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SEASONABLE HINTS ON » preparation, attention shouldbe given
to the selection of proper plants for
setting out. It is extremely imporH
tant that early plants with plenty••of i
young white roots should be selected
and only good sized plants should be� •
STRA.VVP.ERRirdS.
With the approach of spring, grow-
ers will be looking toward the spring
care of strawberry plantations set out
the past year and to the planting of
new areas for next year's crop, The used. The large plants will start.
established plantation, which should forming runners or new plants more;
have been protected with straw or quickly than will the small ones, and,
1 rushes last fall (except where grown to addition, it has been found that
t in extremely favored localities), win the good sized planta transplant to bet-
e require to have the protective cover- ter advantage.
ing removed as soon as the plates
Time to Plant --Early planting is
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start growth in the spring. -' one means of increasing next year's z ; �z .;,,: %••:��h
p g This COV''::, ' §?C•: ';'ky"Y^.'�,• yS^"• v.. r. ;�,,''„ w,>: *••''+,f;•,C.,S.•3z:,o�.,:sY'.
trim maybe aim t crop. Plantations set out early will �.,3� �� i. ; ; ws•. ;,�, ; i w v�,, „t > •:r.
ply raked in between
the rows and left there as a mulch. It have a stand of young plants in the
seldom pays to remove the covering late summer, and the earlier a runner
III completely and cultivate between the roots, the greater the crop it will pro- Tired of the ordinary run of tobogganing, this lover of winter sports
rows, for not only does the mulch re- duce the following season. It is not some new antics, emulating the adventures of those famous characters
fain considerable moisture, but it also the sere of the stand, or the number of who rode on a magic carpet.
acts as a protection to the ripe fruit Plants pea.square foot that taunts, ] jt9.ITH i�
by keeping it clean from 'splashing of but largely a. question of the age of PAINTING 191Y�
soil during rainy weather. the plants,
Fertilizing --As soon as the young. When setting out the distance apart play on. Then I cut out suitable pie -
begin w plants have made sone growth and of the rows is a oonsid'eration, Rowsbegin to show signs of blossom buds it; three to three and a half feet apart Why not apply the principalof cos pant is used than by hand methods• tures from magazines, mounted thein
often pays to make an application of,. should give larger yields per acre than operation to painting? Every farm and a better piece of work results in on brown paper arid put them on the
nitrate of soda, to the plantation. An: rows four or five feet apart. The max- has buildings made of rough lumber. ;half the time. The spraying machine walls. In this room I put the toy
application of this material at the rate' rower planting permits of obtaining a It is almost impossible to paint these` is well adapted to roof work because chest, which had previously been an I living -room or the kitchen. They
Of 100 to 150 pounds per acre will, full stand of plants earlier in the sea- buildings with brushes. The lack of there is a wide expanse of surface, no the living -room, all of their toys, two should' have a table, a book -shelf, and.
assist in increasing the set of fruit son and thus gives a larger percent-. Paint causes rapid and costly depre sharp lines to be cut and the paint tables and :their oven little chairs. a box for toys. I have been in horses
and will do much towards increasing' age of older runners than in the wide elation. The recently developed me- that should be used le thin in con- Here my little girls seem very happy. where there was a drawing -room, a
the size of the individual berries. 1row system. chemical or spray painting outfits, plus agency, all combining to make an They have taken a great interest in dining -room, a den and a sewing -room;
' Soil Preparation --In setting out the l In addition to the application of a co-operative spirit, will overcome; ideal spraying combination. the room themselves, and in keeping but the children's toy box was in the
anew plantation several important' this condition, save millions in repairs; Mechanical painting can be done in it tidy. It has given them a new in- kitchen, and the help refused to
F porhich; cations
made at nitrates
time, the- terest in their home. They feel that have the lid opened' for the toys to be.
points must be considered. Land which cations of nitrates just after mean healthier buildings for live stook -a fraction ofthe tie requr P fox this room ie their ver own. Ever taken out. The children wandered
has been cultivated for some years' plants are established will hasten run- and will improve. the appearance and hand brushing,the paint is spread y y
value of the farm. more uniformly, the coating is heavier human being has that' love of possess- all over the house, getting into every -
way, or, went out and bothered
land recently in sod as the latter is season, and increase the neat year's Spray paintingas apparently un- and the work more durable rovid d
liable to be infested with white grub, crop by causing increase in the num- known to farmers. It has been esti- properly chosen paints are used and bo'ok•sshalf, or only a box—some spot the neighbors. Children must have
a pest difficult to control. Thorough ber of fruits per plain. This should mated that 96.1 per cent of the farm surfaces suitably prepared. During to nail his own. A few suggestions something to do, they should be in:-'
preparation of the land with regard to be applied between the plants and ers use brushes for painting. Three the past few years there Inas been a given by me, while busy in the kitchen, terested in what they are doing and
plowing and harrowing is, of course, care taken not to get too much of the and nine -tenths per cent. apply paint very great growth in co-operation. as to a good place to put dolly's cradle they need a place in' which to do it.
with a spray to some extent. The managers of local co-operative or into which drawer to put dolly's I have found a children's room a great
of manure,
and a heavy thirty
a cause in contact with the leaves, In a recent survey of farm districts, associations could handle the business clothes, are training these little girls help toward this end.
of manure, twenty-five to thirty tons a cause of burning of the foliage. This
per acre, should be given and plowed nateriei is readily soluble and rapidly it was found that 54.9 per cent of end of a spray painting outfit. Farm
under. goes into solution with the soil water, over a thousand farmers interviewed, boys could be trained to operate the Soil Fertility Experiments.
Selecting Plants—Following the soil 'snecialiy on cultivation. do their own painting, either entirely machine and do all the painting for
:--� _ _ _ or partly. A particularly Large* pro- members of the organization. An
Tirane to Check 1 T +'- Put On Paint to Sta portion of the farm painting is done equitable charge could be made for the
$'• y. by the farmers themselves when the use of the machiiie and pay for the
Beat Educe ►i
"rho Cnlhre Rist School OF Ch1 Faea»1le..4r0ab11:”
A Place for the Children --By Laura 8, Gray.
' In this day ;of small, . convenient to' leve .orderliness' and to be useful.
houses, it somnetimes seems impossible After they have been out in the after-
to devote one room to the children, noon they ate keen to come back to
but why not build houses for them?-•-• their room, and sometimes they bring
a bice, bright, comfortable one off the a little friend to play with them.. Here
kitchen, where Mother can keep an eye they oar romp without disturbint
on it, not up three flights, of stairs in anyone,
the garret. A children's room is also a blessing
Living as we do,' in a four -roomed to the rest of the family. After a
bungalow, it seemed impoagble to hard day's struggle to get the where -
have a children's room, until the fol- withal to buy bread for his little
lowing idea tame to me: We have a brood, the father returns home, his
verandah of fair size. Half of this heart longing for the sweet peacaful-
we screened with canvas, and here nese of his own hearth. , It is hard
the children have slept the year round, for him to have to jump up immedi-
We live on the Pacific" coast where ately after supper and set himself to
the climate is moderate, although we amuse his children with their exuber-
sometimes get zero weather. This er- ant spirits; it is equally hard on the
rangeanent left one nice, sunny bed- children to be continually subdued and
room' for the nursery. told to be quiet. This, I think, more
The difference this room has made than anything else, tends to make chil-
to the entire household is astonishing. dren seek their •pleasures outside the
I
kaiser/tined the walls yellow, painted home.
the woodwork white, hung some pret- Having all the toys in one room
ty curtains and varnished the floor makes it easier for the mother, too.
with three coats of good varnish. ' A The children are contented and self -
floor treated in this way makes a suit- amused, and the busy mother has not
face that is easily cleaned and nice to to answer quite so often that difficult
question, "What_shall I do?"
Of course every house cannot have
a children's room, but some corner
should be theirs, a portion of the
The work conducted by the Dept.
of Chemistry of the 0. A. College on
three permanent, distantly located ex -
Any production expert will agree; Not long ago it was found that tom owner operates the farm. operatives. Each farmer could assist perimental fields has demonstrated a
that when there is a real need for a paratively new paint was peeling The painting is done mostly by in moving scaffolding, and mixing, number of points of interest to farm -
new machine which wills u from under the edge of the roof of a semi -skilled labor. Much of the strut- paints, so that labor cost would be ers:
Ped P pro` Coxal surface is clapboarded. Many very small. 1. That nitrate of soda is the best
fine Nebraska farm home. From a ,
duction, do a better yob in Tess lime, ;point about two feet below the roof of the surfaces are of rather rough Another plan whereby the source of nitrogen at present available
advert -
and eliminate labor and waste,the :edge, the paint stuck as it should. But lumber, with many cracks. • Spray tages of mechanical painting might for mange's. '
money invested in such a machine is t from there up it was curling off in painting has been suggestedr an a be realized by farmers would be for 2. That phosphoric acid gives good
n
paying returns in a four-year zbta-
tion.
3. That on the heavy clay of the
a good investment. It. will increase
the earnings of his factory.
The man on the farm is primarily a
huge flakes. What was the trouble? method for reducing the cost of farm a small number of them to buy paint-
It
aintIt was this: The night before the painting and for overcoming the ting machines, and do custom work,
painter, got to this side there wave shortage of farm labor. Spray pad
shower with wind. The surface was era can be developed in a short V
The spray machine is well sur
painting barns and outkuildi
rough lumber.••' There.'are mainly)
production expert. The principles well soaked, But when the sun carie
which hold true in the eltseiof the out the next morning it (prickly dried
factory manager hold tree in the ease
the boards and the paint was applied.
That is, most of the area was dried.
But the strip shaded by the overhang
of the roof was still clamp when the
bring about other economies, he pays paint was put on and within four
for that machine, whether he buys it months the damage was apparent.
or not. Green lumber, as many know, some -
Perhaps he has a machine on the trines causes paint to peel. But it is
place which was purchased for some a good plan to give the first coat just
specific purpose, and all that is nee_ as noon as possible, to check any
creasy to put the machine back in shrinkage. Before starting 'with the
food operating order is an overhaul. paint, go over the wood with a stiff,
ing and the addition of a few new dry and (dean brush and dust out all
pares. The repair on such a machine the corners and crevices.
is then a splendid investment. But he If you follow the first coat too soon
may have an old nxachine which is with the second, the skin of the first
warn out. It may not be capable of will rofl up. clover stands.
doing a good job, even if it is thor- When mixing paints yourself, keep The danger to which I refer is that
oughiy overhauled and repaired. There a small sample of the first batch in of securing imported red clover seed
may be too much play in the gears a bottle. Then compare subsequent from regions where sorts, non -hardy
sod bearings, and the complete repair colors with this to be sure of a per- for our conditions, are produced. A
of the machine may cost more than a fact n catch, shortage of domestic red clover seed
new machine would cost. It then be- on the American- continent always
tomes an economy to discard the old Denmark is promoting legislation means heavier importation of foreign
and take on the new. This is a ques- requiring that every egg exported seed. Seed has been coming from
tion for every production man to de- from and imported into that ,country France and Italy and therein lies, at
tide for himself. be plainly marked. least in part, our danger.
Tests of the relative hardiness of.
domestic and foreign red clovers have
been conducted on tole Experimental
Farms for a number of years pasta
Without exception, French and Italian.
clovers have winter killed badly under
A long- memos, difficult to spell and an attractive oriental appearance, as -1
awkward to pronounce, may very eas-1 slimes a rather tail pyramidal form,1
ily pi -event a very beautiful plant; presenting a pleasing and striking:
from becoming known to the ordinary' effect at all times of the year,
gardener. Many of the evergreens areThe junipers include the Swiss,
aafflieted with difficult nomenclature,: Savins and prostrate. The Swiss
although most of them have a common! Juniper, Juniperus suesica, develops
narne if one can only become familiar' in an artistic conical shape. juniperus1
with it. Of the long list of evergreen I sabina, is more procumbent in form i
trees issued by the Horticultural Di- and is particularly fine for slopes or I.
vision of the Ontario Agricultural? rocky soil, Juniperus prostrate, sel-
College, ten are referred to as being; Bout exceedcs four feet in height and
particularly suitable for foundation, throws out long trailing branches. It;
planting and for groups or individual` is native to almost every province in
plants plated upon the. lawn. The; Canada. It is particularly valued as i
kinds thus selected are . extrennelee a ground cover for sanity and rocky;
hardy. Furthermore, they will res-' soil in exposed situations,
pond better than deciduous trees to The dwarf mountain pine, Pinus]
poor soil. This may explain the' nnugho, is variable in habit, usually:
choice of the pine that has been made low, remaining a prostrate shrub. It'
to ecclothe sandy areas that are non-; is especially n efui fel: foundation
productive throughout, the country, planting and for plants in •
Furthermore, these evergreens may he corners of the. ',awn.
transplanted with success' either in' One cypress is recommended in the
.spring m • fall. Dwarf varieties in- dwarf alas s. The Japanese Cypress,
chide digerent species of the cedar, Retincsphora plumeet frlifera. as
the juniper, the pine, the cypress, andsumer a ltrs•.' habit of g:earth, it is
the ye•sv. bluish grey in color and has a Alread -
The Globe cedar, Thuja occ. globose ing lmabt.
and the Globe Ware's Cedar, Thujas The Yew provides two desirable;
sec. globose Warreana, are par•tfett- species, the Canadian Yew, Taxus'
laxly desirable fol• foundation planting eanadensi , is <a low shrub, diffuse and
or planting at the foot of a group that straggling, ing occasional:y ascending .to;
Teach to greater height. They brancha height of six feet. This variety as-:
tomo, presentadense giobosa form and s•ume a r; ddi:.h tint in winter, The
a bright green forage. This variety,+Japanea..e Yew, Taxims cuspidate, is
amithough bushy, has Tong and slender, rather more vnpm t seine in its form
sparingly ramified naranehes, which than five Canadian sort, reaching a
t'oduee azn Ir,reg+;min: outline. The greater height. Both of .the varietih
third variety of the r.edar is , the pyres of the ; Yew : sere hardy -throughout.
Tla is ibota mire- i "t �> ma 1 2tar ties.
dalis.Thnkis we'lracrwn cedar hes --Canadian Horticultural Council,
of the farm manager. When the man
on the farm has a real need for a ma-
chine to speed up his production and
- as is the practice with motor trucks,
, threshing machines and the like ex Welland Experimental Field acid this subject, designated Pamphlet No.
pensive, leas frequently used ma phosphate gave little or no bettor re- 52, New Series.
chines, stilts than the raw rock phosphate. The process of neutralization is not
In some loea3'ities progressive paint 4. That on the Dunkirk sand of the one that can be carelessly carried out,.
comparatively little fine work or and go from place to place painting raw rock phosphate gives as good re -
expanses of unbroken. surae and ers operate a porbab a spraying outfit Norfolk County Experimental Field, as it requires an intelligent, igent, obeenante of the details of testing cream
change in colors. Little, if any more dwellings, barns and other buildings. sults as acid phosphate., or acidity, preparation of neutraliz-
5. That phosphoric • acid is one ofd ing solution and its application, de -
the limiting factors in crop produc-, termination of the required amount,
tion on the light soils of the Dunkirk'
series.
Neutralizing Cream for
Buttermaking. .
Dairy scientists have• demonstrated
the fact that the churning of pasteur-
ized cream causes loss of butter fat
and gives a poor quality of butter
unless the cream has been neutralized
in the process curing. When butter
is made from unpasteurized cream,
neutralization is unnecessary. Mr. W.
F. Jones, Chief of the Division of
Dairy Manufactures, Dairy and Cold
Storage Branch, Dept. of Agriculture,
Ottawa, has prepared a pamphlet on
Use Home Grown Red. most conditions, while English seed
Clover Seed. • and that secured from the southern
portion of the red clover areas in the
Red clover seed has been a failure. ,United States has been less hardy
or partial failure during the past sea- than Oanadian grown seed.
son in a great many districts where Seed from Sweden and the North -
seed is usually produced. Such a ern States leave compared quite favor
condition always means danger for the ably with our own.
farmers in Canada, particularly in Because of the difficulty of securing
those sections where severe winters accurate information as to the origin
sometimes interfere with our red of imported red clover seed, our Can-
adian farmers are urged to secure
locally grown seed where possible,
providing such seed can be secured
reasonably free from noxious weeds.
it would be much more profitable to
plane a larger quantity of local seed,
the germination of whichwas impair-
ed to some extent, than to take a
chance of winter killing in the case of
imported clovers, the origin of which
was not known.—G. P. McRostie, Do -
pinion Agrostologist.
EVERGREENS FOR FOUNDATION PLANTING
The compass that guides the ship
of the fanner into worth -while ports
is the properly kept farm record.
Keep the Drill in Good Order.
and the temperature of the cream
when adding the neutralizer.
Four neutralizing agents are recog-
nized and their preparation and appli-
cation described. Thee are quick
How many times while • motoring lime, hydrated lime, sodium bicarbon-
through the country do you see a field ate (baking soda), and a commercial
of grain where the drill went wrong? product known as Wyandotte.
Each time I see this, I am impressed This pamphlet, which is available
that the owner of that farm is care -i at the Publications Branch, Dept. of
less. Agriculture, Ottawa, will be found
These observations have led me to Particularly useful to creamery butter -
a practice which may not be justified, makers.
but which has gotten to be a sort of — — --
habit. To make sure that the drill or� Look Into the Tractor.
corn planter is doing its work as we. If one possesses the ability to take
expect it to, each winter I jack them his tractor apart and get it together
up on the barn floor so the wheels cant again without any surplus pieces or
be turned easily. Then I can note, parts left over, it will serve as a fine
just how the adjustments are working,! and profitable winter job at which he
and how each hole is delivering its' can devote a good many hours. A
portion of the seed•. The plates in the tractor which has gone through a
planter can also be studied so that summer's campaign, ought to have the
whI go intoxt rvalves ground and carbon removed.
withen these imnplernentsthefield Ineam prettysping This is not a difficult task, and pro -
certain that they will do the thing perly- done, it will repay the fernier
I want thein to do. --S. A. P.
in giving greater efficiency from this
_ power plant.
It is possible also that some of the
bearings may require attention. Here
more skill is necessary. Should they
be in bad shape, it might be wise to
have an expert to do the work, al-
though a careful_ roan could probably
do the job satisfactorily. This, how-
ever, is the time to give attention to
these things in order to have the nna-
cehinery ready for the work when it
comes.
PAUIT FARMS On THE
'MARirimers '
,Above is a view of oue of the meta-
perous fruit terms along the Iittb of
tiro I). A. It The inset. photograph
shows why tho fa'•ii, is hi curb a
flourishing condi tCon,*bile t.he. scone
below is ono of another and teelcai•
Nova; Scotian rartw
Poultry Parasites.
During the past year there was an
irtcreasiog demand for information in
regard to • diseases and parasites, so
says Prof. W. R; Graham of• the Poe',
try Dept. 'O,A.C» The two common
sottrees of the spread of disease are
time drinking water and the soil.
'Where the lien manure is placed ib
the barnyard; meet other places where
the birds can scratch it oven hr where
there is barnyard water, that• the
birds can drink, disease oeeta•rs fre-
quently, Many people are careless in
regard to the two points mentioned.'
Interconal parasites are fairly surf to
give trouble it the young chickens are
reared year after tear on the same
ground,
'Plte .free Mulch counter has been ta-
booed in the tavern; farmers should
fo".:ow by removing it from the dairy
bam•at,
When wirslnhig , !ored stocicinge a
pinch of salt added to. the water will
boll)theism tai ie t;si tinsit color much
longer,