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s of the \Vorld Will Continue to Ile (ir-cut for Some Time to Come and No Waste Should Be Per- mitted-'Essential That Corn Be Mature and Past the Dough state fiefore lt is Cut. ,

on account of the labor shortage,

neighborhood co~operation in silo filling should be highly developed during next season. All the sllage crops should be saved without loss,

while all silos shouldbe filled to ca- pacity. Five or six or more fariners who own silos in one community should combine their working forces into a crew which should rotate f1'om_ farm to farm as the corn becomes pipe enough. Such an arrangement resulting irrm the interchange of neighborhood farm labor' will riiinl- urizc thc expense of housing the sil- uge crops.

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lt is essential that cor'n should not

bc cnt for cnsiiagc until it is mat-.ire und through the dough stage, as rc- pcatcd demonstrations have shown conclusively that corn in this condi- tion is at tho peak of nutrient value. The bugaboo about. frosted corn be- ing wholly unsuitable for ensilage is u fallacy, as _corn which has been dainagcd with frost can be conver't_».>.d into very good ensilage if it is cut shortly afterwards. ln the case of badly frosted corn, however, there occurs a considerable loss of it-arcs.

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ami willed a_t thc tirnc of silo filling, water should be i'un through a rub- ber hose into the cutting bex and blower' during the filling process so that the chopped feed may be wet thoroughly and rendered'succulent for future feeding. ln extreme cases

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where it is impossible to saturate the cor'n completely in this inannt-r, and where water pi-_essurt- is avail- able, a second hose is soinctinics car- ried over the top of thc silo so that the water falling on a boai~.d.im'lirie<l against the side of' the silo ami mo/cd at regular i`nte|'vals serves efficiently to thoroughly moisten thc i'or.'ige.

Labor is loading the corn on the

wagons in thc tleld may bc rcdu-‘ed by the use of an elevating attach- ment, several standard types of which are now on the market. This device is attached to the corn har- vester and deposits the bundles of corn as they are cut on thc wagons which may be driven opposite the machine. If it is desired to start the binder' several hours ahead of the enslluge cutter, this atiachrncnt is' not used, as then the corn may bc duruped on the ground and from th loaded by hand. ` ` mw of the high prices of grain, specialists suggest that, in-many in- stances, the ears may be profitably snapped or huskcd and only the fod- der converted into silage. By the practice of this system the silo will still provide a wealth of cheap, suc- culent roughage.

Sealing of the silo after' the struc-

ture is illled is too often neglected. There are a number of practical methods of topping off the silo so as to minimize waste and spoliage. A common practice is to level the sli- age and then to tramp over' the top thoroughly for twenty or thirty mln- utes every day for a week, in order to eliminate airfpockets near the top of the silo and to thoroughly com- pact the mass of feed, Then oats may be sown after the top of the ensllage has been thoroughly soaked with

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Specialists recommend the use uf

boys in the silo for tramping and packing the ensilage during the fill- ing process as conservative of 'nan labor as well as silo space. Under this arrangement one man to handle ,the distributor pipe with three cr four boys in an average 14 to 16-foot

'ldlarneter silo will not only pack away _the feed so that it will all be saved, b\it they also will render available

th_e maximum tonnage capacity of the s o. _

Protecting the Herd.

The msn wth a valuable herd ef

cattle-and pretty nearly any herd is valuable -in these days _ should take no risk of starting disease in his stock by introducing new animals that he may purchase wltliout it Xuarantee of good health. The prac- tice of buying cattle, especially milch cows, at farm sales or at the tstock yards and taking them to the home barn without first making sure of their freedom from contagious disease, is a. -very dangerous one.

To safeguard the herd a KIUIINUI'

_tins should be enforced in the case of evorynew animal that comes to 'the farm. This is specially import.-

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` house to take out_ all the bad air, if

way of making a success of fruit and vegetable growing, is shown in an article in this number by Wm. Arm- strong, formerly of Queensboro, On- 1 tario, and another instance of sue-T

cess in this direction was furnished by A. D. Harkness, of Vineland, who told of his experienceon s nine-acre farm, at the annual convention of the Ontario Fruit Growers’ Associa- tion last month. In-Mr. Armstrong’s case, the results were obtained on land that, at the present time, would be considered cheap, that is as re- gards the purchase price, but the purchase of 281/2 acres was made a good runny years ago. Mr. Harkness paid a higher price for his land, but if he keeps on as he has started his final results mary be as good as those secured by Mr. Armstrong. In four years Mr. Harkness made a living for himself and family in the first three years ol' operation, and last year' (his fourth) made a protit‘of $2,000 on his small acreage.

Results equal to either of the

above may be secured by others who will undertake the same line of work, but not every one can succeed. Both oi’ the nrcn in question were practically new hands at the fruit and garden business when they be- gan on their own places;--Mr. Arm-

Montr'eal, while Mr. Harkness had obtained his experience of fruit-and garden work in one year' of practice on another man’s farm, but he at- tached ruuch importance to his one year"s experience, and advised any new beginner to do as he did before

starting on a place of his own.

Evidence of the increase in com-

petition in the late years is provided in the account of the different meth- ods of selling their produce, adopted by the two men. Mr, Armstrong made his success some years ago, by dis- posing of his produce through the coiirrnission men, while Mr. Hark- ness, whosc experience Is more r'e- cont, emphasizes the irnportance of becoming attached to a co-operative selling association if one is to make a success of disposing of the products of a small-holding.. Of coui'se, the fact that Mr. Arrnstrong's farm and operations were three times as large as Mr'. Harkness, gave him an advan- tage in being able to command at- tention for his i_ndivldual shipments, yet the udvanceln -the importance of co-operation is an indication of the trend of the times and of the bigger business in fruit and vegetable pro- ducts, that is done in the main cen- tres now, ns compared with eight or ten years ago.

The results obtained by Mr. Hark-

ness are an indication of what might be done by a returned soldier who would undertake the farming of u. small holding. The plan of planting 20 to 30 per cent. of a ten-acre area in tree fruits and combining hee- keeping or `poulti'y-keeping or both, with vegetable and small fruit grow- ing, to provide an iucoine in the first few years,` is one that promises an interesting "occupation, ami fair re- turns in cash at the start, with a promise of a comfortable income af- ter four_ _or tlvc years. That the acretfge' mentioned can be handled without extra help, except for a short season in the height of harvest, promises a' certain kind of independence for the owner, such as cannot be secured on the larger acre- age where either help has to be hired and, possibly boarded, during a great part of the year, or exchange of work has to be made with neighbors, which necessitates it considerable amount of absence fr'oui the home place, often ut times when it really needs attention, in the worst way.

About the only plan that might

work better than that of a small holding with thc understnrrding that sale of produce should be effected hy' co-operation with onc’s neighbors, would be a cominunltyscttlcinent of returned soldiers, and others pos- sibly, each owning ten acres of fruit and truck farm, and all co-operating in every undertaking for production and disposal of the product. The small holdings would 'mean near neighbors and but little loss of time in exchanging work on the individu- al farms, while an entire community in co-operation could make malor improvements such as road building, line fences and roadside planting most economically.

Light and Air Prevent llmlp. In a genuine case of roup there is

0. very peculiar and offensive odor about the mouth and nose. A little later on thc eyes often swell entirely shut. Upon noticing the first sign of roup in thc flock, we put all thc sick 'lil'i"ds ln a warm, dry, and well ven- tilated placc all by themselves and where there is plenty of light and sunshine. This should bc somewhere away from outbuildings which can afterwards be thoroughly dislnfccted. The next thing to do is to remove all the littcr froui the hen house and runs and disinfect the house and runs thoroughly with n. good coal 'tar dis- infectant. Also lime sirould be scat- tered about thc floors.

For preventing roup ventilation

without. drafts is most effective. llave an o enlni; near the floor of the

Eit is nothing but the exits left open and covered with screening. Poultry houses often breed this drcad dis- east on account of not being properly constructed. A poultry house should he plenty large, well lighted, well ventilated. sanitary, and fairly warui throughout thc winter. After meet- ing these requirements there will be very little r'oup in the flock.

Many people believing that bad air

ceiling, make openings there. This ig ii great mistake. These openings take off all the pure warm 811°. bill- the bad sir which breeds roup, settles close to the floor. So in additlq_n

’ shutter curtain, or open fron ,

ant where the herd is known to be free of tuberculosis. First test the herd and then keep out every ani- mal that is not guaranteed free of

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zluuld be borne in mind that they :irc of two classes, and that such plants as ferns, palms and the rubber plant will do bcttcr in those parts of the room whcre the ligut, is limit- ed, whilc_flow<-ring plants, such as geraiiiurns, tulips, na1'cissi and cycla- iucn must have as much light as pos- sible.. Plants arc more like uuluan being than like bric-n-br'ac, and if grown to brighten the home during dull winlcr mouths they must not be left to takc cnrc or' tlrumscivef; or

they will soon fail l'ulll| thu pur-

pose of their pi'l'uci`

'l`hri~c are not a large uuuihcr' of

s||ccv..~:si'ul house plants, uni ihote which <-xpe_riem~c has shown are l»e::i suiil-il for the purpose, dr- mand ccrtairi tl/ linile conditions. The l'uml:t|n\uial condition r~rlatvs to tho zttiriorzplit-ri- ot' the room. if this is siiilablc \-von tho soil is of secomlary iiuporiurit-c 'l`h¢~ aliuos- plu~i'e must ln- kept at at nuiluhic tcm- pcralurc and also, for :uit-rtss, iuusi contain plenty ot' moistiirc. A dry ntiuozsplicrc, evcu when plants are wcli \viiiei'ell, is fatal to good growth. llegular wait.-i'iiig 1:; another' im- portant factor for succtss.

Plants will grow/ bclicl' in houncs

healed with hot water than they will in this heated by hot. air or steam. 'l‘hc latter cysts-iris aln:oi'b the mois- ture l'i'oiu the aiimispiroiv uiih the rcsult that thc plant uiihci' lost-.-1 :sonic oi' ilu le_\v<~:; by witlicriiig or fuils to uiulrc iicztliliy iirowlh. Pans oi’ \vatcr stood on inc r:\<liaior's to give oil' rnoisturc always ii-uprovc.the conditions for plants. 'lhu blooms \vili last longer when thc atiriosphcr-e is kcpl norm-nliut roof and moisf. The ideal |<'r:iper:1llli'c ranges from about :'10 to 'I0 <|<.\gi'ct:-., llighcr tclupcl’:1lu|'<.':: r1e0\f;:;ilalc lilorc- l`rO- quc-nt wat<'1'iui::s, Sou|_"~ plants ncud to bc wzrlercri daily, ullicis not rivire than two ui' llirco times 1|. wcck. A not which rings hollow when lapped with lin- knuckle needs \\':lt<'r'. (_)ver~ \v:rtcring is had for plants, and only one or two var-iciils, like the splrcu will slit-vt-ctl il' thc porn are alloived to slam! in water. All pr-its sdronlri he supplied with good tirniiiage ir, :ho l`oi'nr oi' broken ¢'i'oci;_1 iillcd in :\.' he bottom of thc pot wliou Liv. plants; are prult-rl.

l~`i'csh air is alwa,\‘s beneficial, bu'

not in the l`m'i.i of diru-t il\'aui:,iil.~: A lcir\pc|'at:i1'c of -10 ticgrecs' o. lower will often seriously affect. tin_ icndci' house plants. l’-.rims au.. fern.-; are the better for spougi.r_r once or twice it month. Never wale a sickly plant loo freely; ii more o len requires to bt. rcpoitcil. Slit, plants will be boiielitml by a yt.-nz: repottiug. llcnltliy plunlft and pin.: in flower' require much more \\.'..l than lliosc which are sirlcljv. 51. should not hc wattrcd co out n lla; it become soggy and u1\\'a_\'s lol A plant. with cold feet ami u hui in .1 soon dies.--`l'lxperliucntal l~`a:'|u Nor:

\\'c.ulli(-r und l|r<iu.~;tr'lc1s.

"It’s an ill wiml that blows rn:

body good," .ami thcro i_:\ ct-ntairil much good for a i.',|'eat numbt-1' it the wcathcr eumlitions 1.-1 thc pi-< sf-:~ winter; that is, for the time b<~_iu:_ But, for thc near future of the con.- lry as at whole, romiitiousz such 1-. exist. with regard to :;nov.'i`a|l, ri rallicr the want of il, are auylliiu. but propltlous. Naturally the \vork ers in the gren-t uudoors are the lin. to realize the ui~.'|iac'<‘, :tml not on!_-. i’ar'mer's, who lc-au' io: the rv::ul| tr bare ground, in the ulliiuutc .omit Lion of their l`ull-sown crops, but ul.-<1 luinbeiwucn-and lhosc of tl\e'i|':r\|- dependent on thc supply ot` luiubi-:_ cannot but louk with upprelieuslo. on thc coudilioris thai, at prrsnuri. lie up imluslry., ami prorriisc to pre- vcnt satisfactory zi_ci\vit_v in ihci: lirics of business during the coming sea.<'ou.

llorse-bi'cedcr:;, or at any raft:

those who ure crigagell in thc raising of heavy liorscs, flml the srioyvless winter a cause for considerable dis- courugcment, as the disposal of their product depends largely on the activ- _ily ol' opcruiiorni at the lumber carnps, whilo they also look l`o|'\vartl lu a good lumbering sensori to the demand for horses io be used in connection with building operutioris. lu this connection at well-kno\vn i\or'se-br°\_‘etle|' and dealer in hcztv-y iiorscs said the other day that au order he had to scciire 300 head uf heavy liorsts for om' lumber iirlu had been cancelled as there was no usofor thcur ln the woods while the ground stayed bare of snow. Asked if he did not look for"ui\ lriciwniscd demand for l\or‘:~u_-s with tho start of the building season in the spring, hc answered: “lf they can't lumber now they can’t do vcry much building next scnson."

Probably thc worst feature of the

wiiitur’s weather conditions is thc lack of moisture. llesidcs the light snowfall there has been but \'cry little rainfall in many paris of the country.

Wise l'tili1.atiou of Milk.

We need to produce pork and \vc

need to produce mc-at of all kinds, but we must bc able to do it without feeding vast quantities of rnaterials that can be used In their present form more efficiently for human food. 'ln' converting skim inllk into po|'k there is n loss of iuntcrial, ns all the nutrlcnts in the skim milk are not rt-covcr'ed`ln the pork. Sonic are converted into bone ami mu.-:cle, seine trite- heat to kccp the body temper‘atui'e, and soiuu into cncrgy for maintalniui: thc functions oi' thc body. From the standpoint of the worl.d's food supply, it is not ccon- omical; it is not right io uso, un- necessarily, for stock feed, a food that can be used readily for human beings.

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ln the Lspringof 1917 there wcrc

514.140 gophers destroyed bv Sas- katchewan school children who tool. part in the gopher-killing cuurpulgr. while last spring no loss than 864,240 were destroyed, The cost to the Gov- ernment was ti little over $700.

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If durable water reservoirs are de-

sired. they may be lined with con- crete or built of cobblestones. In form, the concrete-lined typo may be either rectangular or circular. A cir- cular reservoir lined with concrete, having-a diameter of 134 feet ut the bottom, a depth of eight feet, and a capacity 01' two #wie-feet, or 651,653- gallons, is somewhat similar in de- sign to one built uiider the super- 'yision of the ofllce of public roads

lins, Col. Precautions are necessary, in order to prevent damage by settle- lrient and frost. ll' thc reservoir is formed partly in excavation and part- ly in fill, it is diliicult to treat each class of l'ualur:ial in such a way that both will be equally stable and lm- D€l'Vlous. il' thc material in the fill, for instance, settles more than the natural earth, the concrete lining is apt to be ruptured along the division line) Not only uneven settlement in different parts of' tht- earth embank-

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ment, but settlement in any one part tends t0.rupture or otherwise datu- age concrete lining.

A concrete suitable. for lining

should' contain an ample percentage ol’ good ccincnt in order to make it. watertight. A mixture of one part by volume uf' cement, two parts of sand and four parts of gravel or broken rock 18 recolumcudcd. A measured volume of sand is dumped on the mixing platform, half as much cement is added to it and bot_h in- gredients are mixed dry until the mixture is of one color, It is thou moistcueii and worked into a soft mortar, and the rock or g|'a'vcl, hav-_ ing been previously uioistcncd, is added. Tire mortar' and rock or grav- el then arc turned over' with shovels at least twice or until the entire mass is thoroughly iuixcd. The concrete should bl- sufficiently moist at this stage so that when shovcied into a wheelbarrow or other means ot' con- veyance it will assume a water-level on top. At the same time it should not be so wet as to flow readily.

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depends upon the severity of the cli- mate, the care and skill used in pre- paring thc foundation, thc character of thc concrete and other factors.

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Not the least valuable service per-

mental Farina has been in the demon- strations given proving that certain root seeds can be grown in Canada of a standard equal to the best and in stimulating this linc of produc- tion in Canada. Not only have ex- periments carried on at their farms proved that it is possible to raise heavy crops of root seed in the Dom- inion, but they have also shown that seed raised in Crinada is at least equal, if not superior, to any seed imported from other countries. For example, four different -varieties of sugar in-cl seed have been trlcd out at the different Doluinion farms, and the beets that, on the average, show- ed the highest percentage of sugar were from Ontario-grown seed. These showed 18.22 per ccnt. of sugar, while the next highest aver- age percentage was 17.74.

Nova Scotia and Prince Edward

Island would appear, by th_e.way, to be peculiarly well adapted to sugar' beet production. At the Prince Ed- ward Island Dominion farm beets were produced in 1917 that. showed over 19 per cent. sugar, at Kentville, N.S., farm a record of 19.48 per cent. was made, and at Nappan, N.S., 20.20 pci' cent. At Indian Head beets were grown with 19.42 per cent. of sugar. but aside from this, no other Dominion farm reached the

land, although at Scott, Snsk., at Lethbridge, and at Summerland, B.C., beets showing over 18 per cent. Of sugar were grown. At the Ottawa experimental farm the sugar content was only 16.37 per cent.

Ensilago the Main Reliance.

The mnngel is an excellent root

crop for stock. Mangels may re- place about half the grain ordinarily fed in a ration of grain, mixed hay and slings without reducing the yield of milk or butter.

But any man producing milk

should arrange at an early dats for n. silo and s full supply of silage. Excellent as `aFé` i1Tiii`g‘é`i§,` it costs Hub- stantialiy as much to grow an acre of them as of sllage corn. One can get from 4,000 to 6,000 pounds of dry matter in good siiage corn, whereas he could get no more than 1,600 to 2,000 pounds of dry matter from an acre of rnangels or sugar

The hair net trade in Shantung,

§ii_i_ng,__eni_plgy_s over 100,000 peoplo.

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[early winter and high priced eating

level °"~l“'med in Prince Edward Is' ever left Edmonton was shipped out

'lilo importance of testing every

cow, and of feeding liberally in the dry period, was emphasized by Mr.

ll. M. 1-loltby ol' Ontario county in an address 'delivered at the annual meeting of Durham County Holstein Breeders. - "When an American Holstein cow

made a record of 50 pounds of but- ter in a week," said Mr. lloltby, “the character of the cow’s maternal an- cestry was made the subject of in-

pouridci' had never received any particular' atlfrntlou up to that time, | different own/.-r's_ having remained] ignorant uf' hi-r' capacity. But at 13 t years of age shr- was put_ under- test, l -ami made a record lierself of 301

pounds. if she had been propcrlyl fed ami properly tested before that her real -value would liavc been made known even before her daugh- tcr' set a new slamlarrl for the world in butler' production. The value of aiiccsiry, by.thc way, is shown not. onl_v-in thc fact that the cow which made Slrpoumls of butter ai. iii years ot' age produced a 50-pound iiailgliter, but that this daughter' has producfxd a 47-pouml cow, and four females in all, sonic of them only li\»il`crs, that ha`vc gone over 30 pounds.

Now, about feeding cows while

dry. (inc of my cows that had been given no grain while dry, produced 02 pounds of milk in a day and 16,- 000 pounds in a year, after freshen- _i_n_g. lu_prc1nu'ution for her ricxt lac- tation period i lcd her 20 pounds oi' graiii daily during ucr six weeks dry period, and next your sho gave 8:3 pounds'of` milk in a day and 19,300 i`or the year. ’l`hc Holstein cow ou which Mr. (leo. Sinilli, ol l’or'i l-‘err-y, won the ciiampiun.-:lrip ai Guelph. Winter Fair had 30 poumls oi' grain pci' day before hcl' last f'r'esl|eniug." _Touching on 'another important point, Mr. Hoitby said: "There lsno breed in which ilieru are such oppor- tunities of mating by sires of high producing quality as is thc case with llolsteins, bcraust- lhcro are ill llol- stein cows with ai record ot` 40 pounds oi' butter or boiler' pt-1' uit-k, and 1,200 with at i'et'ur4l ol' uvel’ 30 pounds. You see what a fichl of sc- lcctiou in bulls ilu-rc is in the oil- spring of alldhosc cows.” '

- Light ln Poultry House. ` For some time it liasifbccn a qucs-

tion whcther artificial light in thc poultiiy house was a benefit or not,; and to help solve the problem, thcl poultry division of the l~1xpcr'lmeut;\.l | l~`a|'u|s have tested it for Iwo seasons, ; during the wiritt-r of ililii-1017 with I two pens (40 birds in ull) of Llai'rc<li Rock pulleis and during the winter

of 1917-1918 with two pens of itock` pullcls and two pens of Leghorn pul-

lcts (40 birds ot' each breed).

ln each light pen of twenty birds

two tungsten 40-watt lzunps were usctl. They were turned on at 6 a.u\. and left till daylight, thcn turned on again in thc afiicrnuou bvt'orc dusk and left till 9 p.ru. This was startcd in November: when the day; br-‘came short and continued until the middle of March when light was unncccs-i sary. . |

In thc 1916-17 test the light pcri|

laid 1,100 eggs with a total value oft $54.03. '1'rr..r-on or rt-eu was $2z.5s,l ure cost or ugm $2.40, a total cost url $24.73. 'l‘his gave a balance over cost of feed and light of $30.20. ora cost pci' dozen eggs of 26.8 cunts. _

The dark pen laid 636 eggs with;

a total value of $29.46; cost of feed l was $21.09. This gave a balance _ over cost of feed of $3.37. The cost per dozen eggs wus 39.8 cents. _ _ In 1917-18 thc yields were not, high in either case, and the total dif- ference in egg yield in the six months

birds with light gave a better revenue than the 40 without light. This dif- ference was made up in the time that the eggs were received. Those with thc light gave their' heaviest yieldsi in December and January, while byi far the heaviest__xnonti\s`for' the Leg- horiis without light were March and 1 April, and for the llocks, January and February.

The totul figures from the two

pens with the light were: Number of eggs, 2,470; value, $130.32; cost of feed, $55.48; cost of light, $3.20; balance, $77.64, or a cost of 28.5 cents per dozen. Those without light laid 2,242 eggs; valuc, $118.90; cost of feed, $60.01; balance, $53,94, or cost of one dozen eggs-32.1 centsr'

’l‘hc conclusion may be drawn that

for early winter eggs during the short days, the light does increase the egg yield, but later' in the season the yield is not us heavy as with birds that have not had the liglit_.___'l`hc ad- visability of rising light, therefore, will depend upon what is wanted. If

eggs are the object the lights are an advantage; if eggs during the hatch- ing season are desired, the lights tu'o a disadvantage.

lllgf 'l‘ruinl0uil of Cattle.

.The biggest train of live stock that

of the Edmonton stock yards to tho llarton Cattle Co. of Pierre, South Dakota. The cattle will be distri- buted to stockmcn in Iowa, Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska for tili- ishing.

This tr'aln was about one-third of

0. mile long. There were 33 cars carrying 837 head of cattle, valued at $85,000. The freight alone on the shipment was $5,500.

Themanager for' the Barton Cattle

Co. is staying in Edmonton for some time yet, and intends to take out a trainload twice a month if he can get suitable stock. He paid as high as 13 ccnls for some of these feeders.

Grain Crops of Soldiers Protected. An undertaking that the grain

crops of soldiers will be protected from hall loss during the coming season was given by Murdo Carrieron on behalf of the executive oi' the Municipal llall Insurance Associa-

tion on the fioor of the Saskatchewan

their profits out of the by-product

\\` .\S'l‘ lil UF |"()f)l).

5| rl*

sources of income which were utterly -*ll/"‘=iii.'¢‘ is \'vr_\‘ Important. ln the ignored not many years ago. A good ||‘>ll’~"|\Ul'| |‘3¢'0l\"mi' --lt‘M1\k0B many farmers, says the Scientific ilu' ite-:lin-tioli 0|' the (Jost of the

/\iut~ri<'an, may he skeptical of th

is .lit-nu \'crv i.‘om:i\lcr'abIo During

claim iu its entirety, but no one ilu- \\'iuter ,llonihs and insures doubts that the packers turn by-pro- Hati:»fm-tory Supply of \'egeti\bleg_

ducts to good account.’ 1|. is inter esllng to note the great progres

faruiers have made in a similar d rt-ction.

Not many years ago straw stack

were couuu-d valut-less, and every where burned. Now progressiv

farmers spwati the straw and find

l; i-`or time-.e p<-r'soris who are fortun- i_ :ue i-:rough lo 1_'outrol land.for the

'll`U~\l‘ii-' 01' ‘~’i‘Lf»~tal>le-s in sufficient

q uuantii_\ lor ilu-‘irc-ati.-; of the family, '_ stoirllu- will pr-o\l- nu ct-onoruy. Like- , ‘-\r:i--. if will l.i`t<-u prove an economy

it lo rin.. isllf \“l1\~i;~.lil\~s to store.

a valuable l't-rLili1.1-1', and whilu bu|'n- 'i°'I"" :""""f5" EST" i"'i"""“"""' “E an

ing is still much too often practice:

1 |»r.i»::, but 1-spwiully so li thc ‘price I of ulinlric 1-o:il;riri\'|:= lor use in cun-

it is a dying custom. lu some sec _ " _ _ _

tions uf \V(____l‘,|." C_m,_um Im, GUv,_I.n_ mug ami il|'_v|_i|i_' is high. _ |,|,m| has |m_mdd`m lm, burning or (.1‘op:. oi :;ult:ibl¢_' f.'oi'is that ll‘Ltl\|ro

slr'a\v slacks.

Corn stovi-r has a fluctuating vali

.it at ¢ai:i;.ir. \'_lu-u rin-y can bc pr-Q-

|,. \:.-rwil by .~.lor_iug sliuulil be kept in

fmil, y,-;,|- lu y,._,,-_ vmymg Wim 111,. tht-ir riziiurul condition iii.-dead ol"hc- supply of our roligliagcs and livt- illéi cziiirntl or dried. Noi only 18 if stork (-0|\iiigp,n,;_ pm H5 f,_.,.(1im¢ nu-'.»,il»if- to r':ti|u'<\ thi- cost oi' tho -value is definitely known, and forl 'ill l111`-it Vi \|!.\' ini' ‘-'1'U\\'i!\l~! will slur- Suluc _vt-_a|'s past the tcmlt-m'y has luv \'t-:'_~|;il1l\-l: lui lmine use, but the

been loivurd with-r' use of thc stalk Cottonst-\-ti, valuable both as

§_ :\ta.l;r¢-riot' ul`_iiu\;1u.: 1|. supply oi'

at il*-4*- \\;_"‘l:tl:l¢:s ucau' ul hnrui, so

fm-ri ,mit ,L ;f,..,~;i|;,_,.,-_ w,,_., f,,|~,|,,.,-|_\- rl.;-1, |'.~:...|'tli|;:;; ol in:tr'ircls and \vin- thrown away. lt. is now a iiy-_pioriiir-I If-1 If mi-1 i:iinrt_~;, the li;-'I may be of tr'c|iil-miulis iiiiiniriaiire, not alone \'uri<-~i, lr :'-onli-tiring that cannot he to the cotton industry, but to ihiiuin- l:l=-:tr-\:|s-1! ru il<~il.ir:i nm] cents.

erahlu cattle i'rr¢-ilvi's. '

A frail'-.ri-i't~ ;,';ir<lci1, li' cart.-il for

Fai' ll/est cattle- fc<-tiers would iinrl prop- ilw. '..ill |»i'odur'f- far iuoro

it diflir-ul\_ io <iis|»cris<- with eusilcd rt;;.\t;il=i-».= than the avi.-rage lauiily

beet tops, nutritious by-proiiuct. of beet growing for the sugar' mctorics.

Hardly a.yi~ar passes that sou

lt’

waste product is not utiiim-il in :r large way for the first. time. Our oi' the newest liigli-protein chicken fm-ds is the riuds and waste euuiiig>; oi' cheese pressed into large bricks. it is now being ura1'kctr-d on n eonuri|-i'- cial scalc. Cattle and sheep l'ce<it-|14 in the pinto beau tt~rriIoi'y, which now takes in practically, all of New Mexico and Colorado, ami growlull areas in Wyoming, Nebraska ami Kansas, are fast. making bean straw n stamlard article. lican growing iu this section is undergoing _crc-at. dc- velopuicnt, ami bean straw will be- come an important food. it. is used

as the sole roughage with satisfnc- `

tory results, but. a better plan, so

Y

it. with cnsilagc, when its value is close to that of alfalfa.

And no one has forgotten yet thai.

sweet clover, now a valuable lcgunie, was formerly a weed-and still is one, to many farmers.

When one considers the many by-

product foeds used 'by dairymei_i- low-gr'm|c molasses, beet pulp, brew- ers’ grains ami a dozen otliersfit. is hard to see how the agi'ieultu|'al in- dustry could get along without them.

“'l‘or-onto Street” hi \'imy.

The Sf-cours National of' ’l`or'ont0

sonic time ago decided to adopt the te_wn of Vimy and to work.l'oi' its 1'c-cstalilislimerit. That thc efforts

the who have used it say, is to feed

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of tho ru(-inbcrs are appreciated is |ni¢,»im- of _ ..,-» I-:»:.m.i shown by thc following letter from Equipped \_ - __ ,__ .__ \-~. _,___--,i M_ons. A. Ansari.: _ E\_,.ui5,,,g _ c____ IJ __ ,, ,,. Sir Glenholuic l<`alconb1'idgc, Vcnmau°‘:'1"""

President Secours National ,

'|`U"0“'0- r-an <~onf=uim- |lnv"I'~'.' 1" 1

Dear Sir,-~I have been iriforuictl

perlinl ol i‘u» rt-7,; '_ if",

by l\Ir.` 'l`anotaux in the nalno oi' the I,m.|i,,H M- IN, ____ » H 1,,

_Committee "l<`t'ancc-Cauzuia" , that. thi- Secours National oi' 'l`oront0 was

lvolvil lu lhrisff. vi-L;<'i, l»l~ ti v '~

l .‘ i'.~: .' mu ilu-\' 1'

_ _ _ _' it-\i\.1‘t .| -.1 1 _ dtspuscd to act in the capacity of My H,_,_|___ l_,,_,`__ Mm

Godmolliei' to thc Canton oi' Vimy_

As Mayor of the town of Vinny, l

aiu very tlesirolls that your f‘omiuit-

sloi 4| lu ll' at f ._

tee should undertake the work they ______'_l_l ____ _______ _

have offered to do for Vimy. 'l`hi-

e1'_\', ur;iu:i.‘. ll: :' :rip-». .1 -~ ‘

_ l.:.ll|\ rl 1' \

status of iiodruotlicr to my coiuuiuuc __f___ 'lb __`l___` ___ _

has not been accorded io airy charit-

_ . im, th: l..i~

ahlc organization, or to any person, ,|.h__ _________ ____

and your couiruittcv 'will be r<-cof-‘»-

, , , .g is :roi nl :.ll fill. 1; _ nized as our official iiodiuoihvr. 'i his s____________ _.____m_i_ __ _ M _ _ ____ decision has been taken by the Muni- _________ "|___________ __ b__________ UM; ___ _ _Y

b.rs are ai present scattvrctl to the

that they could lay their hands ou

thc town of Viniy, with which I lravr' stamped this letter.

ll. is par'ii(~ul:\1'l_v 1\Kl""*`1ll’i" ill ll-r'-.

the iriliahitarrts of the <`;ii\|ou of Virny. on the ;.'I‘ouud over \vl|i<'|\ .\">\ll` Canadian .<oldicrs so corir';\;.'\-o|r.=l_\~ fouflhl, to s~;ct- that your t-oinputi-roi;: are to-day coming to the aid oi our unfortunate population.

lu order to givi- |~xp1'|-ftsiuri of our

gratitude, l aut cl\au'i-(ini: iuysi-lf_\\_'i|lr me duty of uslrrng' 'HH' .\luu1cu1=\\ Council on their tirsi reuuiorr to in- scribe on a uiurhle plucqm- the r\.\_uu- of your comiuiltt-e und of its oiln-mls and to place this marble plaequc in tho Hall 01' lionor al the City llull. We tiesire also to naiuc om- of our strccts or' sqlrai'cs in thc town of Virny in your honor.

(Signed) Monsieur A. Ansart.

'i‘lrut \\':\_~' lt. -

One of thc favorite stories iolil in

army camps in lhc earlier' days oi the wur' was that of flu- rccruli who defvcinpcd a queer ui:'mi‘a'vvr'y short- ly nl`tcr he had been assigned to a depot regiment. Tiim- ami again in barracks ami out he was seen pick- ing np pieces of paper from thc floor or ground, looking at tht-ui, iuuttcr- ing "ihai's not it." and pnssiiit: or\. l-le refused io explain his notions. The uraiter' finally calore to thc attention of-his oflicl-rs and they had hiur re- ported to tht- attention of' ri medical board for examination. Whcu he came before the hoard the recruit grabbed up this papers on the table ind looked them all over before he rould be pri-vented. “'l‘l\ut’s not lt," he repcaicd as he exuruinvd each one lc-.vt-rislily. Finally, after lvhgihy obscrvution, the medical officers re- coinniended his discharge, via the “s. c. o." route. Whcn the soldier de- -lallcd toacrouipnny the apparent lun- atic to his home was handed the iischargo certificate the cause of it ill seized it and perused it hastily. ‘Tlmt is lt!" he yelled. And. it was, lor the release- froru the service was

‘Legislative Asseinblx. _ ________ ___g

-permitted to stand, _ ______________ _

&'.;pal Council of \imy, whose morn- ___ _________ use of _[___ ____H___~__ _'___ ________