12 1934

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MAY pq: =,,.,- _., ,_ ,» ," - -THE cuniuf -'rr-:TOWN GUARDIAN . ' ' ' PAGE ELEVEN;-’~*

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t week a paragraph in ‘

11if”d5 upposed tests as bipiiivglgiiiloriingi were edible W

_ (Sala me writer) and t

‘“ edibl or r>0iS°n°\1S= H 1°°"_§d’l‘;,”ll- 9, guver fork is use ‘°°‘;lll. l’_lle fungi while cooking,

t0 _ 1 k ir the species "‘” mm basil an bod knows

i i. Now, Y if

» llungi (mushrooms and toad- tainly have taken a long time to

_mlsl ll is Giis_e;owl_ethe______li;0~ complete with the tools and ap-

' Boron . 9-11 '

rrgiiiogmlzlmtiwlly that "B11 80-031' I have mentioned the “hele" led -lens' ore myths and superstl- stone: this is a term coined from tous nonsense.” Another' supp0e_e_d the_Gr~eek word helios, meaning the

l

ed

list is the peeling of the m

i.ee er the "cap" pee

l the Sill' 'i m

In the fungus was dee

sas Y '

. l_ This is equally fallacfoul flgéklllfse p good many 1111181 that inside the structure, when it was

B5 first built, would see the momlng

_annul bg muted, will peel just leadlly as the common

mushroom

.l-llm lp only one method to sc-

uire the knowledge of edible lgouenous fungi: prociue a 8

d tudy iii till YOU b9°°111° of the young folk in many parts

}lll°;°,;n1uy_. acquainted with the

lungl uf your locality. There h

le tell the bad from the good.

ledge of ihcse lowly plants.

In "Mushrooms and Toadstook."

ll, copy of which may be consult- _ pd ul the Public Library) Dir. Gus- master' (or Lord) of the sun.

an

ww denls with one hundred ,lxly species, only two of w

gd Doctor has partaken, and “liv le tell the tale." but he spec i “al-ps the public against the t.

. W0 poisonous fungi-which by the way squares the earth was taken out to

,ye quite Common here-in a chap

ur which indicates that once

they

Are eaten, medical science is help- i@§_ These poisonous fungi are the mums;-_,» Fly Agnric, a large yel- lowish-\vhite toadstool common in the borders of fields in late sum- mer, and the "Death M1891" I- le' mon-colored relative found in open woods and along the holders 01

groves from .lilly till OUiiOb€l'.

lt is a curious fact that I have geen colrs eat the Fly Agario with no apparent ill effects, while squir- rels are very fond of both toadstools, found except a small piece ef esp. though I don't lcnow what happen- per.

ed to the s Lrrelsi

qil \

zhavc eaten the common mush- room and the larger “horse mush- room;" ond, in my more adventur- ous days. the large Puff-bail (when young and white inside); and used to miikc ii. dandy catsup from the nuiiicd mushroom (Coprinus oom- aiusi, which, however. grows to sparsely in this country to be worth mllecting. The fairy-ring mushroom i.\l'ai-osrnuis orcades) is quite plen- tiful and is easily recognized: it has moreorer a flavor of its own, and can without any trouble be lried and stored in a. paper bag for me winter. If placed in water it re-

vires ond h "as od as new.”

go There

is unotlicr whitish fungus (a Clito- cybe. I think) which occurs in some pcfusiori; it has a taste like new oatmeal, and has a certain oiiiness about it. I am given to nibbling a piece. when I come across it grow- iiif- It is probably edible. There tit. iwlvevcr, people who through some personal idiosyncmcy, cannot eat miislirooms without getting the tllninil'-anim" _ even strawberries wlll oct that way with some con- elit|itions~.=o that I am not cer.. tain how T would react if I made 11 fillhi. izcod meal of that Clito- Cibe. And l left well alone, as the

proverb runs.

STONEHENGE (8)

There is another feature of this

POISQNOUS "N[U5HR‘00i\f_s"

Gu” of mushroom eaters at r

periods, ye

5 both circles may have been built at

98 pllances then available.

ed SU-11 The Biblia is on the ancient

and mentioned that up to a comparat- ood lv

ll sum.mer'day by lighting bonfires,

,lever been any test devised by 111511. which they called "Beltane fires,”

to that is. fires in honor of Bel or Baal

"lla lhe place of scientific know- -though their origin was forgotten

d

hich 1920, undertook the re-erection of

up deadly poisonous. Of the mai-

es

llllly of the edible fungi the learn

_any ner. The ground at the base of the

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FOR FARMERS STO

‘lilo

i

i

w The er circle of large stones, as well as

dm, professed tv Sei 01° the inner truitns, are or the sand-

eei stone so glentinu in the district; W whereas t inner circle or smaller __°1' stones and those standing before

lsonous rf salt is put on hhe

the one time, and would most cei-

noadway leading eastward from the temple. and astronomical calcula- tions show that a person standing

- sun at midsummerr rise just behind

the heie stone. Here it may be

ely recent time it was the custom

of

the count/ry to commemorate ` mid-

One can scarcely escape the con-

clusion that the ancient builders of Stonehenge worshipped Baal as “the

When the British Government, in

this national monument, they did

- it in the customary thorough man-

stones was outlined into squares of twelve inches, and inside these

- a depth of six inches at a time, and

passed through a sieve, The excav- ation was carried down till nothing further rewarded the search. Thus there came to light Roman coins, great numbers of stone implements -135 at the base of one huge utene -a. pick ingenionsly formed from the antler of a red deer. and ani. mal bones in large numbers round the "altar stone." Inside the earth- work enclosure to which I have referred, the excavators found many burnt human bones. No metal was

Tire stones themselves were

sheathed with felt and timber- bilulka. lifted by powerful cranes, and laid on the ground. Concrete ,foundations were prepared, the stones were lifted into their origin- al places, and round the buses was filled in with concrete. making a firm and lasting foundation. It took about two years to put. all the stones that now remain, into their original positions.

We can picture those old pagans

of a bygone age, on midsummer morning: the warriors thronging this enclosure and watching between the stones of the outer circle; the attendant priests each standing before the “blue stones;" the hier- archs enthroned before the higher ftriliths; all waiting till the sun should appear from behind the hele stone, when the victim, lying bound upon the altar stone, should bleed to oonciliate the deity. The bon- fires were lighted then and the captives taken in war burnt, just as they were at a later date accord- ing te the Roman general and his- torian, Julius Caesar. A dan; und bloody worship.

Tl-IE ORDER. 011' INSBCTS 422)

The Order Orthoptera comprises

some of the most destructive insects known to science: the grasshovppers, Katy-dids and crickets. The vora-

cious locust of Asia and Africa be-

l .Crow Perennials Fron Seed

The economical way to provide a ima nenninui border is in raise the material Pom seed. This is the sea- son for snviiig seeds of perennials.

All but ielv of the desirable peren- niols can be raised from seed. The o_tli.>rs cnii be but it takes a long time for ilu-in to como into bloom and besiilcs, the varieties in com- nioivc ure named varieties selected flour iliousnnds of seedlings. In this C-usa me the peonies, irisas, and llercuniul phlox. It is good fun to "Y for iiiie new varieties of your iilni _ruisuig but your clmnces of ‘“CCiii11_f5 viu~ieties in commerce is mi |.I00d as there is too much com- D0iiiiou_

Some of the pcreiinial seed is slow of gozunniutioii, Some of it seems to Want io le in the ground all winter and bo irornii before starting into life- Of those types are the irises, lilies and others bulbous plants “mil src now being raised from Wd more frequently than ever have been tried to speed germinat- ion which anyone can try at home if he has a nieziclianioal refigeraior. This consists of freezing slow gmiiiiiiiiiiig seed in an ice cube ""dl"Wi1K it roman frozen for a ft" fiays, then thawing it out and glaiii-U12. Reports say this Works ___;i_§__1i0t enough experimenting has ______ done in make a safe general _heuetion .The method is to put _‘_____°"i’<i in one of the cube com- ______ll_lenis hail flied with water “___ l_cczi\ it. Then fill with Water mem \‘f‘f‘vx_= the entire cube. this lnlo U0'-116! used to get the seed m_____ii_;_°ifi1i»0i‘ of the cubc. Good ___~___ a uve been reported in using ____ r_neihod on lrs seedsto get ,h__;_i1__n germinate the same season _hey __1pcn or to speed them up if ________ uve been kept over winter in- Swd ‘lf being sewn in the ruu. _“___ of the_ trollius and ll__fw~ illliltwor burn ug bush, usually meh __ii°-'i11i11i1i»€f. are subjects for ll* d°`;‘i°°fim°i\tS as are wme of

il’6l'mi.natig_ pri1m~gg_ ng,

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the great lm-.i01’itY of P°1°11”1“'15 germinate rwdiiily °n°“'¥°h and need nniy be sown with ordinary dw 111 the open ground to 81V! 11' b°““i'if“1 crop which can be transplimi-ed 11-‘id grown along to be Dliiwd in Pe" manent quarters early this mu' Raise enough r>ereI“1ia-15 W hill; 8. surplus supply- The <l“““"Y 1'?" t' Wm., 3 sm-phls 5u~pp)y the f.nes types can be selected for Der- manent residents of the 89-1'd¢'1”1 ,md me less desirable ones can be

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me triiitns are or e. kind or biuisn we cu _ S' °'°‘“"°d Pla"-

€.V stone which appears to have been

' E uscquently turn yeii0W. f-he 11111511- brought from Devonshire. at least

1141 sixty miles away. This has led to <1 c conjecture that steneneuge wp., "9 built at two different t

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Gardln‘ng Wlth Herbs, by Helen

“H11 11°me gardener who wishes

rclen Library

’M'“‘sent.hau Fox' (Macmillan) is especially timely because of the renewed interest in herbs. Here is I definitive “biography” of some 80 herbs that may be grown in th's country, with their history, uses habits, taste and smell, set forth in a manner which will, and should, appeal to many a curious gardener. Mrs. l1bx's book is a welcome addit lon to the few volumes we have on herbs, and the folklore assocated with her subject makes the work interesting, even to the city apart- ment-dweiler whose knowledge of gardening comes from a 'window box. Beaut‘fully bound and -illustrated, it will be an addition to any lbrary.

i If you have been getting a scanty lyield from your bush beans. try a lrow of the pole type this year, and see the difference in quantity per »foot of space.

the eardener the pride and Joy which he gets from big. beautiful r°°¢s night in his garden. Most home Kirdeners are pretty happy when the rose bushes produce flowers but wou1dn’t they .be thrilled with .ivy if they grew twice as many roses? while the type of soil and certain cultural pratices are important. one of the biggest factors in succesful mse growing is proper feeding.

Roses are recognized as heavy

supply of all of the necmsary plant food' elements are present in the soil in an available from they can- not make their best growth. Flowers will be small and of poor lasting qualities Gardeners have long recognized the necemity of feeding roses and many of them developed plans of feedng which gave them good results. Usually the gardener

relied on his experience, in deciding

be purchased at almost any garden supply store, rank amateurs can have the same measure of success in feeding roses as that enjoyed by the experienced garden. For com- plete plant fobd is easy to use. It contains all of the elements plants must get from the soil. and no other plant feeding materials need be used when scientifically prepared complete plant food is used.

If your reses havelnot produced number or kind of blooms y0u

she

feeders and unless an abundantexpected, try feeding them With .a

complete plant food this year. Generally speifflnl. best resulits will _be obtained from complete plant food if 4 poimds per hundred squar feet is applied in early spring and then later application of 2 pounds per hundred square feet are made at intervals of six to eight weeks. It is but to follow the d'rec~ tions which are included in each bag of plant food which you

when and what to feed the plants.,

purchase. .

Herbs to Grow

For Cooking

m.

savories are others that should get

viriet of season

minor details. TUCY m0 _sevi;_ __ llm¢,5_ and feed actively. til ii

I Annuals are grown both for their as well. In view of the fact that

Cha-ngins Styles in automobiles, brilliant deconative effect inthegar- many of the vegetables are

radios and clothing has been no den, and for cutting- purposes for decorative in themselves, and that more varied than the continual in- .the home. The duality, although the clean straight rows have a clarm flux of new methods of cooking, and certainly a happy combination. is of their ewn, it gee; without uuyjng the rev.val of old ingredients for _oftentimes the cause of a sparsely that a very beautiful arrangement that purpose. European dishes with flowers garden, due tothe proneness may be made. Many people, in fact, their strong seasoning have been of annual lovers to pick biossomsfor confine their gardening to the veg- ¢SDecia1ly favored, and the American the living room, or as gifts to etables patch. and do a supremely housewife today who wishes to keep apprecative friends and neighbors. beautiful job of it too. up with the times must have a vez- The gist or the mutter is that rar what annuals in grow? Hero is s etiible Carden of greater scope than too few annuals are planted in the question that few garden experts the Old Pea. bean, com and lettuce first place. wou‘d care to answer, for there is type With WHS S0 important to her This unfortunate situation may such an array of outstand'ng hypes €1'1md1¥1i0U1@I‘- be easily remedied, if the garden and varieties, that a selection of

At least a few of the sweet herbs will only think of these very desir- only a. few is difficult to make,

are essenifal to the new kinds of able flowers from the two points of depending upon the likes and dis- 0005-118- F0I`t11I1&i»€lY. h0Wei/Br. they view, and make his planting likes of the grower. Here are a few, “Pe 08-‘FY i0 B'1'°'W and 08-11 be 1111411 by accordingly. That they must form a however, that have always been 8-1111086 BHYOHO if he Will take the part of the garden itself is obvious, popular, and that probably will trouble to plant a few in his garden. but in doing so they will yield only remain so for many years: zlnnias, 0118 01 the agreeable 0ha1'8-Ci»€riSiSi¢S _a small amount of cutting material rnarigolds petunias, esters, poppies, Gi’ the Sweet henbs 1-S that they may for the home. so it is necessary to annual larkspurs, mourning bride be dried and put away T01* filtlllie make n second planting for cutting and salpiglossis. There are many W Wii»i1°\1i mfiivh ii'°11'>i°~ purposes only. others which you might think more

Sweet 1118-1'i0I‘8-in. B- favorite With This can he done in a part of the beautiful. but there are few that

ith” G€1'11111-115- 55 1111 “Sei”-ii1~l Wl'i€11 flower garden where alittle ragged- are grown more universally. d1'¢‘551i18`f°l' the i!00~% 01‘ tili‘k€Y iS ness will not prove unnecessarily Plan to have annuals both in the concerned, and difficult to find, too. distasteful. cr it may better bc done garden proper and in the cutting or if you do not have e Supply of your in the vegetables garden, where vegetables gen-len this year. You Uwn- One garden 1'°w is sufficient: alternate rows er flowers and veg- wiu rind that only in this way will and after d'Yin€» the leaves and stables will not only beautify that you -have sufficient blossoms in 1111 stems are rubbed to lwwder and section, but furnish cutting material your needs and desires.

stored away. Basil thyme and the

` Grow More Flowers

attentbn. ` ,,,,,._,_ ,,,, 0,. ,.,,..,,,, .., ,,,,....,, Poultry Husbandry N CW Zealand Holley

dressings, h an omamcntal plant as ' _ wen, and may evan be Set out in the rcN;le?;friia:dt£m;Jfli::gist:r flower garden until harvested for T11 this B»i?i»°111’Dt Of 01791411-8 fi” honey cm” durlng the past few the wlnlm. sl_°mge_ only half ,,_ publication some information con- ears The New Zealand Domnion dozen plants are needed. Caraway 061111115 the P01iii1_y i11d11Si»1`Y With foe ;_me_____ of Agrlcmture devotes seeds for °°°kiw and -wus’ and rggard to commewm egg Produc- pai-tionatel the same attention din for pickles ure ble-nnioi plums ll_°n- 1 gm- by 11°_ means. swine i-0 _i;i“:_P°___u in _lm cm of hm for Uh” “"°“1d be “mm this your mr A iii pu uc lometfling iorighml but err as is iver. to butiereyund ._ supply the lollowlng sea30n_ la er :esta ing ra liebe informa- GXDO _ rg ___ _Ur consumption

Garden Cullum for these pla_l.ll_e, 1o_n based on prac ical experience cheesed orwl; eD°m_n_on Honey

calls for plenty of room so that ga rreevilodonfclemmtercial farms over beyon tha ded mms each may develop fiiiiif- In ill'-S WW 8' P r ° wen y years' giouisgs geeerigiiimimeuied posits for g___Si1ifiU1°1;‘_»;Yw _;li_;l’_5°° ru view or the rue: that it is gen- gmdlng p,.l°,. to emu, sud me Parliley? are two of the omamental “muy accepted that th° m°'5t Pay' honey must be exported through

ing procedure for the commercial

herbs “mt mai’ be Umm very oultr man to rch -ol th-ese ports only' Stmngent Ngul: easily- in the °f\S°_3ffP“fS1°_Y_-ai; “la gnicksyrrem ifeiiobigunuwadgriggytniz §_'j;‘f“fo§lrlf_ D1", d“;'n°§ iglhzidfllseigsgglgf wnbekentinew mme 1 _W is the method considered in the

give a fresh supply for the w_ntcr l-ollowlng columns But to comply bees. Beekeepers _eare__i_::1ulr;d atlo Season- with the requirements of everyone register theirlaplfarths’ l to keel, Set Off 8. 0011151' °f 570111' game” the final columns are devoted to a °“°n°e “ga ns t ed gwla this year for at least a. few of the Survey of breeding swck and ln, ben in an u.nl@€1S We P YY- sweel, he,-l,s_ They will nuke up little ...____;_______i__

cubation.

space. and fha '- _ .V ‘ ' _ _ in house in the foil. ii the mg possible lg gratifying: as com- After giving the matter careful ilgllxlls mere Wlll be no need plwed 10 the slight. cost. and work. consideration you may reasonably _ for dlslnfectlom but lf ll has been

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longs to thi-S F0119- and '_‘;~___§’_lcvf_‘:_‘_"§ farm, Why then not try it if you a-re, ll;.(;xl;01li§,hs(g$§l§,§;1°,;‘,,;11`,fltll§)ea bell. s larger and m°_f€ "lgh _ _l convinced that you have the ubii- in salmon ol ,ye and ,hm when gi-assh0pD€Y» The i-_Wie _OW _"Ve" ity to make a success of the ven- 5 _ ll_lI_ an ood coal mellli-S "Si-fai€ht"‘"mg°d' ~ "‘5'T`°"s' ture and that you are in a financial dry' silixsieytig W y 8 with u, tough and h0i`i1y f°1`§'l‘{’“i; position which will allow of your tags" apgwifed type ol coal l,l,m_ protecting the large and c _i_fia___ giving both yourself and your flock ln gov” may be “sed and ll has hind wings. Whose I1efV“_-f5__;`9'__h‘_;sc h. fair chance. The first step is to bein found that the lass; results fanwise. The mouth-par ____ their decide on the breed of bird which are obtalned when the Slove ls insecid. H5 farmers k“°W is going, to be used. And here is I ced somewhat to the back of cost the world over, are formed for the advlce of the compilers of mls loha __o___Se_ s_x _eet _rom _______e__ s_d_____ biting. T_l_1e hlnd i_>_l- l_a_stWp€_i_r __ofs_l_<_%§_7_ information, after listing the breeds an; me feet from bac: wall seems are the leap ng ___g__l_ fe_________s and which are noted for laying capacity, lo slve the best l_e5ulls_ The Swv, club-Shi1P¢<i 111115 ___ 'as ___ choose the breed you yourself pre- should be charged and ll, at least ions slender tibia-1 The "1 65 ~ _ fer. one man likes one breed, and l ds 3 befor the chlclm ,,_,,l,,e_ rule fly swiftly and noiselesily. bu anolher man another; hom men _I<_>__U_1‘s ____Yp___r___y _EJ ____s_m_ that the the females $02199 by leapt g' me get good results, but if they were opemlm. ls familiar with temperat-

The $61152 018535 __i°"e5e,’} sgwn to look after each others flocks re- me control and partly lo dry out

pwullultles' The gars' til suns would probably um be 5° any dampness that may still be in l11'0S€11i5- “Ye Sibuiigied m the ce" fa good. It is largely a matter of taste. th house Part of the body in the locusis. and Having decided on me b__ecd_ and_ 2 _em .__a_____e ___ ____ F on 500 115115113’ 111 U10 f0i’E'l0§S Uf me PUC' it will probably be white Leghorns hover ani: on 1000 hover up to lm kets. "The call notes of i~r1__._il_;y m. Barred Rnclm me next polnl_ F sh_l___d be _______________ed_ _md com ies of Orthoptera ii-19 ‘__ _ _“ld und one of the greatest importance, llnued lm. the llrsl lwo days brood. commorisouuds of late surnier ls lo sclocl ___ good stm_ln_ Buylng ___ ___ the cmcks The _cmpem__ure autumn. Molesalone l>0SS0$_0111c“;_l day old chicks from a hatchery lsglaken one lncll on me ll,-,°,._ on ical organs Wh’°h__m;_§_'mf;5§’ T__e_e prevents actual study of the strain the plum llne from me outer edge the opposite sex. . _;_ from which your chicks are bred, ol. the canopy Al no llme dllrlng sounds are not vocal. they are PT but by careful selection of the the mst elgm weeks should me dl1Ci2d by i-he insect “$91113 ‘L ser' hatchery with which you place your temperature fall below 60 F_ ruled portion of thc hind iigiglig order, the point is guaranteed. It ls not pracllcnl lp llx temper 98511155 the h01‘11l' f°f@‘“lf“i§_f;- ___ S Let us assume that Leghoms have alures in the brooder pllrely Un er groups msp the two ms-livddrgrr wo" me day' 'md that me fhmks thermometer readings. During the i/°Z€i»l16l”~ The T2-1110115 D1`~_ uf ___ are being purchased from a Govern- mst week the Cormct heat may be reduced many of these strid a oils ment Inspected Hatchery. which judged in me lollowlng way Flaw (as the sounds are calledi to draws lls eggs only from l,lo0d_lesl_ the rlght hand palm dowm on the cal notation. The members___<_>_ ____ ed stock, the coi're_ct date for the outer edge ofthe w_l.l0py_ llngers group are gL‘1i0F0iiS1y SUPP” £____ purchase of tliechicks will be ap- parallel to the edu Then pllwe 8l`€11¢ ali'/i1i'S With W0 13250 th e proximately during the first week me len hand beslde the ,.lgl.lt_ that Wund °y°5' and “sunny Wm ne °f May- is one's hands width nearer the _ simple ones termed oceili. If Barred R/ocks have found favor cent" ol. the canopy Al mls mlm

ss in me life history °f iiie Cla; ine enieirs should be bought earlier ll should ml be posslble lo keel, th,

tl-ioptera, we may commence _ W _ than in the case of Leghorns. as len; hand an the metal lol. longer the egg which, in niest specee- Srne e birds beio te n

, _ 5 ng a eavier th lm. 1 d _ laid in a l10le in th? 3_1_;"m§l___ “:_’_‘;i_;’.breed. and mature more slowly. gm 5? oil' gm. sion sh ll

wee , w en t e

by the ovipositor ho c_ ;1_l____o___' Before the chicks are due to ar- chlcksraree belflg slmvly hardened The C885 linwll l’ e ngxm _‘mar rive, proper quarters must be pre- om _B drop ol appmxlmalely me (some time in Jii;\€i__:Y1y_n______§__~ pared. Best results seem t/o be ob- degree every olher day la col-l.e¢l;_ '“s'°“i°"wilg"i..°v`e su r.u0;..uui ‘med ff°"\ i>',°°“°’ ?‘°‘§§,‘ ‘},‘§°,‘j‘ Bei it is not advisable to ny to i»i1°~‘1° “S” _ ll ere ls no lm, 12x11 Wilifh li/iii i1°“*° _ if ° 5 stick in any herd and rest rule. Be- metamorphoslsu ‘e but the yoiin with °°mf°rt' Lat" °n lt' may be Bvided by the chicks, never allow. _aensdmc_l_r_iéysli;_l;s__s__i:_il_. except ___ so converted into a colony house for mg them to get chllled not on ma

e uit r i the pumts "nm they “re '“°"°d "° other hand, weakened by overheat-

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the fourth or nifttlixe thliilrlbct "Othoptera of Nova Scotia." Dr. ‘and at a. distance of two feet from

i mme, imagoesaie liqnir species, n id Piers, who is Curator of the Provin- the Outer H186 Of the ¢8110l>l’ iS ld' 5"” ' pmpag 'lml.d},l. lmsle ,cf cial Museum of N.-S., Halifax, has visable during the first two days. as die' kmeli. by me cluvm ig written a most complete account the chicks may wander too far Autumn' Thcy mm? xlruniry 'nd of the cockroaclies. locusts. Brass- Bfivid and Kei- i=i`1ili@d~ U il C1‘°Wd autumml °h°mg' mlflulf vm- ie th hoppers and crickets, of his prov- of chicks get sway from the heat fm’ which we 'yu llle°m;@l,,y¢e re lnce, with four page of engravings, lot the stove they are likely to seek to low' and t cy l -nl, wud nit to help the beginner. This book is heat from each other by crowdiilt °"'°“ md 1" “lad m m` A i, nd probably stiu to be had from the together in a comer. The result ei ¢° 1°°1< “i’°“' Ye” ““`y ‘"2 l,,.,,c Museum though ii was first pub- suen crowding will be that the of mvewmte evu-diwrs Xgiiorivcucn- lished in 1917. There are bulletins chicks sweat. and then l/011 U15? °°°“i' memy from U0 cc l.-. A on the gmsgncppers (also fllustrat- look for chills, brooder pneumonia tommogist and the fmmlc ` pf these cd) to be got from the Publicationiand things even more serious. I ' lllxlzlshlavlia gyevglilndplrcirtdq the most Branch. ottawa. the same connection. it is wise t0

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The Man lVith The Hoe

Says-

Cabbage and cauliflower pla-nts

should be transplanted in the cool Dart of the dry. late aftemoon is a good time _

Make a sowing of oorn every two

weeks, so that you will have a con- stant supply at the height of its goodness.

Every Borden should have an herb

border. Plant sage for the beauty of its foliage as well as for its flavor. It is an excellent gray-leaved plant for the flower garden

Make stakm for beans and to-

matoes of a good quality wood. Cedar is fir-in for this purpose. and wi.l_l last years longer than ordinary soft wood stakes.

Oeleriac malces fine flavoring for

soups.

Savory cabbage is the finest you

can grow in the home garden, and ii; is seldom found on the market, -because it does not keep well and should be used immediately after lJ1¢kin8- .

Overcmwing is the cause of many

vegetables failures, and it is so easy to avoid. Be unscrupulous in your thinning.

Watch hotbeds and cold frames

closely to regulate conditions of moisture and ventilat/e whenever the weather will permit. A few desrees above freezing is a. Si1E11»2»1 i»° SWB fresh air. ~

It is not too early to begin work

on the lawn. Fertilizer may be spread and weeds pulled any day-

An interesting book for delllliilliuiil

lovers, recently published in E11!- land (Macmillan, U. S. A . ), is DELPHINIUMS. THEIR. HISTORY Arm cUL'rIvA1'roN, by Game A. Phillips, well-known grower and hybrldizer.

Begin saving any leaves that

weren‘t raked up last fall for a com- post heap. All can be epaded in and make good manure and hilmiis-

Try a. row of cultivated mustard

for greens. It is WOFUT1 €1`°WiYiS ei/911 if it uiwuid me a, weed. Lots of leaf to it.

Larkspurs, both annual and Defen-

ru,e,1, like e, soil rich in lime.

When watering the lawn do S0 thoroimhly. Ffeiiiltfit. but 111355' quate waierings, drive the l’00i8 near the surface in search cf mois- tune where the hot sun Will damage them.

water; the insets that eel the

leave., or plants and lawn. Apply in- seetiedes early to prevent r>°SSbi° damage. Brocnoti. an Italian veE¢€i»ai1i€5 tha"

is becoming popular in this country,

is often planted to replace SPi118°h~

It resembles cauliflower Somewhat.

eltlmugh not so large. The cilrds

_ are green instéild 0! White-

Btudy early, late and midS€i1~'i°11

vegetables in your plant-Ins pi-and for succession.

or somethin! Similar-

For the first night or two, watch

the chicks when they are sitting down for the night- They Sh°“1d be distributed evenly awinid the hover within the F5411”-9 °f 'mia' lieu, that is within the circle rnilde by continuing the slope of the _can- opy te the floor. but not within the rudius or the canopy iieeif- if the enreiui creep in toward *iw stove it means that they are in need of more heat. If they withdrawl from the usual Yin! 15 mem* that the neat is too mai-

Let us return to the fitting of

the house to receive the chicks. The

floor should be covered to a depth

of a quarter inch with clean sharp sand free from all mud or clay. Ov- er the sand should be scattered Cilt straw, planer shavings. 01' Clean chaff, free from all dust and seeds.

Ventilation is an essential feat-

ure of a good brooder, and the whole secret may be summed lil! ill-f1'0-*li air, no draughts. There should be warmth under the canopy. but the rest of the room should be cool. The attendant should never feel a warm blast on entering the brooder nor;

ri should allow visitors or others to

stand in the doorway.

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POINTS THAT A FOX FARMER MUST TAKE NOTE OF T0 MAKE A SUCCESS OF THE BUSINESS

This world of ours has produced

many men of different minds, and each of these individuals, growing up from childhood, has in hiS OWU way, and by a method of his own. builded a. future of some sort, and naturally the more ambitious of these individuals is constantly striv-- ing-in many cases after the un- attainable. and at any' rate after something that is just beyond his reach.

In my opinion one of the .dost interesting futures of the present day industrial world is fox and fur farming. This is an industry that can't be built up in a. year or two. There are too many problems to be faced, many of them that cannot be solved on the spur of the mom- ent. The breeding problems are many, and these cannot be success- fully solved in a day, a month or a year.

Years of experience have taught

those in the business that it is nec- essary to begin at the bottom. Start at the first rung of the ladder, and year by year build up your herd. To do this successfully n good deal will depend on the foundation stock one purchases. At the present stage of the fox industry, there is no dim- culty in getting all the hnest breed- ers that one could desire. A very large majority of foxes, of course, run into inferior grades, but on the other hand there are plenty of high grade animals to select from.

Starting a fox ranch, and pur-

chasing a number of high quality foxes does not by any means indi- cate that you will make a success of the venture. There are other matters to be taken into consider- ation, several of them indeed. There is the question of location, the best method of pen construction, sani- tation, the feeding of your adult foxes and that of the pups, which must be raised to maturity in the best possible manner in order to assure you of reasonable profits.

The location of the ranch is. of

course, one of the things to be con- sidered of the utmost importance. Many ranchers have built pens in the open, and others again have thought plenty of shade an essen- tial element of success. In many in- stances ranches have been corr- structed on sandy, barren soil,-while others have preferred the grassy lo- cation. Observers cf the results ob- tained on these several kinds of locations, unhesitstiugiy assert that the shaded ranch gives highly sat- isfactory fur producing animals, and also if the area is well sup- plied with Erass, it is still more advantageous, not only from a fur producing standpoint but from that of breeding as well. A fox lo- cated where there is plenty of shade is bound to hold his color better, and be more comfortable and con- tented than he would be if he were out in the open, being tortured by the sun through the hot summer months.

The size of pens is our next item

of consideration. There are those who claim that too much space Cannot be given each pair of foxes.

In the ordinary pens used by

many raiichers, a. pair of foxes will get along fairly well until the pups get old enough to wean. when it is neccssaly to get more pens to div- ide the litters. In the case of very large pens, it is quite possible, arid perhaps even desirable to leave the pups with the parents. This will bc economical for the rancher, cutting down as it does on the number of i pens for use in the summer, and at ‘the same time affording greater space for the foxes to exercise in. This latter factor will certainly keel-i them a great deal healthier, more vigorous, and assist them to put on a much finer and silkieii -coat in the fall of the year.

Now and their we find foxmeni

Who favor very large run pens, but as a general rule these are not adaptable or convenient for several reasons, one of which is that where you have large nirmbcrs of foxes

rlmnlnl; lu-eund, there is a Kiel-_7_»_ wastage of food You have 11° C011 M trol whatever' over the food fn _ such conditions, resultin8 in 5°m"`

many cases losses are incurred froml killings. The foregoing Will 501.1/U ’ as a brief outline as to the i>€‘Si

methods of construction. <

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We'll now resume you have yo\`l_i_j'

ranch suitably located and suitably ___' constructed. The next _thing to_d_d___ _ | is to get the proper kind °f f°’€‘?5 i to occupy it. You’l1 want s0bic__ __ __= foundation stock. and ydlfii Want _..;i stuck of quality. Not only will 3/dii_‘_ want this class of stock, _but Yoiill require animals that will thrdw offspring equal to or even sul1¢fi<?T_ to the parents. Most foxmen hgve open to them i-he records of lrigil cl.-ass prize winning f0X€5. Bfii'-_i,,ll scrutiny of the pedigrees of ti_1§i,>f=_ animals will soon convince you _of their eligibility as foundation stock. These or the offspring of such ani- mals, or even near relatives there- _,I to, should prove an inducement ._ you to purchase. With foundation . stock of this nature you are reason'-‘ _ _ ably certain of success. evcrythins else being equal. ... M , .

With the foxes in hand will come . the question of feeding. In recent *'-

years great strides have been made- »

in the matter of feeding of the sil- - ver fox, and as the writer has ai- ‘ .. ready poinwd out in these columns. ` the feeding in a D1‘0‘i»19l` imd Sim' _

itary Way. of your foxes will subse- quently have a great bearing on the ". success of the undertaking, and to _l assure you that very desirable out- come you‘l1 need to give particular -

and painstaking attention to the

matter of feeding.

lt is impossible to set a definite _

rule for all fox ranchers in the '"1

matter of feeding. The locality you“ are in, and the climatic conditions ~ _ of that locality all have an im- ~ l portant bearing on the food prob- "__ lem, Then, too, youll probably have '_ _ to buy your fcdostiiffs in your' own locality as a matter ni ecouom_v- thus limiting to a great exteiittlie variety usually necessary to keep the fox in prime condition. The

fox being in confinement is en-

tirely dependent on you for his ra- tions, and he looks to you to see

that these are properly balanced, _ and to provide him with the essen- ` _ tial and necessary elements in his __

daily ration, which will not only.

appeal to his appetite. but convey

a proper and nourishing wealth of

blood stream materials. It is, there- _ fore, very desirable on your part "

that you Select those foods which

will prove of the greatest a<ivaiitage__ _ in the fox-foods which in general

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practice have proven most suitable _ for the production of good sl;ed_

litters, and clear colored fur.

those fox men who have been in thé_ _ business for many years, that in _ order to obtain the production you- -

that they must be fed a well half- - / anced ration, and given every need

ful care many months prior to the » .- time matiugs take place. Whilst _ _

these balanced rations. muy, of

course. be of various kinds, ex-par' _