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TRE CORN BORER SITUATION IN 1926
Bleeding through the mouth a's the
most effective method of halating
Ontario Agricultural College. Issues Statement.
market poultry. One cut correctly
made is anal that le necessary, With the.
The writer s''pent the 'lasttwo weeks Act and every farmer ins now obliged bird •suspended by its fest, alld wi1:h, ii:g
in August inspectin the corn fields by law • to carry out the' Regulations bream toward the killer, the knife is
of Easex, Kent, Lambton, Elgin, Mid- ; under the Act. An iespector has been inserted' so that the point of th blade'
dlesex,. Oxford, Norfolk and Prince appeinted in each of these eouiitles'to is just back of the skull and, to the
Edward. The local inspector under see that this is done. But this doae Deft. it is then prised down and
the Corn Borer Act accompanied him' not mean that farmers in other coon- drawn forward and across the base of
in each county. I ties may sit back and do nothing, It the skull to the right.
A, LARGE INCREASE. 1 is the duty of every farmer to do his As soon as a free flow of brood
part in control. Common sense and starts, the bird should be killed by do -
The season has been favoable to p'farmer's own demands it. braining.In doing this, as well akin
the borer, with the result that 't ere
the
anyroman who has the least doubt picking the bird by the dry method, it
has been a large increase in every lis-
ate to the destructiveness of.the borer is important that no pressure be ex-
triet in which the control measures
visit I';ssex and Kent and talk with erted en the neck or throat ryhich will
were not genera'' -1y practiced last fall
the farmer there .and he velli come interfere with free bleeding.
or this spring. Essex and Kent, as
h d Manypeople Other factors of importance in se-
predicted
e-
red t d last t have at least
THE CANADIAN HOMEMAKER
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FL-Air1NiNCi aVIl,.,OI NG . FINANCING
DECORATINQ . FURNI5H1Nr.4 , GARDENING
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BULBS SUITABLE FOR SMALL G
It le indeed a vary small garden
where epaee canllet be found to plant
a flaw loads of the bulixeis plants of
home a e anl;e man.
think that because there is a elarge curing' good bleeding are starving the which there axe many U c adse osatis-
f bulla
The p lee •a autumn,
twice as 'many borer's as in 1925, most number of silos in their county and bird for twenty-four hours previous to fe,otory once, Th F
of the early and also much of the later
most of the corn stalks are consumed killing, clean cutting of the ,gugular should be looked upon as art invest
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corn in these two counties being rid- :therefore the borer will net increase in vein, protection of the cut blood vessel t as not curl doplants
by the borers. The farmers in that. county, but experience shows it is from the outside air, an inverted po-
these counties at lust realize.what the increasing ,almost everywhere. The sition of the bird while It is bleeding,
borer means and most of them feel number of the borers in the province and the involuntary convulsions which
that it is useless to 'attempt to grow , has at least doubled every year since occur after the bird is killed. .
• earn there until the pest has been their discovery •six years ago. - •-•--"..
breught under control. 1 The moues of this in every county .
In Lambton, especially southern Frozen Combs.
Lambton the increase has been veryeither
been the failureud many men
+ either to see that. urufed earn stalks The easiest, as well as the most hu -
rapid, due partlyto the flight of moths
P o g were burned or plowed under, or to mane, treatment for frozen combs. and
from Kent and Essex and partly to plow the corn stubble under well and wattles in the majority of cases is to
failing to dispose of the remnants of not drag it up again. In every conn out ori the affected parts with a pair
last year's corn crop and to not plow-'.ty there have been each year scores of of shears.
$ng the stubble under. Many flue fields men who merely tore up the corn Some of the most practical -minded
men the give •
of their beauty perenutably but they
increase in numbers as the years go
by and thus their nwney value is In-
creased.
Use of the Bulbs.
The bulbs which flower in spring, of
which the following can safely be re -
:commended for the smala garden, may
be planted in beds or borders accord-
ing to the desire's of the owner. They
are useful for formal garden schemes'
or for planting naturally and for mass-
ing in the perennial border. Narcissi
in southern Lambton have practically stubble and sowed the field to 'another Leghorn breeders in the country make ---------
every stalls infested and will be nearly crop, and dozens of others who plowed a practice of dubbing ,all male birds at
wined the stiibb le under but dragged it near- the cbegiundn+g of winter.. This avoids
In Engin and Middlesex there has 1y all up again. Scores also left corm: all danger of freezing provided both
also been an inoreaseover bast Yea; +stalks all sunnier lying .around the comb and wattles are closely clipped.
but not nearly so great as in Essex bares or in the fields: Control is not Furthermore, there is some justifl-
possible under such'conditions. cation for the belief that the dubbed
and Kent, because most of the corn I
last year was cut low and the stubble •:fowls are less affected by ordinary
better buried than usual. Fields can I CONTROL MEASURES SiTNIiIARI2ED.cold weather. Certainly a male bird
be found, however, in both of these i• Cut the corn low, even if this with badly frozen comb or wattles is
counties with every stalk infested,' way means cutting only onethis year. useless as a breeder for some time.
'Oxford and Norfolk also chow an • 2- Ervsi:e er feed er shred all the Of. course this practice cannot be
increase, especially in the southern l stalks possible, and burn any that are followed with show birds or with
half in each ease, I left oyer, wherever they may be. breeding stock held for sale. If found
Prince Edward County. has. are-. 3. Plow under oempleteiy with a in time, frozen parts can be thawed
_ markabia increase. It s ony two wide furrow plow and a chain where
years since the first borer was found necessary, all the stubble, weeds and
In this county. Yet in aur tour of corn debris in the field.
over thirty miles through it we could: This year,owing to storms, much of twice daily with an ointment such as
easily find the insect in every field' the stubble will have been left long. equal parts of vaseline, glycerine and
and even in every sura d plot inspected. In, such a case run a plow just beneath turpentine.
'out slowly with snow and light rub-
bing to re-establish the circuI'ation.
They should then be greased once or
' There is no doubt that taking the ,the stubble roes and throw it .all out,
province as a whore there are double then barrow • and then plow,
the number of borers there were last 4• In the spring roll the field before
year. This is a very serious situation I cultivating and use a disc not a
Artificial Lights.
It is a comparatively easy matter
and one that every farmer must take toothed, implement ie. working the to overdo the natter of increasing the
13y Henry J. Moore.
tn+aintain their numbers year by year
but certain kinds" are likely to l noreo.se I
largely their numbers: hike the Dar-
win Tulips the Daffodils may be plant-
ed In beds and annual flowering plants
be grown over the dormant bulbs in 1
anm.mes, thus • assuring both a spring ;
and summer display of flowers in one
bed. '
It is perhaps for use in the peren- ,
nial border, however, that the sinail
garden owner will purchase bulbs. For .
this purpose he need not praeure many
of any kind. The practice in planting
should be to MESS the bulbs in num-
bers of perhaps a dozen of the larger
kinds such. as Daffodils, Tulips, Hya-
cinths, and from this number to
twenty of the smaller ones to each
+mass, such as Snowdrops --white, Ore -
1 cue -carious, Scilla -blue, GI'ory of
DENS
timed, there are a :few summer flow'
tering ones whichare grown in maul
ga'r'dens. The Gladiolus is pemlar:se e
tb,e best known of these, It should be
planted during tine latter h of ]NXs
and where ornamental •effeots or rath.
er natural effects are desddred it will
appear to greater advantage wham*
massed in numbers of twelve or so to
the mass in the middle of the bordeir.
Lilies which are usually planted in
the fall are also often grown. Of these
we have in order of hardiness, tin®
Tiger Lily, Regal Lily, Madonna or
Asceusaon Lily, and the Golden Band•
ed one of Japan.. Theee when massed
in numbers of three to five look very
flue in the perennial border and if
Planted in a porous sandy loam which
is well drained will endure in our elf
mute. To plant them in a heavy -un -
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v drill in sowin length of the hens day by the use of
ring earn, and many of our farmers , There are hundreds of farmers all artificial lights. s. oma persons
h f I'ttl 'i ht good d H the are the Snow blue Winter Aconite -yea Itglrtened clay may result in failure
to heart if he wishes to continue grow- soil tJee a disc g
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feel that for them no other crop can over the 'country who are doing all reasoned that i a n e xlg is a (Daffodils), Tulips fill
yacen s
take its place. that is necessarys and not finding it thing, more is better, and so have in-
, I generally used to fill beds and are row, Meadow Snow-blue,
purple, i as where moisture is held in the soil
hand. The rest can do the same if theycreased the hen's worldng hours e-, t Dog's Tooth violet white purple, • for any length of time the bulbs will
WHAT MUST BL DONE.int PI
The eight counties mentioned above try.In no other way is there any yoj d ish efet not difficult to get a flock of n'e't -much money at his command,
have been put under the Corn Borer hopeof holding the borer. _pullets to laying at better than 50 per '
____ _- _ Y f;, should not purchase the early .spring with green or yellow. For beds or :be potted au be
difficult to cure, but cent. by the use of lights, but exper- I flowering Tulips as these deteriorate borders the distance between the Daf- `In a garden frame:, protected by litter
to makes onsi d giving lento has proved that ho most eases : after the first flowering in Canada, but fodlls, 'Tulips, , and Hyacinths should :or in a cool cellar, wherestem growth
ars is responsible for their *vin those who do this lose out in the long should depend on the Darwins, which be about five inches in their messes. i will not take ptaoe. They may be
satisfactory results when pastured or I at least For the rest of the bulbs the tlistauco tree/lied
'd il• re -I Lilies should be planted about
anted five or six inches apart.
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"`he small garden owner who has Rose red Leucojum Spring and Sum- i rot away. Lilies which are received
red over wini;�
mer Snowflakes --white flowers tipped too late In the autumn to plant may
Outdoor Wintering.
Though outdoor wintering is becom-
ing very popular and is considered
highly successful, there . still come in
reports of 'losses which, however, are.
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fed
run.
e green
Unduly forced production at this
In the pamphlet, which is available season is certain to be followed sooner
Branch of the • or later by a slump and perhaps a par -
usually the result of inadequate pre- Dept. of Agriculture, Ottawa, is given fiat molt, se' that the average egg yrleld
parations being made for the winter. a table of results from tests at the
Wintering outdoors means more for the year may fall below what
Central Experime.�ntal farm and also
Y p' g ' quotations from reports received from ( might have been obtained without the
than mere= �acfn one's colonies in uses of lights.: This May mean also a
their winter cases and leaving them. different branch farms and stations in: smaller total return for the year.
' there to pass the winter. It means
a l the provinces, showing the suit -It generally best to use
preparing the bees in the best Way• ability of these fleshy annual crops for only isegenerally
gh light considered bringthe flock
possible that they may 'conte out a wide range of soil and climatic con.-*
strong in the spring, for the strong ditions. In Prince Edward Island production up to forty eggs daily for
he rofitub:e ones. •vel cod acture in- the 1 each hundred hens during the winter
With this in view, preparations fall for steers. In Nova Scotia it has 1
should be started about the end of July :proven the same for hogs. Brandon,1
by seeing that the colonies are -headed Manitoba, results indicate that rape?
colonies are t p rape has plc g P
the
a.
Headlights Deserve Care.
ld receive the
by young queens or at least vigorous has an important place as a quick pas -I •Your headlights shoo
ones, hi order that a large force of. ture for cattle, sheep and hogs. It, proper attention so they won't cause
young bees may be produced. Should recovers quiclely from frost. Rape is; inconventence and danger to other
there be no fall.fiow to stimulate brood generally known throughout the west people.
rearing it may be necessary to feed. d t f 1 bs°1 •-----;0----
Winter cases having been made ac -
brood
affording goo pasture for
•am ,1 If yearling colts are still wearing
brood sown and growing pigs.
cording to one's own -design or to ICa:e is,' grown extensively in the last Year's coat, and have poor appe-
drawing which may be had by writing eraser Valley and on Vancouver Is- tftes, give them some worm medicine.
to the Bee Division, Central Experi: land ane green. foods for poultry d has proven one of the best There` are some good remedies on the
mental Farm, Ottawa, about the end
d
market. Or, if you have a medicine
cabinet, mix three drams of powdered
iron -sulphate and three of gentian
I} root. tie this dose twice a week if
underneath and about the sides of the Thistle Eradication. necessary.
hives. The colonies are then fed, if Some growers have got rid of Can'- r" -----
hive
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trecessaty. Any ten -frame Langstroth 1 in salt. This cal_-
hive without its outer cover that does ada thistle by applying ^
not weigh at least 75 pounds, should for enough salt to make the land
be fed 1 pound of sugar for every actually alkaline. Other growers have
pound lacking in a syrup composed' of tried smothering the weeds with tar
2 parts best granulated sugar to.1 paper. This usually fails, as the tar
part water. For straight wintering, paper is too often trampled by live -
sugar which contains no residue to stock or blown away..
clog the bees' intestine's is superior to Methods of cultivating infested
honey, in that sugar breaks down into areas then planting a smother crop,
gas and' water,' whereas honey 'reaves have been advocated. For the smother
a residua -honey, however, is neees- crop vetches, hemp or sunflowers have '
sary for brood rearing in the spring, been used. This has not always been
The bees being Ted the required um- successful. In some rich soils where
aunt of syrup or as much as they will moisture is adequate a thick p l inting
take down, the top packing' is put in of hemp at abut one and a half bush-
place. els an acre has so completely over -
Natural windbreaks should be used shadowed the thistles as to eliminate
if available; otherwise wooden fences them. The only known control for
similar to the snow fences of the ran:- thistle is the clean -culture system of
e root -starvation followed by a cu:ti-
the
e
reviled to break vill pee:
roadsou.dbeP •-.� �.1. ,.r
h r that w
. strike and voted cror. Any.s�a.t- ti F
piercing winds that ,would
chill thee. colonial. '
curt thistle growth without :caves get-
Vie above :requirements , for good ting to the light will sap 'the •ctierved
g begin satisfied no further et the plant, nee un thr. f .cd supper
wintertn>� R. stored in ,the roatin•; systani and.. pre-
attention will lee required until spring,
....-.......... vent a nr�x supply l.ein7 f•S�,me4i- As.
l Annual with bin,i+ve•e•d, inte •si*•e c' 1 ivation is f to and a keen
�ticCSucculent �A�1�3ipp1 Pastures. ,, o', cti i Ivey of des:toying The seinen Ie Mime..
�l^•t+ ria:.: pia, c y g
There ere theee succu'.rnt ainnu ll argeti areas of thistle. rival for supremaoy.In tbe British Co-
country.
grown tn this Thoroueh plowieg. taking a�•arrow yumbia flshitag industry in the opinion
pastures Tec y g
eountr y*. There are r<i:>1aj kale and furrow slices with shetrip inti:l�•in:lits . of John Babcock, assistant commis -
referred
named ie not cften: lies been nmost .effective, Whore cu:ti- , sr the pcommis-
referre the regard's^ sionen of fisherie
s.
inferred' to a:i its quality .sts' vatiuli can be started enc=y in the sea.' Daring the past.year the gilClnsrd. has
a, forage `l:ant, but all stated in a re -1, son and kept up throughout .the year,' advanced t to a pyear of greet rd has
k t greenleaf growth, the
cent:•y issued pamphlet by file Forage inht ` allowing !C `.-• ,� aitoe. The one subject of conversation
Crop division of the Central Experi p_iants iteually are lei:ltid out by the, all . the coast from onversa to
mental Farm at Ottawa; tb'i Savoy end of the first year, ua.1on is p
R
(wrink ed leaf) and Drumhead
of September the colonies, after being for mi'.ch cows.
weighed, are placed in the cases and
four inches of pac "ng is paced
endure and sometimes in-
crease their numbers every year. Thus
if they are planted in a bed they may
be left after flowering and annual
plants bay be sown or be planted in
the bed when the leaves and stems of
the Darwins have decayed, which will
be about the lst of June.
To buy Hyacinths will also be fobly
where money Of to be considered, as
these also deteriorate' after flowering,
especially Is it an expensive pro-
cedure where a whole bed Is to be
filled. Daffodils, however, may safely
be purchased because they are even
more reliable than the Darwin Tulips
and may be relied upon not only to
out in spring.
between should be considerably i
(Weed, three or four inches apart will , twelve inches apart, find to the depth
be proper.I or their vertical diameter, thus ` if a
torementimed i lily bulb is four inches through verti-
The time to plant tie,
;subjects is during October. The large i sally, it should be set clown in the sell
I kinds such as the first mentioned 1 to a depth of eight inches. That is the
should be planted in holes which are :bottom of the bulls should be thio deep.
five or six inches deep and the other Lilies, and in fact a�f the bulbs should
!kinds three to four inches. With the be covered by means of a layer of
exception of the Daffodils and Tullps strawy' litter during early winter, pant -
e which may be planted in masses . ly for protection, although practicably
j tbroughout the border the rest should lee. the subjects mentioned herein ars
be passed along the front as they are l hardy (it covered with snow), with.
of a very dwarf nature. the exoeption of the Gladiolus, which
In eddttion to the spring flowering must be lifted and be stored away over
bulbous plants which have been men -'winter.
THE HANDY GLUE POT
BY HELENA KORTE.
Where there are children the glue
pot and the paste pot are always in
demand. Children, love to paste things,
cut-outs, puzzles, pictures, all sorts of
scraps in all sorts of crapbooks. They
are certain to learn something in the
T H E
PILCHARDS
i ilcharde. During the past
t — - «-a-•-•- winter and seeing fowrtesi5'new plains
snioonh-loef) types make a suecul�ent,i have been �eeing toted, most of lamb
( l addition to' �I i isfeed fur horses if"
:uitr}s:�e and raiitabe
psi p
I thick as stili' starch. When it has
cooled, beat in a teaspoonful of oily of
Ilavender•. Pour into jars and keep
closely covered. This paste is very
adhesive. It is sweet smelling, agree-
han able to use and will keep for months.
process, if it is nothing more t A liquid glue is quickly inside by dis-
increased deftness in the handling of j solving ono pound of best glue in one
delicate articles. Even that is worth; and one-half pints of hot water, and
►,vhi!e. Their efforts may be guided • theh adding one pint of vinegar. Keep
but they should not be discouraged, it corked,
however messy and use; ass they may
a If a stronger glue') is desired, dis-
seem to be at times. The materials , solve cine ounce of borax in a pint of,
needed are not numerous or costly ,boiling water. Add two ounces of gum*
IJMany serviceable varieties omaye, , shellac and boil in a covered granite4
paste,, mucilage, even cement, may be ' '
easily and cheaply made at home. i dish until the gum is dissolved. This
makes a good cheap cement. It is not
A simple and excellent paste for injured by dampness, being nearly,
scrap -b roks, and for any pasting of ,waterproof. This can be used for
paper or cloth where great strength is .fastening labels' on meta•.s and grass.,
not required, is *isle from flour. Mix I Ordinary ' glue may very easily bel
flour and cold water into a smooth i rah waterproof. Soak it soft in;
batter. It must be abscrvtely,,or '1.frarm water, then melt it in linseed oil,'
from lumpiness. Put into it a pinci heating s'.owly, Another way, conven-
or two of pulverized alum. Then pour lent for farm folks, is to boil one,
an boi:tng water, stirring briskly to pound of glue in two quarts of skim -
keep it evenly scalded and smooth tint nmd inilk,
until a thick paste is formed. If it is An old and good cement for metals
for more,.tlian,tmperary use, code in and glass is made with oxide of leads
1 a few drops of carbolic acid er oil of and glycerin. Oxide of lead. is merely.
cloves. Either will prevent ferments- "red lead."' It conies in a reddish pow-
tion. This paste wild not cause the der and can be bought at any paint,
_•craves of a book to curl as gum muei' shop or drug store. Stir the powder
age usually does and so is best for the into glycerin until a thick paste is:
sera pbcok. T'! a light weight is put formed but .do not mix'more than is,
p
book whirs the ;eaves are still ' u e use, asit hard -
ori the needed for immediat s ,
damp, they evil rii^y straight and ane quickly and then is useless. It is
u ` smooth, a very hard and strop; cement, anti,
:i.•+ n ..n •. .. .. ....
For mounting' phetographs andwill serve many uses, envieng them fix,
E PACIFIC other lt'rii•ds of work requiring care in
inn; glass in metal frame, repairing
OF "iH •
reduction Plant. The same order to r•ecure dainty effects and' nest holes •and cracks in iron pries, cooking.
a Pilchard red dishes and so forth. ' -
wit11 the old whaling station wilt be dry cstaleil,beRub the star hlsnt tothl n To make a strong white cement, di e
art. tThwl.n^ds et $2,0OO,Ooti 2t cold water. Pour boiling water over
solve tern or eleven ounce! of white flsh.
spent to nerncde1 the old 111be Y .
ids will be bait- it, stirring an the tiMS until it is
glee in a print and a half of soft wafer,
Uctiolet wore piloh i smooth and trans; tarent. 7t shoot be Put the dish containing t'lo ghee into
d.srci. another dish of hot water to avoid it
r on the -average larger thick but not (pi •e as sti{i as the flour
Pilchards a e whiehpaste described. Add a few drops of • danger of scorching, When dissolve,,'
than herrings and are rich in oil + add to give it lading gtull-' '
is used In making oleomargarine, fine carbol.c g R add three ounces of dry White tlla
This year elle Oil hies,
`�S`tir and bell until it is tl'J.oro g iy'i
snaps and varnish. Cana- 1•ren'r library paste is made mixed and smooth. When a little cocas
will be shipped in bu+.lt, and elle A fine, s y
rBottle
•1?ac:iftc vessels have heen e<fuip• by basin; both flour and glue. Dissolve' add one-half•pint of alcohol. p
pian
one ounce of gourd glob, wli;le::;rarm end keep c.asr..y corlletl. ,
peed• with great tt>nks for its transmor- in hot water
The a.beve photograph shows and one ounce of a:unl. Let this lbofl, This is one of the best cements known
tatlou.
s Ens, liertlied at the Ind then add .gradtia y flour that has for mending china, If carefu.ly doing
:. +. , . s hove tater leo are fi • rike the coast. Oiily the S:S. Princes 0.
our anneal pastures, Experim _ I +s the pilchards strike r horse
in the horsesmooth in cold water. ;stir ;t1.1 broken pieces will not conte apart
y , < , y�, • cateln tee fa.,t and etre z
cultivation of Hese cr�o�ps. hovel three ilei+ts hperaited last Year. The C.P.A.C'fi•pier at Vancouver, where
Iiecn�ru•t1t to.' prevent lumps end use
the ..tr
the' u coat. Give the
horst a hence tot i i eheiet Kyuquot errtved with the first cargo of pigs coiistan � P p a thi even though washed it't leo
nducted fon t evertYl ,yeert3 titivlia,ir;g plant at Ca ,
he ntrer Eswhatthey aro teases. 1 et-toughnsaflour to nnako the pests as water.
tiontrth ug branch teems and eta- use his cinders - tltuta `S,oi nd, will hereafter be operated ail ell of tht
tions throughout Canad�t� high mos- tot,
i as poor '
1 e itt cod shape. It s are in a posit:loin to operate as soon as