigs and a
when the pian of the house is taken: cow that she ought to keep. Of course
by accident or epidemic, it very often it looks .discouraging to the widow to
happens that the whole fife is chang- l have her income cut in half or less,
ed for the widow and children with- and to have the burden of farming
out proper consideration. In the : mo- : thrust upon her: However; if she re-
ment of grief and anxiety, the widow : members that hundreds of women
often hastily disposes • of everything' placed as she now is have succeeded
available and moves to town with her; admirably, and that her children are
children, -thinking this is the'only'safei: on the.farm than in town, then
course open to her. Later she feels � she : will be held over many diffi-
that she might have done better; by cultes.
sticking to the farm, particularly if It goes without saying that the
the farm belonged to her. Where the I widow must be 'a woman of courage,
husband lingers weeks or months ,with' of business sense, of•sound judgment
no hope of recovery, he is able to ar= andl:of a hopeful dispositionif she es
range a ,clear, comprehensive program ;to succeed in farming. But by that
for his family and acquaint the :wife same sign , :the widow who dissolves
with the details of his bu 'n d i:: tears when the •.least thing es
S.
Iia -he thanks is bestwren and wha is 'afraid w. f aaid of hard
'�for.'
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when death comes suddenly manyemis- work,' will slump. m town as, quickly
takes are likely to be made. as in tieeountry, and let her children
AFTER THE FUNERAL. f grow up haphazard. Not the sur-
roundings but the, woman determines
Nothing should be done hastily whether the result is success or fail-
after the funeral unless expenses ere, Often women succeed beyond all
make it necessary to part with some the expectations of their friends and
of the possessions at once When' a relatives simply -because they give to
widow sells .out her stock and. tools a the task a devotion, an insight and a
few weeks after her husband dies,' comprehension that was not necessary
there are always unscrupulous Per -,in ' the days when a strong, capable
sons to take advantage of the forced, man was at the head of affairs, and
sale, and things sell for much less' nobody suspected the wife of being
than their actual value. At a sale in,,
the. power behind. the throne. It is a
our community such things as garden:! wise woman who can keep herself in
tools, smoked meats, vinegar- and, the background and let her husband
other produce went at ridiculous I manage,but who can still keep . in-
prices. Suddenly ' the family had formed as to what is going on so that
shrunk from husband, wife, two hired she' may, lend her intelligence and
men, three children, and an aged' aunt, j:tsdgment, to help without seeming to
to a wife and three children; .so It 1 do so. The weak, whining, tearful,
seemed folly not to let the farm, pro- I discouraged' widow should never think
duce go, particularly as it was late in' of farming, 'but there is really little a
the winter. What could have been sold, woman can do in town. or ; country
in' town at much better prices went'until she has mastered herself and
for a song, and -the grief-strickenro,faces. life courageously.
widow awoke to the fact that she had _. KEEP UP THE_ FERTILITY.
been ill-advised in hurrying up the{'
sale to "get away from the place Before the children are old enough
where she had had so much bad luck." to do the "big" -jobs, the farm may
Where there is' a large family of', run down somewhat from lack ofre-
boys and girls, often the best thing` pairs, but if the fertility5 'of the soil
to do is to keep right on farming. Ex- 1 is " kept up the 'volume :will not de-
pencrease materially. Often a neighbor
than
is are so miry higher in town; can be hired.. at• slack tildes -to 'repair
than in the country, 'and the woman *�
used to the freedom of-garden,`oteh-1 fences and make -new gates, and it is
ard, dairy, poultry yard and farm will possible to hire workmen from town to
find that she will seldom see the good paint and build; but the widow will
things of the old life when she must have.. to shut her eyes to many things
pay retail prices for them. Then; too; I and not worry for the first few years.
the absence of chores for the active She. will have to see to it that clover
children and the necessary restraint. iS ,own regulrly, since the supply of d
that confines them to one small town`mnut'
ae•will fall short, and she will,
lot will cause discontentment until have to plan her work according to
theycan be to the n hf } her abihty,•4ceeping chickens, a cow or
adjustednew e,
It is true that there are more money-' two, and .raising vegetables for her
making occupations for boys in town 1 ready money week by week. Unless'
than in the country, but it is also true she is far from town there should be.
that such occupations generally pay a substantial marketing every Week)
Increased Price of Sheep.
The Dominion Live Stock Branch
reports that there had been an excep-
tionally keen demand for breeding
ewes, and supplies on. public stock
yards have been quite inadequate.
Home demand has been able to take
care of the whole supply. The sheep
industry in Canada seems to be .the
subject of a very strong forward
movement without any of the weak-
nesses of a "boom" in production.
Supplies this year to date have been
some 29,000 head below those for the,
same period of last year.
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Outdoor dry -feed -hoppers should be
Of generous size, especially where
there are large flocks, so there will be
ample room: for the fowls to heap:
themselves:
little. A boy who carried newspapers an the yeas to cep up the running)
faithfully for three months discovered expenses, for in the eggs and cream
at the end of that time that all he' there is fa doubleincome—marketing,
had forhis work was a -dollar a week,) and manure for the fields.
and that he had worn out more shoe Nobody with common sense would
leather en the long trips than his say that\ it is easy for a widow to
wages amounted to. farm. Likewise, nobody would say
I that it is easy for a widow in any
MAP OUT A SYSTEM. !situation to make a living for a fain -
Of course it takes very careful plan -lily and raise her children without the
ning to map out a system of farming help of their father. The whole pro -
that will provide for the family, keep ceeding calls for heroic effort, ;self-
up the fertility of the soil, and not denial, hard work and much earnest
overtax the workers.. Growing boys thought, but the multitudes of farm -
must not be deprived of an education, err widows who have succeeded better
in order to take care of crops, SO it is .than hundreds of poor farmers con -
well to get most of the land to pasture' stitute "an innumerable cicud of wit•
and, try to raise sheep, hi order that tresses" to the fact that some women
the fertility May not run down. Alto' refuse to pity themselves to the ex-
thero, will be two items of inconte each' tent of sitting down to say the situa-
year --the lambs and the wool. As its tion it hopeless.` Instead, they rise up
is out of the question for a widow to' be' de the work of father and mother
keep a hired man without dau er of; lit once in being the breadwinner and
.beintalked about by ;idle gossips, she': the parents.
14 DOROTHY ETHEL WALSH.
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. Awnings and Their Relation to. General Decorations.. '
Awnings; are primarily utilitarian 01 a+hlch are not In keeping with.
the general ,.type' and mood of the
in character. Recently, however,
they have joined the ranks of the
numerous articles which serve com-
fort, but whose decorative possibili-
ties are not to be ignored.
In this day of apartment homes It
Le of 'course impossible to take Into
consideration the individual interiors
of a . building when awnings for the.
whole structure are 10 be selected
A..'conservative-color, or one of . neu-
tralcombination will best serve.
There are, however, many hones,
both large and small, the awning'
esterior.
Take as an example of a good
..election the small home; simple is
outllne, similar to the one shown In
to -day's illustration. Quaintness to
the element developed in the decora-
tions Informal, designed for simple
living, thishome would lose its•
charm if ornate . or wide striped
awnings were used at its windows.
small barren striped design vas
therefore selected, and It proves to
be in mood with the spirit of the
home,
Home Education
"The Child's First School Is the Famliy"--Froebel."
Spoiling the Child—
One often hears a mother say, "Let
the children play now because they
will have to work hard enough when
they grow up." Does she stop to
think that a childhood spent in play
is inadequate .preparation for the
work to be done in manhood or wo-
manhood? To be sure, childhood is
the time for play and we should not
expect a child to do the things that
an adult does, but he should be train-
ed -to • to assume small responsibilities,
gradually increasing them until he is
ready togo out into the world fully
prepared to take his share. •
Mothers think, that they are help-
ing their children by waiting upon
them, but they are in truth harming
them. I have in mind a young girl
whose: mother was so devoted to her
that 'She never allowed her to do any-
thing
nythingfor herselfnor to share in -the
responsibilities of the home. She was
scarcely allowed to think for, herself.
The mother assumed the working out
of each of her problems. When she
fit fly left hometto'go away eo school,
She was ' helpless indeed. She " was
tardy at classes, lessons were im-
properly prepared, she lost her.books
and purse, and, in general, was a sad
trial to her teachers and others with
whom she came in contact. Finally,
her training completed, or supposedly
completed, she secured a position as
teacher in her home town. On the
By Elsie F. Kartack.
opening day of schoolshe overslept.
Her mother did not awaken her,and
she entered upon her duties an hour
late, thus making a poor impression
for herself at the very beginning of
her work. Then, unaccustomed to
seeing things to be done unless point-
ed out to her, she failed to note many
matters needing her attention during
the first days. The principal did not
find her in her room one morning, but
after a search he found her in the
school yard playing with the seventh
grade children. And that was where
-she belonged; she could assume just
about as -much, responsibility as a
seventh -grader.
A child's training with regard to
responsibilities should begin in baby-
hood. As soon as he can walk„ across
the floor •arid play with a ball, he
should be taught to put that ball. in
its place before he goes to bed. As
his playthings become more nuiherous
he should, gradually, ' 'learn to take
care of each in the same way.
As he grows older he should- be
tanght that each- One in tltiit.frrtly,,.
circle has his work to do. Father
earns the money for food; Mother.
cooks it; Brother and Sister run er-
rands and wash the dishes. And if
the mother constructively instructs,
corrects and praises, baby, too, will
soon look for opportunities to prove
himself an active member of the fam-
ily circle.
THE CHILDREN'S
HOUR
SUCCESS.
I sought for fame and .fortune
In -a genteel proper way,
I tried to teach, I tried to write,
Embroider and crochet.
I tried 'to paint in china
And I tried to paint in oil,
But not one pf those arts esteemed
Would make my kettle boil.
At last in hunger and despair
I made a spicy cake
And pumpkin pies and gingerbread,
Like mother used to make.
I placed them in my window
And .lo! the people came
And hailed me as deserving
The laurel wreath of fame.
—Grace Treat Holmes.
HINTS FOR BIRD LOVERS.
Here is how I keep the birds around
my home during the winter: I chop
some meat and then add a lot of nut'
meats to it, then I melt some fat and
pour over this mixture. I then let it
harden and fill hollow bones and hol-'
lows in the trees with this mixture!
The birds are very fond of it. P. C.I
I found the best feed for birds to'
be two parts of sunflower• seed, foul
parts fine cracked cord, and two parts
crumbs ground in a food -chopper.
—M. D.
I make bird houses out or sticks
Here is how:I make them: I go to the
woods and cut some hardwood sticks
about one-half.4nch in diameter. Any
are nailed on and then comes the roof..
I use wood about one-eighth of an inch
thick; any old dry -goods box will do.
I thengive the roof a good coat of
paint. .I get from $1 to $3 each for
the houses, .,and sell a large number
for Christmas gifts.—B. B. L.
•
Bobbing Up Again.
The eternal question is continually.
coming'up,in some form or other. It's,
how should women conduct them-
selves; what should they wear, etc.?
In the pastfew years it has taken the
.form of the question, "to bob or not
to bob?" Young girls discuss it and
do it. The old girls discuss it and do
it, according to general observations.
Men of all ages • discuss, and some.
cuss it.
Women ,are apparently eternal sub-
jects of conversation among them-
selves and among men. It just seems
natural that it is that way. That's
why we talk about what they do, and
what they shouldn't do. But why not
talk about the men ;.once in . a while?
Is it the double standard that makes'
men undiscussable, or perhaps pardon''
Atl.1P 'F h 9
or w at they do.
If men and their ways werecen-
sured as much by the public in gen-
eral as women and their ways, per-
haps we would have less crime, less
bootlegging; less graft, fewer toughs
and more gentlemen.
It is said by a noted psychologist
that woman reflects man; that ratan is
the sun and woman the moon. So why
always. bark at the moon? Wouldn't
it be a good thing to turn around once
in a while and see what the sun is
doing? .
Modesty, . 'i'efinenient and decency
are commendable attributes in leen as
well as in w+tnon.•
ardwood that will not split easily
will do, but it looks better to have the
houses made of the sante kind of wood,h c7ereg
Next I saw the bottom of the house
out of a plank, then I build the house,
notching the poles and putting one on
the other just as you build a log,
cabin. I use one -and -one -oil „ter -inch
wire nails„ because they wil lot split
the sticks. When I get the name high
enough, 1 make the door, then I put
a pole or taro above the door. Next
come the gables. This is a rather dif-
ficult .job, as a piece of board has to
be cut out the shape of the gable and
the poles nailed on that. The gables
To Keep Love Alive,
"Anil, my dear, be even Buts We
before food!"
"Still, If you marry him, take my
advice and put food botore lave."