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The Brussels Post, 1918-11-21, Page 2FREE TO 'I L Big Doll and Doll Carriage Thin Dig Poll fe 16 in. ohan tall, has Jointed legs end arms and natural y head, hands and feet. 'rh Doll Carriage hon steal frame and wheels, and the seat. back and hood are ae leatherette. nrI tis :'4 inches high and 1s ant the right sine for tate Ria• Poll. Just Fend n9 your nose, and address and we will Deno lort fa Packages of ovely ern housed }:matt Post Cerde to sell at 10 cents a Haid Bond us khe i +"n x edition the trapper should use good cbwsing stamped and addressed en- Dig?edition Doll, with all charges .eudgmeut in deciding how many elope for reply. prepaid, and we will also seta you the boll car- traps lie 61911 take with him. This ri.,re without m.; charge it con w depends on his facilities for carrying eeow your Doll to ‘‘,our friends end get Joest throe or theta to n+tl cur -acus enei cert p:•ize•' too. Pend us rour name rend od- ett• n s to -4s v en yo,: ern get our Doll and i?r.1tt •,:K.• qulekty- Arinnesa 0024 -PAWS Conducted by Professor Henry G. Hell The object of this department: is to place at the- r--r- vies of our farm readers the Haylee of an acknowledged authority on all subjecte pertaining to soils and crops. Address all queetioes to Professor henry G, Bell, in care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toronto, and answer» *rill appear in this column itt the order in which they see received. When Netting kindly 'mention this paper. A:. spac • is limited it is advisable where im- mediate reply is arc.:.Kang that a stamped and addressed envelope he enclosed wit!, the question, when the answer will he ,nailed diret•t. Any reader sending the following lxtfnrinutiou concerning his farm will receive the hentitt. of Prof. Bells expert advice and wide experience. Enclose stamped and addressed envelope for reply. 1. ',}'hat is the general type of soil on your farm? Describe this as ful:y as eutivenicat. if pc?.-,ii)le telling something of the type of sub -soil as well as surface evil. 2. SVhat have heeu your average yields of general farm crops. and. what is the quality of the prodnet? If for any reason the yield or quality is inferior, drtcrihe the fault as fully as convenient. 3. it your fielde naturally well drained? If tile drained give an idea ns to the extent. If out drained, is there good natural outlet for the drainage wooers en your farm? 4. flare you used lime? If so, what kind, how much, and with what effect? 11 not, do you chink any of your soil is sotir? cenlinj; into heed. Do :tet let them berries in the spring? %t'e bed a trapping en streams vinare he travels Traria tau long or the quality of the year. vegetable garden on the grunted this by heat or in 0 court r -wht.:s he I travels by hor::e and wagon, iti; ere T nogenenengee hay will 1'e inferior- For seeding An•lyer —It is lortunate that yah' Helmet for the trapper to Nice all tiie --" "'-'— `-- matte a mixture of about a bushel of r_ara ehaeen S rtb1e garden :oil +')i' traps he can'tend. oats to a l+1_sltel of pea:. It: this is voter raspberry p it.:1 thio coning ..gra. Trope etc, perhaps the most Import - makeand Handled shay Sly it should spring. This can; crop ecpeciully; ant part ofiii_ tr• p t ig equipment ma a i`i5factary hay tiro sheep. I desires a seedbed most •thoroughilyi in selectins•;• then:, the light, strong wron'd al'''') recommend :t acres of rape prepared: If posiibie have the ground! ones should be chseen. The "quality" for sheep posture and :t acres of I:iow=.'I this fall fairly deep. IP it is trap itt always a lietta-, lsur.ba:e than toots (turnips) for winter feeding. not p) -il•ie to have it fall plowed. the „cheap" trap, for the cheap trap This will allow' you sti:l a acres for lu,ve oC worked as seely as possible, breaks easily orgets out of working spring wheat. If the yield of there in wring, at a medium tieprlt. As, order and loses many valuable furs crop i; nntniat you ehou:d have some soon as the ground has been plowed! which the letter trap catches. • oat:, the wheat and pcstlli1; some and thoroughly harrow ed have thea Every rapAm provide hint -I ...fizaria*..r.+ ew....w' THE TRAPPER. Getting Ready to Trap. properly preparing fur eateben for the market, All other equipment for outdoor life will be round useful 'ix: trapping-.kni,es, lump:tt, heavy clothe ing, guns, ate. It is a proven fact that the well-equipped trapper, wheth. er be be boy qr man, stakes much more out of the business than the one who uses haphazard methods, Answers to Questions Readers of this paper may aeruro authoritative Information 9.4i any question pertaining to trapping and treatment of raw lairs by addressing tackage. Vihrit they are In going out on any trapping ex- "Trapper" care of the office and en - ULT of all kinds. Better quality proterrea. Write for otiose. STANFORD'S, Limited 128 Manettaid St, Montreal POULTRY, iy tt1 0$ card fit` l' T i" ATt I is MiOtteet Pekoe tarsi Prompt Retulus--Neo Goinmliaton P. POULIN & CO. 9 tSostseeovru Mazket - 112wntreat and tending to the traps. Over a given territory one man can tend to between one hundred and two hundred trope, but this is supposing he can' set then out it number at a time and c1cnn not have to carry all at once. If the treppe: intends going into a new taction and Hurst carry all his trope aleng with kis other camp nee- 22120. ee- 2itot. 129, Toronto es:: iiia,, be ;houid not attempt to take more than eighty small -to -medium ' preparing light soil for planting mon- ststed traps with him. •Should he be S. :1.o--1 have 15 acres of sandy I soil in pasture for about 20 years].' Thought ni' planting beans fat tba I aprini,• f tl'ow ing with fall wheat.i, What is your aicioe? Should it be plowed in tete full er r•pring? It it � fait of wine forms and white grubs.! an:• t i Would edviee medium deep earl plowing. This will break� up ... wintering Mares cf both wire weenie mei 1':hi:. groa5 :and the frost, to quit extent, Will 1:111 the' insect,. I.t the spring the ground' tiarld `wotked at early as po,eiible by thorongh dick cr, rind harrowing. 't im liner the seed ted the better are the eitanaes of e *Cod star.d of beats.' III preparing t"o see•:: benne yea •1o_rtd take c -..e to treat them with 'forma:tin order to os• far aE p'C1S- sible eo_t.,.l caestruetive ttl.eeees, The treatment m dig -a_ lunge of .csd in a int _f .t n alin, one pint to 20 galleee. Dc' not lea' eeed e the s.' . n more t-lan 2u nt.- rite. Tl'' a::l g:;1 ages!,. time for the millet re rn loll lisease eporc which Tit- be a to the iter sar'aca ,. .he:at tsz:. Far p"._ ,:i or' bel it weela t io ,47 f to 8 toes of -oat! : d infn,t-, apo y ing' this e, the. foal s'.rtw-a. lure] ,hilt befc'w cent work h in the spring. The disking viii work it pito the eel!. This applamt'mt of plantfood should be eermieurentell with 200 to 300 lbs. of fer 7 o.! per etre. If you have a grain ..11-1,1. e fortilieer is best ap- plied alnen two 1., bsft re piantisg the been -i. Ha -e it drilled into the ground tt.. * ugh the fertili sit• dropping eomPlatimelt eherain drill. This appliee felliiize u suitable depth ail •,sail, ale food foe tine .1 re. ving vincrop. A suitahle acatilteoe ehtuld a lel-gee 2 to :lg. an na:m . enl g to 10- _nesphori.. acid rill. tee lae potash if it is ob- tainable. V. ll .: ---1 1 tee a r+indown farm of 100 acres. about 10 acres cleared EMI is light. I raised a gond crop of oats this ye ir. I think of putting 100 eheep ,itt farm next year. What croon should I scow? Anew. e:—On :our 100 a -•••e farm where •sou nurpose keeping 100 sheep nest year. I would recommend the feliowirg craps. Ten acres of oats, tf, ;teres of peas and oats to be cut for hay just at the `fine the oats are Yo•ii Want t e Highest Market Prices Ship all your to us ---no clatter what- quantity %Ye guarantee satisfaction and pay all express charges ABBEY BBY FUR COMPANY OMq Y LOUtO ABINOVITO -1 (In buslnoss for ;10 years) Wenger - 310 ST. PAUL ST. W. • - - • MONTREAL-, Reieren,•e, Bank of Ploehtlaga. St. I•ieury, Montreal hay to :ell. N. 8.: ---What is meant by annual pasture? Can you e^iggest a suitable mixture?? `{-fiat is the best time to plant atrawberriea? a:ong near the rows Tlt' plant- greatly incresee the effectiveness of A avec•:--"Amatil pasture" mama -i a food should contain front ? to 't n the .et. Every trapper's equipment x pa_ ;.<e ::1st is produced end used in ammonia and from 8 to 8';i• l,ita,pitortc I should include a good smoker to drive the satne etenuter, Various m avid. As soon as yon have eowit ti) animals from their dens. When ani• tame aro reeenunended. One which ala: ti about 5 to ti inehos frem the row - mals den up -in good number, they are !hos given !Toed rest: s it 1113,41,1 yon .+huutd work it into the soil lir easily naught and killed by smoking t, whiLlit, bushel of 02, t 0101 0 thereugh cultivation togemplishod by , them out with an efficient smoker. imeliel of ,'arteymixed, refer a_re. This 'harrowing or raking or 7.y cultivating; good siretchero are necessary for rows struck out anal the canes plant-; self with the right kind of scents to ed along the furreteS. Ae soon as:.gait for the different animals he is go. they have made a goad *tort apply 1 Mg after.,F These animal baits, to be about 200 to 000 ]ba, of fertilineroltainle'1 front the big fur house, is pea aced scan •i3 the crap is up areictown the row. This pimat- - _ about 4 to r., inches high. 1f any of will give the yeeng raspberry . the grain tends to c:end up bowie the vanes a strung start, The soil should crop should he clipped su that i; sill be kept stirrer' sa that as motel: soil; not foam straw and the pant; di.• acre mt,i..t,:re as peee'ble ).wilI be et:teener., Succeeeful strswberry gr.:wtz's find ed. If your soil is fairly null it 71 -it spring planting of strawberries ;will be quite possible 0) grow a row: , gives good re.enits. The ground of tomatoes, lettuce, radiehet or other sI:onld be prepsrad by fall plowing garden truck between the raspberry: and w'+rked as earl;; a t possible in sur; o. The sautes of c ,urie v+ill not . I the spring. As soon as the plants coma to good bearing beft.ra the,' are well set and begin growth, ca'•e- secane or third year. ; fol cultivation should begin to keep._ .. • 'down all weeds and shallow eaitiva- ; tion should proceed througho nt thte summer in order to as far as possible control moisture conditions. Ae 0 approa hos the cultivation should In egg laying eoutests we often find l e gee ani mulching shoult begin, as in a house containing two strains of soon as the ground is snliiciently froz- 1 en to beat• a t,:am. Good remits are birds that one pen will win the blue for the greatest egg production while """- ,,r,rm,..,, w--...-._. ,�,• W o '" e ° "`'" "" obtained by using straw or hey. he-�--P==--^---p^ �•._.. —..___.____.--_• _..____..._T`. scan as the su-ing frost is out the thepnther pen will not haven :�ingla Order Elis Mali Satisfaction guaranteed. Lovely Furs at reasonable prices. Over 20 years' eXpei•feneeetess lre5 one qualities. COLUMBIA SABLE 1Neate for years. Very stylish this season. Animal and Cape chem e5ecte.�S-tets as lilnot;l rate - OOON COATS S \''ell -made. with Tfoneroun overlap that comfortably covers knees. 'r7 ti1 All sires - - ei''7 u 1 t'L0, Catalog Free. \Volta CUMMINGS & CUMMINGS 109A ST. PfiUL ST. - MONTREAL RAW FUR„ma, T ?t PAID ..o—•o--o—o—.o—•o.—o 0 0 1' MAKING COUNTRY HOMES ATTRACTIVE «-0...0—o--o—o--o—a—e,--o—o.-o—o—, Vander) ,just now have plenty of troubles; they artfeshort of help and: much of the little help they are able to obtain le poor and unreliable. The worn o of the family are working like heavers; in fact the women oil many forma are helping tete men 10 addi- tion to doing their housework, The 1 plucky spirit of the women is uncon- gueiable., Where there is a successful farm ' generally, if the recd truth can be ar- rived at, very much of the credit will be due to the -spirit of a woman, who in tines , f discouragement insists on another and greater effort and w'iio sees that the mon are up and doing daily, If women ienew how cheaply and with what little labor the home grounds could be improved they would see that the than made tho nt cestaty effort, or more likely would themselves I do the isrorlc. `A hou.e in the country, standing out prominently, surrounded only by broad fields, swept by the blasts. of • winter winds and consumed by tits Piro of the summer sou, with the barn Sod outbuildings as the only piece of landscape, is enrely a lonesome pint", to be avoided. There id nu comfort there. The passing traveller is i.:i- pt'essetl with it siglh of gratitude that he is net Wined to live there. Iiot: can there be a love for such a home? Surely that is a place that no oto will care to buy uuleee it it told cite a very law price. Compare tete above with an actuni case howing the desirability of mala ing the home attractive from the money standpoint alone. The wail: was not done with the idea of making money, , but for the satisfaettnu of having a comfortable h ale. A farm about such as nesctibed wars purchased far a low price. The soil was good, ilea location good, but the Aimee did not believe in doing, any more Work than war neeassere-. Ilio wife cultivated the vegetable garden or there would have been to tege- tables for the table. The farmeon.eisted of about thirty-- he erre.. The yard about the house was filled with pig weeds, burdock;. ti,t cane, and rn.bbisb. Tho fence all needed• reprice. I Every nook and corner was eita:lad up; the burdocks destroyed about the j yard end the pig weeds were silt down and gross' New. Tawas not a fine lawn, but it was neat. The weeds were kept down over the whole place, alyd along the roadside, It was plain that a thrifty fellow Ho- t ed there. i Cherry, apple, pear, peach and plum tries were planted. Qnieccil, grape vines and small fruit:. such itt raspberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries and etrawbcrries were panted. A rhubarb and an asparagus bed were made. :Maple,, chestnuts„ basswoods, and butternuts were plant- ed. ' Gradually attractive tile trees were sat about the house. A. f i there. ici•t' mild end 1 rose bel Van a flower gardens whieh the women took earn of All these expenses were fig - tired in its living expenses. The wank was hard and the nonce long, but it was a happy home. The evergreens were planted so at to cut, off the view of the borne from the . house and to check the cold •blasts • of the wintry winds: Five years after the work of mak- ing a home of the old farm, a city fantyty paseed in their' automobile. They had been.talking shout a come- tL•y. home. "There's just the Olean," the wife da?clarod. They inquired th_, - price and.surprised the ownee by tak- ing it at snore "than $1,000 advance over the pricy he had paid. Thus hilt work paid him a fair ye•itly profit which only could Mabe been made by making the moot of the possibilities. There is much waste time on the farm, busy aa the 'farmer=, •ore, that might bo turned to profit, •and improv • ing thou home grounds is ono gond way . to utilize every spare moment, Clo , icte S c 6o1 Set 24 i aces d t! , FREE TO BOYS AND GIR S This ou1:ll. Contains: ti 17nslinh SohQoi Eatr, 1 Japanese Pencti soy 1. tpeeiai Drawing Pencil, I Compass, 1 Rubber Tipped Lead Peaeids, 1 brietal Caged Lead Pencils, 1 Pett holder school hooks, letters, etc. We volt give you this whole 21•pieee Memel Outfit free of all charge if You will selljust 80 packages of our lovely embossed Xmas Post Cards at 10 cents a plfbkage (six lovely'oards in each package). Send us your name and we will send you the cards td sail. When doll send as the money and wo will send you the whole outfit. Address: 2 Pen Polnts. 1 Box Crayons (12 colors, 1 Eraser, 1 Box Feints (6 eolnra) atnt Ixrash, atrlotis Blotters, 2 eokages Union duck Flag Stfekere -ao that you can put the Hag on ;'oar HOMER-WAEREIN. CO. Dust. HQ, TORONTO. • egg e i •s CI'ed1L t f. most of this mulch •shov]d be remove e ag $ ed and the grower should apply ferti- Why is it? Both pens were fed the 1 liners along the empty row at the rate same way, drank outof. the sumo I of 200 or 300 lbs. to the acre. He fountain, ate of the t ame: food and ' should then begin cultivation so the scratched in the same litter. The plantfood may be :corked in and the answer is simplythis—breeding. Some 1 early starting of weeds may be hill- Wren feed for eggs and others breed ed, for eggs, but the successful man does i E. D.:—What is the value of Hun- both. A poorly bred bird will not lay garian gram for emfiilage. Can it with the best of feed any more than be mixed with corn for this purpose? to poorly fed bird will lay even Answer:—Hungarian grass is not though it may have the beat of breed- as a rule used with great success for ing back of it. Feeding ais wo eh - ensilage. There are flew records ing go hand in hand and one is worth- less �S SAT FREE, of its use but none which would re- less without the other, although more commend it. There are on record real progress can be made through TO ANY 130Y instances where rye has been success- improved methods of selection and fully ensiled. In comparing millet breeding than through feeding. with rye, millet contains consider- The best that we can do in feeding ably 'less water, is a little stronger is to supply the necessary foods and in its feeding quality and no doubt trust the hens to balance the ration would closely approach rye in the themselves. Suppose, fore instance, m quality of its silage. I would not we feed in hoppers a dry ash that will its use with corn, but by all will balance with a scratch feed of means have it cut up in the cutting equal parts of wheat and corn, pro - box before putting in the silo and videel the birds eat an equal amount see that it is thoroughly tramped of dry mash and scratch feed. Some down, otherwise it will heat to such birds will not touch the wheat reed an extent that a large amount of the will eat nothing but corn, with the value will be los, I have mixed result that they become too .fat to corn and clover for ensilage but not lay. Others will eat dry mash and with good results- wheat but will not touch the corn. H. F.:—Do carrots make gaud feed It is just as important to know how for dairy cows and for horses? How to feed as to know what to feed. In would you handle then? cold weather, when all grain is scat. Aniwert—Y scoots make especially tared in a heavy litter, the average good feed in conjunction with other poultryman will throw the -grain on things for horses. For dairy cows the litter, not realizing that. within they have been found to closely ap- three �tlay's after straw is put into a proach mangels hi quality. Boas- house ht is cut so fine that the grain siugault reports that a little over 850 will lie on top of the litter and the 'ting for the next meal. The lit, This "Railroad King" watch is an abso- 6 t t',ty guaranteed ttiueituopor. it is atom- t -ld and atom sot, daubte dustproof bask, picket case Regular man's size, send ug your name and address and we will Tenon eon., 4) Packages of lovely embossed mas Post Cards to sell at 10 cents a ieolcage. When sgtd send us the money and we will sen you the waters and a Ilnvely loathe' fob, . VOMER -WARREN CO, opt. ado. Toronto, Oat, pounds of carrots are equal in food birds readily pick it up and sit around material to 100 lbs. of good hay. In 1907 the report of 'Vermont Station, itinches should be eight or tendeep, Director Hills says, "Carrots far sur- the grain should be scattered all ever passed beets in feeding value," In it and the litter should be stirred up feeding roots it is generally figured so that the grain will go to the bot- that 1000 pound animal can consume om and cause the birds to scratch for et, from 25 to 50 lbs, per day. Of course feed. This gives them much needed exercise. Send at once for Funsten 3 -in -1 Boole, PUFF, Game Laws, Trappers' Guide, Supply Catalog, liet• ing lowest prloes on tape, market, reports guns, smokers, 005. Ci postal bents it. Every indication points to bigger noney totrapperetltl, ' ttsrthaneverbex0rs. Pumaretbu raga, many tearoom Itave been ,hanto•rtinebo end5aitrlha a.Otlot: al 00ftitrigri. 1711 human 'Bldg. carrots may be stored in a root cellar the stone as uther root crops. G,:—I have a itcld, in timothy for past two years that I want for pasture text year. ' Would you ad• vise pbow ng early in the spring and what mixture would you saw? Answer: --I would advise plowing the timothy pasture at once, taking care to stir the soil at a fairlly good depth, As soon as it will work in spring have it thoroughly dished down but before disking if possible apply five or six tons of manure re to the acre. If this is done a good pasture ''Stand can he obtained by sowing 11h bushels of oats, a half to a bushel of avlheat enlaced, and 8 or 4 lbs. of com- mon red clover to tho acro, A temperature around thirty-five is L. M, 'What is the best method of best for tho cellar, Public Women itt Japan. Women are taking an increasing part in Japanese publ* affairs, and sotne have been appointed to posts of. trust. A woman doctor, bliss Fufu Kyo, was named by the Tokio police department to investigate the causes of infant diseases and to arrange a plan for the assistance of poor woe men, Miss Ttasu Kahuta was ltp- pointed to a similar, post in Osaka. Some women conductors are found in the suburban electric railways, and tom a woman stationmaster has bean appointed. �rr'•T.N:n"LTi"L,Itg)Gt£7E,01baF:4i'PNi e'}ltga-ZPVTfiOV} ,'p;,'etCG:tTeRWAMierTV,Z2=0;n010i0 RI=,E1 P6.0,1.".0=iF £340x3 • t .. 1', a dfo ➢.si Losss for W ttmmt mire hrrfi't' o to ig vtvmf, t' iii it ?row or n edi is 110555 ' 00 .dfede ie an loans S inch or J tn,lrIl?iglti, Leri&e e • C,.itraekeels, $4 i ;Cin Solving the Nation's Shoe Problem LARGE section of the Canadian public depends upon this company for shoes. Ourfinancial resources and buy- i11g power are greater by far than those of any other Canadian manuf'actuter of shoes ; our volume of output is more than twice that of any other. Our sales organizati-9n covers the nation from coast to coast, not merely a small section at it tulle. • Our six branches maintain adequate stocks within the•-14'ach Of every dealer in (;anode, and are now serv,itig .111.ore than 5,000 dealers, enabling them. to {'Ill orders quickly and to cut down the amount of idle stock on, their shelves. We are malting every effort to use this power to hely solve i.ltc big problem of providing enotigit ,good quality shoes to go around. In the.. lace of an actual scarcity‘d leather, it is dificulti but it can .be done if • you will co-operate with us. Buy wisely, for servtce rather than merely for style, and see that tha.shoes you buy are stamped with the iilal.'l- lecturer's trade -mark, A AMES HOLDEN McCREADY "Shoemakers to i/e Neiiouu" ZT. TOXIN movitsOAir TORONTO 'Mum yea buy Shoes look far— W^ • waaeretetares,.rsvaeiieneweelviaegera me leteerritte WIi'04Irt's, r;n tt).YrO\ tiA1vicortfI'tn •--Ibis ;l'racfc-manic on every acts 13 mumpormseteeamotatteligetegmeemeeextee 411,54", 71171T f,'hutns with msidu 'working pati aro not desiri.ble t'hc beet, results are obtained by churns that til; Lat.1 the cream by letting one part of the cream .fall against another part. The simple barrel churn is theamost con- venient and the easiest to keep clean and sweet. Before using:, scald well with boiling water, then cool by 're- volving a few lolnutes with cold wa- ter in the churn. After clomping re- volve with hike warm winter in it, tt wrath out any butter; then scald thor- oughly, and lonlvo it open in a clrmas, dry pinto. °muesli: al y weeb the churn with hot lime water to keep 1; sweet, , T'o induce 1:1 19 great et poeeible flaw of milk in the heifers their calves should be removed front them within -- throe or four days, and they shr,uld bo ' carefully trained in alto milk giving liable, by tc skilled milker, ono who u'rtderstands how to nutnipnlate-the udder and stimulate tate activity of the cells. Withood care, plenty of o, good nourishing food and a careful milker, the dairy heifer is surround- ed by environment conducive to mak- ,. ing the most of the feed given her. PSheeed. is then, ands not unlit then, in :a condition to return a profit frum liar On many breeding :forms the ral.iot5 for yObi'ling animate are of apprnxirn- ately Twenty pounds of earn silage, ten pounds ds of of tnixectgrain hay:`coednd made two ins three" pounup - ofelintoneepai.'t each of wheat bran, corn. moil, ground oats and hail° a part Of irl,