_ interes`t_and._sp ee will bo given' to

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_ _fmt

For Parents.

” Daifymen-_

(l1'T|'l¢1'8»

THE FARMER

__Farmers and others interested are lnvltedto. contribute to The Farm. ` The- _.Dslry, The Turf, and -Good raids-departments of the Guardian either-‘by questlonfcorrospopdence or ntherwjse. Answers wlllbe given by 6xpel_'t_i---tq»;li»ques_\ions of ` general

-a`rtlo].ésf _ that. will in_any way help to advance Pl-ince Edward ls- _.las_d'in_terests;j _ '

_Contributors-sren asked to have thelrsrtielss at this oillce early each week, as only 'a short emergency item can he-handled as late' as one p. mr' Wednesday. Allreceived after that hour cannot appear until the following week.

gi THE scuoot __ :_ ‘ -AND _ ;

_ nlEu0uE "

..., ;..,._...._.

f. . .1 1. .. .~...

Contributions for this department

should be addressed to

gave

person

6511895.

for examgle. the word cat,~spelled

one line. On the next line they place first the dashcand “st” and re x e

1 ' ‘ ` F-.' ` A -" ‘on purpose' for this work. Through “.::.°°.':"°.r.f.. ir .::.'.:° 1.: 155” ‘ - e t ug w e c mar e ,; - - centre of his circle. ,The clay is S ~ *|190 U-‘ld 9° dll/15° “le °|l‘°|° D into "any number of parts, say sight.. This -_ _ 1 _ they do by drawing four lines through fgp Qugfggggg 11-1.115 w55K.‘

the centre of the circle. This gives A019 ¢9|`1|p'g|11g°N3 W1-|-1.1 ‘ them eight lines. Then they are given. p|1gy1Qugly5A113

GH*

C--at. w ich they write or print on q11A|N MA;-1115-1 ' 4

_ D ll b - - _ ‘

_fore the dash, any letter which will T0";~':,t1(:“%';f1_h 35010 Hlllw I WWI- “H b-at “ml m-°¢- 'run week $1.45 _os

_ As the child avdances. and his vocabn- 11501 0-5511 __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _1_40 _1;1;

are iary iz_l_§reases be is able to take long-_ TW0 W00115 550 _ _ __ _ _1_40 _05 A or wo s. or more lines in the circle. 5 0 5,0511 1914 _ _ _ 1_00 _41-,

. . 95 39

importance of Near our school isavery tall spruce 1% _ _ __ ` 2nd. The zen- tree with fine large branches. Some- 1913 _ _ __ __

. . . 97 .62

who have times the class' is told to draw this 1911 __ _

. 82 .38

any in- tres. being careful of the branches. 1910 _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _1_10 _.13

3rd Personas _When the tres is complete. they take _

the .rights the lesson in their reader for the 511-1--1-£11 M1;111<g-1-

interests day, or use sentences which are writ-

wlth each ten on the board, and pick out the F111~m01-5- 131-0001010, . Camp- longest word they can find.” This 30001-5101- 111-1010 rcspec s word is printed ou the lowest branch 111,15 11-0011 __ _ ___31 33 is the the next longest word on the next 1111511110011 ___31 33

lf branch, and so on, until the top of the -10.0 0,001.15 030 _ _ _ _ ___;10 32

period tree has -been reached. This little ex- game W0011 1914 _ _ __25 33% th _ . 28 so

33 34

can

n a ilo way

countin and rintin ami is one

_ draw a~rullwny engine, with perhaps

live cars attached. They arc told to ‘ln.ake_ono man on the engine and say nine, on oacll car, and then find

e orclse combines drawing, spelling, 1913 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___

S D 8-; 1912 ' _ ._

which I have found very useful. 1911 __

Another plan is to have thc class 1910

EGG MARKET'

so caslly_ in- out how many pcoplc would be getting v1-1115 110011 __

New-Laid

_facto

trym and in tl

long or th 0V(lll the 8 a. co distur sprou is t outs ma u gr

. _ 2:: so three

. . . 26 29

all r time, two

'experimented with s sprouted closet regularly at the su1rt,'nnly missing one lambs to eat grain

with flats; A temperature of 70 day ata time. and that this rate was fits

‘!l08l'ees is constantly maintained and kept up for atleast eight or tau weeks.

ta .

.illled

-since -Mast and great 4 to The the ni

a 60

tory an arrangement from the poul th

sound oats are soaked over night.

distribution of moisture. When

erefroln tho parents’ grades in some

-__s_____ or

pall ot water and the follov/lng‘ voun sE1"r|No HEN um

morning placed to indepth of about 2

lnche

Watch thc live, don‘t lot thcnl get it `l0

times u day. _ ing ho\v much eggs will stulul whllc>-llll\l1S-

In ordcr that the sprouts may not under incubation.

each proper growth at the some Always keep' plenty of fresh drink-

a new tint may he started each ing water before your selling lic-ns.

or three days depending on rapid- -

ity _of growth and on thc number ol’

ow _-i

poutrnv H|N*r_e`

not

s in the fists, which ure then put A good plun is to set several hens ll0ll.

on the sprouting scaffold. Until the at the same time. so when infrrtiles llulrs? A thorough Cltlllllllltl and apron

soil;

result. _ __

Itapelmakes an excellent and-

the clclet ls” Perfectly tlsht it is The medium layers on the other hand, pasture in mldsummer for ewes and' ble to saturate the air quite easily did not lay as consistently but missed lambs. ‘ - - _ _

convert the whole place into a. several days at a time and layed ev- SWINE - Excercise is essentlalitin moist shamber. Oats will grow _cry day for a few weeks only. The the _ _ 1110 6 inches high lu a week’s time. poor layers layed practically no eggs. sows a good _milk-producing ration only diilleulty experienced is in and what few they do lay are laid very after farrowlng, and teach the littoy atter of mold. However, this irregularly. lt is stated that the "grenr to eat as early as possible. _ s:!_._-1 r can be controlled by thoroughly' value of the observation ltns in this- Have you good pastursfor aoslsanl

spraying each lint upon emptying with that the grecdcr knows before the set litters. , ` ‘

per cent. formalin solution. ting season begins the grades to which youns rye ureexcellent for this par-

_A more economical and as satlsfnc-_his pullets belong, and be can infer hose' ‘

brood sows and litters Feed

'* ‘Alfalfa clover, rape and

`n1unUn.nlNcs- It you are

_ _ _ FA an’s flats of convenient size. Clean cases." are thinking of remodelling old 'b s

building. new ones start earlyrln summur. Do your present barns need more light, bettor ventila- more sanitary floors. or some rs-

ts are from 1,1 to =/1 or an inch are testi-11 ont, me rcrtlle eggs can be-,wllllc-\v=\sl1iIllt after cattle are on ass- the oats should he stirred up two doubled up, given to fewer hens and ‘lllrc ree times lt day, thus insuring au. lnore eggs set. ~ llll-s

menus greater comfort and fewer 'about buildings all summer. Plan give the burnyards the necessary

prouts are long enough to form start on you. cleaning. drainage, and gravelllng as l10~Ctl1lBBS,lt is not available to Set your hens after dark. This gives S0011 UH D0BBlbl9- ` ' - b them in any way since thc them time to settle down before If ts will often break off. Moisture morning. Better have them sit u day SUD he ulost important factor. The or so on chills eggs before pint-ing t.ln;`~fU1"

nccd to bc kept quite wet. This good ones under the hell. Wilfllfld-

y be accomplished by wetting with Don‘t be alarmed if U11- 11011 15 ,011 The Animal Husbandry Division eenbouse sprinkling can two or the eggs for a fcw hours. ltfs surprig- may

you have no silo, or nolrcnough room. now is the time to prepare building; al delay moans money

be able to assist you with building

E. S. ARCHIBALD,

Dominion Animal Ilusbaudnlan.

MANURE.

11001 T110 0015 5 ,.0015 01.0 1,001 - _ The best place for manure is in the

the second best lace i 'n t

- President Tescher's Association,

Guardlan's _School and Homo, P. 0. Box 188 Charlottetown. 110

__ _..____________ money

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

. . 9

property as by oft the train at Charlottetown. Some- 1,551 11-0011 __ ‘ 19

. 18 '

a well equlpp- times n car gets tipped over, ithcn '1\w0w00115 050 __ _

_.__ ‘ »; not

The following is a summary of the

And even' if they must see how many would be S5010 51-0011 1914 _ __

a man can make more left. The engine, care and people are 191

working 'ills children than `all'vory crude, but o. train appeals to 1912 _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ them to school that docs the cblld’s mind, and if he s shown 1911 __ him to place a mortgage howto construct one simply, he loves 1910 _ __ __ __ __ _

future and on the future of to do lt.

uddress on School Improvement given the community. Some days 1 have them draw nn ap- 1,y 11_ H_ C51111,1,011_ 311051-11111-11110111 In conclusion thc Superintendent ple tree with apples on it, or a. beech- 01' 511110511011 115101-5 1110 51111101115 01' spoke of the hopefulness of the pres- nut tree, with nuts on lt, anything, in

1110 31101-1 C01-1150_ ‘ ent out-look. Nsvcr before in the his- fact. which may suggest itself. Then T111

1111 11 111 tory of the province were the people the are told to make ladder u to

CATTLE MARKET "

er ex ressln is a rec tion _ Y _ P Lust WGBH

01' 1110 0000{-,1111111y8M1_ C511l1)§1,511»_w11111 so generouss in voting money for the first limb on side, trim!-olxe to tho T11-0 1150115 550 _ 011 10 505511 01 1115 50101111111 001101-111111. school improvement as at the last all- first limb on the opposite side, putting S511-15 11-5511 1914 __ _ 1105 0-111011 111050 M51-1111110 P101111111115 nual school meeting and never has in- about eight rungs ln each ladder. On 1913- __ _ __

~110w 51101-11 1_0 10511 01 011101-111-155 51111 terest in our schools been more activu the first rung of the first ladder they 1912 __ _

1,1-51115_ T11050 111051 0011111010111 10 than at present. The Women's in- place the figure 1. on the next 2, and 1911 1-0511 1110 515115 01' 1110 1111155 51-5 111111111. stitutes under the inspiration of their so on up. Then starting at the top 1910

100115 111 555111-mg 115 11151 111050 01-011. Supervisor. Miss James, have done ex- rung on the second ladder, place a 1 111055 by 1110 555 50 10115 01,111-.10011011 cellent work ln _several districts in there, 2 on the second, keeping on, till 5511 0051501011 51-0 51 15551 001111115 111. the way of school improvement, and each rung holds a number. Next, they 10 111511- 05-11 5011 51-0 00151-1115 1111011 5 there is every prospect that if all work start at the lower ring of the first lad-

051-1011 01 51-551 51111 511-1111113 1101,-01`011. together the year upon which we have der, pick up the one. add it to lthe T11 m5111_ 1111055 055151-11 01-01,-111005_ 115. just entered will be a year of great figure on the second rung, carry the 1,551 Ww11_ _ _ 101-5111. 1110 1,551 051-1 01' (;5110115_ 10115 progress in educational affairs. total up, add it to the number on the T11-0 1105115 550 _

third rung, and_ keep on 1:1131 _:be 351115 115011 1914 _

.11 11, 0 _1 11 1 105111 MEANS OF KEEPING THE_ top of the lad er s reaele , w en 1913 this 0 cealriinizndt' lggwaxhdlaizxid I are PRIMER CLASS ENGAGED they cross through the tree to .the 1912 __ swinging on on the une of march wnll -_ ' other ladder. carrying an apple with 1911 11 fair prospect of 'soon leading the _The following paper was written by them. The total carried across is add- 1910 __ 111111111111, 11 15 very 1111111111111 if 111510 Miss N. Hubley and read before the ed to the first number there. and so

1 _ - T cl s’ A cl tio i its ul til tl h th d l

compelled to -mark time and watch

51101-115 051151- 00001-1111111155 101- 1111, meet ng on Satur ay, ‘llarc \. _le ans\ver_ ls paced un orlien_\ |_e

111511 01 00101-01-155 111111 511111 1111111 111111111 One of the most perplexing _-prob- tree. lf lt ls found to be corr,r.t tn., _ 0111- 00,0 15151111 1,1-0v11100_ W11111-5 101. lems which the rural teacher bus to child may keep his apple. if not he T1115 11-1,511 _ _ _$1.190 10110 50111510- 51511115 111100111115 111 11111 _ solve, is that of keeping the Primer must give it to one who made no mis- L551 1110011 _ _ _ __ g_70

Cla o tinu ll en ed in work t ke. 1

W 1- 1 11 111111 ea ler seo a n n reg ar on, un iey resc e groun , wien

is any place in the o ld od y _ __ ___ h Gu __ _ __ U tl

oor and be in admission. ss c n u y Sus _ 9 Tw . ._ . _ ._ d 1f_B110w01-51-$210851-011_111y 111 5515110111- that will prove both interesting and Sometimes each child is given a box 35010 0-5511 1914 __ _ _ _ __ 9_50 00000011155 5,111 155115 1115 1-01111115 instructive. with spy. forty toothplcks in lv-. alone 1913 ._ ._ ._.l0_25 prosperity a permanent possession we ln order that the work selected may with :nice cmpty ones, and is told to 1912 _ __ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ g_35 must improve the quality of our exe- be satisfactory, the teacher must thor- place as many tootbpicks in one box 1911 _5¢ __,. 1191; mentary education: we must build np oughly understand tile ability of each as dn the other. This in time leads up 1910 __ _ __ _ _ __

001. 50110015;-`11~01= 1115-111-5v 111511 555 111 pupil. He or she must place them- to elementary question in division.

11050 0051115111101-1 11111515 51-51-y111|11g we selves on _a level, mentally. with the If in their reading lesson, menton is

1,5", 10 111500555 0f_'w11511151- 11151 be class and. ask themselves what they made ot birds, animals or insects, I - _

001. 10001- 00 1115 01-01111015 01 0111- 11111111 could do, and what they would like to sometimes tell a little story, saying, 1,5., 10 00100 11110 0051001111011 with do if they were in the place of those for example, that one day when I was

11,0 151,01- 5511 1110 01-01111015 01 1119 small pupils. The work chosen must -coming to school I saw four birds. 1

| L§.'*§l. .§l(§°§ S111..

00111100 W111011 15 0,-01-y 0-051- 110110111. apt. to give up lu despair, and little ho could be seen, for he was busy tap- IM _

lnbor of the whole world. This com- not be too diillcult, or the child will bc The llrst fellow could be llcsrd before

ing keeper is not u competition of will be gained by his attempting _to ping at nn_old trcc. 0f_courso they muscle, for machinery ls rapidly re- perform work beyond his grasp. know it is a_)woo<_lpdccg¢_¢.5. harthei-_su 100105 0105010 _|11 1115 11-01-11 of 101111y, Neither should the work he too slm.~ n pretty red- reas o r was pu l, R 15 0 00,0 0111100 01 111-5111 1-5111111 111511 ple, for then it will be hurried through u. big worm out of the ground, and the

of brawn. llvever before in the history and set down more or less carelessly. class tell me this is _a r?)bln.kAnr1t_1ier tl; 01 100 00,-111 1155 11151 1151-1 01 1111111 but it should just be ‘dlillcult enough bird was sitting bydt 4; root gamer- po from thc chill up been so important as to compel the child to think before lic ing up mud to men 11_s nc_l1__._ ~ _\ sé it is now. 'Pho competition is really puts down ills answer. It is well nl- they toll mo. is a sws_ ow. c as 5 competition 0! intelligence, knowl- ways. to make tho child bollcvc he can one was s. llttic gray bird, flying away es

SHEEP MARKET

7.25 6.50 5.50 6.50

HOG MARKET

' _ 22 The

feed

_ _3.l'G

.20

gre

26%

_ p _ _

fed when from 4 to ti inches high and lf piece

given at the rate of n. 6x8~lncll this

en stalks for each 100 birds al day. you

lug and scattered over the pen so G

you are going to buy an incubator spring you should bo studying the

of the matted oats and attached various makes by this tllnc, and soon

must lnakc up your mind nboul

section ls broken into pieces in what you want.

ive thc old incubator u 1-zlrctlll in-

‘ p _ s o he»

soil, distributed as nnlfornlly as pos- slble._ A manure spreader earns its cost lu u few seasons. in saving labor

and doing more eillclcnt work.

Manure is ncvnr worth more than

e week . . . . .._-$7.751'

Sheep Lambs

is week ._ ...$8.50 $12.00

_ 8.00 11.25

.8.00 10.75

750

._ . 191/£1

Top t Price

8.50’ ` 7.75 9.00 7.10 7.40

_“E” NN vfcv

D b n

9.90” 9.50 8.65 7.50 9.80

Top price Oli' cars.

the

all b

ncve

l’

COM

trade per with

fects

fact

:lock

*EH

ing

o weeks ago 8.40

10.00

__._._______

. . , the

the tun the

POULTRY

PORTANT THINGS

I T0- REMEMBER

1. lt is natural for fowls to be heal-

male with

run

BE INFERTILE the

-~ ulld

A searching enquiry into the egg 101 has revealed the tact that 50

cent. of the loss ln connection

ggs do not deteriorate from the cf- 1?

of ordinary temperatures. Few ,

oultry keepers sceln to realize this

nlany persons are under the im-

1'e(;-lslou that the presence of a male r

unlber- of eggs ls to be obtained... Ex- erinlcnts, however. have shown that

males were present. 'File egg S110

circles. recognizing the importance of lill _ these facts, insure high rluullty in lnand all YOUI‘ H1119- This 0l\S\1|‘l`S 8*” their

prmluct by requiring that. dur- H00

the Summer months at least. no 011-

blrds shall be allowed to run l‘ the flocks ot` members.. t0

THE INCUBATOR BFIOODER the

_method ol' operation. bar

5 to regulate the flame during lllil

it ' ' _ _ <

day, forgot to includ1~, about 20 per cont. of

No our knows better tllnn tllc mann- DPU

fucturer how to operate: your 11111111- 111* lllasllcs llmn is nutrition:-1 and its s maenclnn. Follow lllm to me letter. toxins flllallitiw-' prcvt-11|. nnllfrs. lym-

_ ‘ Take g1-0111 C111-0 111111 _y11111-1111111111111-0 pbungitis, uzoturia, skill rusllcs. :ind

always clean when you handle the like lF0lll>l0H» '

eggs, and never have any trnces of

irds may get their share. Fed at spection before the time oolncs wllcn rate indicated this lnntterial has you l‘ caused any bowel trouble among Be sum that your tllcrnlonletcl' is 0W|S- correct. Many liatcllcs have been

*mm-~r spoiled by neglect of this sort.

MERCIAL EGGS SHOULD Ilavo you plenty ol’ ventilation ill

and consequently little effort ls

made to produce infertile eggs. In

1fact

in the flock is essential if n large (UN

be required for the sulnmer's work.

»--5 blly

It is unfair und unwise to expect

if it is u new mn¢;1|jne you 5111111111 horses which have been standing idle

it a few dnysbefore you se1_ G51 during n large part of the winter to go

familiar with the different p11r1,5_ 111111 into hard work without reasonable pro-

lwayg fill 111111 11-1111 1119 111111011 111 cruising and fecdingare always injur- morning. This gives you an uppor- ions. and often fatal. When increas-

Wailvll lilo brood lllz\l'0s t'.zlrci`tlliyZ

edge skill. The giving of knowledge, do lv. thing if no will, and to implant with n crust of bread. 1 tell the chu- ganisms and can bc seen

tl idea of no tnoss llrml ln the dren to show me what kind of homes th

lg;3elil’l1;‘za?ilctenigs`(tl1gkg¥el:tlewhxr|l¢lndl;stl?<§ stllfall brain, sued when theywork has each of the birds have. so they draw _T 00110010 The V1151000115011011 1111111-111111 been done to the best of the pupil's a tree with a nest in lt. This is for in 11,0 00h001s 00 1110 050 11111111 111111 1110 nblllty, oven if it a pears rough in the robin, _'ind so each blrd's nest is fr ,H1010 000101 001111051 51111 1111111511-111| comparison wltllfotllcrs, to give him drawn as well as the child can do lt. ‘th |110 of 9, cauntry on to other is now all the praise which his effort merits. Ag a reward for diligence and good ha 11111,- 1-0111111111 by me most progressive in our ungrsded schools whcro there behavior, each child ls sometime glv- ln 0011005 01 1110 -1,01-111_ 110111115111 11111; sro so many classes to he dealt with. on apuzzlc, which has been made lt. bum 00 1,01. 0010511111 551-101111111-11'| 11111;. it is a comparatively easy mutter to from s. colored picture of anything co 0055 011 11111 0111-¢11'11ily laid foundation neglect the minor clade. and to keep which will interest him, by cutting the nn

(jf 11e1- excellent elementary scliools. their time between 'classes continually 111111111-9 into plcccs of various shapes. 11pl1!¢m|¢, _

‘ oecu lcd ill "doing sums."' N0thil1E I find that the children are very Tgfcetrdzgulgswmr aggrfzllghliltcldlyhtllg tendg to make the child so restless ‘[11111] of those puzzles. and will do 111 {J,1um01l 01 11,0 001-0,50 5000011055101, and talkative ns a lack of variety ill .their work quickly and well, in order fu On the other -hand thoso countries his work. but il' he ls interested llc to 'spehd some time in working over ca ,,110 0001. 50110015 1151-0 511 11111111111111ce is diligent and consequently quiet- them. _,_ ,_ 1, lm 01 001111118 1,111 _001-01-1y_ '1“11e1111.tbrcc Again, whore wo have so little time, things go ,toRcl.l\ol'; good schools, tn- to devote to the class. lt is diillcult to

1011150000 01-05001-11_y_ _So do those. keep them supplied with work which 600° 3°uPs. dent, burn or bury deeply.

poor schools -ignorance and poverty. needs but little expression on the part --»--- _ _ m

11 t’ to hold our own in the of the teachers. who, time and time Potato Soup-One ¢lUBI‘£ Of Wilwf- 1111101111- 11111511111 result

W0 °1Xl’°° . 1 i’ r o xi sized potatoes boil till ten-

P"°"°“" |“`”“ °°'“9°tm°“ and t° “ke mum' nqdmg no practicaltxlllemns 0 dia?-. falge out and mashnsmoothly re

fu" °f r;:::.‘:.“.';° ';-‘:::t..:‘f::.‘:: ..:.. ..._ .. ...___ 1...- .uf -1 1; we an u:td1|:$yt1)ntl’1‘:1u::duactl::lI:>tl:o;lf chill! plans by 'means of which my Primer milk. season well with butter, pepper 01 W9 ° ° ` t,b il d erve hot. ‘. M °' c.‘;‘°.:::.:'.'_a°l',:.:";:”..';i':.°':.z;°:.'.::.‘;r°.::i ““-i.':.:'... ‘:...‘.'.l’.i’1‘<‘S‘f-2".-.f- .- ...-1- ;° 9011 ’ 1 to _ n quart of boiling water, Tl-lroo thlw in particular mlgltate ;ft;rntl1§twtl1)e__ cléiggelnust remember __t_1;Il:o__l_!!ngd0one .man tenpoonml 01 ;;_ °",`_°" 'V Q' 0_.5°,t, ':'°1:;‘ °°1i-¥;53111‘l:§ one pupils srstola to make 11 uncle soda wsu? fosmlns add cnc Phil 0! "° °°“ “ he time is mms sweet mn nut sooner and awry 1,, of attendance nd Uucomfortable To insure neatness t 1 _ wh tml begins to bon and lnsanltaty school buildings 3rd with a cardboard disc which we keep ;»_f_(1»l.l.t_:£_ smn_l_!hc__acke_____ __o__Bd une 111

l Serve at once t

and scrubbing in s hot,

Think of the drudg

serious illnesses too often thlsl 0st hor s

diy.

B\€ii'fiy sry-the

caused by chills. Avoid

1,., mam osersunn sun of butter. neo ‘

~_`_____._.'._'!,. per an t to taste

\"` ' V me 9°\‘P~°'l"'° °“""°*" °“‘* P la ul f wls nn s dust usu-

M °§__f°b=’)‘;f_°'°_:gdh;f_'_f’ ml' addvhatlntillg pxches occasionally

s-1-11

WASHER

:nd 0050 111|* y51»11X11d;1d5::; :;’l'1sy‘.WClothos washed

clssnsr and whiter

wlfs to the nssrsst Mskwill dill"

ll High-B d Champion.”

M33. lt works-':l.mest runs by

“"f..‘f.;°' “

scum.: __

and crsnk

1‘boro‘s

than this.

health. Water,

l 1

Maswell

' r Bean Sou -One int of r

season with one half cup cf SWG”

i chopped e gvgtser to cover. add two cared no W

tatoes and fntat stock. an cook one W

beans. has cut cabbage, potatoes.

ki d that you choose When the

n is done. take it out sod pink

soup vege-

ll0

soup

sure it well

soup

onions slid more vegetables of any

0 Y -

5. Enteritls may be a_

animation of the stomach or the

ith a good lice paint

8 Scaly leg is caused by a mite

hich lives under the scales and sets

"Ulf 3W'“'|°“l°*` 5°"°“ t° Wu' up the irritation which causes

fam |° s°'?’°T"° WW” °f formation ot' the crusts Sefton and

""3 °*` ml* "°”' °“° cm' "ch °t remove the crusts and apply an insec

ticide

9. Fowl or svatn tuberculosis may use considerable trouble if allowed

to gain s foothold lt is s germ disease characterized by tuberclas in the var- iou internal organs During the later

of the disease the germs may

pas into the sxcremout la collation numbers

IPHOUTID OATB FOR POU LTRV

OI!!

IWIPII

agricultural station has

y. Sickness ls usually caused by im- oper food, had water or improperly nstructed poultry houses. 2. Germs cause contagious discus . They are cxterculely minute or-

e highest powers of the micsoscope.`

hey are so light that they may flos tho air, or they may be carrie om one poultry farm to another 10 rough the transfer of fowls which

3. Cholera is a germ disease. ln epopulsr mind, it is frequently con sed with other diseases. In tzrue

atter is not carefully attended to

6 Iloup in a germ disease charsc re rized by an offensive smell The pr sposlng cause is a cold which pave e way for the development of the M

ouD serms Feed sufllcient anim

C 55|” D D f d d k the fowls from at Wlma beam' |’“"b°" “nm “kms cm his cols C133 up and disinlectc Isl

5° |°°|¢"°d by h|°wm5 “dd ‘me those affected the worst t !°lll'¢h t9‘5P°°”f“| °°d5' dnm’ “dd the sick from the well Use kerosen two quarts of water, boil twc h°‘"`° for mild cases Kerosene is also g

ood for colds.

7 Do not allow lice or mites ecome numerous in the poultry house se

look foro

only with

d. contribute to the spread of the 1301-0

ses of cholera. the most stringent 1110 oasures must be adopted for its ,11

- suppression.

4. If fowls die of discauc nr anvi-

Il’ this

diarrhoea, the worst scourge known

simple 10

e tb

Separa

been very

as a

P00!!!

ded

f and

In some cases, streams o_f water be-

mo contaminated by disease serine receive nw chicks nt least s us. n-

t I ,t` ‘. ‘ _ 1

1€]1§g¢I,)1evx;`v1hge1?1l-|gg1|‘_:d w on “adv U food crop to tide over tho short. dry

the

ill-

. in ntt stines, or it may be a germ disease 51,0 the digestive system. ln the ‘latter

se it may be contagious and destroy _

large percent oi' tho flock In such

asc disinfect as in cholera. and if pos

ble. change to n fresh location A

s tecl

al eg h in ll he

e pre _ e weeks after she had begun to lay. in oi p

lv _

elg med

coal oil 011 11111111 caroiesslloss :lt fouling time often

lg 11 110011 1111111 |11 111w11y11 11111-1; 11 causes losses. tlivv Ibn lnart-_ regular 11l_ 1110 1115111111111 11111 1115111111111 111-. light work until fouling, and fucd pro- 1~0111-111g_ 11orli0nilit>_l_v_ /\l`tt~l' l`l|zllin|;. l'vv1i for

Don‘t be alurmcd il' your Ilatull Ulllk-

doesn't come off' on time. Many al _

hlttch prolongs n clay or two over U18

t 111110_ 111111 11111111, 0001-5101-5 11111111, 51,011. should be used, luld ilu: good ouch :irc

their llutcllus by being ovcr aux- SCMC0- _ \

DAlltY L'.A'l`Tl.if1-Splullg l-lllvurs

us in this respect.

A piece of camphol' placed in your . UFC

ve already contracted the disease 111011115101- 151111, 0111-11105 1111. 00111 011 time to start weighing the milk, which lt; which do not yot give evidence o '

keeps the lamp from smoking. 'fi U

Always bnve thc broodcr ready to U10

ve it time to heat tllorollgllly and bv f0l___

ltegulato your broodcr by watching M51

er. Watch thom closely. lf they are "llfl o warm they will move away from fi"

source of heat and if too cold will

g and chilling bring on wlllto -l“"@

stce

EARLV AND HEAVY LAYING .Tl

_\on raising ull the good cnlves. idurly

-*- i is

lnutllr ty ill feeders invaluable; sell.

. » - f _ . I ,.l' b ._ .

eliltkl? biextxirglidfllchllybgérlgllggn, mtl): llllloffguiilcl.mlllgghm[Sigell€ortlle)ol`llllsli:;:l -GROW ‘OUR OWN ROOT SEED”

' u

C 8

unster Institute, Cork. ireland, all nulc

ing the records of twenty-four hens. Si

Sc-loci curly the stallion for the com-

y ,_ Snvo thc good calves for brccdlng.

1110 1151011 11011105 011_ T1115 W111 Good dairy cows will be high in vnluc

molly years to come.

0h10k0_ They 0,-0 11,0 1,051 1-0551. lllixod peas. und oats, clovcr, alfalfa,

this Durpose.

_Don`t turn thc stock on pastures too

000010 up 01000 100011100 o,.0,.01.0wd_ curly. for they get llttlc food and in-

Bi‘ll'll<` (`A'I"l‘LE-Scrub cultic t-nr

-- - - - ‘ til

p0u1¢_|.ym0n_ you m0,,11,11y 01050 rlcd nvcr the summer ulonn ulonoy 11

emiml to 1”.00d0rs 11 1,00 “.1011 10 wasted: finish tllom for thc block nl. id d1s0ns0_ CML 1>0011}v N000 once-this includes bulls, cows and

8 3 D

lnlcgl institution in ireland. At the Good bulls are scarce. don‘t pnrt too m

laying competition was conducted Now that meal prices nrc high it is b

dleted from her yield for a few corn and green feed must bv the basis il’

bt of which were very good, eight ing and save the lamb crop. lluy your “

g p y - . , .' . _

rved that the good layers lay rather shearing is finished. 'Teach the _vouug~

wil

want to use it.

poultry house? Open the doors windows wide on fine days, and the sunshine and air rll_

on produced; rotting it in large

heaps lllc-_vltably results ill losses of organic mutter and uitrogcll. and ll such heaps ure exposed to soaking ruins there will be further and very con ,ning away of soluble plant fond. Thero- fore

with as little delay as possible.

Don’l plough the manure under too

deeply, _4 to 5 incbes.ls sufficient. Use

the business is due to Damul _,,|_"_,_ 0, _, , it for tie heed crop-roots or corn_

incubation of fertile eggs. infertile 1' " ` " /` " ` *t m

sidcrablc loss from thc lear-

gct the manure on to the field!

the rotation. lf you have any

3'? “short” manure not specially wanted

elsewhere, try it as a top dressing on

the

and _ lt.

llse the oldest manure for the light

meadow. leaving a strip undressed note the resu

LIVE STOCK lonms, the freshest and longest for

-5 the

J. l-l. Grisdale, Director. Dominion A

Experinielitai Farms.) - will

nil

ins, cut hay, mixed meals, etc., “W1 uid be prepared and not put off 111'"

heavy clays. l3SOItBEN’l‘S-Always use suillc- littvr in the buildings to absorb the liquid manure the most vai-

5 0,111,001 males have protluuell 1.~E1g1_)S__F00ds 51101, 05 g,-001111 uablc portion as regards both nitrogen

as many, li' not more, eggs than when L’-'P11

I B

potnsll. Air-dried muck and peat useful ubsorbents that can be em-_

thc spring when field work will de- l’l0.VC‘l 10 lilllilllellllflll U10 5U`1lW OF

'dust belldings. ii' the supply of

d feeding when such is most need- U1“'-Si* i5 Shflft-

IORSES-lf more horses are likely

before the greater scarcity raises Se

prices.

ation. Sudden changes in the ox-

illc outs dllrlllg llcuvy work. do not W

n,or tht- Snlllrliny night bran

his tion

brooding season; only the best. ,nw

now frcsllcllillg. und this is tin'

ie only rnllabic nloans of detecting

culln :ind boarders in thn bcrd.

toot are food are for

uvc _voll matic plans for tllc green

uros of mldsummcr und early fall?

corn ure cxcollcul soiling crops 1111111

the pnstures_

rs. le greut sllortugc of lnroi wnrrnllts

kly with the proven sire. "'

FOR THE POTATO CROP U56, ll

possible, u clover sod that has been lnauured (if necessary) the previous

ason; manure applied the year of

planting favors the development of scllb.

FERTILIZERS ‘ " "'

DON"l` DEPEND SOLELY UPON

l~‘EIt'l`lLlZEilS. but when their em- ployment is thought desirable lot their use

be supplemental tu. and not as a

bst_i|_utc for, manure. Further. lol.

their npplicntion bo always experimen- lui, drussctl. so that tht: effect of thc fer- tilizer run be noted.

\Vlloll purchasing mixed fertilizers.

$0.0

lcnvillg u strip of tim land un-

that you get a guarantee as to the

p rcentage of nitrogen, avaliable phosphoric acid and potaeh present.

Applications that might prove pro- ble necessarily vnry with condi-

s of soil, etc., but the limits in

general farm practice usually lie be- twccn 300 und S00 pounds per acre.

application is best made by

broudcnstillg or by drilling in on the prepared land in thc spring before seeding und harrowing in.

WOOD ABHE8

Carefully save all wood ashes, pro-

ing them till used from rain. They a vnluablc source of mineral plant . especially of potash. Wood ashes particularly us-eful as a fertilizer fruits, vegetables and leafy crops

generally. There will bo very little potnsh on the market this year, and

t thcrc is will bc sold at a very'

high price. it will pay to collect and burn all brush from the eleari of land, other waste wood that may be about

prunings from the orchard, and

farm und woodlut and save the

l<jl’tANl( T. BHUTT.

Dominion Chemist.

shes.

FORAGE PLANTS

_ 1 About 75 per cent. of the seed of Tur-

de nrtment of a rlculture and stuff 'llwa s to s the nlarkc _,___ Ma_____e___ _md Canola yearly need_

by Canadian farmers. has hitherto

_ __ _ een imported from countries in Eur-

gwhicli Mr Wllson"6'h'scrved that a well to remember that thc cheap. vel 0"” “meh “re "ow M WM' 'md °h°“|‘l n’s total yield for the year could be llighly nutritious. roughagcs. alfnlfn, "fe

war continue for some time thcrc anger of thc seed crop of 1015 ln

mmnble beef m1s1ng_ Europe being reduced to such an ex-

'IEEP-Watcb the ewes nt lamb- tem

that Canadian farmers will he

nnblc to secure their root seed for _ _

luln and ci ht oor la ers it is oh sllecpdip enrl\ and dip as soon as f|_{‘;_'L’"°“_‘[f_1_916, ‘md f°“°Wm5 Wan'

(t‘@lnued'nn page fourteen.) -

Your 1915

root crop

is vital to your successful farm

/ ing, and results are never in doubt lf you

_ Sow Steele, Briggs Seeds

They produce the heaviest crops of the best kind of cattle feed. We strongly recommend the following varieties

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