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" " " """"'b'm'RYI'NG '»"S~W1NE i,i'*'_'_.~_**“*'.'I,1’°‘”-'1'i‘YiI AGRICULTURE 'IiNSWE'i!S'Ti')»- 1"

iuuii iippiiiiipmrg iisE iisiiii iiiii iiiii wissiiii Piiiiiiiii iiiiii Iciiiiiis wiiiii

F *”'7m°“ "59 li"-»_i0olted on the outskirts of e town or eity usually 5"’ *df °°'"' '°‘?‘° 4l.|i'!N!ll- especially' those' who live on small farms. 6° Q' nm* “.7-“"4 f-bl! lil!! cannot secure room for selves and hei-

g"‘ OW? _:ui 'WN P091! lilly some and' rear some. When they ll'°

_ ~"“_|i,._ rl\}Q,li_ -'MIDI the '_ is fre uently present " i” .‘i'\"°*'*""\il°" L' £i';rs";:‘::»t pi-ov: siitiieiy satir-

ww '°‘“i_|\‘¥l°i N I. lood thingtor some et Iseli. to become Pl’°f°"

*Fi N'°°4'U‘l'-Dflllrr nwsi_.PIja¢_ri!enues here is not to pure bi-eds. N* °° """'°"' 75°" "Nl Nl" il!!! farms and een. therefore. IWW lllv- Plf' °‘ `i'°°‘ °h'PlU.iY may fhlll be in s position to (Nw dairy cows for sale. ._A__'l'he7 could begin with cows that were very common. They would, of

l¢» ll°°¢ 1°. ills a pure sire of one of the milk-produclnl bfbllil- Th’

”5°"a 'it W' i‘°“°.W‘.~‘Y°\\iC- 0! course, have to be kept and the male oliyll would havmto be diap`osed'of while yet young. The record of the cow would blihl llllrlntel of her ability. and would he the cor-ect gage of the nri¢°- 'Wh “mu” W°“id °°mm8¥lii ililh prices. Those interested could afford C0 PIU ii\°m~ ll .lilly Wvuld not be buying at random. The prices paid would

probably be not niueli ms than time pus for iii. ordinary iioalzmd wry

cow. ,

,_,9\_;\,¢1i.|_,£l?21ihlments do not seem to have yet come into existence. illli

there shoul e room for them. 'They could furnish cows -guaranteed free from tuberculosis and in many wgys desirable. The source from which good cows may be obtained must be one of much interest to dairymen.

The overuse ersausie of tm agricultural college of to-any does n°¢ !°

sack to the farm, and for this reason the schools are often criticised-alflii' illi in iil°i\‘ lllilli0ll~ _The real reason seems to have been qlliie' !€ll°l'liiY overlooked. Talking the other day with a leading educator about this sub-

ject he pointed out that when the Morrill bill was passed in the United SNWR- -D70 idil ' cultural. education in colleges. an entirely “GW WW’

‘If ?d‘vi¢'5'§i6" 0lve'd." The' tea<':lling foru'e` to man sixty-six.s],§.te.

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institutions had to be' meds up out of existing material, -and--.necelisasfdir/i‘

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some of this was not i., ;,_ q:buaa;~;|:f@`i|‘_a,< gc,neratia`gi»'later, and before e »s.rty~estel»ll_=l1ed schvliiidl-liitiiifiie-eQiii€h’intB“khiir'{vl;ri¢, the Hatch biii. '“°"“'I‘I"¥.~ §¥c'.f‘l’° "“.¢ =i=_i_3§'iis,'.iiiipi>l§c' a`z'."al.`étFful€e' me demand for workers ln»`% ultur' i ds. _.close upon' t'hi_s.came_ the _de_fit1i.n_;l, for mer in the Depar""_t_{ot_ Tgrioulture, afaln r'i"_i`o_;_\'e__tha;n_ doubling th'e'il`e-" mand for men of scien _tjiglii lturs; °-'tr'a`lrl'i|'ig. 'l‘l_t_en”'-'while the schools were still staggering under iii b_i]_F'd'e1'i 'nl'1'¥ili\'i"§;`f'brt toisigiplyimen for these var- ies activities came tlie'cii`i'i'»rr'oni' tlié' no'i-mel13"'iiisl"\r l'a’ii\i‘-primary schools f0\‘ instructors in agriculture,-s cell that was only dimly foreseen, and that all lhe ilmililiel Qi ¢h€__.pr_e.sent _sgricu_l_tur_al colleges, if taxed to their utmost, can oniy‘parti_al.l_y meet.-_ ._ _ _ _ - -

i'll"'0!i'l€i: 'wiJ'lI¢i'l. the demand is outrunning the supply, and if n msn has

the trsining,_ ,pg our agricultural raduates are supposed to.have. if he

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has the aptitude for investigational work or for teaching along either line a

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very congenial' field is open to him immediately upon graduation, and a salary that makes most other lines of teaching seem poor_by comparison.

In spite of adverse colidltioiis, a splendid corn crop, b_otli_as to quantity

and_aue_il_iy. yy'a§_;gro\v'n last yea_r.' A' better one will _be grown this year. There is goo_q,rn'_ohey in growing cc'>r_n at the present market prices. Corn was nearly:as high_._this sp_|\i_n,g as ig was lost spring, andvnext spring it may be as

high or even higher. lt is predicted by good authority that corn will never-

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agafh gd"below___the‘;§0-cent mark, and some think that it will gra ua y climb till it rea¢i§e'I.nr'i_e dollar a bushel. The right preparation of corn ground is b_e2:0midg_ mortfitlly' understood each year. Plow the soil moderately deep

' ' i"'i d “anti turn under all the trash Turn it under -deep and well

when t s ry . where it will rot and furnish plant food and not interfere with planting or

cultivating. _Weeds, stalks, slid all kinds of litter in the soil'when well bur- ied loon form vegetable mould, promoting bacterial growth' and increasing

f ' mid

the knoisture-holding capacity of the soil. a nluch needed condition ox and?latg__s\u_rir_ne_r gi'ov._tli and perfect maturity of crops.

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_K _ _ In order to produce ti ton of ilry hay on an acre of land and it is necessary

'00 tons of

ills the gr win! grass pump up from thu; acre approximately s

wa r.. " _.¢0_`ati'pply__t_2_is Zryrinous quantity of water, thc soil niust not on 0 _ ' '_ _ia _ - ` ll but 'it must be porous

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' hz ion to' absy 'si ,li ld.-\\z\t`er we .

enough to ];ie'fr_1'ijiit'water to 'flow frce`l"y fr'o'in_`soil to soil grain. 'Zihe presence or ing., quaptiiigg of decaying 0rg‘ani¢`ii.iitter (humus) adds enormously to the wntsr holdihg 'capacity of the soil_ One ton of humus will absorb two tons

of \va__t9r_._y;_l)'¢X_,___€_{¥_§_il UD l'9l1<iiiy I0 Brewing crops. Not on_ly that, but the shrink- sis‘o'l"t "e pa c'ila`s` of decaying organic matter slid the consequent loosen- ing of soil grains keep the soil open and porous. _

Furthermore. 'h'um`us of 'good quality is exceedingly rich in both nitrogen

and mineral plant food. The lnuinte'|:n'ncc of fertility may almost be ssid to consist in lteepini' t/he soil well supplied with humus. The first step in re-

ti orn nut soils is to give them an abundant supply of humus of

l1D\'ii DK \V - __ __ Solid quality. Perhaps the best source oi' humus is stable manure contain-

ing both liquid and solid exiweiiielii, r>s\'iccliilly when the Stock are fed rich nitrogenous foods. Even a poor quality of liurnyn' ` milnuiie. Which N19 illld much of the plant food lcaclieii out of it, has considerable value because of

the humus it makes.

Another cheap and vziluublif sourcc of humus, but one which must be

used uhderstandingly. is crops gruwn to turn under as manure. The legumes are especially valuable for this purpose because of the nitrogen they contain. but other crops, _such as ryc. mid even corn, sown thick, rnay sometimes be made to supply large quantities* ol humus of fair quality. Crops thus used

are called green manures.

A Th Farmer and Grazirr of Adelll dc, Australia, is very properly rppozed

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to the government. going 'lniii the horse raising business. That paper says: i

"'l‘he' proposal _for ills Australian overnment to breed horses is ilut fav-

orably-resorded by fariiu-rs. Many of thciu consider it a farcicai suggestion. The best way to eriodiuiiige the horse-breeding lndustry is to pay a good price itil- suitable animals. iriie cause of the pi-i.-.~i..-lit scarcity of superior ullilnliis

arises from the fact that they were A drug in ine lnuikci u few years ago, and conseqlientiy bretders turned their atlsntliiii to niori: payable llncs. \\'iththc certainty oi"ii fair iuifrgin of profit farmers will suun st-t about to breed horses ut the right.siuiup. .Tho Cunimonwealtii i.--iii :nent could assist to attain

. - rinci ul a r cul-

I§.“..TI‘§Ii.LI1..i“I.i i‘iII.°"€f.Ii“i'L.I’..“ .$5.11‘If..’II'S‘fIZ.’.lS;“.¥.J‘i§§ ‘&‘i.‘i'.§‘.’..".. ii‘3.».iy“ im- tioned, a fair"prl'<`:eQli‘li-alllninls otthotlght type. \Ve consider that it is the business cfthp go rrfment to assist industries in which it is interested, but not to embericlin yiiisiii in om>°»l_¢l°n 1° many taxpayers." '

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Recently, an 'lcultural writer, visiting the Dunning institution, observed

that Mr, C, W, Pot;'enge`r, the head farmer. "carries ii. note bciok and lots down everything that needs to be done. These notes are copied into a desk _book, wig, me won; ghqwlng the kind of work. a.s ‘tiailling,' or ‘cultivating,' stand- ing me in-si in me line. when a mo" in wt iv do a_\=°\'\=\l" kind 01 w°l'l<- is hauling. lt 'takes buts minute‘s glance down the left of the list to see how

many jobs qX___§m‘u)ing_.4a,re w_s`lt_l'ng and o select the most' important, and wliat. "Or kind 0f"a .mari is presented for the work, it is easy. to tind him a__job from that list. when e. Job is 'done its line s scratched oft." ‘

Any mg_nwmb_Zh,|ll ieap up such onote-book during haying and -harvest-

ing when, during moretor iess short intervals, he finds trouble in k€_G_l>i_l'l_a' hill

ion em'plg*’,d,_x{ili _that lie_'wlll be able _to csl_l to mind, an_d secure _the _ complish‘m‘_en\`di. `n'\itn'erous odd JDM' ' _ A .,. .;‘ A ,.,m,,k,,,,,, ,.,c,,,-d of mi...-in|;»tiuiy mei passengers. out or ai1,sso,s4a

` ed h the Pennsylvania system.

ried during the year 1908 is i-eport y Thi qmmM1N . 9 PIIUIGHEBFS Clif'

ed du 1908 was seriously lniured. The reduction of sualties from the l -' ~ ~ l vnu. 021-‘-I".

Ii M ii) pci- sent.

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"C" |¢ ii i-Lbldiiaf th wills '_‘l1fieIs.verew“irna derires to

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_ on er_ ,___ _, _ _

such ii rd"¢!is' this is re'i'nsr sible. 'Le tlii's system iteep up this rw

my will a"fii't'f’l1'n ima iiioir‘1lfsiitssi»~fmvsi-ti _ns uisi they ii-ve

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."'."C:;2 'l‘ll"dm""""i7t'\."'a|."'i‘l'o'i'h'ov r. his been makin! a stu! iiiiimiys ii sum 6. .la iiiiai mit rhwifrwii ffm 'W°“*1' 1° "" ' 1" ,mm . hm, hs,” gi,-¢.mise`ie west -he general standard of highway wistii is sixiy-ti; todd'--fm sssny em. nouiniy isuiu imc wastes fur in pneiieag u|”_ bn \¢||_mqwu| in “rikept and* become-»s favorable location for t

p""i'd)';'i~"';'r ° wé'°"':l'\a't if-the road width in this country were reduced

' _ gig fggtto tlmpy slit feet in thi een states- in'-the

from sn' s earsvlsf ' `- ' ll bv” .3 ggi-gg or good tlllsble land could' be added to_ tha Qgfi' ' 'okmug math o¢'this--land ll-worth 8100 sn acre, and often more, sémeiniss of the possibilities or ui-. 't‘liomb»¢n'l »\lts\=°'ll°l\ °"°.°' °“°° W' qarehi. ' ` ' ._

. Cuitiri-s=ensrseter. it is tm sm am s IW* W* *‘°“’°- '

- ’ Y ll fl fit'-f.h0I¥l Of'

YM.i_ _ ttot-run 'sway from little dlgieuatinz. _____°_\;__ 12:” “dl .__ A °__°__°____l_";

m. ,lqwhsn you meet than dom so i . p some one lie better Disk out

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_.BY ESTELLE F. MILLER. BY R. ia. nusumo.

____Sf=i_i1i_i lile by-products on a farm ill Being s little short of clover pasture

‘ary 'me' 'kimmed milk 9i\°Uid for my hogs, I concluded to sow some

""5 afiicie Will l>l`0“ small lots near the barn to rape. As mf VNU* 0! l¥lUl.V ll early as the ground was dry ami would

°°w W°‘-‘id be °°“5id' permit me to make a good seed bed. I

plowed a half-acre field like I would for

mly bl’ Hilfeiy €!¢ill'l- corn, and let it lie a day or t\vo. Then from fifteen cents t0 I went in with drag and lilirrowcd andi

one hundred ound ac- orked it until I hiid ri uici- seed hell. l,

ground.

F°\"“'“i°l‘ li¢il'l'lm€d After sowing I hsrrowed sufficient t "“i“€ and Oi' Krtaleflcovor all the seed. ln six weeks l turn "iiik Uiliaillefi by lilly eil in ten cond-sized hogs, but in spit it Wiii Kive better of till they could ent the rape gre

and produce hotter results, .iB. llllif0l`lll i'l‘0m day i0 alniogt as large as czllilmge stalks. Thi

plot \vi>liid have yi:-liiefl nbriut !l0 hush

as n food for

wvrtli $15.

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and

nice, il\l'ifl_\'_ grow

n great

bushels of

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large every day, and the stems bei-sm

corn, :ind ns corn was worth abou

liusllcl at. liuskiilg time, i

rape this llnlf ncr ilftven :\\'1~l':\i:i- lim:

on rape; I

' 'T I'-3°’ °'.°5°'i'i°N~' il' sooo Fon ci-iicksns, li-oo. AND wi»iA'r ri-is pnorrrs wins. “M H,,_,_.8 ,DE,,,_ _

BY JAMES S. DRYDEN. _

Here are the results of some inter-

esting experlments covering several years. in which every ounce of food consumed by six pens of Lciiilfirllll \\'llS weighed. The six pens of hens con- sumed during the year 664 pounds of wheat. 296 pounds of corn, 203 pounds of oats. 112 pounds ef bran and liilflrtll. nnrl 285 pounds of skim nillit. in addition to some animal food The

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qililiiiy H110 tile l1S6iihl\iIso\vcd 5 lbs. seed on this patch of .

cost of the total food pei- fowl for the

o year varied in different pens from 61 - cents tn 78 cents, and averaged 66 Q rents. 'l‘he whent was charged at I v cent n pound. corn at l 1-4 cents, oats u_ at il t-cut, skim uiilk at a fifth of arcenii s 'und iii-an and sliui-is at tim-e-fifth of u _ i-cnt. 'l`lli- animal fooil cost from 5 to t 6 Cents per fowl. ’|`lis wheat consti-, ¢ tutcd nearly ti half of the total cost.

'i`hc lions luid nn average of 144 eggs

9 por fowl, vtilued at $i.i`».‘l nt local prices s|l"l' vi-urs. 'i‘hi» prli-i-s ihcn were from _ 10 cc-ills to 1:5 vviiis pi-r tlozcn, lnucii

my f.S;||nM10n__ Iliwer than the prices are in Oregon at ln|ii't~ than til

ig the present time. if wheat had been

worth, soy, U0 cents, and had been char ed for nt that rate, and bran at 1

All " nds f St k P ' .

o oeD_“_rosper on luoh I Illslf an Acre WouId_K_s»p Fifteen Hogs What it Cost Ae Pnd six Pam gf Leg- Th. C-Mmm wnv. ani* Product

_ i In Good Ships- horn_s for Ons Yesr. of wupnm. |mP°,n,,°,_

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‘W lr 'r. J. LowELL.

A couple of years ago. when the an nouncement was made in these columns that "dollar wheat" had como to stay. and that the time was not far distant when the central provinces of Canada- Manitoba, Saslcatghewan, and Alberta- wonld be called u on to supply e lar!! hart of the wheai' consumption in the United States. there were many who

laughted at the prediction and ridiculed the idea of wheat reaching the. dollar

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sitilatioll than Mr. Hill, and there ar

I ho are inclined to b

few men, f any. w U

more coairvative in their expressed

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views it was this greatest of th

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Wise, and should bell 'U

WITH IIIIEIIIIM. PISIIIIII IIIIIHIIGS WIIHIIIUIIUIIIII ISIIIIWIIIIIIIIIIIIII “IIS EIIIIIIIIMI IN IHISIIIISI SIIII‘IIiIIIII BASIS IIIIII Sill! IIIIIIE

Utter ef tlis Agricultural E

901'. A rs.. ....°.'..°:f.:‘.'.#',:.f°::.'¢':.*...””_..~..*.§.'-"“f

Unleed Meal for Hill--C. E. D.-s¥Il- sssa mesliss ,ooo iooa tar swisdit fed in smell quantities. About l>l`._tQ- ‘éilllflll et a feed eitha' nw or build( may he mixed with the food.

Iiowei-s-Hrs, I. ll. Q..-You unpo- wre own! bslos and eo\¢unlu?sii.p\sn'ss at eeedemen and nurlerymen, who al- vwtise in F. 1 H. .Peerdss errhilf ohnted in un-lr Best.: oupmsnium in iY lDfi¥ 01' 9¥dl!rbol'.

_ Grass for Hay-J. N.:--'l"lssiotU is the miiilproiytatsiegranstiogrowfurhy, T! lilly be sewn at the rate of 1! Qte ,dr acre and it is belt seeded in c5s'n opml. tvr early potetoea or peas. 'lr for isol- ilw. ues I qtl. timothy, 8 qts N009. I de red clover and 2 qvts aldks dovk.

Oil of Bs-anne.-E. I. B.:-This ol-is

distilled in localities where more iran abundance of sesoefras. The stills-are maids from cupped or iron, usually with e. lead oondeneor. The mm 1| G11! ifiiv chips end about 10 has make s. dnargs. which yields about t

worlds l ond ho said n few

‘I "Ie" “' lass. or oil. 'mis distillation requires

days agimat “the price of wheat wil

never be substantially lower than it is to»‘ds'y"-and when it is taken into con- sideration that at that time wheat had soared to SL20. well above the dollar mark, the statement is peculiarly sig- nificant, and doubly significant is the fiipt that in this country the population is`1ni~rcnsing at the rate of 65 per cont.

wiiile the yield of wheat and other sta ple products is increasing at the rate o

only 25 pci' cont. For several yedrs

of livin has been steadily

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't-cnt'iii pound. the cost per fowl w'»ulri|

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ENcoui=iAGiNG GRow'ri-i sv srissine Ti-is GROUND wiTi-i 'ri-is

Pcow.

The l.I0SllPi Of I-_T000 Cl~liii\'l=\iil‘fl IS. =l¥il`the ground mid cut thc wi-cds. lu former

_veiirs men wcrc sutisilcd if they stirred half (if [hc M,-r,u,,d and c,~,ve,-_.[1 up the weeds nn the otllcr ln-ilf. But since t-lose obsclwcrs lnivc guneto work iin iile lJi`0ll0Silion i'cw ll|`Ui4l'ussive fiil‘iin=r=i will bc Siitlsllr-d with ii cilltiviiior un- less it stirs nil of tin' i:\'uulid and viiiri till of thc \vl-cds. Sonic look upon weeds in n curn ilcld as q dlsild\'nntni.:e. lliit if it wt-re nut nel-css;ii'y tn gc in mill | Cut thcln out nizlny ilclds would licvcr get the stirring ui' the igruunrl lii-1'css:il-\_- to retain thc lnoistilre. Soiiictiniifs we have lilviity lit' rain iii the spring and | we think. “()h. wcll, there is enough water in thc griiuliil to lirini; the whole crop to maturity." \\'o forge-i, liIlwc\'ei', thiii ilip 1-nrll is not the wily cfm. sinner of soil ltloisttirc. if the sun git i ~ _ I rli ill 1-iirilcst, it Qui; ,lruw the lvatel' out uf the groulld much foster th. . 1...- i-urn rides. _

Y

l ed to stand until thick and loppered

Pigs fed on skimmed milk. ellilel

the sweet, and ill citlicr case gill. i iu3l|_

is not a particle uf it but is digestible.

it has brought Si for every lou

of course, depends on tlac market.

,tut lies on this su ject assert t1..t ..

in ___.__e_|_£F>ia__! no Omer __________ ____ _aka ____ tlirasll the clop. _

tho skiéumed lnilk_; ltdis _;i't:rtri__at least _ _ ___

seven elltli per un re o irow oil A dom- and louse | ' ' the land, but a very large amount may img; is made by us'TH'_'_e"_;c§'_':_1ab`f"°‘i_f_‘_’_r be used that will bring in ii liighcr cash fastened at me mp to the d-z'_o;_3aI \'alue_,tha'n that. "\\‘ht~re the liogs onli-r thc ho ho sy

One of the irllD0l”lonl lwlllts in test- Saiuruic thc i-iuiiiii wciikiy win? co I' if ing cream by the Babcock test is tv which will_ki.~»ép tho lice off the li A 'O ' lneasufs the fat accurately after it isllt. L. Browii. °gB'_I separated lil the neck ut the tcsi. bottle. The bottom of the fat column is np--' ' _ _ V 'e_ ‘ - I proximately it straight lille, but the top _ 'f " _

rfac or mcuiscus “mil ill the test bottle This me I

hasta.. concavet su e. . . _ _ ~ ___ -which"”ten occupies tl space of iiearlyz-t"'f mndifl' I0 fbi ill <fl'€Bl'rl.téstix . I Io'ne pei' cent. of the graduated scale ol\*'if°°;_-ails ` ie time _ '\it(‘!3,@\ the neck oi’ the bottle. .* ;»‘2‘_‘_o____ _ .illiol' wifll ver ' `nt S'-.

Considerable discussion has arisen a _ Oi ini.

BH

aight nes, iv ug' wo exp(-_r

to whether the fat should be read I

wlirisrsiiw »° _

_ ie top, thclbottom, or to some otlic

l t on this menlscus. Experiment

I

he fit-ailmiiiov.i'roistis me adding al out i.\. lcii!-inpollfiil uffbug. fut to sliifoiinles oi iilcohoh |n_` I

n

vs been mix by thc- dairy dlvlsio the UB. aftment; of Agrlcultur

;he,fat,.g;o_lumn.,h_ ___ lla., War nlu sliukethe bot(

'dome _ _ alcohol into the neck ri. the inet bottle-dissolved at the bottom of 'the b,;.¢¢|¢.; after the cream test is completed. The; We have found It vori\'eni`erit to rum-avg alcohol floats on the fnt and changes the fat-saturated alcoli\l_l from the bot-I its concave surface to nearly a straight tio bv means of ii glass tube which ex. line. This use of alcohol has long been knowm- but as _alcohol dissolves tat, the'

practice is not to be recommended: as it

duc the length of the fat column'

<&ll§_\§&»

for the purpose of locating accuratel b

gpg -iruper point for reading the top ol_it é

il I

Thy¢_\m'ce_rtalnty can bd entirely over-iu_ til the nlcriwoi' hds dissolved all theI

M rlropping s. smaii qilnniity of_ fat possible; some of it will be left un~'

tom of the bottle. ily placing a nn",- over the top* and lifting the tube out 011 the bottle, s. small quiulttty of the liquid

made hyat. Babcock that thbi solvont_used r 'rcnding the tests as soon qs

inl s. small qusn y

h f t oi

llllould average 150, and well'-lired lions

llu.ve__bsen about I6 cenlg~ more. or 80 cents instead nf Sli cents. But, eggs gire also higher in price lhan'.ihey were then. (ln the basis of preach! prices for eggs. food costing 80 cents when( fed to hens would produce eggs rvorthi $2.58. This is n pretty goud~margiuI of profit in feeding 90-cent wheat,

lt may be said that the average flock

of liens does 'not lily 144 eggs per fowl. 'l‘liat is true. lt is also tru"e" that 144 eggs per fowl ls not phenornenol. The right kind of hens, properly attended.

considerably lnore. Tile average farm

flock will not average 125, probably -.not 00. . ln the above experiments all the food

eaten was paid for at market prices. and thc i~ost-‘averaged only ti6'cents pci' lien. The c-ost would have been only

better than that, for oil the average furln that number uf hens may be ki-pi.

80 i-outs ii' the wllciit had ccsl, 90 celitsi pi-r l~usli~>l. Tile farmer. however, whoI ltsips iifty or a hundred hens can dei

papt the cost i.: inlcreasiilg»‘i'i\ the UnItedtNBtaieB. 8.1111 thii_s_'.w_ld_s diffegcnce ir\_ production and criili-Iiiimptioli is'th'e-reusonv ' - ` '<_

’l‘lie--difference 'must be 'supplied by

the vast and fertile grain regions' of Zilinitohn,-_Saskatchewan 'and "Alberta,

'i‘lIqq‘_e is ‘iinw nbsnlutelymo doubt..-of th; Even' the press -_of the .country coin-cdes 'tho fact. Results have shown

thief no other I-ountry in the world can 9 Dr hope to eqilal these provinces as

“Test proiiilccrsl, and that no other Ci lllllry vnu produce ns hard or ns good lvlti.-ut. Saiil n grt-at grain mall 'recent- ll'_l: "if linitcd States wheat maintains tile dollar mark. i‘nnada wheat will he well above n dollar buslicl, for in l‘V'ffl‘>’ way it is suporgnr to our home- gripwn trraill." `- 'V `

l_\\'itli tlicsc fucts steadily impingilig

tlcir truth ilpun and rapidly growing

itil on it i lutcrestln to note lun

| 'iulutl _ 3 _ g _ what possibilities tis it "wheat |;rowcr“ oillr Northern li‘clg'hlnii- possc.ssos_ \Vlllle

itll: United Ststcs~\vill never s\ii'r.;|ide Il¢'t‘ pl'cstii;'t» in lilly lnnllufnvtiiring o

'E"'ge'I' on the “'I”_te i“'m,"u°lS 'II' by`Icqnil~iii:rlnl lille, sllr- lniist very soon I"")""('s or me 'mm' 'hey “III 'Im' iic.km>\vli-il;:i- iiiiil with as much grace

;'l'_'_;__:;"'[:'Q“'__\:';__:;_"' __I_'_'__sIS'_‘_‘;__I_I_;;'r"sS‘ _I_'2)___‘__I_I;Izii: she i-nu, flint silo is lmiind to he “__” _md there _bm us____ny ____ __'k|___ ___m;, li ntcil ns ;i__gi'iilii prniluci-l'. lt nlust lin nr liiittermillt. Tlicrc liccd therefort- bcI L"""cL"“""' "mt 'I '=II"'“' 'IMI' M UI" "“'“‘mI rm can for a_________ _,Wd _{__s__m__g ___ a_trIuth sliiiui tin- rli-lui-ss of Fiiximla-s saving Of B to i0 i-vlltei 'p fowl 'l`llc I;'FI“I"'i"'°d“"".'I" “I"""' Img I"'"“ 'Iwi' ,.],,\.e,» or grass mes, PM _Sm _____v‘e n______Io\l_it of sight." as Mr. llll says, by th inarketable value. The destlmictioii ofI "'t'r""u""'S “Hurts ur 0"" newspapers an Limsslioppers ill tho clover and gl'iiin-I'n"""'z"Ie" "0 s'em\ the exodus of 0" ' _ _ Y _ _ _ b i-it _-\lnc-ricali fnriuors into these rc- iitlifs, and of bugs in the urclinlds, \i.iil,` __,flmS_ It ___ a mm mm up _O me pres

of reediiic Piymoutii Rocks m~eruirr.fi=I\‘4f\\"f M ‘rt scorceli' been scratched. $1.15 per fowl, and or ivysiidunes s1.I ‘mI,I]'I°"”. 0' ”°“'”' I""'°` f'" ‘he “*I‘I"I-1' This extra cost is iargelv offset who-nI".] a"""'t our A"'e"'°a“ farmers; and thc fowls are marketed, the larger " ,"3" "mae m""°"s "rc 50"” IIE" am breeds bringing more than the smaller "'t= 'er """'°ns 'n regwns not yet ‘mened . A

T ' _ f * . ' as leon rougi e-se _‘,£_m_s_ but has not kept _mee wlm mei w‘l.tii others of our people at the brmpl demand. This is shown by the con-I7t"""""'"I. that Canada was bound to

lcvomc John Buii’s Bread Basket."

about 1! hours. Oil made from frilly 'Wi “mi dll( etumpe is nearly edoNC_, but if the stumps remain in the ground for some time after cutting the oil ae- quires s. red or reddish brown color.

Enlemsd Liver.-airs. A. 'l‘.:-Uvsr

troubles are frequently sseoo~il!ed`wi¥‘a oholers and with disorders of the 0”-

‘Dl'0du_»ip_¢ organs. but are 'more common. .ly Cau\\d)‘-_by lack of r-~eiciile_ overhau- "i‘p“g and improper in-diiitr. parts.-ui"-ly _ the use of stimulants and sc-callrd e¢g-

prt~du_i-ing foods. Cases of this kind occur nicst frequently during into winllr and tu:-ly spring. The preventative is to provide more exert-nie either out of doors or under scrutt-liiiig sheds and feed a wel.l-balanced ruiiuii of sweet, whole- some food.

f

C. U.-Please tell ine

is chronic cuss of dug I. Albswer.--'1`liere are mango, follicular and sercoaio. Tho! are both from the operations of s ph-

icisctlc insect, a species of aeari, and me cure aluays nieuns something to

_kill this insect. The materials in use t for this purpose are very vssriolsl. Oils

_authority says: "With regard to-oint- ‘ ments the ilillnerlc pomsde is very enl-

__‘ cacluus. Mercurial ointment and differ-

ent cuiupuunds of mercury, are much re- sorted to; but these are readily absorbed by the skin. Dressings of tobacco 'have the eanic disadvantage. lt is generally il good plan to wash Lhe animal well with soft soup or carbonate of potash. in

_‘_ warm unter before applying che parasi- ' ticide The latter should be washed off

what to do for

IIIXIIIIO. two kinds of

!`

d . ri the skin after it has been applied thrle

or four days. lf the skin ls covered with long thick hair, it is advisable t0

where tlliesc lilsu-ts are bud, offset

large part of the'annual cost of foogg Canixdf ha,s,a'."e.']1g." “ve UI” "air cm °“’ fu" the "0""'s 'n better crops’ I'i.1r"iiil producers tlie"";'er$t|l2 ;ilI;l‘pi';'s 0'; "Fo" "Owe dogs' and ”p°c""" an

" ' ' those with tins skins and smooth hair.

ii very excellent and sa.i‘a remedy is balsam of Peru, dissolved in alcohol-one part of belsam to four of alcohol. This isusn effective aearicide and has not an' unpieasasnt Odor." '

H. .I_:-l have a mule witrh warts on

its ears. Please gzive me is way to talks

|.he.|ll off. Answer.-\\‘srt.s are removed by plas-

_i_.___

ow | . _

will be greiiiei- economy and prove us the hogs on before or after the oats

I' P9"-" No remedy of any kind is so effec-

Canada but new there is not a sign of

stitisfuctol'y.

' our cor,-is 0,1. ,_» t _itive in destroying worms as to war- '__ _

L p ""' "' me "U" 0" sow I t its lecuinlnendatiun because the It I0" iivlll “illllibeg to the coast.I

sweet or sour give good satisfaction, ing gags ,,|.,,,,. fm- 1,05; p,,,mn. | mme ran - _ _ _ _

although cal'c'shuuld be taliell noi. toiullusuall. Lle~licl".ilIy illc i’at?illt'>':i‘ su\v§:°nIy "ue way 1° dum “'I"h °“'~'II “WI” |E;';;i'},' ':;',;\?|n$;'eb"""e "€"e"$ w"eat I change froln one to thc other. Pil5S_ puns lil i-oliilcctinii \\'|tl\ thc outs or I1 d""°“° 'B to renwve me cause' H°w` C-\ lti§l'ls umins IMI" mom """s"""""u"' l ' li bio d Wills! seem mulmed to the Bom. rumex. man O. cumbhw_uu__ uf _,reds ___ _ _ _ __ _ e\.e_._ us u makeBh1"_ mu “Demi “Su of _ . D . c I; rl 0 the country fromi sl Quart. he t ailpiillrs io s 0 . _

.. ii ' "Me Suu” cultivated or wild garlic in tnc lnasii1I::I_I°"_‘:§I°’I:'_f:;‘d-_I"’s§Ui' *\ii» Bubtllilll-I can be dvllsl

foods _sbuuia be fi.-il wiiii it iii urut-i~ iu__ IMS _, _ , _ is often adopted by pouiiryineii when “ “ ” “ Y “lm Krall” wma ton Answer.-'rails uugiii is have limi giv- »i wi in 1 ~»

' logs unto tiicnl as suull as they liave aI ri rciiieily bm-aus.; me fl, ., I - iltclr brnncli lines in nil ilire 'ti 'I "U '~I“" “““"° is I‘"°iII""' Im" It 9"' '

__-ew H __ _ __ _ _ _ _ ,_ wis aio. ell _ _ <._ 0llS,_ _ __ _ _

'/H” ‘"8 I” I"“"e“"’I“5 III” "*""'III“’"i5"fwill ltc';p"Li'iie~';'iI"df' I'lic"i'ioi;"r;""l‘ii'ie ';"t'iI""p'0"""""' an". """"e -to """'*"'- """L"'s lcuving their iirst i l -' ' """ve"' "W" " ""' "'“°'m' ""6 qualities of the manure niust not bc§,~wm d____em_ ____ “Ze ____ ___~__ _ _ss B. L_so long as the cause oi the inicstntluri ___w __ ___ l>f&l‘s shelters im-_ lever are uigii, two r __ 0ye__l0oked_ This is considered _mc or __________t______ _______L»__ _________ __ _iei_§l_ aiid_c:tists. .this cause is invariably iiltli _fill Yll_‘J_ homes- built by blood muy be taken from the .iillfllllr 'the greatest losses when thc wliolcinllli wvbumy' when "___ _“__ n_y coll tiogs_ot sumo‘itind. lt may be that tliobirds “__ _'-4 ~ ‘i_"¢_i¥\‘ Lie IS H Sl‘0Willg http-, Wm; U, wwk subieck, 0( when m5;»q‘1| ‘iS will Uu f't"’"‘ mu funn' Sk'","""“' iilclics higli will lic ii g"i'Jo"d"'i.iIIi"' or Mx ?i§'tI"' "ee" 'i.i"'(i"ed 'fin t"l"e "awe 'area I'.iu'l'leti"i'i:IseliI'olI»'\EI'l'i"li'i""'l'i"""p""""i'audi "IW" ‘ever °‘""‘ HHH' N°“ "Aww uh .mini id “sud I“ “mking "°°"“i5”' UI' Most l`iirnlcl's will not 'i id l "owe l 'M' an 'at the wo" l r h t" 'li' ' w""""*""’ d')'_‘ kid: ss'r\1l' ss plllllhie by lllrflllvmt ,_Duwh.. cheese_ and_ when propcrl). ___ ___ otlls cr it pro- tlrown to tlcnl has becuinc culilulnin- “_ W cu , \\ i l.ll has como to stuy., ‘sys ______d__ _ __i_1_ emto ti_|rn h_L;b’8 onto Oats after the ated. This is the most cuinnion condi~ N0i\VilIlHlBl"dil1i§ this. the Crulsdiani Well' WWI* “ll lil” b°“"¢I“ “"6 “Im "A

» _ c'\ si-ini>."' I _ _ _

pounds used, in many instances. 'llns, so great “mist m.dma:.'_?.c';’::gl3’0°_:‘__:‘1hI;_‘;i I “Kew W” “in

must man would prcfcl' to harvest and

tion. Un tho other hand, fowls that

hand scimrflwl' than on the skimmed do not Icnvc uur'entii~cif the -ti ii- . .. .» milk brought home from the crcaniery. tion, us r-ny... "mm, is ,fm li wi-I'l"bill-I Ii'i5'ii';':ii"';IIuIi'i"""'urILiL'easse "' the p'I°"I Now. after a lust trip (and though he is -,vhere the milk ni' several hundred cows nnceil l’i\i~ii. \\'lii-li l-:ilie is i4'l‘u\\'n nv.~ul'I The ln'cunie "from cgglt' d In "'au"ch Ame"'C'm) he fmnmy be` is probably mixed, or the milk set lil the house li is as-tuiiililiing U, see haw] now one ur me r_____i’ _PI Pm “Cf Isilievcs thot not only will Canada become puns and crooks or deep cans. which :nut-ii nie <»iiii~i<t»nii iviiipicli in ii. 'riii~y| ,,Om,,,¢ S..,,,~.,.., ,Q °,", "e.'ff‘."§ "",|J<»lw Bulls Breen Basket, but it will when the crcum is taken off, is always appear in like it us well us they im. wealth or th; “MILD in 1?' '““ 3"” _lvithin the next decade at l¢-ng; become cold and usually half sour. l think cabbage ill winter, und 1 am coiiildentI¢iU,,5 are that ood 'ri . f 'e )'I'fkca-1 me I""'“d°I’a5k9t Ut me Uiliflili Sillieil- skimmed milk may be fed to calves that it is ri good fecd for tlicin. us \veiiI~,md 6.55 Wm §,,m|n'\'1 "e':\do¥hc"' 63”' P01"h*‘llN filill rlllly be a hard truth for with more proilt than to any 0'~iWl‘_ as for hogs. ISU ubgut raw!" Gulf' “ In time W °i Americans to swallow, but it is a truth liliI\S Himui iile f’~"""- “nie” It be me R. H. lil. writes as follows---"I lmvc'cat‘o and illteliiggiice 'Xxt-"i'~ciiii d'ei sa'I'e' "'“""""""'ess' An" I' I” M I\‘l1Sln pur- D0l-liil‘l'- Isowed about scvilnty-iivc acres of oatsi ninuagement of successful fzfl'rms" \"i'S' "H" C')""'e""a""" to know that hun"

Chickens fed almost entirely On ii for hog pastures und want to knowircup s rich reward oil the capital iii-'dreds 0' """"""""' or our "'"'"'e"S nm'

but slowed to run at large will sl‘0\\’ when or at what nge oi’ the out crop it vested. ' !m'°m'“I‘ by me fact I’~" I"`“°"‘I"g l1"°' ver fast. The Skilnrlled llliiii, if lli' will be best to turn the hugs oil to pas- “Y ~ """E";i"s 'H "ms "f"t'I c0l'I"i"y'

ture 'o » - . e laiers n ie ll te '

“ "Id ‘I“ "`““I'” “L bf" 1° wr" l-'ici-irinc. wosms- iN Poui.'rRv. iiuiiiruiiy' muse ui.. i.i0=i"0i""i'ii§' §i"i'ei

period of depression which swell! overi

ing a needle through their cei'iir'e'-w‘ltll a double iiirend; this thread is tied tight- ly around the neck of the wart; thi string is kept gradually tightened, and su the wart is removed. So treated. #hs si.i~ing is not liable to he prematurely ri- nwved. Warts are painted over WIKI! per-rnallgallaic of puisstl; a i`0w'a.p#ilQ. Lioris of this will destroy warts of' s large size. Warts ure removed with thu knife.

John lt. Phelps-Would be glad to be informed what to do for my m\sl\."i_l6 has kidney trouble. He has had 17. _(dr fully five years. The kidneys 'set eiliil times to the day ln an action of ‘WGN

thuusulitls of prospeloils ftunlcls :ne Y le .

u four quarts' of

Government is still giving away ,l

s pin( of mmol oil is ees

have free range inay pigk up g,,,,,e`lioiiiesteads and selling pre~ernptlo'iis at ru ati. oi. me hmm ._ `&. . _ _ - ,. _ - - ys. lu attest - ~°"-is

5 p 8 0 I “Ir mndai e ini ieinented by :lram doses' of

li us y ' ' . '

wtirins may have been deposited. ltiIf\l' \\'il1lt may be coilsldcrcti nominal' "my D pp

` l.)ovel"s powder. Boiled flaxseed nioy.~lie

either case the trouble is beyond con- iilflll'vS. trol utter the fowl has once eaten i.heI 'spund it hui; hour grinding mei added to tnc drinking water. and also

I vvin into the rectum as ati ilijeotitln.

r°”d° iards of *oi ~ 1 'l v -

Tl 1.1 .lm _ __ _ii;_l_ 3 ll nl iw nl, nistliiiics. 1;

___b|e:°_B _r_?ig_v___"§__e ?___f_i_i;» I£_\oi_l_l___s_h_;/e_at_i;rl__i; und strcni,'ih wllcii you

i--,nfl ii _ .. - ~

~»§‘$‘.?.`LiI§..-.?.§Ii.".5...‘°£L‘.- .I"i-L”.‘3`§v'.'..ii'§I I* I" "”’ "‘° °"“"“"y °‘ "°>' W" Pu' _where they may be ted m_e______y ______ I into the barn that counts for most, lm; _already indicated. with garlic. A'[lerI "t'Ii'c"I>'iI'ii" or 'ha' "H" """'e" " g'°""" th _n L h _ __ .ig il. . ha'v'e'l li'f':"dolille uviL{d'liu"'us""m'~5F";'iiii\'ild"'l:';I ""0" 'aku " 'vw "'“"""'w"' or water temoved to me new q'ua__te__s whé__e i now and thcn raliicr than tu gulp down

is cannot lie done, the whole pre-I" n"" "t 'mee' ‘\"' mln "er h°"med _ses “mmm |-‘ral be Umrousmy ul________ I hinisclf by taking ii little at u. time, but ; then- a spray of c,,u,Uuc__ucld ‘und _ li\i_li_dreds have died drinking too muc`Il atcr at tilc__rate of one to tcli purtslm 'we' _ . ‘gum be lmfde to mach every crevlcei ep the haying well in hand. (,ut id evcry surface of the entire poultry' 'M n °"'y what I0" ca" get “|QI'*F“y rd, 'tiuililings and runsf This spray-I°" day' A 'md "0"" U" E sms e 35"” g should bc repeated at intervals ofI°u‘

o days for at leas_t two weeks. pre-I m

bl' in ti c _ i . _ _

'ight' suiishid; \I";'u'th;'I~f"'i'\'ii'¢'iL on 'the SC""'°"' mr me sheep' 'Hwy is time ine lim-i~ in wiiicii the bird: “'III"‘“I‘°'" “Wu” "f I' “S ““" ‘“""‘

scratch, the dust baths. and the drop- an'm""' ___ __ ,_

plngsdshoilild _bob ren(\_ov<;¢_l daily and '_ .

burne Ol' 081-ly lll‘0 - it is pussi. ,. E _-(U

blc. the yard should be shaded up urge,-I I SPRAY TH F 'T TREES'

tl e'to spruv your peach

the first spraying. | Now 4, me m _ _

_...__ pea, and plum trees, as the blossoms

Ihrtvc fallen and there is nu danger nf

his cutting would bring a loss that t take off vast sliccs of profit. t somc of the nicest clover away

tends through ilie cork to.near the bot- - |1 th f l 1 (1 | | _

K' e ew 0" W e nc" 'am' c"'ck'I i=oning the 'honey be-os. They arc

t a-it their ii e ~ , \' D0 -I -

""" "1 9 "P """""' °“ "'“y I i distributors ur pollen, rurryirig it

ith th . ii i. th 0" i ' -

'ou' "" en' u oy are "ur" to b rren treo to bring forth fruit l-`or

re

somevgiist and therefore sires too low_can rcuaiiy as transfcrrloiw ni., cream ___ wmmnn me , _ , ,-.gains or me psf cent. ur rat. lies: bottle- _ ' .___ blight and all sucking ami biting in-

Tlie n gestion has recently beenl '1'hia_fsa-saturated alcohol Uiouia be ,urs ruse Bordeaux, which is marie by

When frying eggs make a smell hole . “sing copper sulphate four pounds,

I-“mga .of alcohol on _fat .dan he over-_ they are completed. while the lag || ,gill in the end to let the white and yolk run qulcitlime four pi,-_in,1;_ nw, qimgeg . urns by first adding to the alcohol all. liquid. A little shaking of the test bot-I out. Make ri thin dflsh of plaster Paris green. Dissolve copper sulphate.

' i and fill the lhell. Let dry then

c e fat it will dissolve, and then pour-' tie after adding the alcohol uill some-I Dar s

tit of this ist sstur times melts the line between iii. fund break the shei lsnd you have a nest Iof watsr. then mix the two together.--I

h

the alcohol more distinct. egg. F 8 Burc

in I6 gallons water. lime in li gallons

' ihniiiisli'~ hi srvo keep °' " 'ou ma "me to' heir ii-et from tree to tree, uausiligk

thi and biauiieui saiursied with hot wlillr should be pei-alsieiitly applied to me loiris 'lliiis may he followed by is very thin pulp of the best ground mustard iumde with tepid water, rubbed in against tile direction of the hair, ‘and cuversd ill; with paper and a bliinkev.. Keep this en tor an hour or uiiiil the skin tniakens and the hair stands erect. lt niey-'then be ru a or sponged off and the NSIK- e'i's"'l‘Ep|ied. when the action of-the

is has been started it may be HW!-

ii all dose of iwo or Mite

y d Y

ounces of Glauber's sllill-" AVON ‘Nui and active work until' all the bad symb- tcnie have subeided.

_.__.._-e---

Lnmbs cannot be fe'd with much

proiit withoutaa large amount of

tcln in the ration, and of the DN carriers alfalfa and clover are the a

_______._¢._---_

Blushing oil the \na_ -who smi1\s_!'- 1

do not mean-the Marg who smils_s~'hr effect, nor the one who smiles when the world smiles. I mean the snan whdls smile is horn uf sn inner radiancei the man who smiles when the clouds idwh. when . fortune frowns, when the tiifsl