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I q,“ I! AOI-IOOIA i PICKLED ‘Vii-NUTS nets. so that he could not reach the! v fruft._Foiz' cherries gnd cm nulls‘, The “filled 57181511 Wllllllllqlhs mcthrd was not applicable, sol (Juslans racial. whcn prvncrlyi-‘scure crows" of various lrrrdsi treated. makes a pickle which toiwere brought mm pm, An Mb‘ my mind, cannot be equiled. Tlilsgguia] mam-k», Wm‘ pkces o, mun‘ species of walnut does not grow in m; yo; eye, Win31“: on ‘ mm our region, as it requires a milder ssmetmrg m“ a dothesdme’ was clmate; but the Buck Vllnlllutremploycd with suwst one on; (Juslar-s new L.) does. and lisnrrulsr made up rabbit-skins mi have sometimes thought that ilsimok me cats and placed these m frlflt 11118111» be “filled 501‘ 91413111118 the trees, and another used hu- ln the same fashion. In preparing man eff'8'1[:s m, the “me pumosh the Pickle 01113’ 111° 819911 1111111311 'I‘hese wete put up when the fruit walnuts were used; and the Olduipencd, and taken down imme- lest f.r their suiLb l ly was to 1 diltely it WAS prcktd. so that the thrust a 11M P11 01‘ =1 dunlillgflbirds did not acquire that famil- needle tlirouzh rhem- I! the Pihilarsiy- which we are told breeds would not penetrate they were loo wngmpg And a; the“ wings, old for Pifklillg- .were well constructed sndtaken’ 1110119111 5WD ‘"115 1° 11131413 a 511111 carc of, ihry lasted for several bruit‘ sl-YOHB 611611811 1'9 11°31 1*“ years. some gardeners hung mir- esg. Well boled ard skimmed hlld mrs to the branches and the flush slowed to cool. The. w/inuts were '35 they swung, seemed to frighten soaked in this for six days and itwhe bjxdx may be notrd that from a pile. Robins, to ail appearance, are green color they tairred to a rich becommg 53mm. m th-s Hemp baok-brclvn. The brine was re- b31100‘; I see no young ones newed, and the walnuts stood six 31mm this ye", The mum“ a“ dale mllle. 8111i “We 111911 13113111911 numerous and it is interesting t0 At this stagc they were hnldled as Observe their stmtegy we are m’ 1111M H5 P05» 1111‘ v1‘ l-I-el’ lwl-lld 13W millar wiill the "whack! tchackl" the 11118018 11 devil "1113501" hue which does not carry any particu-

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,, THE non on nu: LAWN

‘EN SHEAVF” . BlllllER TWINE

The dandelion was clcvcrly coll- cd "the tooth of the llon" 1n lbs original French from whence com- es the name. It has long, deep tsp- pcring mots, which, 1f broken off, have the capadty to form new leaves and plants. Once thorough- ly estabiislrcd on a lawn, dande- lions are mcst difficult to eradi- ' cate. To the dsiracted home beau- tifler. they are indeed like lion's teeth chtwlng . up the beloved handlwoxk.

There are two effective ways of extirpatlng the weeds and both rc- quire considerable time Jand pat- ience. The first ls by trying to pols- on them off with sprays; the "sec- ond and most efficient in the long run, ls killing them with kindness, that ls, by the use of fertilizer. i The grass becomes so strong, icrowdng in under the rosette of the dandelion leaves, that the weeds are forced to give place to the pers stent grass, particuiarly if in a surny poslton.

Spraying the lawn repeatedly with sulphate of iron is recom- mended wheze the pest ‘is preval- ent, a. twenty per cent strength be- ing suggested for the sulphate,

It ls poor economy to buy Twine of unknown quality, which causes binder trouble. delays and crop losses.

The safest way to insure satisfactory operation of your Blnder and the most Twine for your money ls to use the good, old reliable '

“GREEN SHEAF" Wblch has been giving unl- vernl satisfaction for over 40 you-s. Unlform and even in also and strength. Length as guaranteed by the tag on every ball. _

We have just received our season's supply which we are selling at lowest prices

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SPECIAL PRICES TO FARMERS CLUBS AND INSTITUTES.

We prepay freight to your nearest station on all orders of 300 lbs. or over.

A. llorne ‘8r Go.

CHARLOTTETOWN

gallons‘ of water. However, many of the leadizrg hortlculturlsts are de- finitely in favor of the fertilzer system and recommend the stim- ulaton of the grass by repeated

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| Birds of North America. migrate from one country to mother- A large number nest and r6186 "lei! young and spend the M1118 Ind summefln CanB-de. W‘ 1115 m1 1111' lproaches they fly to the southern regions of the United States. There- for’, u m9 birds gro natives of no one country, there exists a m"B1'P-- tory bird treaty between the Uplt- ed states and Canada which arbi- trafos laws so that all game birds on the continent that migrate are afforded equal protection in both countries. -

It is now twenty-six years since 1 first notlcedia. decrease jn the var- ious species of birds on the contin- ent, both among me sons endin- sectlverous birds and also amonl! game birds. when I bezhll my i11- vestigation of the causes of the de- crease 1n ducks and geese I 10111161 {an answer in the increased number {of hunters and the use of the auto- imatc pump gun. Man appeared to |bc devoting loo much time to the killing of game birds and not en-

.ough to their welfare and protection. ‘mus, I conceived the idea of starting a sanctuary, a place where

gblrds would flnd shelter“ food and

{protection from the guns of hunt-

‘cl-s. Not possessing wealth I was un-

Sanctuary

By Jack Miner

This is fer from the truth. My idea

ilar meaning. but when, perched on

bully 11 lfckle we made of lheju tree-top, m bird utters a best vinegar, with a POIIIYShQFt‘ of Wheezy 631i’ between a buzz and a pepper, plmexto, ginger. 11111013. whistle, we may be sure there is cloves, mustard sced and horse-ru- I. 1,1159], 9f afqoi; The black mam“.

‘ dish-all 0! which were measllled- der has located a. Tobin's nest and as I recollect. by “rule 0f thumb" = the call Is for help to raid it. -—arld all boiled together but allow- L when 51d 5,11,.“ they m begin the ed to cool. The walnuts were putiseamh, and the fib-n gwes away 11110 e .1111‘ and 1119 601d P1111139.‘ the exact lrcation by noisly dash-

A MUCH BANNED WEED

appiicmons of sulphate °l u“ able to build large ponds, but as I

There is probably no weed in the universe s0 much legislated against as Clover DOdClCX‘, which was ln- troduced into Canada from Eu- rope. It is a serous pest in France,

P1111194 W" W911" 111 5111mm“. 7°?‘ lng out in defence; then while one every hundred walnufis, two or three bulbs of garlic or shallots 1 and six spoonsful of mustard seedi or n@5t1"ngs_ This tmgedy ‘a so

were placed In the Divide. T116, common um roblns, despite their shallots were used if the stronger. fecunduy, are becoming seamen garlic flavrr was not liked. “fig-y new ‘to be protwted, not-

Tlze Jar was now made as alr-‘shoy tight as poszibie, and allowed to remain so for s'x months. when the walnuts were fit for use. They would be quite mellow and cut like soft cheese. It is said that pickled in this fashion they would keep

EAGLES.‘ Hawks AND VULTIJRES

This is the title of an article in the July number of the National Gflfisraphc Magazine (U. S. A.) All the birds of prey belonging to these races on the northern con-

for several years; maybe s0. but ‘hey never 155m, so long, fluent are treated of in a most fas- Wlhen the walnuts were con- , "matmg study: Whfch 5! °°P1°1l51Y

illustrated by flrirres in the text. Accompanying the article is s. num- ber of pfates whereon each species is dcp‘cted in its natural colors. Ths article is part: of a series dealing with our brd life, These

It would be interesting if some on the Hwnmbni B1Td5- 5W3“ 811d reader, with a taste for experl- Gxltslwkeol 1111M. Herons and mentlflg. would try this old recipe, | piaml1lg°esi Crows. Mmies- and 1nd report on it. There are wal; fmys; and m!’ Wmldpeckeffl. hell- nut trees growing in Charlottetown 11111 appealed Within the mt which prcduce green fruit sutable twel“: mmlths- A 51x91 8111010 l! for the venture; and last year I pmmised at "1 "fly d-ele- The was given specimens said to have magazine may be 39911 °n 5W1!“- been grown at Montague. Our seo- m" at the P115111 I-"blflfy. City. son is, I think, too short for wal- l my’ Nahum“ G°°3TaPh1¢ 3°07??? nuts to ripen thoroughly but the i’ pubushes a’ Nature I'm/er! 111511?! Dkzkle, it will be nQtLccd. docs not i “im ‘mumes °11 34rd!- Wllll A111- Muke m‘ lmals, Wild FLQwirrs. etc" 5nd 1,,

The name walnut indicates that i “°°°’d““°° ‘"1111 the 1111“. these the tree is not truly British, since a?“ now being ""9194 l" hell-Price it means literally the “foreign (orl-“a m" ‘WP-mlllllll’ to Require Sta-angers) out," so-callcd by our bum“ that Win Pm" 111M111?

Anglo-Saxon forefathers. “um” °f devil“- SOME ODD COUNTS

Our decimal system of notation has. by its convenience, fllpgfggd. rd a number of other methods, whose remains still float as snags on the current. mg our speech

Tlhrre score and ten" 15 (men quoted as the appointed limit of 1111113 Ho! and this "score" ls a rominder that toes as well as fin- gers were used in the count. Dar- win says that among some 01 the

sumed, the pckle served as a good clump. The walnut juice, after the first pickling, was suppcsrd to be dye employed by the gypsies to co- lor and disguise any gorgis mung- stem they might kdnap!

THE BIRDl-IOUSE CONTEST

At the beginning of April last“ there appeared in these columns; an announcement of a “Birdhouse: Contest." The rules uicrc few and} simple, and the prizrs were to be booksr—and oxcelieilt books too! Briefl/y stated, each contestant was to put out not less than three bird- houses; and when such a house

grzckfe creases the poor bird's at-l V tgnflgn, the other; u)“ the eggs other parts of South America; 1n

Spain, Italy and other southern European countries: in Chill and

the United States; and in fact in all countries which have long sunl- mers without frost. During the years of shortage - in clover seed crops in Canada it was frequently

monia. That would be about four applications at least during the season, the first application being made very early in the spring, us- lng about eight pounds of sulphate of anmonia on 1,000 square feet of lawn. It 5s well to mix the fertilizer with a certain amount cf soil 1n order to get uniform application,

and should be applied when the|

grass ls damp. One emnent horti- culturist is of opinion that the use of sulphate of lmn to Ell out dandciions works better with l plant lke mustard that does not possess so strong a. root system. It may take two or three seasons to

was ozcupied the owner was to se- i cure the signature of the public school teacher, certifying such oc- cupancy. Observational notes of an

South American 31301-18111" me Word fbr a "score" meant also "e mm" We may eel: "What is the score?" but the answer now has

introduced and dislrbuted in im-l ported seed, but its ravages on redi clover have been noted only in a few instances in southern Ontario and the Pacific Coast in years fol-l lowing an exceptionally late fall without frost until October. The! dodder is an annual parasite with? spoilage of honey by fermenta- slender » yellowish and reddish‘ tion is caused by the action of yeast stems which, twine about the host which are able to act in the pres- plant and become attached to thc once of the high percentage of sugar clover stems by suckers through found in honey. Considerable study which it obtains nourishment. Al- has been devoted to this question at falfa dodder, says the Dominion‘ the Central EXpcrImentaIFar-m, and seed Branch, has given trouble 1n‘ it has been found that fermentation southwestern Ontario and in the‘ 11911511135 1111111159 entlrely “P011 l-WO prgjfle Provinces when, it 1S ac ors, the moisture content and knoum to have continued in alfal-i the 9111mm" °1 1111131331111 by Ye-BSl-S- fa for three years. Badly infestcdl Cmmequemly the bet“! “P911911 5 fields Shcugd be pioughcd under i lot of honey is, and the greater the before seed forms” cleanliness exercised, the less likely will the honey be to ferment during storage. All honeys contains yeasts West, and the former planet sh'nes‘ m 5°11“ extem- 591119 01' W! ln~ a glittering pont, in the yellow “cum 15 dwbtless “allied by the gww just abwe sunset‘ Mars’ who: becc 121th the floral nectar, but the so long aoccmpanied the giant beekeeperi by the exerd“ °t Plecau‘ planet h” now mum béhmd so- tlons at the time of extraction to far, that when Jupiter has sunk‘ work Wm‘ we“ cleaned and Prue“ beww the horizon Mars is Sun in u.‘ ably sterilized utensils ln a clean so“! poshon for observimnt Each‘; extracting house, is able to control month, from the fr“, of the year. much of the contamination and our satellite has come into the‘ ltglagstaln a proquct m“ "om ne hiborh of thes s ' Bag‘ timeoigere has ebergtngszofig? At the Division of Bacteriology s deuce of terrestnal meteorological method has been evolved by which and 58mm‘: wsturtances‘ an examination of the freshly ex- “ M”! sinks m the West. it is‘ gacileld honey will indicate whether l» airs... ::::.::::.::..zt.i:ir“ ma; the South-east. Like ulupller, to‘ one Wm. Honeys which allnm dam which n is 11°“ i“ mm °f 51m ger of spoilage may thus be destin- sntum is a‘ bmr“nt._5t“" and 115 11‘, cd for quicker consumption or sub- l Dlflllel- 11- 35 recognizable by its jeotcd to further treatment, such as' steady» “°“"'W111k11118 llghl- heating, to prevent fermentation. The practical beekeeper, however, by concentrating on preparing n well ripened honey, produced in as Matters botanical have been ra- cleanly a. m as Feasible, can ther neglected th‘s summer for. do much to insure for himself c.

clean the lawn by the fertilizer methcd.

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(Experimental Farms Note) .

“A NEW PLANT"

was engaged in the brick manu- facturing business‘, I turned one rather large clay plt into a lake fenced it on’, and posted my in- vitation to the birds.

I first purchased a pair of wild geese. clipped their wings, and plac- ‘ed them ln the pond. Then I scat- tered 00m around and sat back to lsee eothers swoop down. This was 4n 1904. and I continued to scatter lcorn until 190B before there‘ was isny addition to the two geese I had .plaoed there. That. ls how scarce wild geese were at that tlnre. The first visit brought eleven geese, and these remained about eight weeks before they flew away. They returned the following year with twenty-two others, remaining eight weeks. m 1910 more than 300 drop- iped in to see me, while in 1911 there were so many that it was 1m- posslble to make any sort of count.

To present some idea how many come ecchyesr since that time, it requires a. fund of $10,000 every year to purchase food for them.

Thus the sanctuary idea, and the idea to artificially feed the water- fowl, has proved itself. After twenty six years of work with it I am con- vinced of its success as a. measure for the protection of birds.

Many people have accused me of

protecting birds to die of old age."

1s simply to prevent extermination of ducks and geese-to provide fol‘ another generation the some c11- joyment irr these birds tau and past generations have enjoyed. I cm not 1n any measure opposed to a man shooting eight or ten ducks or tWO or three geese for food. but I am opposed to men going out and slaughtering game birds just for the sake of killing‘ A sanctuary does not take. anything away from the hunter; rather it increases his chances.

Fifteen years ago the beautiful whiio whistling swans were reduced to hundreds and were in danger of

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Illustration Station F ield’ pa}.

i I loco Vallsyr-(Innn of Malcolm MscKenile) i, Wednesday, August l), at 2 P. M. .1

New Iaudon-(Inrsn c! Wm. l. Jolmstone) Thursday, August 10, at 2 P. M.

Bustlco-(Fnrm o! John L. Clark) Ilrldsy, August ll, at 2 P. M.

De Sahlr-(Fnrm of Hector McKay) Monday, August 14, at 2 P. M. ‘

Palmer Road-than of Sylvnln Peters) ‘Ducudsy, August l5. at z P. M.

West Devcn-(Fcrm of Ocphas Grlgg) Wednesday, August l6, st 2 P. M.

Glenwood-(Fcrm of Alfred Gorrlll) . Thursday, August 17, at 2 P. M.

llfchmond (Farm of Thomas Noonsn) Frldly, August 1S, at 2 P. M.

Montague-Warm of Fred G. Maclntyre) . Saturday, August 19, at 2 P. M.

Rod Polnt-(Flrm of Nelson B. Stewart)

Montllir Alllllll. H. It I P. M. 13B.

becoming extinct. The proper pro- tective measures were taken and to- day there are more than 20,000 Iwhlstlem on the continent. Pour years agc I visited Niagara Y'all: and found that these birds were be- ing caught by the hundreds in death traps. It seems that on the waters of Lake Erie, fifteen miles above ‘the. falls, the sevens g0 for their first northern migration, and it is here that they are trapped.

I discussed this deplorable prac- tice with William Hill, better known as "Red" Hill, a. riverman. He in- formed me that geese and ducks undoubtedly would have fallen prey to the traps had not my sanctuary up in Canada lured them away.

"I haven't seen a wild goose around here since you began drawq lug them to your ponds," he said.

“Then why can't I attract the swan away from the trapsflted?" I asked. "I've got several pair of swans to serve as decoys."

‘Phat was the the beginning. Last summer more than 4,000 or these beautiful birds spent from s, month to slx weeks along the lake shore at Klngsvllle where the Govern- ment furnishes Royal Canadian Mounted Police u, protect them both night and day. ‘

Not only do ducks and geese flnd shelter on the sanctuary, but around the ponds have been plant- ed several rows of evergreen trees which, while serving as a wlndbresk, shelter hundreds of song and insec- tlverous birds. ~

What pleases me most is that since my sanctuary has succeeded there have been hundreds started by the provincial and dominion governments of Canada. Too, in the United States countless hundreds have been established.

Wherever there are birds there must be a sanctuary, especially if man continues to dwell upon the slaughter, rather than protection.

pests. with attention paid to spray- ing the ground round about. Culti- vation and the destruction oif prun- lrigs, dead leaves and other debris, by bumlng, helped to destroy the hiding places of these insects. Sol- itary bees occasionally cut holes in the rose cane, laid an egg with some honey, and sealed it up. The only control was to find the nest and destroy it. The raspberry wee- vil also cut rings in the bark of the rose cane to lay an egg. The only‘ control was to cut the cane off be- lew the rings.

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WANTED I "The farmers of ‘the Canzdianl prairie provinces have during the past two decades directed their ef- forts ch‘efly towards ‘the produc- ticn and export of wheat. Econo- mic and other oi tances until recently probably warranted wheat farming as the major agricultural interest, but ccndltons have chan- ged and now wheat forming yields

‘patent to all observers. Weed and

interesting character were to be ten as a radix or mot. made during the nesting period. As more m- less of a curiosity The certificates and notes were to One may experiment with g, duod. form the basis for Judgment. lenary notzton having twelve 3,5 l, Contestants are hereby request- , 538's: but I do not think our reck- ed to mail all certificates and 012-10111118 by dozens has anything to scwutlonal notes not later than id° WW1 "f8- It seems to have been Saturday. Sept. 2nd, 1933. to‘ the custom in former times for "Agricola, care of The Charlotte- the trader (in Britain) to glvg m; tovvim Guardian. City.“ Be sure to Wstfmel‘ Just a little mo" m,“ enclose full address, u»: and Coun- I the blifgain caled m. so when as

various reasons. and with one ex-i eelltion. no new "dscaveries" have been made. Professor R. R. Hurst of the Experimental Station, has, however, fcrwarded me a specimen

vensls L) vifllkzh, threatens lo be a bzd weed under- oertain conditions.

though it has rbecn found as far

ty laold ten articles he gave gm u- Itra. By-and-bye when the 4mm |had become a commonplace, m; A correspondent says that some i baker's dweu-thirteen- grogg! 1n orchardlsts have been shooting the g th s connection it is said that there robfns, as they took tine cherries. . wzs a heavy fine if the baker gave Such s. method o.’ meet ng the sit- .8110rt gweighf, and the extra, mug ustion is crude and lacks imagina- , W118 glven to keep will-rm the m“ tlon. 1t is possible to preserve the A week is seven days, we gm fruit and the roblns also. In in the Old Country a blrd--thc_1118ht. We do nct reckon by nights bllckibkd-whwh ls as fond ofIIIOW. but our Anzlo-Baxon pfbgg- fruft as the robin, and as he is a ~ nitms, like other Germsnh tribes, better sorgster, with longer 6'11. ‘They called the week a sen. phrases, he is sometlrng of a lav-i hlsht (Sewn-nights), but m; Wm orlte and the pmblrm was, hbw survives only 1n the cla-slea. t0 protect the frut and not injure. ASTRONOMICAL NOTES the bird. For strawberries snd the bush fruts, the solution was found