Zurich Herald, 1922-05-04, Page 2111•140.0.*
CertiOeti Far .,eclo,
There at'e feW thinteeieihere disaP"
peintirig,te a farmer thlaqatei-Aied that
the. seed he haesenattth ' 'ata,tailed' te
IT
time, tip or liefisdne'etted • 0,..:040;•41a
le.nd noxleats weed eadi h'IWirileoUee
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Address communication? to Ailtonost, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto general, way the qualitY, and purity
of seed, meet fermers are unpeepared
Pasture Itlakes Cheaper Pork. I paratively small. 2. The cinp will
equally poseible to aseertetin by a
value of pasture in. producing por, of seed required to plant an acTe of
yr
e .
kis
' There is no usequibblieg about the I stand hard pastuTh
ring. 3. e amount
to perform worlt of thiiitkindIt
-Testa by the dozen have shown that rape is comparatively erne% germnation tet the, vality of the 4. It
it is possible, when pasture is used, to Will grow until very late in thefall,1 "'eel , The 'Seed Branch et Ottawa
grain
of ce • Pork 'with one-fourth less thing us givit a longer growing seasen' we'th aa'neduicrgialee75_,*irnaai'rce°arointta°, pwaxintneift
than some the other crops. It 18 Pitsg'inesiness to perform seeese tests.
As an actual example, let me tell
a aka bunches of pigs at the Experi-
ment Station. There were ten pigs in.
each group. One group was fed grain
and tankage in a dry lot, and the
other had corn and tankage, but waS during the season and thus provides a the market. The Seed Breach iesees
alleteed"tO elm on raPe pasture. frequent change of luxurious feragei certificatee of gradin, based -on earn -
well to bear M mind, however, that
rape will not grow upon barren
ground, but that it requires a fairly
fertile soil. The crop is geite adapt-
able. It may be sown several times
As seeding approaehee, howeeer, there
is little time .wait far /*abets fromsuch examination., There ie, Still an-
other means Of este/tail-hag the .value
of at leaet some of the seed that is en
The pi ge on ure 'pastaveraged 66 Rape should be sown at the rate .0 ple, more particulaxly for gress and
pounds -when the.teet started, and fthe
rom eight to ten pounds to the acre
Pigs 'witbout pasture averaged 66 when sown alone.
Pounds a head. In 84 clays the pigs Pigs should be turned on rave when
on pasture gained 118.7 pounds a it is eight or ten inchhigh. This is
head; pigs without pasture mined only usually about six weeks after being
94.9 pounds a head. Every ' 100 pounds sown. If they are put in much earlier
of gain made brpigs on pasture cost there is denger of the crop being pas -
$i2 -5S; gain made by pigs without, tured too closely; if the rape gets
Pasture cost a13,16 for every 100 much larger before being eaten of,
pounds. That differeuce of 58 cents it becomes coarse and woody and is
a hundred is not to be sneezed at. not relished.
It may be that some people do not A well -drained piece of blue -grass,
use pasture in producing poias be- er June -grass, with a southern slope
cause they eln not Isad"venviiat kind of supplies good early pasture, and also
pasture erops to est.,. That question remains green quite late in the fall,
is gasily settled1 but can not be depended apon during
For a Permanent Pasture, none ex- the summer. Other Crops must be
eels alfalfa. Alaalta is a feed of high arovid,ed, eo that a continuous supply
value, and its abundant and persistent will be assured throughout the season.
growth produce a vast amount , of Oats and field: peat are a combine -
forage. Alfalfa can not be grown tion frequently used successfully for
equally well in all sections of the town- hog pasture. This mixture can be
try; but where successful stands ean sown very early in the spring and
be produced, there is no pasture super- furnishes an abundant and luxuriant
ior to it. Breeding hoga can be main -1 growth of pasture. The proper rate
cloaer seed, but tb a Iiinitea extent
also in seed granite AnY, farmer or
seed Merchant' Who ha e eeetihfor eale
can draw his awineemPlen;ferward. it
to the district seed laberato0 and ob-
tain a certiteete. TheeSegellianch
retains the sainple'arld'ieitt'eS'e Certi-
ficate with 'a serial nuninber'.• • •Seed
,
merchants in some cases ealta.advari-
tage of this ,offer and are tb:4'able to
produse -Official evidence Of the yalue
of the seed offered., It is Wei),,.theres
fore, when purchasinggraseecloyer
seed to aseertaiin whetirea.teth riga it
hes. leeeit thus testedeeed ±f scto Taste
the geading onthe ,tertificate. The
puichaser a the -Seed,...Maye if ',lie
cheeses, have the grade Confietned by
submitting a sample • of ,:the' hse-ett de-
livered to the Sed Branch -where at is
-compared,. with the onigin.l Control
sample on -Which the certificate.Was is-
sued,. It is seldom neCessarg to have
such a certificate•provea, because there
are ,cOmpaeatively few Seed, Merchants
, 'Mined thrbugh the emitter on Prez- of seeding for WS, mixture is one who would, snisrepreseet the quality
teeny no grain where good alfalfa and 'one-half bushels each of the oats of stock that had been officielly test-
• pasturnpleaty of water and shade are
available. A combination of corn and
alfalfa pasture is likewise successful
for growth in young pigs, also for
fattening
Red clover is a close second to ale
falia. This crop is succes full grown
and peas.' Seedings may be made ed. A few instances have oecurred ot
from time to time clurin,g the geowing untscruptileue dealing, by .subritittirig
season. The cost of Seeding ayettli this for examination a sample eutnelor to
mixture is greater than that-Sete:oats lire seed stock, and penalties, ere pro -
and rape or Tape alone, and the ant- vided for misrepresentatiene of this
aunt of 'forage secured is, no greater. sort
4 bee, s are also a desirable for- ea,
s y oy
throughout the country, and its adapt- age erop. This 'crop Is suitable both
ability for early ;summer or fall pas- for a forage and for hogging down
ture makes it of great use -in a forage after the bean,s have become fully
rotation. Clover should be pastured matured. The fact that soybeans do
before it becomes too mature, in order not grow equally Well in all sections
to secure the maximum use of the and that the east of seed, is sometimes
crop. high, makes -this 'crop 'less desirable
Rye is a good crop for early spring than .soine a the others which cost
forage. From the standpoint of feed: less for seed, and which„ furnish just
ing value, rye does not compare favor- much'forage. '
ably with many of the other crepe; Finally, do not neglect to use pas -
however, it finds a place in practically ture because- you are -not sure which
-every. forage rotation due to the feet crop to grow, but provide some crop
• that it supplies the earliest possible rather than to go aleng producing
forage in the spring. The crop should pork on expensive Concentrate- feed
be fall sewn. alone. Provide a -succession of crone
Rape is one of the most desirable that will last during the entire season
pasture crops available for swine. This and use the crops known to do best
crop is desirable for a number of rest- your locality. Write the expera
sons; viz: 1. The oost of seed is coni- mental farm if in doubt.
••••••
Controling the Pea Weevil.
, The Pea weevil eauses. serious loseei
to farmers in Canada every year.
Some years ago the annual lasses
decreased, but indications are that
this insect is still a dangerous enemy
to pea growing. This insect is also
giying trouble lin the province of
British Columbia, and to a slight ex-
tent in some other pares of Canada.
The presence of the insect is ea.Sibr
dikingUiShed. The in drividual peas
will show round holes in which the ,
weevil has developed, and from -which
it has escaped or the beetle might still This is Clean-up Time.
be eonfined to its home in the seed.
Its presence in such a case is indicted - If the Work of cleaning up about
by a round spot on the satin 01 the the farm Premises has not already
pea. If the skin is removed over this been done, it is time that the farmer
mark in the spring of the year the should say to hiraself and his helpers,
full grown !beetle its found. Infested wale is clean-up week for wt." In
peas sown without treatment are cer- ing 'alba° this annual ttaskehthe
fain to -produce a vreevilly crop.' farmer should put sentiment aside
The seed may be treated by
fumiga. and ao a thorough job. The health ef
idea, the applieatidh, coal en, end the family and the inspiration that
the holding over of seed for a second comes to every individual he the home
Year. The fumigation is perhaps 'the from tidy Premises make it a hundred
Most easily praetized plan. The snip- times Imerth while to *et everything
stance used is bieulphide of carbon,. .A. in its place and all the rest of the
convenient method of treating small things out of sight.
quantities of seed, is to fill an °room- Around., a
snarly f ren homes there is
Itry coal oil barrel with the seed peas. little or no exPense outside of the las
To treat this quantity of seed would, bor.. connected 'with the cleaning up of
require about five Ounces of hisulphide the winter's accunnilation of dirt and
if tatted'. This ligaid, which is ob- rubbish, end a email outlay of money
telltale at a drug store may be pour- g
inMakin theutrepair to f
ua s enc
ed 2,10t en the seed or placed In gates, walks and buildingshwill often
shallow receptacle resting on the save much time later when field Work
grain. Then close up the barrel as is crowding. In addition to getting nisi
tightly as possible So as to exclude 1 °I the rahlliah and making Tamil -a'
flOwers, shrtibs and tree!, an be plant-
ed to inerease the attractiveness of
the home and the farm.
It is a common obgervation that on
fe,rnis where old machinery, boexds,
brush, weeds and a, huridred other
thinge have accumulated from year to
year, that there is a noticeable leek of
the progressive 8pirit among the mem-
bers of euch homee. Thits trash is no
doubt good evidenee that the premises
ate ender the management of some
cartlees person. While this le no doubt
more or less trae, It shouldibe remems
berest that the untidinete else eXerta a
demoralizing influenee upoxi those who
are constantly where they. turret look
upoe the dire and disorder. Let ulf,
t erefore, get the, olean-upespirit if it
has net alreadY WW1 posseseloa of
spirit is allowed' to funetion
v2.011)047 We will twaV.It /*kyr° valuable
farms and enjey haPpier and better
farm life, e • • -
about five bushels of peas. The oil
should be carefully applied While the
seed is being shovelled over. The
shovelling should be repeated every
day for at least four days, for about
two weeks 'before sewing. It should
The Making and. ciie 0
the tawn.... :
of a th,oreagh prepareition'lettlitii6;161 e,,auagtheraYettvg8ar aa-eted.cilpacitaectehde joints
inhl-stntadtlitnee
before keying to eStahliishe WI
Don't underestimate the , a „ .,
s.
dM4sttu;opfoothrew:eadilue..&eeersaetllPyp,Oio.Sg,6ae.dr17oe. hoe,'. e'hu,:ts'ew.anact3a.:O;ti:yhektens,C9BlislelotreyoPihurtt. eoligntY
billed, . trus37.47, cenotlaetagr. oe. write to the De-
l:NM% 'merely re -seed Wleteessegitese a , , •0
How to Secure a Good
Yield of Flay.
While hay yields last summer
throughoat Easteru Canada were
;mach beliew the 'average, rather
aeteniahing reetatte were' reached at
the Centrel Experimental Farm, ot-
taNvla, where e five -ten yield was se-
cured on -a forty-aere field. The :Do-
ininiazi Field Husbandmaa givede-
seription of the methods adopted to
bring abont such a satisfaetory Crop.
The soil is underdrained and is a lsind
of 'sandy learn, A three-year rotation
of corn, oats and hey haabeen follow-
ed, the . corn land being manueed at
the rate of . eighteen tons per acre.
The hay mixture consisted of ten
poinels of red clover, two pounds al -
elle. The major portion of the croP
consisted of red clover and alfalfa,
but the alsilte ,andtimothy were used
in case the former crops aright winter
kill. The crop of five tons per acre
was taken from three cuttings: the
fleet cut, conSisting mainly of red
clover and alfalfa ip , equal propor-
tions, gave three tons; the second cuts
consisting mainly, of alfalfa, one top,
ami the third cut, consisting exclusive-
ly of alfalfa, one ton per acre. Such
a result satelY earphasizes the value
ef including 'alfalfa in the usual hay
mixtures in district* where alfalfa
-Will grow. Alfalfa also improves the
fertility of the Soil. Although the
yiic1,last year of ,ffve tone pee acee
was rather' oat of the ordinary, the
yield for the past ten years at the
Central Experimental. Farin. has been
geed, averaging, 8.37 tons per acre
'1,ier year.
Getting Rid of Selvage on
the Farm.
The ,sefe disposal of farm sewage
is a vital necessity, ,It promotes
health, not only on the farm, but often
in plaees where products from the
farm are ueed.
• The sceptic tank should be , from
.fifty te one -hundred feet or more from
the dwelling. practicable, locate
the tank ao that the prevailing winds
vein blow any odoes away fiern the
home. The dietributiom plot where
the zewage is finally returned to the
soil should- be kneed down hill from
the home water supply, and at least
three hundred feet 'away. Lay all
ewers in straight, lins and: below the
frost point earl see that they are thee -
Peor n°11' Poor drainage or bitY, ,fem" pa/al-neat ef Physics, Ontario 'Agricul.-
would eieb grow before. Mcrehrti kelt: Farm., Records B."turnett
the trouble
Don't fail to ,giVe -,geoir' 6. 1 ug t moe oca e
is with the .:Sck 1;
1 .":"'; im),s earn burned down.the other
believer possible, esPeel
Don't- eut a young la. -"; n:,- too closelye: thinegen4e;azilliAtf:t:erwah:. :amp to, one of
new lawn,. teyettg Ito theeharn dear off_ the
Don't top dines with areeh maims. . h b asked him, "Jim,, why
It ittroduces" weeds and is verk en-. -were yonn ado crazy thrwleeet,tho-ssaavide that
' htl
on. neg. ec a RIV/1 ecau,se you earn, se
old
tabar ean° my figures -foe the lest
made it right in the first place. Fertile five years *as right on the inside Of
Don't eleoil .a new 'law'.
teeth light ef,
izers are necessary. that door."
„.•
sprinkling. When water .:ae needed', e The limetspreader is the soil's sugar
see that the soil is thoroughly soaked. bowl.
with the coal oil. . Fixing up the Neglected Cemetery
•
be seen -that every pea is moistened
In Crop Protection Leaflet No. 9, is-
sued by the Department of ' Agricul-
ture at Ottawa, the Dominion En-
tomologist describes the insect to-
gether with its life history.
•
the air. T'he covers should; remain, ea
for a least forty-eight hours. By this
time all of the bleulphide of earbot
will have vaerenrihe'd into a gas heal'.
len. than air ' whiCh settles down
through the pea* killirtg all of the in-
isect,s within the barrel.
Large quantities of seed may be
ftmeigated in tight bias or other well
constructed ehambers using 0M3 pound
hy weight of bisulphisie of carbon to
seal' headred (bushels ed liteact.
poture for fortyteight hour e me M
the ease of the grislier quantity is
neeesseary fee good results, The his-
ulphidel may be placed in shalloW
dishes at the top of the bin or cham-
ber. In the peeparatiort a a b.ttk far
Atti pstrpose the creeks, should be
patted otrer with paper. Stripe of felt
entity he fastened altstee the top edge
*here the lid fite &gnu •
aboulet be obserVed that the wee-
d bisubh3do airbond highly
MinableLi aty kina,
ould therefore not he breaeht into
'tenttatt WIth it.
064 oil silky else be Used M dd.
istroybig the wm,41s. 4Ont hell a
gation of eoal 01% 4o stalelirat to treat
BYA *. ROE.
Neglected rural cemeteries ihrhieh
ate such eyesore?, are becoming- less
frequent. There- are still a few ceme-
teries which need care, however. Often
.these- conditions are due to lack, of
knowledge of just how to go about
fixing up a neglected cemetery. That
is -why•I tell the method used in facing
up a country cemetery in my home
county. ' ,
The peoPle who were interested in
the work got together and organized
an association, known as the M6unt
Pleasant Cemetery Association. It is
and has been the 'final resting -.place
of the peoplethrough a wide stretch
of rural territory; since, the associa-
tion began to make a success of it
about twenty years ago, many ferns.
iliee, living in a village two miles
distant, have sought family Plots
within its limits.
The writer has a keen recollection
ef the place twenty Years ago. The
word that beet describes its condition
at that tithe is "wildernesah It Wag
indeed a tangle of yoang fotest
growth, clamberieg grapevines, fierce,
scratching blackberry &lees said
,smaller undergrowth. In addielon, it
was the home of rabbits, snakeia.owle,
bumblebees, hornets , and yellote-
.jaelce,ts. " In and among all this wild-
erness nestled the graves of the eortne
try's pieneers. They were gone and-,
it seemed, forgotten—all but a few,
whoserelatives still met in thee ceme-
tery and,"clearied" off the graves ,ortee
or twice,year. '
Thetehhad been fie. medieval fence
about the plot, but it had falloff into
cleeay at most places, espeept agent**.
gates, which Were opened efteenaoselt
ouely to admit a OtodeSsiart and iteekt
closed at othertlxes, though to keep
out what the Writer often wondered,
13tol1owing the custom then prevalent
In thIS ati4top, a the country, times
families that were financially able
1;041611y Made provision againet neigh-
berhood neglect of „a general forme,
by enclosing their own, family plate
with bereigesthes of, the ig own fahey,
his gave the yard a still Stone gett-
arid grkesoMe effeet, to. the
fencee Were oa Maw and erstiy dee
•'signe, It was indeed at "gbotitelsrel" at
tight; shinnied by Yeireter and old alike;
That Wee the eotetition of the edmes
et* sbart app,1audittg the heria-
fae *at' they utag
haVe1tble shew ftitlie pix,Tk mina,
w h the mon who et* to"acat Ana
,
ppie he race.
tery whenthe association began ite
Work some twenty 'odd years 'ago,
After , the a.t.socsation, became' thor-
oughly- erganieed'ateith its president,
secretary, treasueerernentbership
conx-
mittee, , enteetainmeat committee,
grounds eommittee, etc., it was a jest-
ing remark in the conmernity that the
"graveYatidu was the livest spot an it.
It was indeed the tenth. as. 1Wernorial,
Dey service was iristitated in the
spriag and it is still a social feature
in the community. It Was the Custom,
before the war curtailed each cele-
brations, for the ladies to give whit
was known as a "bird" *dinner on
Thankegiving—the men killed the
quell, and the ladies Cale(' *gni and
added -other delicacies. these
events were largely soeial in their eats
ward manifestations, they • provided
means in a Very material way for the,
achieving of tetras -es_ worth -while
things in the ceineterY atself, Besides
the money thus gathered together,
there is a membership fee collected
formally, end, the association collecta
some funds from -the selling of ,lots.
Yeats age it was found that it, was
aecessary to add tohthe original plot
of ground, sostwo acres were bought
tor a new addition..
The grounds are now well fenced;
they have been cleared of under-
growth, thus routiag the bees and the
yellow -jackets; thi. excessive sbrub-
bery has been cleared, away, thereby
.deprivieig the' owls, . of their .sheltere
the little private siberiei greende with
their individual tones!, MVO disappears
ed, although hi some instindes the
procedure of xemeval ehnostprochiced
neighborhood war.' All graves have
been mounded and turfed, and marked
with plain wooden Markers and group-
ed infodots,- throughWhich roads and
eattleanye vrind, edgedrivith flowering
'shrubs. A- bettetiful greensward vat.,
ire the ground end the mounds
surtater, and a aevt, egenegreetia- add 1,4,
touch of variety in the, winter!. A,
shelter of qtraint dettigre tonetraoted
abdoTaniOdating .8VI•Viefia IV:4a in
the -cemetery, aro•W reifies, ite capeige
,11(1419itil:W.gd!fers
larly to move the g1ash entintet and
to eV) &Whiter% to he graveo and
the fence.
Parents as Educators
Importance of Religious Training—The Sunday School
BY MARY COLLINS TERRY,
No little child ehould be without There aro several way $ in Which the
religioas training, for it le as °seen- Sunday School does ite work a little
tial ,L•to the • balancs and beautiful better than the same work eau be
grewtt of his character as the proper done at herne. In the gist place vials
food is to hi C body. This training can drop are drawn to other children. They
be given in the home and in the Sun- neterally tend to work Or V40 in
day School, Both are excellent means groups; to be with other children imi-
and should supplement each other, for tating or joining in their activities,
it is when these two institutions work gines incentive to Sunday School work,
together that the child receives the The Sunday School carriee on a
highest benefit. regular and eyetematie course of Bible
Because of the ease with which the study, adapted, to the ages of children,
ehild learns and the capacity to re- and presenting the MOSt Suitable 13ibla
tain even unto QM age what was learn- material in an attractive forms
ed in childhood, religious training A visit to the- live modern Sundae
should begin early. Do not say, "Oh, School in the average church would
when my boy is old enough to decide be a means of ealightennient and sur -
for himself I will let hire choose his prise to marry. Hand -work, simple
thurch." You do not leave his man- song, and rhythm for little children;
ners until then, •, so why his einorals? and hoine work, class conipetition, and
High ideals and a good moral code eveu dramatics and pageantry fer the
are mOst easily formed in his plastic olderones, have been the means of
Years. • making Bible study delightful, attrac-
The child is 'naturally an imitator tive, and absolutely indispensable to
lend hero worshipper, The stirring OUT children.
atorias of Bible heroes and the aPPli- There are ways In vvItich we par -
cation of the truths of the great old ente can and ought to co-operate with
Bible stories go far toward helping the Sunday ISchool. Our ehildren an
hint forneulate the rules which are to learn to be punctual and regular. We
govern his own actioris now and in should show our interest in their prot
laterThelifpencent.s- in the home .ar-he the tghreeyss waonudldexhpeeriiferifeuetsbneriloorwmportohnedx
ones whose high privilege it is to would aleo go to Sunday School, per
begin their children's religious train- haps.to the adult Bible class
i .
ing. It s apay that so many, through "A little child shall lead them" Then
thoughtlessness or neglect or a false let us have faith in the old Bibla
sense of unfitness, neglect this sweet promise:
duty. The Sumlay Scheel next should "Train up a child in the way he
take up and help to broaden and de- should go; and when he is old he will
velop the child's religious experience. not depart feom it." •
1 THE CHILDREN'S
HOUR -
'Mrs. Redbird.
Little Mrs. Redbird sat on her four
pretty Igreenis-h egg a in her snug little
nest in the treetop. She sat, and sat,
and waited. Day after day she kept
the pretty eggs warm with the soft
downy feathers ona hese little warm
body, and, day after day she listened
to Mr. Redbird as he -sat on a branch
and sang to her to keep up- her cour-
age, for soon there would be eome tiny
baby birds in the nest.
"Hoar very hanclaeme Mr. Redbird
loolts in his scarl•et suit; with the
black sleeves and bleck .coat-tails!"i
Mrs., Redbird thought; and, sighing,
she looked at her own dull dress of
greyish, green.
• "Wouldn't I just like a bright,pretty
dress to match' my lei sband's ",e4,e said
weerily. "I'll dress !the ldren that
way, anyhow,' when they hatch."
Poor, tired little. Mrs. Redbird set -
tied, herself . as comfortably as she
could -over the eggs and Jistened to the
leaves rustling aeound her. Mr. Red-
bird lied stopped -singing and flown
away'; she felt very drowsy, until sud-
denly she heard the leaves' saying:
--• "Why, how gaily you are dressed,
Mrs. Redbird" •
She looked down ,at her feathers; to
her -greet astonishment they Were just
as bright and gay as those of her
husband,
4 "Why, wiry!" she gasped', "how
quickly they changed!"
A crowd of people came into the of • whieh' ean` be 'et
wosals andsurrounded the -tree. • • P.est effieet t' will lie 61:156'ilred that
"Oh, look! There's a sear -let tanager the nearness date,Set for the
,
on its nest. tet,s climb up add take examination necessitates- the earliest
a picture of it, she heard atieep voice possibfe action by likely caaaidates.
say.. "That coloring would attract
anybody's notice.h
There was a great deal of confusion
and poor Mrs. Redbird trembled on the alexia -turn ef ,returns from his
the nest as she felt the tree shaking,pasture Io, should,kedp the -tows away
and somebody Poked a big, hox-likei.froni the grass until it eontaine sulfa -
thing. near her nest, its great eye me,-. eienenmariente to maintain mirk, pro.
ping in her face. , duction keen the eaves ,in geed
"Worse and worse," , thonght
ditse 'esbdily cenditioa. The first taste' of
traCted MTh, Redbird, as she was
gs , -
that Were under her.
green graes spoils the appetite for the
poked. off the nest to show the egstored. feeds which mut be relied
She flew around, flutterang and uPore for Weeks after the first grass
crY- appears. The early growth is mostly
ing, for Vallat seettle'd a long time hes water and a -reduction in the milk flow
oirnierb-etidlostiwennastte tea
Ybih°rlelterhni 'IvlkPaeoPeled, will result unless the ingulaisavinter
plan of 'feeding grain, hay and silage ^
away. "le is kept up until the pazture sod is firm
Mrs' RedOird felt eyes upon her and the grass has a ggod start.
tronlalldar,,c,t.isahnesehed, "they did
s.:I. b 1 Cows are also restiesis arideuneasy
"Oh,he
afber
not isee me wheri I wore my dull green I gl\aas atehdeyhave
h
eee:a
:e dehidtealsiteeoacy!new
not
evNeerwywthlietn bimafraid they'll r,igh
t
eyes see Mei drawn froni them. ' Even after the
i
huTrthemityexbtlbtihesiri.'07148. Retlhird. knew Igrt a te long eeonnTignhuet. °eeeb:inpgas stuilraegde,
dVain when these feeds' are aver,
the egg, shells were cracking and 'the maente, The cows will invariably'mahe
baby Redbirds ,we're corning out.
bare bodiese ...Wein covered with .red '-
a veryshern time their little g°°4 use of them.
In
and black feather?, to their mother's Protecting Clean Curtains.
striris,orhis,e.' wailed, wheu they ' Stretching a very narrew piece o
0 ,,, shef
be l
eeneto try to' fly, ewbe arena you athbicw
ouTnine itnacphee-eaftro°rits3the
thelowti'ldov
od\s
gs
,
dressed like last.srear's babies in dull saves a lot of lauedev workThis ,
:gree4,:ooleeatli:edrsU,their' tureble around prevents, the curtains hloiving against
et0
on the twegtaehart cats and squirrels the'inev'ibal)1Y dti$tY screens
saw the Vivid deeSses they wore and
trie,clo,oto meattet.itei„itheeneibir:d uttered , le unfortunate that mot will allota
Poor
olenies .
of dietreee tInd eveke—to fled, that it h"ge:47.a en(mgh".t°' keep them r°171"
was till a dream, and that she seill
,weeethe same dull green clothes tied The best leaders seek character and
sat on the little eggs that walla hateh quality as 'et ell as numbers' in their.
sout babies which would wear, a dull, following. "
inconepictious aresi like. liees.
"MY Poor, patient little JAvs. Rede Had Adain kept boeks aird record
bird," said, M. Redbird, saddenly aNa his gardeeing Wight not have .prove
peeting with a 'dainty reokeel for her so pereleeing to 11.1
to eta
Olt, I tat glad I wear a dun dressy" "The eleggattl Will not plow
Rbitdbialt.die hafteildilbYi'rd(lathiltligd lriee,e'sbitn) haeartvbeestc,6111t;11:rve:(3tirocalbirka:s''h6the d�1ieott3 '
brought het Prose XX -4,..
As he flew away she watched his
flaming red suit, which ceuld be ,seen.
a long distance.
--- The leaves overhead still rustled,
and this time they seemed, to say to
her. "Wise Mother Nature Will hide
you and the' little one safelyt While
you need protection, and will give frou
greenish clothes to wear among the
green• leavesa'
A Call to Veterinarians.
There is perhaps no profession in
Canada that offersabettex opportunity
for remuneration and advancement
than that of the veterinarian. To -day
this pursuit is recognized by the uni-
versities as worthy of a degree, just
33 is that ef medicate. It is not only
in private practice that opportunity
occurs- to veterinary esractitioners, but
in rendering service to the country by
.
appointment under mumcipal, prov-
incial, or Federal governmeate. As
an instanee of thia attention of prac-
tising veterinarians is caliph to the •
oppertunity new being nffered, her the
Vete/artery Director ,General at Ct.
tevsa., qualify for employment ir
connectionwith the recently adopted
Accredited Herd System. Before bee..
ang• enrolled. for Such work, applicants
will be required to pass the Civil Ser-
vice examination for the position of
veterinary inspector and to take a
eourse in practical teatiag methods t
with one of the inspectors of the
branch. During the coarse the ,cans
didate -will be paid, aa if already em-
ployea, at the rete erten -dollars e
day with expenses. Eeesniiiations are
to ba 'held!, simultaneously 'in all the
provinces on. 'April 27th, full parti-
Avoid 'Etvly Pasturing,
The fainier who is anxious_ to get
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