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Pam era, you are capable of greaterproduction
'if you.. had more money.
This Bank is ready and willing to help progressive
:farmers with loans to raise bigger crops and
more cattle.
The next time you're in town consult our local
manager.
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SEAFORTH BRANCH, • R. M. JONES, Manager.
. SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT.
WEE HURON EXPOSITOR
DISTRICT MATTERS
IS THERE A BABY
IN YOUR HOME
Is there a baby or young children
in your home? If there is you should
not be without a box of Baby's Own
Tablets. Childhood ailments come
quickly and means should always be
at hand to promptly fight them,
Baby's Own _Tablets are the ideal
hone remedy. They regulate the
-bowels; sweeten the stomach; ban-
ish constipation and indigestion;
break up colds and simple fevers—in
fact they relieve all the minor ills of
little ones. Concerning them Mrs.
Noise Cadotte, Makamik, Qudbec,
writes: "Baby's Own Tablets are the
best remedy in the world fur little
ones. My baby suffered terribly from
indigestion and vomiting, but the
Tablets soon set her right and now
she is in perfect health." The Tab-
1e- ace sold by medicine dealers o: ,
by mail at 25 cents a box from The
Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock-
ville, Ont,'
DON'T GRAZE WOODLANDS
Grazing by livestock is accountable I
for the death of many trees, par-
ticularly oak, chestnut and birch, in
farm woodlots.
Under pasture conditions the pro-
tective undergrowth disappears and
a sod becomes established, thus des-
troying the natural fprest conditions
under which the forest develops and I
perpetuates itself,
The prevailing price paid for tim-
ber on the stump is much higher than
before the war and should be an in -I
centive to farmers to give attention
to their timber tracts.
Where pasturing is necessary, bet-
ter results could be attained, it is
stated, by, fencing livestock out of the
best portion of the WOOdS on which it,
is desired to grow timber and to clear
the land needed for pasture, leaving
cnly such grouts of trees as are need-
ed for shade. By heavy fertilization
end seeding, cleared land will pro-
duce more and better pasture than
that secured. in orBinary. woodland
where grass does not grow easily.
A TRACTOR SUMMARY
The Connecticut Agricultural l -
lege recently conducted a tractor sur-
vey, securing data ifrom forty-five
Connecticut farms on which fifty-nine
tractors are operated. Mr. Walter T.
Ackermann, who had the survey in
charge, summarizes the results of
their investigations as follows:
1. The average life of a tractor in
Connecticut is estimated to be seven •
years.
2. The tractor for field -work is best
adapted to seed bed preparation, i.e.,
plowing and harrowing.
3. The most satisfactory results
!save been obtained on farms with
each tractor caring for an average
of 76.5 acres.
4. The most popular and satisfac-
tory horse power rating is 8-16 to
12-22. ... .. .. .. .
5. The most satisfactory results
are obtained with tractors designed
for three -bottom gang plows.
6. More than eighty-two per cent.
of the farms listed in a tractor sur-
vey, used the tractor for belt work
to good advantage. Twenty per cent.
reported doing custoth belt work.
7. Only a small per cent. of trac-
tor owners are doing custom work
Other than belt, which may result
either from good management or
oversight of opportunity.
8. The survey shows that the trac-
tor, to be successful, should be used
at least ninety to one hundred days
per year,
9. A total of 101 horses on thirty-
two farms were displaced, averaging
S.3 : per farmandper r
2.4 tactor.
10. It requires approximately 8%
eq PP roxY
gallons of gasoline or kerosene, one
quart of oil and five cents worth of
bard grease to plow an acre of
ground in Connecticut.
French chemists have patented a
method for dyeing textiles with dry
colors, electricity playing an import-
ant part in the process.
TIP BURN OF POTATOES
A trouble which is widely dis-
tributed and very prevalent in some
seasons, and to which the name "Tip
Burn" has been given, is to be found
-among our potato crops. This trou-
ble tapes the form of a gradual burn-
ing and drying -up of the leaves of
the plants, often commencing at a
comparatively early stage in their
growth -and, in many cases, if al-
lowed to go on unchecked slowly
but surely involving the whole of the
plants so that they die down a con-
siderable time before the tubers are
fully developed.
The appearance of this trot)ble in
the fields is often mistaken by grow-
ers for Late Blight. There is, how-
eber, a marked distinction between
the two, for, Late Blight may corn -
mence by attacking any part of the
plants leaves and stems alike—has
a dark, water -soaked appearance and
in its early stages, is damp to the
touch, while Tip Burn invariably
commences at the margin or tips of
the leaves and has a decidedly dry
appearance and ouch with the ex-
ception of after rain. It also ap-
pears much earlier in the season than
Late Blight has ever been recorded
and does not cause the death of the
plants so rapidly. Nor has it ever
proven so destructive as Late Blight,
although evidence has been obtained
that in seasons when it is severe and
where no effort is made to check, a
considerable reduction in the yield of
marketable tubes, due to the ,pre-
mature death of the plants from this
cause, may result.
Investigators of this trouble are
not yet in agreement as to the cause.
The observations of some have led
to the belief that a period of hot, dry
weather during the growing season
causes the leaves to throw off mois-
ture more rapidly than it can be
furnished by the plant, the result be-
ing the appearance of Tip Burn.
This theory seems, however, to be
disr.:ted by the fact that the trouble
is not found in the hot regions of the
Wertern States where the tempera-
ture often becomes excessive and the
.-sir is es;'ecially dry.
IP'•re recent investigations lead to
the belief that this burning of the
:cafes probably follows the depreda-
tions of sucking insects. These in-
vestigations are not yet complete, but
enough evidence has been produced
to serve as a warning to potato grow-
ers to keep these insect pests thor-
oughly under control in an endeavor
to avoid- Tip Burn.
We haya found in our experimen-
tal work with potatoes that Bordeaux
mixture will to a large extent con-
trol this trouble. In 1918, when it
was extremely prevalent, we had
several plots to which, for the pur-
poses of experiment, Bordeaux mix-
ture will to a large extent control
this trouble. In 1918, when it was
exteremely prevalent, we had several
plots to which, for the purposes of
exc'erir -ent, Bordeaux mixture was
not applied. These plots suffered
from a severe attack of Tip Burn and
the plants were all killed down by
the second week in August, while
other plots on the same land, and to
which, for the control of Late Blight,
Bordeaux mixture was regularly and
thoroughly applied, suffered to a
very slight extent only, the plants
remaining green until frost came.
Bordeaux mixture acts as a repellent
to the Leaf Hopper, as well aa a
protection to the plants. Many other
'roes, in addition to that referred to,
have come to our attention, bearing
evidence that regular and thorough
spraying with this mixture will re-
tinae to is minimum the ravages of
Tip Burn.
To save room an inventor has in-
serted a phonograph in the case of a
player •piano, making two instru-
ments occupy the floor space of one.
ALMOST HELPLESS
FROM ST. VITUS DANCE
The Muscles of the Hands, Face and
Body Affected.
St. Vitus dance is a disease of the
nerves brought on by a morbid con-
dition of the blood. It is common
with children, and attacks girls more
frequently than boys. irrita-bility is
frequently one of the first signs not-
ed. The child frets, is quarrelsome
and does not sleep well. The .jerky
movements that characterize the dis-
ease come. a little later. The limbs
and sometimes the whole body jerks
spasmodically, and in severe cases
the power of speech is affected. Such
a child should not be allowed to
study, but should be kept quiet, giv-
!in a nutritious diet, remain out ,of
deesrs as much as possible. Dr. Wil-
limns' Pink Pills will help the blood
restore the shattered nerves. The
value of these pills in cases of this
kind is shown by the following state -1
nient forth Mrs. Frank, Reynolds,'
Windsor, N.S., who says: "When a
young girl I suffered very severely
from St. Vitus dance. I 'could not
keep still for a moment. If I tried to
handle dishes I broke them, and
could not safely attempt to hold a
thing in my hands. No matter what
was done for me I could not control;
the twitching in my face and body.
My parents gave me several remedies
but they did not help me. Then one
day my father brought home a half
dozen boxes of Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills. After two boxes had been tak-
en there was an improvement in my
condition. 'By the time the last box
was gone, to my own great joy and
relief to our family, my condition was
normal, and I have since enjoyed good
health. I never lose an opportunity
to say a good word for Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills."
You can get Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills through any dealer in medicine
or by mail at 50 cents a box or six
boxes for $2.50 from the Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
Fof protecting bananas from bruis-
ing while being shipped an inventor
has designed a burlap bag enclosed
within a cylindrical crate.
is Apt to Cause -Trouble to Live
. Stock.
Horses More S ceptlble Than Catty
- -Phis Do Hatter on It Than the
Other Stock -=Best Methods ,In
Preservation of day. .
(Contributed by Ontario Department of
Agriculture, Toronto.)
Each year brings a certain amount
of trouble- through the feeding of
new grain tp . live stock, and con-
sequently greater care should be
exercised to avoid digestive derange-
ments.
The horse is generally considered
a little more susceptible to digestive
troubles following changes in feed-
ing practice than are other classes
of farm live stock. It is always well
to make changes very gradually and
carefully. The main gtain feed of
the horse in this country is oats, and
new oats should always be fed with
great care Hard -worked horses
should, if it is at all possible, be fed
old oats, and the new grain left to
dry and cure for a few weeks after
threshing. At any rate to avoid colic,
acute indigestion and inflammation
new oats should at first form only a
part of the grain ration, being mixed
with old oats and possibly a little
bran and the percentage of the new
grain gradually increased until the
horses are on full feed. Sudden
changes from old to new grain are
especially dangerous with the•hofee
and particularly with the horse at
heavy work and on a heavy concen-
trate ration. There is, of course, a
difference due to the time of thresh-
ing. Grain which remains in stack
or mow for several weeks and thus
becomes dry and cured Is not so dan-
gerous as that threshed directly from
the field or immediately after har-
vesting.
As a rule heavy", feeding of grain
is not practiced with cattle and sheep
on pasture. Where such is the case,
however, changing from old to new
grain should be done with care and
the substitution should be, if pos-
sible, gradual. If the ration must,
of necessity, be composed entirely of
newly -threshed grain it should at
first be comparatively light and in -
'creased very gradually.
Pigs usually handle newly -thresh-
ed grain without much trouble, al-
though it on very heavy rations
when finishing for market a little
care should be taken that they be
not thrown off their feed. Newly -
threshed grain is difficult to grind
fine and is not easily stored and
large quantities of the ground grate
may not be stored in bulk as heating
and musting will result, lowering the
feeding value of the grain by ren-
dering it unpalatable and less di-
gestible. Musty grain is more dan-
gerous than clean, new grain.
These points should be kept in
mind. First make all changes from
old to new grain gradually. Second-
ly, if no old grain is fed as part of
the ration start the new grain in
small quantities, gradually increasing
until the desi-ed quantity is reach- •
♦l. Feed no heated or musty grain.
—Wade To,de, O. A. College,
Guelph.
Best Methods In Preservation of
Hay.
In a season of labor scattily hay -
is a problem on the average
farm. qt is necessary to make use of
all the modern machinery available
in order to expedite the saving of
this important crop. First, then, we
must emphasize the use of machin-
ery in curing and storing. Men are
not to be had in plentiful supply, but,
in Most cases some form of co-oper-
ation way be resorted to in order to
obtain the use of tedders, hay load-
ers and horse forks to handle the
bulk of the crop. By all means plan
to use machinery in place of men
this year ,or otherwise considerable
of the crop will not be harvested to
the best possible condition.
1t is usually safe to cut after a
rain when the weather appears to
, have cleated. Red clover should be
i cut when about one-third of the
i heads have turned brown. The ted -
der should then be used until the
crop is dry enough to rake—a period
which will vary according to the
weight of the cutting, the weather
and the amount of sap in the stalk.
Gather with a side -delivery rake if
• possible, or in small windrows with
an ordinary dump rake. The hay
• loader works best with a small wind-
row. 135' till means use a loader if
possible and to facilitate matters a
sliding rack may be used so that
l when nue-half the rack is loaded it
rimy be pulled ahead and the re-
mainder loaded. In a pinch this will
save a man. The horse fork and
slings save touch time in unloading.
We mention red clover because it
is the commonest and most satisfac-
tory hay crop, and is used in all
general farming hay mixtures.
Timothy should be cut either after
it is out of the iirst blossom or after
the second blossom has fallen—gen-
erally the latter. It will renuire less
tedding than 'clover, is more easily
cured, and may be drawn in sooner
after cutting. Do nut let it get too
ripe and woody.
Alfalfa should be out when the
young shoots are noticed starting
omit from the exits of the lower
leaves on the stalks, and should be
handled much like red clover, only
greater care is necessary to preserve
tare leaves, a very valuable portion,
of the plants.—Wads Tonle, G. A.
College, Guelph.
Good seeds are uniformly bright'
colored, whereas seeds that have
been exposed to moisture, or that are
dead, are duller and darker in color.
Some good disinfectant such as
creollne, zenoleum, or carbolic acid'
solution applied/to the navel of foals;
immediately they are born and each
day for a week or more will often'
save the colt from navel
Children erg
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i OAS`T'oRIA
Below we quote a few Prices at- a
dication .of the general reductions tha
ing made in every department of our Si
People who ordinarily deal in other towns are coming long
distances to Seaforth to buy. Why ! Because it pays -them.
New Prints
25c
These are New Prints
imjneasuralrly Letter in
weight, quaL:y and color
than war tin stock. Full
width, attri'c•tiv'e patterns.
New Price
25c
Children's
Fine Lisle
Hose
25c
All sizes, colors and
weights. Beautiful first
stock. Regular 35c and 50c
hose. Special Price
25c
Elegant
Ginghams
29c
A table of choice Ging-
hams in a delightful assort-
ment of the new plaids and
checks and stripes. Special
Price
29c
Women's Cotton
Vests
25c
A bargain you cannot af-
ford to miss. Buy all you
require. You will not beat
this price for some time.
Remember the quality is
good. The Vests are per-
fect. Price
25c
New
Voile and Organdie
resses
ATTRA('TIVELY
PRICED
These are vel new designs
both in style of garments
and beauty of pattern. If
you would be pro perly
gowned y to will be delight-
ed with these attractive
dresses. t rimmed with lace
and frills and flounces, scal-
loped etlgegs and bottoms.
All sizes; 14 years to 44.
PRICES
$5 to $25
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Extra Special
Women's and Misses
'Middies and
Wash Skirts
Slightly soiled g a r-
ments, all first quality
goods, including some
• very high - class ma-
terials.
1.5—
Special at
5_
P
= Women's Cotton Hose
• All odors and sizes, full fashioned
good quality, extra strong 2 7C
E wearing, special at , . y
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COLORED VOILES:
36 inches wide; fine quality;
newest patterns.
Special �5C
per yard
FANCY COTTON SUITINCS.
Repps, piques, palm beach.
All colors. Regular $1.00
to $1.25.
Special
price 45c
BOYS' SWEATERS
All colors; long or short
sleeves. All sizes, '
Special -'
price 50C
Special
Millinery Sale
All Uutrimmed Hats
Half Price
All Trimmed Hats
33 1-3 Uiscount
Overalls
For Men
$1.65
These are high grade
overalls. Well and perfect-
ly made, we guarantee every
pair. Price
$1.65
Fine Shirts
For Men
$1.55
Made of good weight
shirting in all the new fancy
stripes. Full sized, attrac-
tive patterns. A real good
Shirt and a collor (detach-
ed) to match. Special
$1.55
00
Men's Fine Cotton
Hose
2.5c
Good quality for fine
shoes, black or tan. All
sizes, 10 to ill'. Price
25c
Men's Suits
Further Reduced
We are marking down
our Suits again. You will
be agreeably surprised at
the new prices, all good
Worsted, Tweed or Serges,
elegantly lined and substan-
tially made. Price
$10.00 to $35.00
Boys' Suits
There is a particularly
good range of these new -
School Suits made in the
latest design with belt slash
pocket, governor fasteners,
etc. A nice range of pat-
terns to choose from.
SPECIAL PRICE
$7.50
Boys' Blue Serge, made
of good quality Irish Serge
well lined, new style.
SPECIAL PRICE
$10.00
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