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' ' g;°Ez§~.“"i-*u'- ‘-’°D"°“- “nd in lhrlpsco following this notice. ar-

/' nwill- of ei mm? '-0 Dllblish eaeh week a series of_srticl'es which ' '_ _ _ _ 'F "Nl .D the .farming community. because they are the ' °_'!f",»’i"'m” _°‘i_’°'°i°“°°| Whiffh experts on the various subjects treat-

°.d‘="i.'°v‘ "°1f_"` ~Ti'ie.eorrelpondents who contribute these articles __i-"‘°-_!_lii’°f iii <¥\iih°\’iti@s Ofvths hlsnest grade in canada and the United .P.h'$..° A °.f ihese articles was "The Art of Canning Vegetables in

_ iii* .3°1'l_ ¥"_'!l_l°- Brewil. of the United states nepartnrent or agricui»

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A P"°°“' "mic by Mi' Rlymond Pearle gives information of the

Value to all poultry breeders. The second instalment .will appear

wc =vmini~~ .

. .[)f_, ' _ . , ' “‘”'r'§"”' |"l°'~i¢li Blfllerience in raising and keeping poultry, and

‘“¢°'u¢°u°“' i" l’°“i"'Y Ufeeliihs at the Maine Experiment Station, have

in Ui0e'l;C\ltl"rll.\ll;tion of a considerable fund of information on _me __h_ geH;3 to 'fn ¢h_6 Purpose of the following articles to out- thom to dl!" minute bf! ve enefit of poultry keepers, and thereby help du-_`~_;__,. .-_. -.Hi _ 9 “een mme of the wrong theories which have un-

-.._ _ F_‘“¢ _ °f iii! <r0mmon practice of the past. and the better theories

"ii-1°_h “i"d°""_9l. Dlher and newer methods that are now yielding more satis- !°9t°"3f "Mill"-_ if l\1ly_be that these methods are no better than those Dl'l»¢tiC¢G by Others; but the attempt is made to state concisely the meth-

:::£_f:lhi°h ha” been or are now being successfully employed at the

RAISING CHICKENS B_Y NATURAL PROCESSES. I _

Mt W:_"“° We" ""5 Smflii Srower of chickens i_n many cases uses an incu-

_°r _‘;;,i\°¢0hi1!l_§.__circumstances sometimes make it nece_s_`_sary"t_0 hatch and

lla” f ‘lfex-"E_b _sid ofthe mother hen. To 'persons so._si_tuo_t'e _ an cut- “‘;_ ° if sveihvsvrsctised at the station before insulators nit rescued lm "_°_‘;° "Et '5i;§’“i‘_’F"i‘"if Ihilv bs helpful. An unused tie-up in a barn

. W5' _“_ on or e ncubatlng room a d 'i f " `d ‘ '5"'?¢l"'»§i'l,9- ‘Tim platform was three fretaahgeerfrmlrlgolfamlaniuainwz _:#235 img \;'ns_50 feet iong. lt was divided into fifty`lIttle _stalls or nests. _ “___ ___°°_ Wtde - fret ions and 1 foot nigh. This left a six inch walk

m°,___§6d° ¥§li.h0f the "Psi-S f0\‘ the hens to light on when flying up from ven'm ur' ,?_‘_’_ fm" ii-"ii B 00°F mllde of lathes at the front so as. to give _ “ °"' 9 i-"UV “HS ilill2Pd at thc bottom and turned futward. Across ilei ‘i_°“i:"e °f "Uh "est l\ i°W l>Hl'ii!i0n was placed so that the nesting ma- _¥;3sk_°_B; iggiizrflhd-the nest proper, For early spring . _ _ _ _ 0 _ earth, 'and on that the nest of soft hguihe nest' then an meh or two of dry ` ' Whenever half a dozen hens becumé moody may were taken in from mg gig? h°U§@ “mi Pl-if Oh ihi! l'\€5i!. each nest having a dummy egg in it; a an ".5‘_‘“e"0 :him Shui UD Dhii lwarly every hen seemed contented. In me hy °i` _‘*7° ih flee" BSS! WGN Piflced under each hen. Every morning of mails were liberated as soon as it was iight_ when they would come down __ __ e__f___°y;‘»H°¢°ffi sod liurww in the dry dust on the floor, ern. drink 'it ° cs - ""5 in i“’0i\€ 0F fificon minutes they would nearly all go 3') Q the nests \'0i“niiii`ii3'- in the afternoons one wouid occasionally' lie i_1’::i;d'0ff___tiic Gres looking through tin-_ ,slotted -door. r she persisted in ° "5 Q Uh* YV” €‘XCilHhSE¢i for I1 better sitter. Tho double nest is DSC65586. othervlise the dlscontented.hen wouid have no ‘room (0 Siam;

.“¥__'.¢¢_°°3Pt -031 ii" lie!! fllii of 0888. Ilntfshe would very likely ruin them. fig "B 3'!!! X10 liélnger of this with _the double nest, _as _she would step off

0 ._ go__t_o he door and try to get out. _ 9 adlihihifs Of R Closed l'D0lh in which to confine the sltters are

"*°“Y- as the he S =~i'B BH-‘iiiy C0l1ir0iied and do not need watching cas they ‘;f;t;"§‘a°“_n°9i;°li“K £055 f0f2 ¥h€mS£‘i\’es. or when sitting in the same room

Y g ens. o f t_ . '

_fnccommodake "ny _B__i”_e<;_!;i _ 00 Sfillare could be arranged so as easily to hen1_;_ii§h“`;Q5t _ififiif-‘1Ci0!`y Bl”l'illl8€mEht used for the accommodation of a _“hh” iei" bfoflii Uf YOUHE Chivks Consists of A cloisedcoop about thirty would __?Fi_“°~"e- Wiih 8 ilinlled Y`00f and a movable floor in two parts which

_ er d _ 5 imeii OU* “Ch GM' i`0l' Clfflining. This littlc coop has a wire cov-

_ze yard attached to it on the south side. The yard was 4 by 5 fest in ' ° and 1 _1-2 high _Its frsmepvss of 1 inch pya inch strips and was fast- ened securely in the poop, _

. Th? 'Wife dh gill: 1‘ifi!’§ _\\§§S__\'Jf _1 inch mesh, but on theitop 2 inch mesh i was s‘4f.°|"?l9“t' ‘ich i1"`¥’°_i° is °fl,9iil‘ kcptclcan, and the coop _and ynrrl _ can “be e_et over onto clean grnss by one pm-_9,m_

he srriail run will be sufficient f_or the first few weeks. but soon the

_i ¢iii?i¢! iieffd Bfcllirr rnulro. _rind then the fruice at the farther cnrl of the run ‘ ‘WU be iified iflP".iilY"?f* 0|’ -ff1i\.¥`.iiiCi`i_0S._f¥lrl th`cy _can pass in and out at ' Wm' .Y*;}.m.e~ _§h°._V?P'-ii," Wiii "7-le §€Q\ii`P_' it 'll0mc, and they will know whore

19 fiii# £\£l”_`Wi'i9}\ they Ki" C0,ifi_0l” lil1m_p or need brooding. Such a coop

_aec_crhni_'irst¢s 15 or 20 chit-kr until the~'..0 i ng 1- i b di _ 1-. wfliicl’i`_se_\'f'efi-al flocks could be combine.-1 in an.. ‘|;ndc'pur¢e?,l:¢_;ea ‘:',;J.?¢ai?i§ hang;

on s irgsy range. ." . _'

' svhvthe lien ir. llmvsd to h t h t _ t ' hi k it

must: s _exsif/ised.4° ni'e\?snt lice frohcgetotlngo smf(1»§§6if1"`§n‘§' rTil.’.'lrr'§c?i§g bii7¢3~ Th? F9P__fUii3 _§_l'€quent_ use of fresh insect powder’ upon the hen. ivorklna it fhiviish tht fspthers to the skin. is ond' of ti.. best rnstndds o__r debtroyLn_€,t ese pests. Grease or oil is effective when applied to the heads and u der _thc wings of_:yo\lng_c)i_icl¢g.._-but. gi e:,{|1iis_t'__li_e_t_a_lren_rs1ot

' ‘ "»¢5fi.§i`i.'f'»9"'7'f“l‘ii.‘l".f‘§-‘ ‘.'““"¥‘"tFP'é°‘“i‘l*r“»?’£'*?. '-l§si*i.P~ ."*`_°iiff"*=_'-_

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' `_1t;~t1sil‘i~i;ti`h.ff_'l~f‘lCf!_‘i`ii'I\is`;' sv' 'Afafrl‘§loi,t1. '1'»-noclseislcs. f” `

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Incullators have been so `much improved that ihnge are several i'{i{,d, on

the' marknl that will lisiichaiis many cl1l&;kg_f|-n'm it given ig; of cggg' as can ba dana from selected liroorly iiciis. The" 'require little care, mrll`nta'ln even - re..._¢s:sl:ii-is null are eiisily ndiusteil to meet. the increase in temperature arising from the' déveltrpmentc going mi in the eggs. In some machlnés the moisture ll_lDl'iiY' is fliiiiimiiiiil *Hifi ofdllpted to the requirements; in others

ii Ii hd ill i‘i hscessar in determinin e quantit

it has to belsupp e _ a ilk -i.. _ _ _y _ _ in y needed. Thy. ¢0|-,i-ininy ui' the incubator ig vary I,-can A 3% egg machine

will do the >rni'k`t.f nearly thirty uroody hens. _und ea:-_ be kept, at work _continually f desired. , " _ There are many kinds of inculiaiors on the market, most of which will l'iV6 flifiy lHfiSf5<`i0i‘)' results, but whatever make of incubator is used. _pains should be taken to become thoroughly' acquainted with the machine i>0f&i`6 ih\2 BSE! Are Dill il'li0 il- It is advisable for a person not _familiar

s of an incubator to run the machine empty for several days

with the u e _ f b@f0l'G fiiiiil! ii» After the 6888 HFC Put in, changes and adjustments should be made with the grr-iitest care for~fear of extreme g-esui¢3_ By me un of an incubator it is possible to determine exactly the time wheh the chick- ens shall be hatched. \\"ith the strain of Barred Plymouth Rocks bred it was formerly necessiiri- to batch the chickens in hid-~'. if .~.=.,. to have them ready. for No.-mi... loylns- By better mi_.iio~.._ _.1 1.-.»..i..g, breeding* and treatment. it is nf»~." possible toi delay the hatching until April-and the

in and how the allot; in good laving condition the last of Oc

first of M _'. ' ' B _ _ _ tdber and .early iii _\'-Jvem ef. mhicknns patched in _-._.,_,_-_ _.___-_er _he prep ent _method nf breeding and foe _ g lvt....; ,.1 sci' -_ i., ._ .___,._i ...ying in -A'u‘u’t° U I If `~ /

rum xxcoslrron Room. " -» .__~~"

It

is important that the incubntfr ~~ ig _._., 1,;-__m¢,¢ “mt R mm be

kept qt a fairly constant temperature. _ . ...ii account an underground _ l‘°0m is l15\`-liilr' l"‘i'-"'1’-“'i- 1"0I` mmiy years the well-lilh cellar under the' wing 'I' the rariri-house wus used. A cold or badly gtilated cellar would, hoigever, be i.oo,rly adapted for incubntors. Vcnti_l_ation is very im.

vi-ral incuhators are in use artificial ventilation must

gortant, and where ae . _ e provided, in order that the machines may be furnished with eleail, fre_ah air at all times.

In the directions which acconipnlly the hot-air iii<~iiI;ii<>i':-' iii' (lie typo

usgg at the iintligttfit is stated that an artificial in in-~.~ of iuoistiire is not ne ed in op ra i g these lnctlbators except _in very iirid parts ot' the coun- try. “It 'ls' said thht in other places the normal moisture of the atmosphere

insure the necessary rnoiatnre in the incubator. The exper-

is' sufficient to _ _

ienbe of the sgdtion indicates that except in a rather wet season this is not.the case. -lt has been found boire that in ordinary season it no arti- .ficial moisture is supplied to the incubator-s there is too 'greitt an evap- -_ora_tl6n'frWn the eggs: It is demonstrable that many eggs fail to hntch -`b§t:ause o this dryness of the air in the incubator. 'rho moat satisfactory [way to su*`ply‘the .xira moisturc has been found to be by wetting the cement fi or of the incubator cellar thoroughly two or three times 1 day.

J ree to which evaporation is taking place During the

Jlependin on the deg _ . hatching peasoa the aim is to keep the floor of the incubitior cellar moist. at pl tim.. ' ' 1 ' ‘

A

permanent broodcr house would be indispensable for the raising of

_ yirlrlfer chickens, and ti. house piped for hot water would have some' ad-

yantagles. The advantages are especially great when raising chickens if _April r May prove to be cold or wat. f0l‘ then the small houses are t to be jcold outside of the 'brooders. ln ordinary seasons little or no dlfagulty is

/experienced in raising chicks hatched in April and May in .the sinall'hduses. /The exgenditure would he greater for the piped house for the reason that odlhjly ouses should be provided. in which the chickens may be sheltered - lftartliey leave the brooder house. The' Maine station uses small portable

are' 'easily run about. and for the _work with sprin -_hatched chickens are referred to the large pei-inanent bifqo er house everal »st_\'ios ond sizes ave lwen und; but the rdiiciwing rm _ts the _needs or_tne .tation irettertmm

_ ehy_ot er ti_l;at‘l't’ss been tried. 'The houses are built on two 16-foot pieces

df"4 x 0-‘inc timber, wltich serves as runners. 'The ends of the timbers pro-

l Iect be ond ‘the house, are' chambered on the underside to facilitate mov-

Ill." The houses sre li feet long; some of them are six feet and otherg evqn feet wide' s van feet is the better width. They are six feet high i

éf broader human. (see Fig. 1). The small bronder houses built on runners

_ _ __ - b d d. nd the huiidlngi boarded and covered with a ll M r`e’\'\?`Aliot§fln aper. 'Furmefi shingles were used for the

.- .ight and four fbetahlgh at the back. The frame is of two by three lumber; _ . _ _ _

on #li » ' f ~ 3' f.

-wr, _. _ _.__ 'put a 'preferred imrnnw uma'-eileluslveiy. __'ruia'

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'~'-:.{l~i~ _ - ti* ""‘i_ ». ' "_ widals ilnilltel csn__ of- the fr'ont_ai1ti s' a_`x*_lll'ht

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I U ' Iglihtes % "fgl`ilé§l§;"wli'lll the arg yoilhal but ister ll lisa' to

'_ . . r' mucosal _ant large anoiyignm theta person caste ‘ln M derthrwaul eo rralilyupnd each 'ons 'accommodates 100 chicks until

Trois he large enough' to be 'removed One ot these houses is shown

1- £7

(To be Continued Next Week.) t

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'UI THE EUIIIITIIY

Some Pointed Remarks as to Dairy Feeds.

Gllifi'-sullen BUTTER.

(BY E. C. BENNETT).

C°“’° *"9" i~h° K0!! to our country’s tentiiitlf-~ --NothinK helps make the land rich like a cow. She consumes all _kinds of forage products and send them back in the form of manure to fertilize the fields. The fertility that is carried “WAY in butter is _almost a negligible quantity. ln milk it is a little more, but very small,

The old way of getting fertile lands

was to clear up new ones- When all were °i0“"°fi UP und exhausted at home the farmer moved out to the' Western _frontier and entered new lands for a song. He had little or no system of im- Priovlng his soil; '

One Man'a "Experience With this i

' DW Culture .Wheat Farming in snngh.

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Branch of Work.

CAREFUL FEEDING ESSENTIAL.

UW' H~ A- EMMONS. vlsbas. iss); The SGW il Kiven good treatment after’

breedi“5'° °“"° Milli' taken to give her

as 5”” 3 "“"i€iy of feed as possible/

SIOP made of bran or middllngs and not too much corn, [consider excellent~ A Short time before farrowing she is PUC ihl0 B. separate pen that is warm and dry. und we do not allow her to be disturbed. After fariowing gnc is Elven some water and a little slop. say the first day. then after that\i gradu- ally increase the quantity. Our aim is to have the sow bring two litters of pigs in the year .the first in March or April. and the second in August or Sop- tcmber. If pigs como in April they es- cape all the cold weather an,d will he strong enough to go on grass as soon

Rui "°“" me "Vest i5 fiiiihg up and as it is really for them. Ground feed

A QUARTET OF HANDS

C0lli'ii\'. l\\'s., ami have attracted much first prize in 1007 for Ayrshire herd :it shown at thc left of the picture is _»\l and championship for three yciirs. toge HPF _\'¢arl.\' record is 11.500 pounds ini this herd are anumiic rf good cows yield

`\fJ`\vard_

Prices of loud there are often greater tlinii :it home. \\'i- must find at nr-\v wily to conserve f»i'tiIlty_ Rather v'e mlist learn again the Dill u-ity, for iiitiiiy \»I` ilu- old 1.-iuiiitrics now lm-so lniul riclu-i' than it \\'iis'. ii tliuusuilil >'f‘Hl'-‘l ligo; yes, riclici' than it was i'._i»‘.l0 years org". :is for iiistunce in l-Egypt.

F‘orf_iih:iicl_v i-oyidiiioiis usually wiirk

out ffii' ,fzotiti if we mliri.'\g'c tii :iri_iv.i'ii. ollrseiws io tlicm proi-rrl_\'. In pioneer duys wiicn fresh anti fertile lauils were iJi_eiiti.”-ul.._milk and liiittcr were in little demand. l\'obod_v`then'thoiii;'l1t oi’ i<~‘f'D- ing cows to Improve ills l:J.iifl_ It vros not practicable. Clearing lieu' land was the cusiui' way.

Now conditions are changed. With

the increase of 'population has come a great demand for proriut-is of tlicgri ‘\'_

The cow is a ili<_ii°t- iiniiorlaiit fu- thnn formerly. \\'Ilb propel' mniiil

ment she not only enriches the soil. but makes rich llci- owner also from

Ealc of lici' milk, ci'cnin and ltuttcr.

Bran is one oi' the dairy co\v's bcst

fooris. lt contains bulk to make it di- gestible, and protein and ash to form milk. Bran and cornmr-nl form one of

ihc best combination dairy fccds.

Rope is growing ln fuvor with the

farmer as a feed for sheep and hogs, nnd as a general fall feed for cattle in preparing fur winter, but care must be taken with dairy cows lest it should

taint the milk.

Cabbage is another succulent food

that is apt to taint the cow‘s milk. lla succuinnce is valuable. UU! 001'" ig, more nofioenietltly grown and can be

stored io better advantage.

As it <1-uit' feed there is no advantage

in gravity skim milk. The little griln in flesh is more than offset by loss ofi tat in your butter which would accrue

by use of i1 separator.

` 139 gentle with all young stock. D not allow it- to -be beaten or evcn frightened. “As ye sow. 5° Bhllli X9

reap" In this matter. _

Keep a sharp lookout among your

nelghborti, and save cvcry thorough- bred and extra fine liciii-r by liuyiiii; it _ tn raise. Even if it foils lo mnke good :it i the miik‘pail, you have the chance nfl soiling it for prime lict=i` at tlirec _\'<~ui's old. It is surprising how many burtlsi of fine cows nre lost hy "\l_\'|i\g yo\ini.:."

A siied with ri tight roof is lu»tL4;_\‘

than a b rn with light sides as ia sunl- mcr nigha shelter. Fresh ulr does not cost anything. if ii did‘perhaps \\'e

should try harder to utlilzc it.

Growing animals are merely inu-

oilnes to turn proper food into profit, the more food they can luke care of without undue stimulating thc .sooiii~i'

they will iriake returns.

Gilt-omitted butter ncods crcnin liint

has been rlpeni-d so fur us possible away from contact with anything which lowers its qiilliltlcs. That is. it must be kept away from smells of tiny kind, no rgattcr liuw' good t_hey may seem to your nostrils. They will surc- ly have a had effect on biittcr. \ This rule applies from start to fliiish in the process of' butter-\nukliig_ Clean, pure. free from odors that \vlll work troulilc.

The churning must be i`.\ine'nt the

right time, _which is when the cream is just sour enough to churn well. 'lf _vnu watch this a_llttli\ you will see that' too inany people make i-hlirniilg a matter of convenience. They know they ouglit to churn to-day, but they let it go till tu-morrow, because there are other

things to attend to now. It is not righ .' You arc building your repu- tation no\v for inciting blue ribbon but-

ter. `

Fancy.,eh\irns thai knock the butter

out of oi-cam in five minutes are ene-

o

rn'e*t_o tl tile ob Itisrrl in churn itt»wly"ainn'.»t§s ilyfandstlic befor-ethe paftloletrhave begun to gather into very big lumps. About like small peas. aults me beat. Get the.buttermlik pretty well out. using the very purest water possible. Balt in the churn, never touch lhe"`butter with your hands. ‘l.Ild abit' ln~ A Hood 'tight tub'

or other oaokaga, Keep cool and win

om E Avlfsuins cows.

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fllvoralilc attention. 'Fizz-y scciireii \VlSConSin Stale Fnir. Thu ¢_~o\v

a Cook 2d, having scciiivri first prize hei' with other slilistiiiitinl awards_

These pure-bred Ayrshire cattle are owiieri by Adam Selty, nf \\'n\||¢f.5im

t t ik. .\'ieIdlnz 420 pouniir- I-utter fill. In

ing 8.000 pounds of milk uiinuailynnd

is foil iis much als possible, ng it is mm-0 ~'~:isil_\’ fiiifesitori, thus giving gri-Rtci' Wins- if Plciity nf milk is not at liilnvl “ion is mudi- of bran or niiildllng.-_ They "V" 'Wt fili'i_'f‘ii to rlrlnk fi'om mud will- ii\\\'S. but liuvu plviity of bicnn water, ilnll :ire lcd .yu 3 finqis H00 fl-um |i,_.£._ A no time can t-wo much livgioniu core be I glvoii tlivml 'The ulrri is to keep then | l¥r““'iii§ as fast as iirisslhlfz Tile quick |@i` `iiiP_V can lic got rt-nrly for marke iéiif less: risk there is of cholera and i \' no p neue. l PUT?-i\i'Pd hogs are best, of course. 'Zivlng larger returns from less feed. Have founti that some hogs can bc mnt'ire|_l on at lenst on"-third less feed than others. Poland-(‘h|n:\ are fire- ff°|`reri_ ns they have fine fattening ozinllties lit all ages. April pigs are ""'ii i‘_\' llct'r\nilir-i~ l. nilrl shmiitl weigh l."<»lll 30|) to 225 pounds each. I-‘igs omn-

ing like latter iinrt of August or Sep- cm er nrt: strong ciioviizli to stand cold \vcnliicr by the time it is upon tlv‘\n_ and if properly corvd for will make n good gain during the winter nlld be rea.'i_\‘ for the market hy thc following .Tum-. Thr-_v sllnlliil have il greater vtu'iel_v of feed than when rm gross, and nerd more cure thnn sum- mer plgs:_ besides, their bell must be worm, clean. and dry, the straw being changed at lenst twice n week, Too rnnny pigs should not be kept in ont.-_ pen, as they will injure one another by piling up in cold weather. They shoiiltl he fed very regular, in the even- ing and morning; hogs fed in this wny are the hcnlthirst and thrive the best.

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A_|i/IERICAN BREEDERS’ MEETING.

The sixth nnnunl meeting of the

American Brecdc-rs' Associlitlon is call- ud for Decenlbc-r 9. il, and 10, at Omaha, Nebraska. in association \v|th the Nis- tlonai Corn Show held at that place lleccniiwr 6 tr. IS. A programme of addresses by prominent breeders of live stock, proiuinvnt breeders of plants and iu'lciitists.promiiiellt ln the study of tho hcmdlty of plants, unimuls and men is being prepared. '

Arrangements are being madeyo have

many of the addresses illustrated with stcreoptlcon views and moving pic- tuvcs.

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M_R. JOH N DRY__DEN.

'l‘lio death of Mi'. _John Dryden, for

lllany _vciirs lllinislcr nf Agrlculttire if Uiitnrlo, luis culltril forth un unusual nliiniifr ol' tributes, liotll to his personlll 1-liiirzii-\i'r nlul to the t\i'i‘il‘it~ni‘y of the

\\\'i`»rk ho illil for thc nilvunuvmcnt nf

ngi'Ii'iilL\lri- in .liis province, und, inci-

on Tin-sdav. and \\'edne€dny, August

of the_Experlmenlsl Farm, Ottawa;

the prism ‘

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rlv_nt:ill_v Iii <~tii'i'.~\. Ili--was :ffnrmer me ‘_-ham in nm. npnrntliyn, and is \\'lin iiinlli-l'siruni his lili.=Inr'l1.‘= :illd np- l_n|,n|,|e nf 'covering 4 ilvres per tlay~ pl|<_-_ti thi- kiii\\vlf'dgr- giilnctl in it to Th", |mp|emcm has m,i_ however, as, iii” ¢i‘iii'~'°":“ “ '“""‘\""' “I iii" "‘l"‘i“i"' vet, bot-il intri-duced into southern; ¢f;\|_ir.i1,'\\‘¢.rki|1g to Blircntl what i\i*‘| Alhertzi. nlid uiltli it ls the 'ilrolvlcmi in-on lonriicil r‘vr-ry\vl_ioi'c of tht- host, uf |mr\.,.mi““ nm c‘.m._|m_,.,.“,|nK L.r0v_ ways to reniizc for _man'n grind thc _‘ron mm. \,,.(.,,m, ,\ _q,.i»im|.; une, ini l'iCh“5 ‘lf [he f'“"' ii” 'Mi “ 3"‘"i`i"“‘ the me'm'i\vliiie the rnlllvnys and iliel dltloii Yoi' his suci-cssurs to follow. (|_,\_(,,.nm,.m 0|- Aiip-rm nn- lining their’

mm “nd Zim' is :ln efficient hilrveatlng _app afic

Amongst f>ihf‘fB Wh0 Wiii' ink? llllrl ihnt will minimize thu volume of_hl\n1l,

are Prof. W. 'l‘. Mac-oun, hortlculturisl, labor requircti in handling the crow

Robt. Brodlc_ Wcslinount.; J. C. Cha- --*"-”" pnis, St. Denis; R. \\'. Shepherd, Como; - \_ _ _ i Auguste Dupuis. Vlilake des Aulnales; D0 "oi ‘_“°,“"“ 9 ’_"“"ff 'my' more' Prof. w. Lornhriid, unrdnnaitxcoiiesez itnnn_ y<>\_~___h»:_\___~'___§: ;>§___i_°i_*__“i;=____i_\___=__iii:i§ f_:i

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Dr' Human' ‘ Jmque, del cmgnn’ “ee d. Get busy' cut them while

Prof. J. W. Sivaine. Macdonald Col- the 0l‘¢ht\\‘ ~ _ 3in_¢0n' - - -

'R A Rosscsiii, La Trgppe ami ln hioom.' This will fix them. Try ii port ofthe Snsl<n`\i`-l\c\v‘l$ii (lnvvrniuenl, W

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Ffzgkf Ali‘)bl,llsl:"li ' once and you “ln he commend' i the outl“_‘.k is ;irnpitlous. Rlceliullv i|l¢_s \1~i'>'_ iio9'l',4l.i_r' ° "_ » e es. dau e rare un ertnken _._-_ __ `*"""""°°*"“ i...in.z very \~i'_ood_\~_ _inc-g \_,ri\n_ ¢, , - °“°°°"""° ‘ °" ° °"°“°"‘5 '"9 ' The' liens will live quite cheaply on ter, but not _lo (ood as rice _l ,

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,fill operation of the comlilned har

lrn Prairie Province.

_HAnve_s'riNo sic Pacman.

(Br c. W. PETERSON.) _

The , 3 CanadaP’L`_i;_eii"i::h_e;;;‘o\inces of lvestern iiilction of 5 1-i y demted to the pm' where winterp viiilqeattviiesatliroziiqile groin conf Ce 5 neruineé1°nttc;_t_1__ portion of sopfliem M. in iehztn arranges" 'ma °' 2” "1li"“ new north or 5_0 in Width, immedl-_ d____y_ south” e international boun- discovcred b . n .luhena was m°m"i’_ from the “_ 5 vi nter wheat growers MW the va;e_titeg;i8_§_i)t_a_tes. who qL\ick\_\._ liilstry there. D N" °t me ""i

To arrive at 3 nm f Del' appreciation

_hat _wo dltnlt should be iinderstoodi :ire follow nm “stems of mrmlnzi I 9 - "“""|°iy: Farming under, _"‘S“ii°“ and dizv innd culture, wir.-' nlfirn-‘l‘r}i:leMt1s tzegamed as H distinctly ______ ___ U5# Sg_nL_§_l;i;~' _it is lnvariabl_\'

~ - a nivecl land, d

thedralnfall is sufficiently hem.ymi_,, §,r|Th2_“';' ?n_°rm°‘{s "Oils of this cereal ‘_0__s__u gi' _ ‘ery considerable dl-

Y “ OD flioll exists as tn the

iiimfiiiiy of seed to be used. It varie-5 gii :he Way from 20 to 80 pounds per 55;' ‘AB “Wm many farmers ha\'o| Pm_;\_?_ pli\inds_ with good rrsults.|

8 ‘ l uiiuut 4;. pounds is the most

dmeotpniienfl' is distinctly down-

" ' f ("i‘ii'S€‘. much depends iipun

:_‘;;__ii_i_iS i1hS been done _the less seeilf _dr (__ ,e used. Sub-surface packing is

K 5 l1rHCiiC€<i. and promises to be~i

come it-feature of wheat growing -_in n0"'ii‘r\Knblo lands, i

__\\_’(\_’intcr \\'lient production is a scduc-_

i“"‘P09iii‘lh- The elements of un-,

cnrtninty :is to returns hnve been re-1 duced to it mluimiim. \VIntcr wherit' pi'odiit'tlon coitios noni-or in being 3 straight maiiufat-turing process thriui "IW other line of farming. The gruiil

suits and to estimate revenue ami ox- lirnditure. lie is not at the inerify. of the vicissitildes of seasons. lic dnegi iiot have to wait with seeding untill lilo frost is out of ilic ground. The 1l'“<iif1§ period comes during the warm summer season. He docs not have to like awake nishts \von<l<_-ring \\-in-ther he will got his wheat cilt lwpforo fmgtgi destroy the fruits of his labor. Winter, Whflll l‘ii>2_‘-HS P2\I'i_\’, and. with any fide-' fiuflie equipment. can he lvtntllerl com-i

upon swimmer'-faI1o'\\'"ii lnnd, the econ- omy ln lnhoi' is oonsidcrublm The \vIn-

i0“'in£1' HS soon as he can cuiiiforlnlilv

, get on the liinil. A wock or two one York slate with just as good i'f‘suii-S _ \\‘2l.\' or the other makes no miitcrisl ‘as anywhere else. A _short time -“Ko t difference. Surface culture follo\vs_ m_\' nltvntion was called lo the work of

i.i_ l'_l. 'Fzivlor of Steuben C0lli1l_\'. N-Y-.

summer fallow, and seeding wiv.; _place before harvest. There is no ex- pensive crowdlng of teams and hired

time, anti, later on. to get the harvest

season, und the form work can be

ticular farming operation in good season.

Tile i`ai,~ilit_v with which fi large nruu

can be prepared and seeded to winter whont In these days of steam and gasoline motive power Is developing a

em it farniers in southern

iii" ' _ piiii iii iiiiiiiiii i'Hf_iPiiliii_ _ wiiiiisizuillliii idsiiiii iii ini'

_ ITS lflllilfllliill Hiilllll lliililllii 5

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Where the Grower In the Qtato of Maine Won Oil?

SHORT ROTATIONB ARE BEST.

<BY J. s. cares.) _

Rotation ma well

i_¢f-‘Yltone of mgdern clo°iis.ell‘|\?at(l‘i'eb:i|tl{l2 BY_conservatlve agrlculgurg I to _he _“ii Ulla of farming which inokg the ex'_U_;-1128. this in contradictinn to hu-B _,op ‘il ‘° WD# of a system which of the ;`____dl_“im Scli-ini the moat out the _ n the shortest time_s,nd for f el" Pfwsibie cost. Exploitlve “"'""5' 'S Ulliiliiy a one-crop system and if it d""V°' A Place at all in then '“°_d°|'h limes it should be confined to ii_\° "ery fertile soils. Its place hers Wiii. of course, be only for a limited time-

A Clmlllicuous example of a good

and bad rotation is that of the Maine versus the New York state system of lJ0iHi0 8I`0\\'ihS. The potato is a main "_i""6>’ crop for both Maine and New Xork. The department ol' a8ricuiture CFU!! l‘9D0rter _for December gives the nverage yield of potatoes for Maine at 225 bushels nn acre. and for New York Uhiy 82 bushels. The potato expert of iii” dellartment of agriculture, L_ 0. Dodge, recently stated that this wide difference in yield for lhesc two states was due more largely to the difference in rotation followed than to any other

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briskly. though in not _imttoql»i,v_. e when walking slow. Will a blister help, back _of,at|!lo Joint! §‘hat.l|,5'|“gg_tl|g soreness _is." ' '

Ans.-Try the blister, npeptin’ gvafy

ten days. '

Swamp _l"ever~1I. B.-"A tue. - Old wi! btcame aiok_.»_illt_gIntpr. 50

is vgry weak and lIfe'le`a|.` but imp. o ccu . A blister on his hip br j_¢! - charging yellow matter. He ea 'w ll

mit is getting very thin. What ls la rn?" ' ‘ Ans.-Vve suspect your colt is suffer-

ing from disease known _as swamp fever, or infectious anemia. _ - . _-

Opening the Test.-0~ L~-"l.__I_.)j|`Av0

a helfer that has a second cpe ing in the test about half way up. Is ,Quin ia remedy? 2. Some of my €5i`vl"“~hivs boils on tents; boils are sore Ind break open after three or four days."

Ans.-1. _The opening of tqat mill! DG

closed by proper surgical operation. -2- Apply carbol sed ointment to the dil- eased teats,

Birlngy Mllk.~W. W. K.-"I have I-

cow that is well and fat, gives .s S0011 amount of high testing miilc. but the milk is strlngy and sticky after sour- ing_ 1s it good to use?"

Ans.-Such trouble with milk _Is gen-

ernlly due to germs which sin adplll to the milk after bein! mflketf Try boiling all tnilk dishes twice daily and whltewash the milk room.

Founder- ~ Rlngbone.-C. K.-"1. _I

huve :r”l'ir\rsc (lint is stiff in front Flu when bat-king has bard work to rellch grass In pn_=t'irf- ni' drink 1: it of l=\iiY-

CDUSE.

i“‘P"i“l° Qlillhiily at the present timi-.| The Maine gl‘0\ver always plants hill;

lJ0lnto_Ps on n viovei' sod. His rotation is! Fifsi .\'9fH‘. outs seeded with cluvv-i'

i-he i’¥'°l'lnratlon of the land. The bet. and ilinotliy; second year, lilly; third;

l'@Hr. potatoes; and the fourth year the land. is se#-eclcrl to outs with grass and clover again, ln northern Maine this rotation luis for many years been prac- ilscri l-y aimosl nil of the potato grow- ers willi the rr-suit tlint Aroostook, tho lrront potato county, with its grand toial of 20.'i~’)ii_rl00 luishois a _\'€~:1r, shows nn iiverngc yield iiriiund 300 lilishels an acre.

Iii Sruithcrn Maine, like New York

State, no definite system has in-en fol-

ET0\\‘€r is better able to forecast re- loivod. The |.i.tntr>f>g \vt_\re :simply

planted on il convenient spot of land that was [oiind vllvunt wlicli iilfintintl time came tilting. Until tiiilte rocently the yield ol' potairvesitlii-re hiis been very lf>\\'_ but :luring thc lust flvc yl‘3l'B many of the aro'.\ ers in .‘.ro.-'iw-it fouli- ty Ilsvfe sold out their liilill priced iilud, come so itll, and re-imiigii; for nnt--flftll as mucii on aero. F'.irll\ei', they have gone to work and proved that it is nfii thf-_superior soil that has marie the higli \~|rld in Arogtnok, hut that it :s

fflfi-ably Find housed silfely before ad-i the Eliperlol' method, purticiiliirly with

_ verse \veatlli-r conditions prevail. irvfcreiive ii. i'ntiilioi\ fi'-i' the .\rusiook

Again. where farming is carried on rotation tronsplziiiiod in soiitliern liiaina

has pl'oil»ir't~r] ns high yields :is ll did away up iherf- flofi miles from market.

_ ter wheat farlviei' stnrts summer fnl-1 in ii fow Insiniir-os this siiinc Short

roliiiioii has been practice-i over in .\'»'\v

tiling low. lit- In_v.~1 rimviv R 'front fl"li. \\`i\nt can lie done? 2_ \\'hai is a good i‘l-i'_'l»imc cure?"

Aus. l_ i’i'oIinb!_v chronic !_oul’\G9l`-

'l`r\' riil.l.1-r uir cushion shoe. Z- Bill!" snino iis for spnvln. _

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_\'.~.~:. _<..-r_‘-wi, i'oit.»-F. W. P._-"_A

eolt tt-_ist-vi imirm' rope around her nec): and »~»iii=iii~i»»i so some time before ih0 rniin i»r..:<.-_ 'l‘l\f- not-k swelled twice its _»lzi- ilinl she cnn't lift her head. She ents wi-il. \\'liat can be dnne?‘.'

.snsfif the bones of neck ,are not

out of pls<‘e_ the colt may recover in time. liuli the net-k with spirits cam- pilor_

Laws Governing \'eterinarlans.-S_ub- sci~ll»cr~-"Con n veterinarian condemn o borsi- for izlnnders withmlt testlpli’ What ure the laws relative to _such cases? Dives the owner bear the ex- pense of testing?"

Ans.-Apply to your governor fnr _L

copy of the laws you wish. It is Untlslml fm' it state \'ets~i‘lnnrian to ChHl”K§ in' .\i_-ilipnls for work which the slRi»° pays him for.

.\i.s.-ess.-~P_ 12.--"l. Mares has is

cnkr-ti on one side. She has lump i\1.5§_i» in front of bas. \Vhat can I do for her? 2, Coll is six days old. What can I feed him to help nourish hlm'I". _

Aus.--I. An abscess is probably .form- ing whit-li should be opened and _“Ghib-

cd out with corbolic acid. 2. F9211 Wil vo\\"s milk diluted with one-lhird Wai-el'

\vho hns`prnr_'tir'ed this saivic rotation. On one acre of groiind ltir_ 'l`:l_\'lor sc-

h*’iP io Kei fiif Slifihl-1 \\'ork done in cured i1 record yield of 600 bushels of , ipntatocs, and this witlmiit the use of ¢""mi"’l‘3i*?"i “'iihii1 ll f€‘“' fidi/s. All tht‘_ any commercial fertilizer at all. ii"il‘ CH" he @iiSi'lK<‘d fur the wh-'llc ln most casicrii stzitcs oi' 1-qiini im-

pnrtniicc to iritolion stands r-lit the

s_\'slen'=atIc:\il:.' pursued, with the cor-i neCv.=.=\ily nf that rotation being a short iuinty tlmt nothing will intervene io: one. This is piirtlciilnrly iruv with :iny lir¢‘\'cht -the completion of each par- rniatinii which includes gross or c|»\'."‘r._

I-liiindreds of letters are rer'i=|\‘i=r] r-:lull _venr hy the Depnrtinent of Agrlciiliiird asking what to do-tlint the '.\'i‘crls ure simply triklnll’ possession of tile mea- dow land. Obviously. the only thin: to do is to plough up the mcarioiv Irind, ut to some ciiltivntcd i-rop, and then

tendency to t y _ Alberta to emlmrk upon whcnt grow-

fl . sm=d'agaIn; nnd iff this way only ran

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brooder house.

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ing on n scale quite beyond their ability to properly take care of. The task of puttlnis in 1,000 acres of win- ter wheat is a coinpai'allvely easy oh?- Tlie hn`rvesiliig of such un a_rea',`lioW- ever, prr-sr-nts cortniii difficulties which cllnnot be readily siiriiiouiitvd by the nvernge farmer. In the Pacific winter \vhent-growing stiiics the pi‘0i"uiiii0“ is a simple one, owing to the success-!

vester, which cuts. thl't'shcs and hull”

l at to meet the sltiintlon bv nrganiz.-I

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(‘nn:lli:\ ilnrvesiers' ox

in in iinstcrn _

K ’ nt a riominali

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APPLE MEN _AT LA TRAPPE. i;_i_i_r_i_uii__.\;imt‘o_ ili_a__w etxwmnlln (_x_mns_m___

\Vhn_t proiniscii lobe one of ihcumst i (lf ll". “,i"|(,,. “_h‘,m nu.” will ver) instructive -summer meetings of the | ,,,,,,,, gi-nw iipyonci the possibility of' Pumoioglcnl nnil Fruit Growing soul- _ hum-pgtlng the crop by present melli- ety will take plurc ut the mimafitt~r_v ol' I u,|s_ N0 ,immi this proluieni will ulti- the Trapplst1~`i\tllt-rs, Ln Trappe. (lkii. mmpiy gniyg itself, inn in th.; mean]

whlic solitbrru /\li\f‘l'i1\'=4 lli‘¢i`li9li_i1\“"

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the ericrnsichniont of undesirable pinnts be pre\eiite.l_ ily this inoth'-d the _vicid of the hay is nlwuys larger limi the quality and feeding value vt-ry su- perior. »

To suinrlt nil lip, let ni" shy that if we

expect lo do proflinlile gciiclwii i`;ii'iiiiiii»; lil the cast. rl dcfiulte set plan of rota- tion I_‘\`iri1p‘-r:\tl\<-. The tiiiys oi’ profit- iilile impiiiizaifi farming ure ovt-r.

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THE QUEBEC HAY CROP.

und s\'.'ecicn_cd. ..

_pare _.tilin_g~\vire Cut.-G_\'.C.-"i. I

have :lil ofrl more that has ps_rtlaily ip_st rontroi oi hai' lilnd legs. “hen down she lins great dll-ficuity in getting ur.

Hrr l<ii1r1_\g are out of order_ trrine isi-aiii_\'_ I fed ti quarts ground barley and oats mix:-gi three t.-l-mos ll day. _lrlll during tire dn! and wild hay at night_ \\’iiuit can be .lone for tier? 2, I have a colt that iiuiks nn L.\<'-k por; of t:.i»,if. me turns up and is very ions. “lim he was four inonlits uid lie liecnnie rnurhl in wirennirn twisied ilshl ubv\=l his reg nr..fi was not disco\'pi'ed till the leg was bniliy swolliin. Could this hsvg afiecleil his leg to make the los turn up? \\‘-list can be done for ft. Ana.- i_ Feed brnii ard riliorts with onls in place ofthe bnri€5‘& Hive 1-2 dranl i-lm?" nux \'omii'a on tongue ii liiwes daily, __\. Tin. injury lo the colt's leg caused hy the wire llccounis for the present civil- dliion_ It troy imprcue with ale. but mere is little you t-nn do to _heir it.

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Shoulder l.ameness.--Mare 17 Y€_Bi”!

Did has shoulder lam;-ness out of sri.- bi.-_ After working her on s .fodder cutting machine I found her sore.in the shiiiilzicr biude about 5 incite! ifflilll where the collar rests on the netgl. _HGV leg ever .since has seoined iltl - 1! imrig my tn move it sideways. Bnfhte her shoulder with a strong linLm_ent lil tip, moi-ning and in the evenlnfg _again- l notion swolllu,-z as far as \_t was lm: and sore. lthen used another llilirnsnt it is not as strong. I used this ici' it day or two, it helped little. l till'-‘ stnrtcri to use wltclfl hazel al\d_ali ‘ii the swelling was taken out _of ilu* shouldeizjolnt and is swelled a iilii-. I hotbed heir shoulder for the first if.-.\' days with hot water and vinegar. \\'.»»\t chu l do for hei".'~-H. P. R. This ..- W-.,i_.;.\.iy .ine in tho anterior and pus- lcririi' enlist-apulnr muscles. whlph him ~ been sprained by liver exertion \\'li- ii she was out of condition. l think \|.» main tiling is the rest cure. _H-\\- i--\t-r, if sim ririmsivi get better In |'~ |\veek.~_ apply thoi'oiighl_v rubbed in. i. -- following blister: tfeiate of _'Mill rides one oiiiict-. lsvd 1-2 oz. ltluloi. .1-f ni¢ii'<iir_\' one drum. mix, and r<»_i~ - in four weeks if ner-ded.