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The Seaforth News, 1919-03-13, Page 7sminmene 13y Agro This bepartmenf Is, for the use of of an cxport on -any .question regarding is ofsufficientgeneral Interest, It will stampedand addressed envelope Is a gnawer will be mailed to you. Address Co.,.J,td.,'73 Adelaide St. W., Toronto. Smut of Oats. our farm readers who want the advles soil, seed, cropa, etc. if your question be answered through this column. 11 nclosed with your fatter, a'complete Agronomist, care of Wilson Publishing entire length of the fifty -six-foot house and is connected at the farther end with -a pipe which carries the''. water off beyond the yards. ' A stiff" brush is used to clean the trough, making it possible for the hens to have plenty of fresh water at all times without any trouble to the poul- try keeper. A galvanized tank is set in front of the engine. This vela a hot water tank, discarded because of a small leak. During the winter the tank is connected with the engine in such a manner that the exhaust enters it below, leaves' itatthe top and passes through a pipe reading along the ceil- ing, down the wall and thence through the wall to the rim of the horse trough outside. There the pipe is connected with a rectangular frame of gas pipe resting on the floor of the trough. An elbow over the nim permits the exhaust to escape into the air. When the engineis running there is sufficient heat .generated by the exhaust and radiated from the tank to raise the ternperature of the room to a degree which prevents the storage „batteries from freezing, and also warms the drinking water for the cattle. By this simple device a waste eroded is made of practical use—which is carrying "conserva- tion" to its highest efficiency. The oat crop of Canada is estimat- ed at about 400,000,000 'bushels. The ,average loss from oat smut, usually placed at four to six per cent., means the destruction of about 20,000,000 bushels, a loss which can easily be prevented by seed treatment. • Oat muftis easily recognized as it •destl'oys the kernel and hull and sometimes the chaff, changing them to a black dusty powder composed of 'millions of.spores, which are scatter- ed by the wind and which lodge ore the sound oats in the vicinity. When this grain is sown the -smut spores germinate and infeot the young seed- .Ikng's. , The,senut.develops..insnde the growing plant and reduces elle kernel to a mass of spores instead of sound grain. Tine object of seed treatment is to kill the spores lodged on the grain. The safest and best method is to treat the seed with a solution of formaldehyde by one of the following methods: Dipping method. --Mix well one pint of formaldehyde (formalin) -,in forty gallons of water, putting the .solution in barrels or casks. Put the seed in coarse bags that the solution. will readily ,pass through and dip into' the casks, allowing to soak for about 'five minutes until every grain is wet. Remove the bags and allow to drain •on slats into the casks, as the solu- tion may be used several times. Then mile the grain on a clean floor and 'cover with sacks or canvas for two 'or three hours. Dry the grain by spreading on a eloan. floor and stir- ring now and then., Stay . the grain as soon as it ••will- run freely or, if. necessary ':to store, .dry thoroughly, ate damp seed will mould or sprout. Sprinkling •method.—PIle the grain 0e a clean floor or grain wagon. and sprinkle the manin with. the solution, using m sprinkling can, shovelling the seed from one pile to another so that each kernel will be thoroughly wet, About a gallon of solution will be required for each bushel of grain. Cover tine grain as in the clipping method and dry. Do not allow the web grain to freeze as ft might injure germination. When the grain has been treated and is damp. and swollen the rate of seed- ing should bo Increased about three- fourths of a bushel per acre. Any bags or receptacles used for holding the treated grain should be disinfect- ed in the solution of formaldehyde. Dry method: -This method has been recently introduced but requires more caro. A solution consisting of ons pint of formaldehyde to one pint o£ water is sprayed on the grain while it is being shovelled over on a clean floor or canvas. A speinlding can must not be used as a sprayer that will deliver the solution in the form of a mist is •necessary. In this method there is no clanger .of freez- ing. and no drying is required. It should not be used for wheat except in an experimental way. One quart of the solution will treat about fifty bushels of seed. Farm Machinery. Conservation is the watch -word of Canada. to -slaty. Conservation has always been the aim on a certain farm known to the writer. A des- cription of- one or two little "saving" devices which have been in satisfac- tory use for the past five years may be of soma assistance to those who are now, more than eier, feeling the need of getting more service out of their farm machinery. In the centre of the engine house on this particular farm ..is the gaso- line engine, to the left, the air -com- pressor tank and the dynamo, the corn-sheller and feed grinder on the right. At the extreme left is the well -pit. On the opposite side of the room are the storage batteries and a workbench, The five horse -power engine is run for half an hour might and morning. It is capable of filling the air -com- pressor, running the dynamo, which chargers the: batteries for a thirty- five -light electric plant, and shelling and grinding corm all wt the same time, The air -compressor furniahos the motive, power for an air -pump iin the six-inch well, supplying fresh water, direct from the well, for all parts of the farm, including three residences. In this system there are four fully equipped bathrooms, three kitchen amus,two launrY tubs, and various out -door faucets for lawn - sprinkling. Four residences, the barn engine room and henhouse are electrically lighted. The owne'r's house is installed l with is Most a..electric and washing machine. The motor for the latter also suns the churn. The well, which is over ninety feet deep, overflows during tkle greater part of . the year.. And at all, times, the exhaust from the air pump throws a small stream of water into the pit. This surplus .water is piped do the henhouse, where it flows through a cement -trough. Thie trough is bnuiit along the front, of the house, just beneath the windows, end is of proper height to make it easily ac- eessible .for the hong. ;It rums' thej Plow Early for Corn. Most farmers realize that in prepar- iug,land for corn the earlier the land can be plowed ii the spring the bot - ter. There are, of course, • 'excep- tion'al .years :when very early plonving •is .not, desirable, but these .exceptions are rare. •Consequently it is gener- ally mdse.. practice to plow • the land as early as possible. The fact that many -farmers fail to get this done is not:so:much because they do not be- lieve -in earlyplowing as it is because of a failure to organize their work properly. Of course, there are sea- sons when no man can plow early, but again it may be said that these seasons are rare. Early plowing makes possible a good seed bed. The soil is given time to settle together below, which is a very important principle, the weeds are held back and the farmer has more time in which to prepare a thor- ough..puliiosized surface, Late plow- ing means either clods or thb neces- sity of turning under a large growth of weeds too late for its proper de- cay. Usually it means both of these things and the impossibility'of pre- paring a good seed bed. The only cases where early plow- ing is not desirable are on those sea- Sons and on those soils in which the land suns together after plowing. A soil lacking in organic matter may readily be beaten down by spring gains after it is plowed, so that it becomes very harts. On the average soil, however, such a condition is not to be expected, and the early, plowing means 'a much better seed bed than can possibly be prepared where the plowing is done late. Facts Worth Jotting Down. A fowl consumes about three ounces of .mush in the morning, two ounces of grain at noon, and four mime of grain at the evening meal. Guineas, bike geese and pigeons, pair when the number - of males and females is equal. The turkey does not fully mature until two years old, and is at its best at three years. One pound of feathers can be se- cured from five ordinary fowls, or from ten ducks or from four geese, For producing strong chicks two- year-old hens are best, and well-de- veloped yearlings come next. There is a risk with pullets under nine months of age. Nine dozen eggs a year is the egg record of the average hen. The re- oerd,for a turkey is two dozen; a goose; three dozen; a, duck,` eight dozen; a Guinea, eight dozen. Young gobblers may be distin- guished from the females by being heavier, more ma c Ileo in appear- ance, more naked fleshy growth on the head, and a development of the tassels on the breast, A "chicken" is a young fowl, usu- ally under six months of age. It be- eo'ma a "fowl' 'after that period. In the dame manner a young reale under twelve months old is a "cockerel''— after that. a "welt"; and a young :fe- male until a year old is a "pullet"— after that a "hen," A "baby chick" is one just hatched. Hens lay best in dream westher r even during winter. Ib'will be notic- ed that they are more pralific during showery spells than they are when it is dry. The theor¢ is that moisture produces expansion and growth, whereas cold or dry warmth con- tracts. In salting the -mash dissolve ,safe tcient salt in .the water veldt which the mash is to be moistened. In this way the salt Will be move -evenly dis- tributed, Alt ounce of'sa'lt is about right. for 100 fowls, An attractive table fowl .is Tong nit body, wide in tiacic, full in, breast, and plump over the keel-- i:Mk tg meat ,w,ld el e, asida• i . ' .e :�::� vv "lttaking two Blades grow whece only ' one grew before!' 'n 8Don t �Sit With c o r t..ffl + .' . - s Let the other fellow risk his season's crop and living -you stick to the tried and preemie winnOiii,;Gunn's "Sh'iir:Ga;ln." NO r fertilizers fa,o;'ypu at every turn,'hut rem'em'ber, for a completely,balahced soil Recti made by Hien with many years' oxperlence with Canadian 'farm needs, you can't beat Shur Fertilizers Gat your requirements in at once before it is too late. Gunn's Shur - Gain Fertilizers not only, mean an early,start for your crepe, but a steady stream of 'plant food right through the growing period, meaning strong, full -headed, disoase-reeisting growths. We have a mixture to suit your soil and crop. , Ask your dealer about danh s "Shur -Gain" to -day and write us for Interesting Booklet, "Bumper Crops.' G17NNS LIMITED WEST TORONTO, ONT. all over. Taking the lege as a emitter' more body should be shown in front than ,behind. The sex of •geese can generally be told by observation. The gander grows larger than the goose. The goose is deeper in body, a trifle 'Slim- mer in' nock, and smaller in head. The call of the gander is loud, long and shrill, while that of the goose ie merely alt answer "to it. The male, too; is more. aggressive. The male Guinea' is larger than the female, and more aggressive. The cry of the female sounds like "Comeback, come back," .while that of the male resembles: "Tick, tick." The red ear- lobes:ere larger in the cock.. than in the hen. The hatching periods required .for eggs of domesticated fowls are: Chickens, twenty-one days; ducks, twenty-eight days; turkeys, twenty- eight days; geese, thirty days. The dhinese goose egg requires five weeks to hatch,' - To plump a dressed fowl first dip 1t for ten •seconds in water nearly, but not quite, boiling hot, and then immediately in cold water. After- ward hang in a cool place until the animal heat is all gone. ?tun -Aping adds to the appearance of the dressed poultry. In ancient times the country now known - as Portugal was nailed Luai- tania. The present name is derived from Porto Calle, the original appel- lation of Opporbo,which, has - ever been the chief commercial city of the country. THE FARMER'S LIBRARY By C. B. Ford You perhaps are the one farmer in a hundred who appreciates the value of agricultural literature and spends more or less money every year to add to his collection of agricultural books. You may realize the advantage of having at hand the collected ideas of other men who have made a study 'of managing a farm, and yet it is likely that you do not regard what again cultural literature you have in the light of a library, and yet I believe it does give added importance to it to allow it that dignity. And more than than, if yotu habitually view your business literature from that stand- point, you will be more likely to ,give it the care -and attention it deserves. In every farm home there ought to be a growing collection of books, and these . books ought to be kept tin a suitable case or set of shelves where they will be easily reached by any- one connected with the farm. If the fags is so small that the work is all done by the owner, or with the help of one hnan, this little library is none the less important; perhaps I should say it is all the more important. If the farm is large and employes are many, the library ought to be corres- pondingly large, and perhaps divided or duplicated so that the different'de- partment3 of the farm will each have a library. Whatever the farm, what- ever the labor and managing condi- tions, there ought to be good agricul- tural literature within reach of the help and of the employer. The help will be benfited by reading such books, and it will pay them to take an interest in that bind of reading, but the manager must read. He can- not succeed in any large degree with- out reading. On the small farm there are times nearly every day when the hired mean and his employer have time to spare for et little reading. It nay be during unfavorable weather, dinner hour, or the evening. One eanuot keep keyed up to hard' work all of the time. Wlnen you let down, instead of merely loafing read some- thing out of the farm library. If a man wants to get ahead he can do in through agricultural (books. If he does not want to get ahead -well, he will not he reading this article. ., The laboring positions on farms are'tlled to too largo an extent with people who are simply waiting and hanging on. They are living from week to week with nothing more than e. vague hope that sometime, some- how, luck will mane theirway. As a matter of feet, they give alrniost no thought to what they -are going to do t is perhapsfaun or became. X the of the employer that the help are not shown that they have in the' ' own n bands the making of the future, and that one thing that will do more than glmoet anything else to develop their' power and 'ability Is reading good agricultural literature, The editoe of any good farm paper will advise a subsoraser ab any' time as to what books are best for him to" use in his farm library. In fact,. practically all agricultural bgg'oke can be. bought from the publishers of farm papers. If you lcnow of a book you want Etna know its price send tate get the book without any trouble. My advice to the farmer who has never made a start toward developing a farm library is to ask the editor of this paper to name for him in im- portance the twenty best books for Ms library. W'hiile it is important to buy the books, it is more important to have them read. The attitude of the farmer should be that both he and his men should read the books. The owner himself needs the books to de- velop his ideals as much as the hired canstand r men. The farmer e am n o more still than can the hired man. We are all on our wsy up or down. The question as to which way is our way, can be very nearly answered by not- ing whether we are or are not read- ers of agricultural literature. There ought to be a willingness to read agricultural books and papers, and this willingness ought to amount even to anxiety. We all ought to be anxious to get ahead and anxious to find means of doing so. The key to succeaa is knowledge. Seine knowl- edge we can get by bur own experi- ence, but snore we can get from boolcs and papers, The reading route to success is so much easier than the hap -hazard, pick it ,up as you.go along way, that it ought to be the only way. The farm library ought to be a circulating library to the ex- tent that everyone connected with the farm shall he allowed to take any book home to read. Employes ought to be encouraged to do such reading outside. They ought to be shown its great advantage to them. A most important feature of the farm Iibrary should be the faun pa- pers. It is got enough to read agri- cultural books. There is much in the agricultural papers that never ap- pears in a book, and in addition there is the news of the business that will keep everyone connected wilt. the farm up to date, and informed on what is new in stook, tools, equip- ment, methods and practice. Some employes take the position that it is not their business to keep themselves informed, that they are merely laborers, and all they have to do is follow orders. put out by the manager or owner of the farm. This may be theoretically correct, but when it comes time to raise wages, or when it comes time to choose em- ployes to be kept or promoted while others are discharged, the fortunate ones are those who have tried to see how much they ,could learn out the business, rather than how little. And when another farm owner wants, a manager or herdsman,_ or when the owner wants to advanee'a man, the one that is capable of taking the' po- sition, who have read books, studied the farm papers and informed him- self is the one that is selected. It is not enough to take one agricultural paper and keep it en file. There ought to be papers taken representing every phase of agriculture that is conduct- ed, /when there is a special publica- tion for that 'branch of the business. The, foam .i - lbs 'ar be t - ywitlhebig gest paying ttivestinent the fernier ever made, if he uses care and intel- ligence in the choice of literature and Money to the fans paper and .you will meth* for getting it read. GOODIEALTII QUESTION .1,B0/[ 13y,Andrew P. Currier, 1hL.71, Dr. Currier will answer all signed letters pertaining to Health. If your question is of general`` Interest it Will be answered through theme columns; if not, it will be answered: personally if stamped, addressed envelope is en- closed. -Dr., Currier will net prescribe for irldlviduaicases or Make diagnosis. Address Dr. Andrew F, Currier, caro of Wilson Publishing Co., 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Lumbago, Recent medical ivrite.rs fight shy of this terns, hut like (rick -in -the baek, homely and expressive tial supposed to mean the sante thing, it has long been used by plain people and .may not readily be displaced by a more scientific or exact term. It means pain ,in the lower or lim- bar region of the back and seems to be seated in the muscles of that re- gion Youmay call it a neuralgia if you like, just as every painful trouble is a neuralgia, or you may call it mus- cular rheumatism, as many do, though it is unlikely that it is an infectious disease like the . rheuma- tism which attacks the joints. But whatever its cause it is a mighty unpleasant thing to have. It is one of the signs of approaching age andfeebleness, for I never knew of a ease in a person who had not passed middle life, and the older one gets the more susceptible to it he becomes. Thele does not seem to be any out- growing it as there is with some aches and pains, it may go away for a few weeks or months but it in- variably comes hack again no mat- ter how careful you May be to get rid of it. It is far less prevalent in summer than at any other season,' and is not always troublesome during the . clean cold days of winter but at all other seasons of the year particularly in the early spring and fall it flourishes causing great pain , and misery. It has seemed to me from a rather careful study of it,in my own person that the most important influence in pausing it is the 'atmosphere_ When the air is heavy, the haeo- metric .pressure low, the atmosphere nearly saturated with moisture and the wind south, south-east, or north- east an attack of lumbago may be expected by those who are suscepti- ble to it, no matter what precautions they may take to keep it off. It begins with stiffness An the taus- cles 0.11 one or both sides of the lower portion of the back, which rapidly 144,144444334 become more and naoio annoying, more and more painful. When got r 1 get down to a chair or v the bed it seems' as if you could never get sip, and when you get up it is some seconds or minutes before you can get so limbered up that you can move' with any degree of comfort or freedom from pain. I After being around a few hours during the day your back is 50 painful) and all motion is so difficult that it seems as if you could never again get down to a chair or get into bed. Not infrequently there idinvolun-I tary cramp or spasm of small por- tions of the muscles which is ex- tremely painful. Usually it is possible to :get into a position in which the pain is only, moderately acute, sometimes a' -change from one position to another' e•eerhs only to start up a new kind of pain. Other causes of this trouble are exposure to cold and dampness, vlo-ry lent exercise of the muscles, intens°, emotion, etc. It is made worse by constipation,) by overwork and fatigue, by improp-1 er eating and drinking, by loss of, sleep and many other causes, An attach may last a few days or, several weeks, varying in its sever -I ity with the weather and with the treatment of the case. It is frequently mistaken for dis-,. ease of the kidney or spine or other' organic diseases which seern to bei located in the back. Heat is perhaps the best and most soothing remedy we have for this ailment, a hot water bag at the feet and another at the back. Itis often 'helpful to cover the back,. with flannel and demi it vigorously with an iron as hot as can be borne. Blistering, capping, massage and, electricity' are also useful. Itis best to avoid the use of drugs as far lie possible, with the exception of such as may be n000saary t0keep the bowels freely open. The clothing must always be suffi- cient to guard against chilling the surface. Many trainers make the mistake of hitching the colt to a wagon be- fore teaching ;nim to delve with har- ness without a load. The "bitting" harness should first lee used. This consists of an open bridle with a snaffle -bit, aheok and side reins and surcingle with crupper. The side and chedk reins should be left contpara- tively Ioose ,wines the "bitting" har-' Hess is put on, and the colt turned; loose in a small yardfor an hour. The, reins should be slightly tightened I the second day, and the lines put on; the third day. One man should lead I the colt while anat'her walks behind,' thus accustoming hint to driving. After he is quieted au2fncientI', the one who as leading can bo dismissed. When the colt is ready to drive double, select a horse with which he is flamiliar,'hitch the two together, drive them about the yard in a circle for about half an hour, first in one direction, then in another. After- ward hitch a light wagon and, with an assistant leading the colt, drive about, being sure that the brakes keep the wagon from running on to the Boit. Use a short stay chain on the old horse so that the colt will POTATOES 50 New varieties can posttiv$�a.y be Lown from one Paoket of Stybr - ead Potato So�4ds, Every hili will different, All colors, Shapes and sloes Dray be worth a gold mine. Don't moss these rarest and most wonderful of Seeds. Paokot• with Direotlons, 16a, 4 for SOo. 10 for $1.00, wth our booldet, Making the (,larder Pay," rea'rbh'1'fr a 8103D 8TO8t0 Dap% If 800 Dorchester St, w. rdoaaTrma,n, Qum, Varicose Veins 'so'zra e WEES Pion-Alaatlo 1.s5fed atookzag summits, washedas die), may be or boiled. 9D.TIIFlT,&D?+11, laced lila a legging: always His. uoitcroremArreare,mad e, to measure; light and durable. 00034, OoatatnoNOOtUB- 1,500,000 SOLD $0 rsonlogoa, cost $0.60 oao ortwofor the sameltmli, $0,60, postpaid. Write for Catalogue and Self-Moasurement Blank OoxAtoS Dooiat :rlmb8 ty0e. 514 ;Glow Mirka' B1da•, Ogoutaaul, P.O. to Pale MUSKRATS We pay the best price for Spring Muskrats Send any Fitts you hove. You are assured of satisfaction in price_aud treatment. AIBBEY FUR COMPANY 310 St. Paul 8t. W., Montreal, Qua. In buslnesa for 30 years Reference; Bank of Hochelaga, St. Henry. learn to start the Load. Gradually accustom him to automobiles, street cars and railway trains, until he learns they will not hurt him. For To -Day. Ilut off your griefs and your sorrows, Laugh and be glad while' you may; There are so many tomorrows, There is but one today. N.B. 'SEED POTATOES fleece, 1tebrons, Cobblers, Delawares, Green Mountains and Silver Dollars. Strict attention large or small orders. F. L. ESTABROOKS & CO. iDealers in Hal', Potatoes & Produce) BACKVILLE, N.B. SKIM MUSKR, Y�4 ATS $It 131g Demand Highest Prices Assured by Sending to agner,,, Rosier COIllpauly 84 FRONT ST. EAST TORONTO Established 1907' Send it Trial Lot Results Will Please You Cr p Saver Top -Dress Fall Wheat With Fertilizers 'Posts and tl hws have done con- siderable damage to vat Wheat by heaving the soil. Spring top -dressing is extent the life-saver. Top -dressing w a t hInceases from Fertilizers Decrease In yields Ohlo Experi- ment Stats on for np cried of 2 3 years eves 13.2 bushels per acre. Ontario Agricultural College e Dreports an increase of 8,3 bushels per acre. QDrake sure of your gram eetch. end in- g, crease your wheat yield this spdag br feeding the weak plots. rr PAYS TO 30010TZLZ C Write for Pamphlet. Ne. 1—"Fretting for FOod': The Soil and Crop Improvement ga Meana®]at Banreaaa of the Conndlma Fertilizer Aasociatioa 11,1g&+ TEMPLE moo., TORONTO 44•431214 34433.41.31a443 4444311,44•24 4111.43* 14410114 Putting Tour 141ind On It The Bey's Market ,Garden. Every farm boy should havo some way to make 'his own spohding money. Self-reliance is one of the most noble traits *of character a •bby or man may possess. It not; only makes a boy feel independent of his parents when he wants money to spend, but it develops business traits and gives him a knowledge . of the value of things. All boys would not make good gardeners,cattle breed- ers, swine breeders, horsemen, sheep men or poultry breeders, but eae'1 boy has a preference for some one kind of farming and he should try and ine duce his parents to let hills start hi some kind of a little busines', for himself. For -a boy 'who has only a few dol- lars to invest, and whose home; is lo- cated near to some large village, city br summer resort, a `Well-managed garden or truck patch can be made to pay, flue profits. Such a business will afford a good income during.the.:sure- per and fall. For a, garden spot a warm sandy sail is the best kind to. select because it is easier to work; the soil being loose, the roots of the plants find it much easier to reach out in -search of their food. Other kinds of soil may be made to produce good crops of vegetables, but as a rule they are much harder to get is good condition to plant and require more cultivating and hoeing to keep free from the weeds and in proper physical condition to grow fine vege- tables. The soil must be properly fitted be- fore it can become a congenial home for the tiny plant roots to live in. It not only requires plowing and pul- verizing, but the surface must be re- fined with a light harrow and rake. This is to put it in shape to hold moisture and to break soil lumps into particles from which it is easier for the plant roots to draw their food supply. Also the roots must have an ample food supply if they are to fur- nish enough food to develop a fine vegetable. As art as the seed sprouts in the'ground the root goos down and. the .stalk ponies upward in the air. The root goes down because of the food of the plant being in the ground and it is the business of the root to draw up this food so that the plant may be nourished and grow. It is a sort of stomach for the plant. If a plant has no root it would not grow any morn than 'a boy would if he had no stomach in which to put 'his food. The root has numerous email mouths or openings that resem ble a sponge but as the plants feed by them we may call them mouths— but do not think of them as real mouths. These are the fine parts of the roots that you see hanging to the main branches. When we transplant a plant to another' part of the garden we"mast be very careful not to break oft these tiny roots, or mouths, or the plant will die, just the same as you would if you would stop eating. The different plants grow in the ground just the same as the different people live from a well -supplied table. Each plant chooses its -own food just the same as a person. Sometimes one plant requires different food than an- other and will not do well in a cer- tain kind of soil where the other plant will thrive exceedingly' well - When this is the case we must feed the plant by putting in. the soil the kind of food that it needs for all plant feed must first be put in the soil to be acted upon by the air and water before it can be taken up by the mouths of the plant. Now is a good time to make plans for your garden. Send for some seed catalogues end study the descriptions of the different kinds and varieties .of vegetables and make a map of your proposed garden. Make an estimate of the amount of seed needed to plant your garden, and order it eariy_.Send your order to some reliable seedsrean who has sped that is adapted to ,your soil and climate. Care of Caulk Wounds. Conditionsare just, right now for caulk wounds at the crown of the hoof. A caulk wound should be thoroughly cleansed at once by injections with a mild antiseptic, such as common salt —a teasponful to a quart of water. A tablespoonful of chlorinated lime to a quart of warm water, applied thor- oughly twice a day to every part of the wound, is also very good for this preliminary, cleansing. Either one should bo applied cantinuously to every part of the wound for at least an hour before the wound is con- sidered thoroughly and safely clean. Strong disinfectants inay also bo used. These give quicker results and are in some cases more practical. Tincture of iodine in full strength may be used. Two or three thorough treatments should given be •iv n th e fleet t day. " Plugs of cotton may be soaked in the tincture of iodine and packed, in the wound. a After this first thorough treat- ment, use a drying antiseptic powder, 'composed of equal parts by bulk, of iodoform, tannic acid and boracio acid, applying lightly three times; a day. It ,is of the utmost importance to keep such a wound out of mud and filth, One of the peculiar properties of iodine As that a seven -thousandth part of it will give water a deep, yellow color, and starch a purple. When heated it rises a$ a dense, vim let -colored tenor.