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prom Insecta That Destroy Fol- gn, and lien (lan Do Something for Them--A Plan 'llhat Should lnterestdll Lovers of `N_l_¢\\l'¢- _

Besides the enioyment of having

Wd, present in parks; there is the economic value of having them as enemies ofplant pests. They 'help go police the parks by reducing the meets that feed on foliage and are peculiarly important, because the bquty and utility of parks largely “Nags on preserving the vegetation.

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attract birds to parks may also en- hance the beauty or interest of the ,uk itself, as in fountains and mar- tin houses and other artistic nest bong, Feeding stations may have "gully designs and be worked in as part of other park structures, and their presence adds not alone to the benefit of the birds, but to the inter- est of thousands of lovers of nature. 'muy are particularly pleasing to children and instill the lessons or

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bmi protection as' opposed to the practices of bird destruction some- times indulged in.

The value of such stations is at-

tested by Theodore Wirth, superin- tendent of parks in the city oi' Minne- apolis. The practical experience of this American ought to be -of inter- est I.o Canadians who see the value of feed stations for birds. He says:-

"For the past dve or six years we

have maintained a number of feed- ing stations in various parts of our park system. with very satisfactory results. I give a list of the birds which stay with us over winter. The permanent winter birds found' in the vicinity of our parks are the chicka- dee. blue jay, white-breasted nut- hatch, downy and hairy woodpeckers and screech owl; winter visitora,the rsdpoll. tree sparrow and junco; ir- regular winter visitors, the evening srosbeak, Bohemian waxwing and snow bunt.ing. it il safe to' say that a large number of these species are #laying in the park on account of the food uupplled them. The feeding of thc wild birds in the parks is a great success and will be continued."

Summer food should also be sup-

Dlicd in the form of berry-bearing shrubs and the fall planting of these

should be arranged for.

_*_* Too Label

The privilege of shipping apples to

Elitland came too late to he of gen- Ufsl ad-vantage, either to growers or

dealers in Ontario.

"Most of the apples in southern

and western Ontario had already lone into conaumptive channels," ssid lfr. P. W. l.-lodgetts, director of the Provincial Fruit Division. "There Ire. however, considerable quantities °i lviilea--mostly Starks, Rulots and Bens-in the hands of Toronto dealers and co-operative organisa- tions of growers east of Toronto. lf these men can only get vessel space

they should do fairly well.

"it must be remembered, however.

that the price of $18 per barrel lookeu of at Liverpool is a maximum Drive- Lots of the apples shipped will bring less than that. Then, too; from whatever- price is obtained there will be deducted dockage. iilfllse. harbor dues and commis- sion charges for selling at Liverpool",

besides the ocean freight of 85. Ong

this side of the water there will he "N rail rate of around 40 cents per barrel to seaboard. storage dhlrsol. ‘h"I“klKe. insurance, etc. Still' there should be it fair margin of profit "en after allowing for ,all this."

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New Zealand Prospesono.

with a populatioasniy silghuy in

excess of onemillion, New Zealnnd's Held or wheat in me muon or 1s11- I8 is estimated at 7l8_00.000 bushels. ‘I Ilsiinst a yield of 6,051,287 bushels in 1.916-17. Figures for dairy Dfilduce also show an increase over lilo previous season in receipts ‘of butter and cheese for grading,__y_h_i_I_e *I regards wool produced for export in that country there was a total of 193-330.000 Bounds in 1916-17 com- ggred with 181,282 loo pounds in 1 15-lc and 191,205,911 pounds in jlii-15. Returns show an increase lgithe number of sheep in the Dom- non in 1917 over the Nor previous.

"refs iigtges go to point out t=t .ncultur in New issland has t

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is. of course; a matter of prime ini- P°"“m°°~ ‘Tllll 'HUDDIY would seem. by a recent oillcinl report from Ot- tawa, to be fairly satisfactory. This rellort states that the total area this year under root and fodder crops, ln- cludinl Potatoes. turnips. etc., hay Mid 0|°V¢l‘. alfalfa and fodder corn, in all Canada. amounted to 1z.s21,- 851 acres, as compared with 9,576,. 568 acres in 1917. The yield fn roots in the'Domlnion is placed at 120.. 767,000 bushels, compared with 63,- 451,000 last year, and most of these roots are raised in Ontario. Hay and clover is said to have given the larg. est crop on record-14,695,000 tons for all Canada, which seems to jus- tify the statement that ruling prices for hay are altogether too high. Corn has done well in Ontario and, in this province, at least. thc returns In 005110 Brains have been eminently satisfactory.

ln addition to this t.he Feed Divi-

sion of the Live Stock Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture has secured a reserve of recleaned elevator screenings. upon which there is an export embargo in this country, and which are being sold at n fixed price of $36 per ton bulk carload lots at Fort. William. Freight will be added to this amount accord- ing to the distance from the distri-

buting point.

The Government has also secured

a reserve of feed corn which is be- ing held at Tidln, Ont. This corn is sample grade feed corn of average quality, and quoted at $1.40 per

bushel f.o.b. Tiffin. Ont. 1

For dairymen. the Government

has purchased a reserve of linseed oil cake meal, which is offered for prompt shipment st, $64 per-ton 'l‘o~ ronto and $66 per ton f.o.b. Moni- resl. in carload lots. packed in Z00- lb. sacks. In addition to these re- serve supplies. the Canada Food Board placed an absolute export embargo on Canadian bran and shorts, which are selling at a fixed price oi’ $37 for bran and $42 for shorts, net cash Montreal frelghis, including sacks, and $31 for bran and $36 for shorts, Fort William, in- cluding sacks. Freight will be de- ducted or added to these rates ac- cording to distance east or west ‘of Fort William and Montreal, respec-

tively.

F'a\'mers and live stock men are

advised to form co-operative groups to purchase carload lots of Govern- ment, feed or feed from the regular trade, without deluy, so as to avoid didlculty and delay incidental ro winter transportation. Government feed will be supplied upon applica- tion to the food division, live stock branch. Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. Bran and shorts, upon which there has been no basic ad- vance upon the prices dxed some months ago, are handled by the regu- lar trade, and not by the feed divi-

sion.

From information as to live stock

deflcionccy in Europe. the Canada Food Board urges that no live stock he marketed unfll it is finished. as there will be a steady demand for meat and breeding stock from Eu- rope with the re-establishment of normal communication and the ra-

lease of ships from war services.

A Remarkable Helfor.

Colony Aggie Pieterie, of Colony

Farm. B.C., that recently completed it strictly odlcial year's record of 21,161.8 lbs. milk and 881.84 lbs. butter as a junior two-year-old, ‘s tho only one two-year-old heifer in Canada with a strictly oillcial yearly record above 20,000 lbs. of milk and 800 lbs. butter; the Canadian cham- pion Junior two-year-old for the pro- duction of either milk or butter in one year, and the world°s champion Junior two-year-old in omcial tmt for one year. -

The heifer freahened in pasture

on the 15th of October, 1917, at the age of 2 years, 1 month, 15 days. Sho was started on test on the 31st of that month with tho intention of making a seven and thirty-day re- cord. So steadily did she increase her daily production that it was not until the week from Dec. 20 to A._lsn. 4, inclusive, that she reached her maximum production, making ln that period 508.7 lbs. milk. 22.82 lbs. but- ter. Her highest month's production was during the period from Dec. 25 to Jan. 24, when sho produced 2,119.1 lbs. milk, 92.94 lbs. butter. lt will be observed from these figures that it was not until the third month after ealving that she really got her pacs. and reached her maximum for production. Her highest day's pro- duction, on Jan. 2. was 81.6 lbs. milk, containing 2.98 lbs. fat, equal to 3.75 lbs. butter. So steadily did she continue to work that on the 364th day of her record she produc-

ed 54.7 lbs. milk, 2.5 lbs. butter.

Sheep ln' Demand ln Saskatchewan.

The Live Stock Branch of Sas-

kufchewan Department of Agricul- ture has \>sen__s_eiiing__a__oonsidenbie number of sheep to Saskatchewan farmers during recent weeks, indicat- ing an increasing recognition of the fact that these animals are in many respects the most profitable that they can keep.gln addition to the Ram- boullet rams secured by Prof. Shaw in the Western States, all of which have been sold, a fairly large num- ber of pure-bred rams of other breeds have been placed. and also a total of 1.250 ewes. Of the latter. the dis- tribuiiou has been suite wide. as is indicated by the fact that only one large sale. of 100 head to a farmer near Langham, was made, and the remaining 1,150 were distributed amonlet thirty-nine buyers.

Europe Takes American Milk.

As the suiwly of milk in liluroiw

has proved utterly inadequate to, meet the enormous demands of the Allied armies’ in France and italy, the Nestle L Anglo-Swiss Milk Oo. of Zurich, Bwitserland, has been forced to turn to the United States for additional supplies: During the tht. r.the ooinpauy became inter- ostsdmln no less than 37 big dMi!y

companies la Aran-lea. -~ _ I

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liive Stock llalslng and Beets for` Sugar.

Sugar beet. raising, combined with

the keeping of live stock. is claimed to provide a ilrst-rate means of build-' ins up a farming district; the feeding value of the beet pulp and tops pro- viding ln large measure for the late fall and early winter feeding of the farm cattle, and at the same time, for the restoring of fertility to the soil, while the rootathemselves pro- vide a most satisfactory cash crop wherever labor is procnrable at a- reanonable price. Thp thorough and deep cultivation necessary for the successful production' of sugar beets, which could not be afforded in the case of crops of less money value, as- sures a splendid condition of the soil for other cropsin the mixed or stock l farm rotation. while t.he extra labor needed in beet cultivation on a small scale, can be employed at other sen- sons, to a considerable extent, where cattle are fed for milk or beef. or other live stock raised for the mur-

ket, as largely as possible.

During tho past year sugar bcei

growing has extended considerably on account of the keen demand for augur to take the place of tho nor- mal import supply, held up by thc existing ocean shipping conditions. Most .of the undertakings in flu- growing line have, however, been on a large scale and the live stock rais- ing possibilities in connection with the industry do not seem to have been greatly considered. With thc increase in the labor supply, such as can be expected as u result of peace conditions, a general return to more intensive farm practice may he look- ed for; and with the resulting gen- eral improvement in the condition ol farms in many districts, as regards their fertility, the advisabiiity of in- cluding sugar beets in the rotation of the stock farm should be given

consideration.

Southern Alberta is indicated as n

successful sugar beet raising section, the area suited to such production bei lar er than an two of the

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orn War and ls Gtmrdesl Against. Nearly every war of modern

es has been accompanied or fol-

present outbreak of influenza.

Similarly, every war has been re- sponsible for a disease manifestation among tionate

t.he world’s horses. Propor- to`its extent the present war

brought together fewer draft

because of the greatly increased usc of me uiais.ihat ha-ve been assembled havc had better veterinary carc. Nover- theless. the Oovernnienlis Bureau or Animal Industry, which under thc Department of Agriculture looks out

hanical tractors, and the ani-

ihc‘welfarc of thc nntion's live

sto;-k, is apprehensive of an outbreak an i.

Drevent it or to minimize ii should

s taking great precautions to

ppear.

According i.o the department, influ-

nnza

among horses at present is un- hcttev control in all parts of thc ntry than ever before. - 'This ro-

almost entirely from tho work

the Federal authorities in com-

batting thc disease. Equine influenza is common in the large cities of th-»

ntry, sdocting horses which pass

through infected stables of dealer-1.

however, under certain influ- not understood, and when lar-gc

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does it assume an cnzootic or cpl-I

c form. Unlike certain other in-

fectious diseases. one attack of influ-

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u does not grant a lasting immun-

Howcver. previous attack or ai- or other unassigunble reasons

tiblc than young ones.

History indicates that this dlscasc

been recognized in various oui-

breaks for several hundred years. Even

before thc Christian crn a sev-

epizootic believed to be iiifluenm

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largest producing sections in the United States, and the product is of high quality.

Tests made with beets grown un-`

der irrigation from fi-ve different kinds of seed at the Dominion Gov- ernment Experimental Farm at Leth- bridge showed yields of 171/4. 16 1,4, 161.5 and 9% tons per ucre, with at sugar content of15.84, 19.42. 17.85 and 16.25 percent., respectively. ln the same district, crops without irri- gation yielded 9 % tons per acre from thc same seed. ,In the irrigation block east of Calgary, beets with u sugar content of 20 per cent. have been grown in successive years, and growers believe it can be maintained us an average over a series of years.

The only drawback to the imme-

diate extension of the industry in Alberta is the lack of labor. Condi- tions of soil and climate in that pro- vince are said to be ideal, but al- most. if not exactly similar -conditions could befouud in other provinces oi' the Dominion, while, in’ Ontario par- ticularly, tho labor problem could be more easily solved. Besides, stock raising as a farm undertaking, is an lndustry sufficiently developed in On- tario to present a very good oppor- tunity for combining the growing of sugar beets with the raising of cattle. -_.__...______

What Em~ope's Shortage ls.

The latest report on the shortage

of live stock in Europe was presented by Mr. H. B. Thomson. chairman of the Canada Food Board, at the Live Stock Conference held recently at .0ttawa. Mr. Thomson gave the con- vention dgures just received from the Flood Administration in London as .to the latest oillcial estimates of the live stock ° deficiency in those

countries of Europe in which it has-

besn polible to prepare reports. Including' Great Britain. France, Italy. Denmark, Sweden, Holland and Germany the total dedcit is: Cattle. 6,506,000: sheep. 5.430.600. and pigs, 35,810,200. ,

For Austria-Hungary no figures

ure available, but the shortage is estimated as extremely serious.

in Britain there is a shortage of

25 per cent. in hogs, and in England and Wales sheep one year of agc and over have decreased by 11.3 per cent. in the present year, and in Scot- land there has been a decrease of 11.0 per sent.

Poultry ln Storage. I

'I‘he poultry markets are still nn-

satisfactory. Receipts while not larger than other years on record. are more than the packets can com- fortably take oare of. Experienced dressers are dlilicult to get, and stor- uge space il scarce. The result is prices quoted recently are materially lower than those offered for some time. Stocks of poultry in storage now are larger than at the same date n year ago.

-_--.__.._._._.____ Illw Material.

Prof. iidovoy, in his "Economies

of Business," says: “ln ordor_that there may he production, it is neces- sary that raw materials be gathered from the earth and in agriculture that an area of ground be fertilized. and that tools, organisation and a favorable environment be secured. These are the necessities of produc- tion. But the human factories are still to be emciently applied."

High Prices for Breeding Shoop. Record prices have been associat-

ed with most. breeds of sheep in Eng- land. The Romney Marsh has estab- lished a sal! yard record of 1,000 guineas for a ram: the Lincoln has obtained 100 fulness for 1 ram: the Suffolk rant record price has been jumped to 300 guineaa; and Cheviots have gone to |800 and £205 apiece, while Blackfaosa have made £396.

$80,000 Monthly on Irrigation. To meet the enormous demands

for water from the irrigation system about Lethbridge men are working night and day cleaning out main dncheg, over 180,000 monthly is being spent on the' work.

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The cow that drops her calf be-__

fore hor time is a proper subJeot.fo_l' susnslim and slot ll-‘not be allowed cs ren th the other saws- .

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is recorded as having occurred in Sicily, and again in A.D. 1301 li spread over a considerable portion of Italy, causing' great loss among the wer horses of Rome. ln 1648 the disease affected Germany and spread to other- parts of Europe, and in 1711 it followed the tracks of the great armies all over Europe, causing im- mense losses among the horses. Other extensive outbreaks occurred at. in- tervals front 1813 to 1883, one of which was that oi' 1870-1872, in con- nection with the Franco-Prussian war. Tho first recorded appearance of equine influenza in North America was in 1766. Probably the most sr-

1870-72. when it spread\over thc cn tire country from Canada, south to Ohio, and then eastward to the Al- lantic, and westward i.o California. although the severity of the outbreak of 1900-1901 should not be overlook- cd. ln these opizootlcs there was at heavy loss oi' horses. and being prior to iiftrodiicllon of the motor truf-u in city coninivrcn. business in ih-1 great commercial centres oi the country was seriously inconvenienc- ori,'and in some cases practically sun- pcnded for lack of avaliable horses.

Like the influenza epidemics in

thc human family, npizootics of equine influenza are dilllcult to cun- trol. The truc primary cause of thc disease has not been established. though it is generally believed to be due to~n specific germ. too small to bc

in

fron ochre or violet red color. i’r0D\ w been given the disease. There is n great diminution or total loss of up-» petitc and s rapid loss oi' iieslt. which frequently reaches 30 to 713 poundu for each 24 hours. in uncomplicat- cd cases the fe-ver alleles after nix to ten days, and thorc is a Sdhertll P08- toratiou to health. Tho death rate is relatively low (during the epide- mic of 1872 varying from 2 to 7 per cent.) ibc higher rate occurring' among city horses. 'i`h0 C0fl\Dl|l‘-8~ lions are many and sometimes ser- ious. Among unch arc those of thc intestines and lungs. Pnmimonla. one of thc frequent complications. is always serious, as li affects the uni- mul‘whcn reduced in strength and resisting power.

Whole Tllreshing Crew \\'i|'md Out.

Ptc. (ionyeu. who recently arrived

in Regina from the district northeast of Battleford. reports to the Regina Leader one oi` the worm cases oi' the ravages of influenza ul Mullingar post . olllco..on -|l\o~ Wltchikan Lake trail. According to thc information gi-von hy tho returned soldier. a threshing 1.-row of sewn men was discovered doad in a shack on :1- i'arui where they had bccu threshing for a farmer. For two days people

pnrsing along thc trail noticed the

ten-hour day with u binder. The I same three men could scarcely cover I

' Good Cure \\'iii i|n_|»|~ovc the Price of I l~‘lcccc.

I The coming of peace has been look- ed to by thc dealers to produce a considerable effect on the wool situa-

by "me emdennc am°”5 hu' tion, that ia. as regards the manu-

mans that has spread over practical- ly all the civilized world. as instance

fuctured material, and it is only to be expected that the effect produced in that line will soon find response in the market for run' |ua.ierlnl. The consumption of cloth for war pur- poses will receive at strong check through thc cessation of military :tc- tivities which have entailed so great

a. wastugc during the pust few years, I

animals than any of its predecessors, even though n great number of men I

_ ' _ may await tiemobillzution for a con- I

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siticrubio limi-_ The United States has, for some limo, been making ready to export goods to tho.Argen- line, and it is exported that bottoms for tilt-ir trufiv will bv provided el- 1

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I I 'l`o ho first class. uccd must be:

1. Of u variety well adapted to the

seasonal and soil conditions where li

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‘most immediately, new limi hostiil-I ties have ceased. The ships, on their I return voyage, will doubtless bring, wool in large quantities for Ameri-i can iuiils and the opinion of the-trade is that by the New Year there will

I be plenty of wool on hand to supply

Icivilian needs in that country. I In considering the possibilities for _ I prices for- the wool clip next spring, I I growers may look forward to a fluc- y tuation on this side of the interna- 1 tional bounda.r_v, in accordance with I

I States, if one may go on the strength I of the point made by the fleece wool _ demonstration of the Ontario Live-I Stock Department at the Canadian National Exhibition of 1918, namely, that thc price for corresponding l grades of American and Canadiani

I wonis brought - almost idcnticali »nrIces, ull things considered. With 1 imports Ponting froely in tim Unlttul f States. nothing other than :L drop in I price thorn can hc looked for, and if I

Canadian prices arc io react with tho I

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Vere °uu"`°ak' h°wev°r' was mm ofl that which lakes place in the United

I American drop us they acted with the

I higher prices. wnol growers in Can-I ada will have to prcparn for changed I condition:-1 as regards price, by pay- I ing particular' ztttention to the qua]-, I ity of their clip so as to ensure the. I securing of thc highest price that is going when tho wool sales take place l

ing of tho graded ileeces can pro- cure for conslgnors all tho price that their goods are worth. All that is 1 necessary in order that Canadian wools may top tho innrket. on this, ‘continent is that ihn wool growers ‘themselves make it za. point to pro- vide good wool, clean and well pre- pared. to tho graders nt the central stations in tho several provinces. For the future, the growers can rest as- sured that any wool that will como up to the top in the standard oi' the several grades, will pay for the extra cffort required lo maintain it in lit, condition. Now, when sheep arc . about i.o go into winter quarters. is I n. good time to take precaution for . keeping the wool in nice condition. ' IGood feeding will go n long way to- 1 1 ward ensuring satisfactory length and strength of the fibre and a pro- ` perly constructed feed rack will help in keeping the fleoces free of obiec- tionable matter. I

I corn hinder is trims saver.

With an corn binder and Ihroe

tllrec mon, one to drive and two to shock, can harvest about twice as I much as when cutting by hand. From I scvon to ninc acres can bc out in a '

of

SELEGTING UIIIIII SEED

.\D\'lCl<) 'l`0 FARMERS \VHO DH- SIRH GOOD HARVESTS.

ldurs Taken from High-yielding Rows

Produce Better Than Timse Tak- en from Pool-er-yielding 'Rows'-A 'Tremendous Loas,Caused Ye"-ly to Country by Planting inferior Seed.

There ir; each spring a scarcity of

good seed corn. This condition is all the more regrettable, because it need not exist; and it is much more ser- ious than commonly supposed, bc- causc many do not realize fully the tremendous loss to themselves and the country duo to thc planting of inferior seed. A full stand of plants may bi- obtained from inferior seed, hui 'thc yield will not be the best possible. The loss is duo to delay 0" negligence. lt can be prevented by thc selection oi' :reed corn in thc autumn.

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‘ 2. Grown on productive plants of

n productivc'variciy, showing all thc esii-able characteristics. 3. Wcli matured, and presor-vcd

I from ripening time till planting time

in such a manner as to retain its full

' vigor. '

The importance of thc three rc-

quircmenis just enumerated has been

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Market Comment.; for ' ngmj

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I _ I .,.» ’. I, I ronorvro. (union awe 3% I Inn exccpt~ionaliy vailed for tlnisliedcattle

week and this was ily' ' upward trend tn '

proirresaeti, the mdrkof' all good killing-cattle \indb'r." Iva inquiry. T-he weeks oieizng ous- aisir-ri of six tiluusand need orwhiolt number, ilu-co thousand ‘6i6re` the Monday market. Only `a"le“w °st‘eé?p' weighing twelve- huiiilrdd o\~nr'vvcrc on sa-le,

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Thrco heavy steers of twblvb

.und fifty pounds éaoh

por hundred. while a strglgut ioadhl twcui; l.'wu -iicatl»u'.‘ot‘ag'l.ng" blolrqll llundrcli and eighty ponhdhv e*-ldldfil $14.10. with -the oxcepribn of bah; beef cattle of nine poumiu cficli that soltl IA #_2l.00_-poi( hundred. l.hc.=f: sales were al10I|t~ the bust made und were fully 00 to ‘lb cents above the Delis 'Of flip M’M'l0tii week and easily $2.00 per hliliilffzl higher than the prices itrevsillhfoit weeks u';~o. Other good Miles lllcllldoll nineteen hefeei of eleven hiindraii ,»o\m'i.= n\'e'ru.ge at 814.00; tvjen/ty, one u.~.u1 lr u uzmiinr .-vu-age "£313.45: twenty two head of ten ’lltl~lltl'[od ami i'vo|it_v p-oun-:Is average' at 813.26 anti v-ievf-u h-end of eleven httodfvd ll sifmo. or tue -.ales of more abd- nou-

' ers wsriglllng utltl-or h_\I$l0Y¢1.‘l

pounds. ono of the best f4.h8.l` of fifteen he-ui of nine- hultifrid and eighty pcnnds average' that lioalisep $13.70 per hundred' A isiv aoiu -lightly ever $13.50. ' ._ _Z _ Lnluhs ond sheep res~po_n»dcd;w 'tire

zeucrul activity and a further ‘if 75 cents wus made- _during _'the v;r_>ok,'nu1neroua sales of

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mud _ at $16.75 per huddfwlili Clldldo

_ sheep sc~`.-'l _at $11.75 a!td,_l\0rf_¥

=hcep und bucks t`roxn'$0.50,`ll5f§l

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Iver hundred. I _ T-. f,

ilog prices 21150 .~_‘har2il lit

xzcnt to higher prices. Seiectstp dba”

Monday market at 818.24510 Qltjbrl

_ of Selected Seed._ I 1i'l‘ hundred. l'¢\i 31141 "lf

I\\-'<~.<i.u»-ua.»- no sales _‘wbre_-rocadets

cciuonstraic-fl <-,xpr=,rin1rnialiy. The i'vsuit.u of Ihr tests, izivcu hrlctiy.arf‘ :za follows:

l. For s, si-rics of iI\'r~ yours, 1;!

varlr-tins \vf-rc tested in ten experi- umntui fiistrirts, cf|ui\'aient lots uf seori being used in each dlstricv. Varieties that produced most in some riisirict.~: were among the poorest in others.

2. Sccd ours taken from thc high-

cst yielding rows of ear-to-row breed- ing plots have repeatedly product.--l hotter than seed ears taken from poorer-yielding rows. Seed cars from thc best-producing stalks found in a

ltlicfggggfg uII?erc:,III;.Ii‘:]i|’f.l'°T,'.1,:)°‘IIf:; in me SUmm*?f~_ _ If-:enerai field produced more than

' ' ‘~ " [I A V€l‘l’ C0¥lSi'i€l'ib|i‘ l0W¢l`ll1S 0|' faced ears taken without. considering

characteristic oi' extreme drffusibilit_\, _ mst seasows neece wool prices could. ` the proiiuctivcncss of the parent Igfgénsrég ;fIr*:;‘g ff£‘I‘3]I"“;f;‘_'1"i'I1°H"`1fe"`; no doubt, bo accepted without loss to q.;m|k5_ AS the resun of 5e}ec¢{,,|,

' ' ' _ _ ' them on the cost oi’ thc sheep and work of mls kind, ave;-ag., ure

g“y5'"1e°“"break "'“m"g "s.°°"rs§I their iipkeell. bill- ll- i-‘I I0 00 l10P9‘~'l »yields'on some farms have been in- t!:PI=§f‘;g;§°"':r;gu£I'gfcl;III;-h;Il‘:gI that means can be devised i’or keep- IC,-eased 13 per cam" in a degada, without “mumble cause ins the wool nrlco at -1 level "IMI a. 1-‘our bushels of earn were di-

,rhe 8 mpmms are thas? of [BWV I will continue to encourage interest I,-I,-led into tw., ¢q,m| pa,-gs, one par; somoycageg pn-ceged bi. ,_ (-hm I I" Bheel’ |'8l5ll`18~ _T110 m0i'° lUlD0\'l-9-lil I being well taken care of and the oth-

Thom In gram pr'°8lm"on Mm' dp; I Of 1110 _Sl1,60D-l'HlS\|1E l\l‘0\'illl‘-GS 0f UV* :cr placed in it barn as corn is ordi-

f . . h I. !|70UllUl0'\ 11"" "OW UCI-I-“l‘ PFSUBYWI 'naviiy cribbed. The welimresnrveil

D"?§Bi°" of muscular “U3” rt "'.vH"` I than over hcforo to liztnillc and grade I.,¢,.,| gave a yiem on Dom- 50|] 13 per Igigcnwfcl€I:g°e;1ent;;‘;g€]?`a ‘:|"e‘:§f'gaf‘Y I |110 Cllll 101' l3l‘9W0l'H_ 'V110 M0 WUIIUK fr,-ent. higher than the poorly-preserv- ‘ ’ _ I I Ig ¢T'l;P@"'il" I", "IIS W;"`k ‘ind lIll° Iod and 27 per cent. higher on fertile hm) fact the term ..DInkeyo.. MSI 001 |1011 UTSHUIZR 011 Of - 9 5° ' soil, notwithstanding the fact that

both lots of seed germinated equally well.

Seed corn that matures normally

uud has been preserved properly will grow satisfactorily. It is very poor management to neglect proper pres- vrvation and then spend time in thc spring separating by germination tests those ours that have been badly damaged from those that have been slightly damaged. Prevention is bot- icr than cure. nuthin this case a curc lu impossible.

if it is found necessary to plant

seed thc -vitality of which is at nil doubtful. each ear should bo rented separately and only thosc planted whit-h germinate perfectly.

ii’ tho only seed available for

ldaniing is inferior in quality and vi- mllty, ii should be planted thick in order to counter-balance imperfect germination and to approximate per- lcci stands. Poor stands arc a fre-. qucnt source/of poor yields. in near- ly on-.r_v locality good farincru us- ually uirruc regarding thc stand that upproxiruuics thc optimum for nor- ului soil und seasonal conditions.

h°rse” I" "om mm is Swmnng wen* ':-ilaudrl iuurkcdly inferior in the opti-

mum glvc an increase in sizc of ears, but a decrease in toiul yield. Loss may bc sustained from loo thick :\ stand, which causes a ficcresse in size

_cars and in total yi(-ids. Autumn is thc time to prepare for

outfit standing in the iiciii and no- body around. A farmer who was go- ing hortheast on the trail went into the held and looked around, finding the threshing caboose behind a straw stack. On looking in at the door he saw seven corpses, two of them on bunlts and the other tive on the floor

(ircat Hnckiley lientl.

Hackney men the world over will

regret to hear of the death of the famous Hackney stallion Mathias (8473), at the ripe ago of 23 years. lie was bred by the Earl of Londes- boroi'Yorkshire. and was a dark brown of true Hackney iypc, and splendid all around action. with great vim and spirit, which he so success- fully transmitted to his stock. _ Hackney horses are realising big

.Rrloss_in ~illo¢lant_l. A colt foal by

osador brought 115 guineas 0625)' and about ‘l 0 was thc average for ooohead- so tirdt auction recently. '

--all dead of thc "fiu." I

more than four acres in the _same length of time when cutting by hand. With the binder they can cut and shock a 40-acre ilcid of corn in n ‘ week or less, effecting a big saving in time, though perhaps none in ex- I pensc. The binder delivers the corn ‘ in bundes, which makes it consider- I ably easier to handle both in loading lon wagons and at thc ensilage cut- I t.er. if your acreage in corn is not large enough to justify an investment I in a modern corn harvester, Join with I one or two of your neighbors and f purchase one co-operatively. If this_I cannot be done, rent a binder--it will I take the place of one hired man in I cutting and shocking, or two in cut- I ting corn for ensiiage.

Take Care of Farm Implements. _ I

I Look the farm impierrrieiits over I !earefuIg.to_determine,it_a yropairs _ ara n . and isss that all is in I

‘good shape.

n proiltabic corn crop thc following season. Dropping all other business at corn-izipcning time und selecting, drying and storing at lc: :xi enough s'-cd to xueci the requlrom-.‘uts of two _vr_~ars' planting will insure it seed sull- ply for tho second succeeding year in the uveut of crop failure the first _\<-ur. Selecting sc-.ed corn requires the corn grmvorjs entire attention. 1! hc will gr-I the vory best that is to bc had und preserve ii well. his in- crcused _vicids will 1'eiu|'n_hinl more profil lhnn any other work he can do un his farm.

The sumo day ucod corn is gather-

cll the huskcri cars should be put in n dry place with s free circulation of nit' and placed in such 'position that thc cars do not touch each other. This is the only safe procedure. Good :seed is repeatedly r_uined because of 'he boiler that its already dry enough wlvcn gathered and that the precau- ilun mentioned above is unnecessary.

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~»<-new slam, wixcc nndodd _décshr

». .ru tu,--i _,L :moo pci- hundred. 'los

iarkct l'iouc~.i on T-hur:'tla_)"_y|.i»d range

1151:. to $1900 um; time

I wing -asked in .severed

von thu1is>i.nd‘bu;;s were on so-le QW: ug Liv' week. ' . I .

M\o>.‘r‘1tl-JAI.: .lit-trough the _larger

I for cent ui the cattle re'oUpts-were

I nmpc-sed of csaners. canncr bulls.

‘ md common stock there `waB g larger 'lerccutuge of good 'cattle 'on the market than for some thnelpaat. (Jaa- vfrrs sold for $5.50 'per ‘h`Il`ls`d1e:l. had

I anucr bulls f-rom $6.00 to ".50 .ppt

undred, and 'up to $7360 for tlldld of heavier weight. One good billl wollll- ;-ng r-uuueen hundred iusonis sold so $12.00. other bulls of obotit' the some

Iweight and good finish sold 910111

$10.00 to $11.00 and some very fair hulls realized from $0.00 to'\0.'l£. 'Phe best pair of steers on_lh% i1\iVi‘kh¢ weighed twelve htrndred and sold for $13.50. - If `_ and neifors averaging from ` ` _'_

to ten hundred pounds' `l number of cai1es`l*i'o\ii UTI- _ <"(o"‘\l £0.

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muon.. grani~mg_fmm mar in quality sold mostly at _t__'_,I9tii.f"l_lhue sheep of good grhdihk, f up mostly at $9.00

rings unto from 110.00'-to lain? ner

hundred, weighed off cars, li one lor nt sumo. sow.. are 'Mi selling st prices $3.00 pcr hundrtid liblow Illiolo for selects. ' "' " ‘I ~

wi.\'N|ri-io: rners was s-sushi

increase in thc offerings of cattle compares mu. more or die preyloui week. The best 'heavy $15.00 per nnndrett and those of in 'I er quality from 110,50 to Steers weighing from ten nr .wcivo ‘huud-red sold ,up lo W gvonrally from 312-00 'D0 515-06,115, `°

‘mu 1-tears realized i"l'0lll_ I 511,50. big-ht butcher steers apic fro moo to moo par 1»undni<_t;c_ii»\= ditty

...un from taco-in taco: .~.-= _-uid wt-ii user.--'r it mrpdglin I .ui tuner. or choice cradles .--cami up ut $11250. r'air;iFu'\|siiir r-_-tiers sem nom' lam to 015,50\lt"°\‘|\2 rrouimon stud from 03.00 '\0_ “F90-' ' l'udsr ht1nv"y rocolltll lilo' i declined 60 cents per-‘htl\‘l‘ild'iIlU° :ur rue week, c1o§iii;"ai tiittitt- Mi' ‘n\udrcd. fell and wldtered. A'~`ll!* “|-