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Farmers and others interested are

invited to contribute to The Farm, 'rhs D°'fY»._f!`l\2.3\e'fs___ss<1 _used roads departments of the Ellardlanl either by question, correspondence or otherwise. Answers will be given by experts to all questions of general interest and space will be given to any articles tllat will in ally way help to advance Prince Edward ls- land interests.

Contributors are asked to have

their articles nt this office early eacll week, us only a short 'emergency item can be handled as late as one p. m. Wednesday. All received after that hour canllot appear ulltll the following week.

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Four habits have been given as

combining to make for lt 'normal and happy life. They suggest, in twelve words, a volume of good advice which might be spread over a tlluch larger space with but little better results' Ponder over them. Here they are:

The Health Ilabit The Work Habit.

The Study Habit. ,

The Play Iiabit.

'l`,H lil READING HABIT.

It is practically just as easy to

fo|'n;» one habit as another. ’I‘o one man the notiou of u highball at three p, nl. is very obnoxious hc- cause it would interfere with ilis play at goll or tennis. Another man detects the notion of golf or tennis at three p. nl. becuase it would in-

terfere with his bighball, ...

Physically, mentally and spiritual-,

ly the two men are much alike. Theyl have merely formed different habits and with a little shifting of the re- spective senses one mignt just as readily have formed the habit of the other.

One msn is plunged into gloomy misery by the prospect cf Breliding an evening away from his books and slippers. Another is unhappy unless' he has an engagement that will takeh

him out of the house after dark, or,”

company is coming in. Both men' crave a strong reaction from the day' at the office. One has formed the hhbit of finding it in literature-thc other in lights, motion, company., By pressing a different button, with a little persistence, each could have acquired the other's habit. | Hardly any other habit will stand

a young man in better stead than a reading habit, both for what it in- cludes and what it excludes. Of ull_ hnhits it is the pleasantcst, the cheapest and the most dependable You cup indulge it regardless of weather, seasons and locatioll.

For almost any intelligent YUUDK

That and a habit of physical exer- cise will make nearly My "lil" “fc”

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proof against chronic dissipntion.-

Saturday Evening Post.

YOUR l)IBP().\`ITIOf\'.

“Yon are not responsible for thc disposition you were l>0rI\ \"'l'1l‘~ hut you hrs responsible for the dispos- ition you die with."

HAVE YOU?

Eve, hoqhe how cheerfully h Sin- ner continues on his d0W“W“fd ““l_"| :liter encounterlllir ll l0“8'f8°°d °"~l“t‘

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SEICING OPl’OR'l`l`NITlES.

It lsn’t that there are not ol>P0"'

t.nnities~ the trouble is that our eil”

hrs shul; to their lleckollinglialld ollr ears stopped to their l““’°‘“g'

FEAR OF DEATH.

1; we can manage to live pretty

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nearly right there won t 7 ,|, gem- when it comer. t0l\ltYl"l;ém_ mol; are doubly robbed who c

death rob life of loy-

DO IT!

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Doing, not dr0Hml“Z» is em l;

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‘ THE MAKING OF FRIENDS

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V01' Nture ls the friends yu" mn e." | .d .. 'all' ““°.~.l:‘°...'.'f'“t:';.;'“.:.'1Lf°"‘.‘:r.‘;.

I -V- ' ' most taught her that frlentxolggnlhrin “_ "Hume twnmre B lhrouirlllife. and numulste as sileiséiesf mem” and hm luatglwnflhholxéls W ,,,,,|,..u will ut-ti num er o , ,hh fiend very m“°l‘ °' he' haw nes

Success. me we

R is ° ‘nw m|““l'ieklnifl;l>|;ndent-

can mlu 0"* °‘"' °‘,f“,.°,,-,B ln contact ly of the p90Ill° ‘;v‘mh,glv or not, we with. We cannot. some

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M" °°“'““m auzdllllsl ull. and the

either for ul °" fl he will

"Ti°hc‘i)>¥lmdn:h`fd`e t¢l‘reiirnTpp‘dTltIon to W I

to resafll

ccess.

mah it is an easy habit to form.,

ity. Their belief in , th l ff ¢ _ fo, “_ h, always ,, 'f§,,,,,,;’,,‘,`,,§, ;f,‘f_.;':;::ri:ttnver with mllnsnyex. than

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for her is not erroneously rated

deficient in those qualities which mtl” hot Wu" is °dd°d t° tl” bl”

would entitle her to the favor of th

great god Success.

Many a woman has the keenestd

,water on wash day, it will prevent ‘the blue from settling n the clothes

e_ and.mslls them perfectly-white. This

Ill

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sire to make friends, but does not ls €3D°°ll11li’ V901'-ll Wllell U10 W9- U

know how. Seekers for light on th point are usually told: "Forget you

self and think of others,” and “Tal

of what interesgs other people."

is water is very hard. r- Very frequently when separating k the whites from the yolks of eggs

the yolk becomes broken and falls

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Here is Where the reslwnslve sir1_lutn the white. nip s cloth in wer

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scores away ahead ofthe merely cle

er girl. “Sho noticed that I wa feeling blue and lnlserablc, and sh let me tell her lny worries and con

torteti me," is the way one girl e plainetl thc beginning oi’ her frien l-lllip with another.

'You nlust come out of your mise

water, wring it dry, and touch the

i y0lli with a corner of it, and the \°_.yullt will adhere to the cloth and

may easily be removed.

E1, If rl.-,irrors are very hull and speck-

lcd, the following method islexoellvllt

,_ Take a small portion of whitening

able little citadel of self if ou wish and lldd Bllfllvlent Cold l'-es to it to

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to make friends-stop thinking o

yourself and give sympathetic nude

l' make u paste; rub the glass with r-|warm, dry tea with a soft cloth,

hthlldilltgdtobultlohheri tN0tt0:]1lYIl:@t<=1ll then rub ,. little of the paste well‘on nerese, u enercse. .south ~ ihl. ~ ti. with thoughts on the speaker, try to' e mirror' and D01 S ‘ ry with ‘ B

understand, and answer wllolehonr

edly.

If you wish to make friends you

must be cheerful. The lugllbriou

complaining woman scares poop! away l'ronl her as effectually as if all

had the plague. _

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If you wish to make frielltls you THE MIDDLE WHITE PIG.

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lllllst be good llatured. l.lo vcnol

ous tongue that delights to speak Mmdm whims are held h, high es.

caustically ot' others is not a desi

able acollisitioll in a reperloixo o

friends. and people shun it.

I" toelu by the American packers, as f they say that pigs of this breed yield

lllgllur proportionate net weights than

If You ‘Vim lo "mke f"l"~`“‘l’- V3" ally other hogs grown for their use.

must avoid being a bore. l>on`t lnl

ol' your family to ',-ltrawgers nor o

your trooldfs lo allyonc, nor uve nlucn on any subject under thc sun

If you wish to ulakc fl-lends you

llezlrt must be kind and your tongll

K, Mlddls Whites are small ot' bone, l bllt large ill fiesll of the best quality, "` evenly spread over the wllole frame. - Another valuable feature oi' the Mid- " die White is tlle lightness of offal, or. 0 ill otllcr words, thc high per celltago

gentle :lilo your motives tllflltercsletl of ca,.c,,se to hve “.E|gh,_ The bone alld you must cultivate tile blessed is small ,md light. as ls msc ,hé head'

faculty ot' cheerful responsiveness.

These are the qualities that :ltlrar

people, and if you will proscllt

while the body is well and evenly cov-

'l ered all over, the desh coming well “ down to the llocks; a combination of

“muy ""5l‘°"Biv°"eSS "0 me w°";,d Qualities which go towards making an

you :well not fear hut that l’rir.-ll-is wi flock to poll.

I' ldcnl butcller’s pig. I have found

these pigs to be excellent foragers,

Having “md” f"l"“d3 ll "P515 “ml hardy and healthy. In fact, if al pad-

you to hold tllelll fast by wortll an

‘I dock or old orcllurtl is available the

sincerity and to believe ill them with hows will require very lima indeed m a loyalty tllllt cannot be shaken by me Shape ot mcam A hit of 5c,.“h_

the tongues of petty suspicions and

gossip.

Due tn Bad Tcetll.

Six thousand children in the Cin~

ciunnti schools now receive free den- tal treatment, which is paid for bl’ the municipal government, acorps of experienced dentists being employed

children. This novel System 55 the outcome of all observation kept up- on one ph;-ticular class last year,

mbcrs of which were Elven free

closely observed in all their studies. Their behaviour and t-heir records were compared with those classes not given the advantage of dental treatment, and the marked improve- ment led to the system being extend-

It is declared by the chief dental

sn':geon.thst nine-tenths of children's troubles at school, with many Other ailments, are directly due to bud teeth. When R child has bad teeth it is impossible for him to uPDll` llls mind to his lessons. llad teeth lead to improper mastiiicntion of food. ’l`his, in turn, lends to stomach ail- ments aud other diseases, which make it impossible for a child to‘be bright une intelligent- 'I`be treatment of ehch 861101211' is

ca,.,.lcd ohh on proper systematic lin- es. A rooul in each school is set a- Dart temporarily ,or u dentists 0m' ce, and minor r¢D11l|'S 3"’ made there at once. Teeth that need ex- tended treatment are either referred to the family dentist, or, if the pup- il is too poor to'go to the dentist, he or she is taken care of ln 11 SP¢¢' ihl clinic where the work is done hy

p\1pll’s pB.f'el1f.B.

Tooth-hrusll drill is a feature of the daily curriculum, as well as les- sons in the .proper mustication of

and the result has been tllat

tic about their schooling, and play

the educational authorities tllrvlllfll'

adopt (‘illeinnati’s methods in cvery school, as far as possible.

KITCHEN If:NTH.

place in fresh lioiling water.

been used instead of butter.

new.

economics the bIseklead._

leather.-

Hrown leather traveling t-age, or euttsl- is not an _expensive nrtlcls,| any other brown leather goods, may and lhohld have B place in the poul- 'be beautifully polished by rubbing tr’ equgpmhhg ' '

them well with the inside of a ban- --

ana skin, and than polishing with a ' PROPAGATING CURRANTS `

.all dry cloth.

salted water, keeping on the skim

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If potatoes are watery, scrub them

sad score the skin all the wsly round, but not deep; than bell in

. stock. Enquiries of late concernin€

,The cracked shin lets out the moist- |ure, and the potato il dry and lm_-

'uitootlaeo-tsgs sometimes some oil suits good laces. Ilrtllil they

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by grass, roots or herbs, alld such like, appear nlllplc for keeping breeding sown and hours ill good condition. `

It has been naid that some difllcully

is experienced ill fattellillg pigs so

lyhwtenths- of Troubles at School treated. Personally, however, I have

never yet found this difficulty. I have always found that Middle Whites make good use of their food, and put on weigllt as quickly as any breed I know. '1‘llo solve are very prolific: breeders, if given plenty ot' exercise, and will usuall avera e ten to twelv

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fto attend to all the llml teeth 01 the pigs ill o. litter-quite enough for ally

sow to nourisll properly; while ill toul- peralnellt they are less vicious than -lnany Berksl`lll'es I have known, and, being good feeders tllelnselves, they

ltlle me " '_ dental treatmellt, and afterwards are able to tio full justice to their

young. _ _

The disposition of the 'bears is

equally quiet alld tractable, a matter oi' no small importace. Tile boar is used with excellent results on almost ally other breed, and especially where lt is desired io raise the tuulil o

with.

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ied to all the llllplls- . the conlluoner types sometimes met

Tile progeny of good layers are not

always good layers; the breeder will find he has to note tllc doings of pul- lets and cull.

BI1ll.Il-lVE.\‘ IN I’LEN’i'\' '

OF PASTURE FOR HOG;-l

1 have as lnnny as eight pastures

for my hogs. In winter und spring I have rape or rye pasture lvllere they run. In the sunlmer I have an al- falfa pasture, with clean running water, and about the first of August 1 turn them into a sweet potato field. When this is cleaned up I have a peanut pasture for them, and then a soy bean pasture or possibly an other ncre or two of sweet potatoes or peanuts which takes them up to

and fat, and w-ill weigh from 400 to 600 pounds.-S. H. I-Iaynesn..

Psrclled corn makes the best kind

of charcoal and at this time of the

f od ' the children have become more ntten- year some kind of charcoal is really five to their lessons, more enthusias- necessary. It purifies and sweetens

and absorbs ull "foul" gases. Thor-

with the zest of the thoroul:llly- oughly perched corn is- more readily healthy child. The experiment has eaten than charcoal made from wood hush watched with keen interest by

GLANIIERS VACCINE IS FAILURE

Through experiments the United

States Department of Agriculture has concluded that glanders vaccine does not render horses immune fronl this dangerous disease. Specialists

To make cabbage fllgerllblri when have found that while mnllein was half boiled P0111' 03 U10 Water Bllil highly effective in discovering the

presence of :lenders in h horse, it

One teaspoonful 01 villager lu 8 wus of no possible value in curing substitute for nn ess. and mek” e our unlmsls. Among thirteen hehe cake light in Wl\l°h ‘ll`lPPl“I¥ hh' of horses immunized by vaccination

lnine contracted the disease from nut-

If, when d0ir-g up lace °\“'tB1“9-‘ural exposure. The- experts recom- sheets of flue White DBDBF lI° I1lB¢°<l mend that the farmers shall not oe- hetween before mellgllllgi U10! Win petld on immunlzing horses, in fight- not stick, and will l00li *Quill f-0 ing glanders, ns it often results in

more harm than good. Instead, the

A Iittis soot rubbed on to h greasy farmer should kill infected horses at stove alter UYUIZ P°*3t°°° “V _“sh once and safeguard the well horses will mhke shorter work afterwards from |n¢°¢u0h_ _

of the business of polishing, and will

The bone cutter is s useful article

White paint can be kept- lu 8005 of equipment for the poultryman or condition 'lf Wllilllli 19 mlled- to a farmer keeping n number of fowls. still paste wjlth warm water and used Mineral matter is essential to egg *Instead of soap. Rinse oiI_ with clear production and the growth of Bone water and dr? with a rlulfflr Cr muscle, tendon, etc., and bone meal

is g good source of supply. The hone

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Many gardeners at l.il:s seazon of tile 'ear become interested in the propkgatlon of much of their berry

ollrrlutll have been numerous and the

xhloull rather late nt. present for

l liittlllgl, yet winter cuttings

may be made and placed in the ceil- i‘l‘ lor transplantation in the spring.

custom has been to as settings during the latter -"--*ily-= ' is

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the lust of December, when they arenl

lexpel-hs in the best possible manner, finished off on corn for n week or 'without charge of any lzind to the two. By this time the hogs are nicc

I ymon otsto scah, and stem end rot

'part of August and the first of Sep-

EWOF; and the girl who goes through nm warn? a puint while e-wax is teluber, and Plant them ut once ln I I ‘

e wthout ever a friend to s shi; .H R lump of soda dissolved in

the nursery row.. Usually they are placed about six to eight inches a- "part, and so deep that only the top bud or two will be above ground. This dspeh insures a strong root system and a vigorous plant. The 'cuttings should be made about eight inches long, and cut off squarely at the base. The lower cutting should be made quite close to the bud, as this assists in the callousing of the injured part and facilitates rooting; The cnt should be made at the up- per end at least half an inch above the top bud, so there is no danger of the wood drying out past that point of growth.

The season designated as being suitable for taking cuttings is past, of collrse, but some growers in the Niagara District llse the slacker winter months for this wolik. Under this system the cuttings are tukell in the late winter, and placed ill moist sawdust in the cellar. Here the cut ends will become calloused and rootlets started. When the sea- son opens in the spring and the land is fit to receive them, the cuttings are placed out in f-his FOWS Hull growth continues us under the form- er method, only under very favor- able circumstances the fall-set cut- tings may be a little further ahead.

POWDERY SCAB.

In time of war nations begin to look

about for the cheapest and best foods. The potato has long been recognized as the cheapest food on tile lnarket and ill Germany. Belgium null France it is the prlllcipal diet of the middle and laboring classes. For this reason it has been given a great deal of at- tention, and in no other countries of tile world does one get such large yield per acre and such good quality of tuber. They have not, however, been able to eradicate all diseases and in Ireland the Powdery Seah has been known for a good number of years. Mr. J. Adams, wllo is :lt present in this province in this connection spent ten years with the Depurtlnellt and made a special sl.udy oll this subject. Ile is tllerefore well qualified to give ill- t'orln:ltioll as to the best methods ol' lrcatlllent. Everyone possible should plan to attend his meetings, the first of which will be held ill Montague ou Mollday evening.

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Tile potato is one of the foods tllut

are llsed by rich and poor. 'i‘o be ot' the best quality they should not be growll loo large. Smootlllless is of more inluotance than size. Tile best quality of potatoes are served on the table with their skills on, but if they are affected with saab, tlley are dis- pleasing to the eye and are generally pealed. Tile common scub grows more plelltiful ill lalld that is lllanured with mussel lnntl or fresh manure, but the Powdery Scub docs not seem to be affected to tile saife extent in this way. It breeds from spores and potatoes should not be planted ill the ground where the Powtlery Scab has been. Everyone interested sllould attend the meetings that are new being held, the first of which is at Montague, on Moll-

'day evening, Oct. 19th.

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Powdery Scab is the name of Farm-

ers’ Circular No. 5, which is belllg dis- tributed free from the Central Exper- imental Farnl. at Ottawa. its sunl- nlary of recommendations is as fol- lows: Use only seed frolll a crop free frolll disease. fa) Plant if pos- sible in land where potatoes have not been previously grown. Tile greatest ullthority on this sllblcct ill America is Mr. .Iohll Adams, M. A., who will address meetings ill various part.; of tno Provillce next week. liis first meeting will bc at Montague, on Mon- day evening, at 7.30 p. nl.

GO-()PEIlA'I‘IVI<`. lll.»\Ifl{E'l‘ING_

In order to market live stock co-

Olleratively, an association must be formed. To do this requires onlv the Bd0Dtion of a constitution and by- laws and the election of h hoard of directors who will appoint h mhnh_g_ er to handle the business. The man- ager should be an honest, energetic, up-to-date lnan, a good 'judge of live stock and a good business man.

It is better to ship during the fore-

part of the week in order to get the stock on the market when most of the purchasing is done for the week's slaughtering. - In case there is not stock enough to fill a car each week the stock should he held over, as the freight rates are mllcll higher per hllndred on less than gl cnrlnad.

The farmers belonging to the asso-

ciation report to the manager by tel- ephone wben,_the stock is ready for shipment, stating the kind and np- proximate weight so that the man- ager csn order n car of the proper size for his shipment. All stock should be reported at least one day before the date of shipment.

(ln the day of delivery the manager

and his helper receive and weigh the stock and give each man a receipt made out in duplicate 'for the num- ber of animals delivered, the weight on delivery, and the number.or mark used in marketing his stock. lf all ,`-individuals are marked. °l\°l\ \m°"`=* ‘stock can easily bel identified when _soln on the market.-W. H. Tom- huvs, in Farm and Dairy.

I POTATO DISEASES

There has been issued by the De-

partment of Agriculture at Ottawa a remarkably well executed folder, Farmers Circular No. 4, entitled "Po- tsto diseases transmitted by the use of unsound tubers," showing In nat- ural colors. representations of .speci- mens of diseased potatoes. Diseases and other blemishes represented are potato canker. powdery scab, hollow potato, Internal brown streak. little potato disease, dry rot, wet rot, com-

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Special reference is .made to potato canker and powdery seals, the latter of whiclroccurs already In Canada. and should be carefully avoided. The folder points out that. under the dc- structive Insect and Pest Act of Can- ada, any person using for seed pota- toes infected by potato canker or pow- dery scsh is liable to prosecution. Po- tato growers who suspect. the presence

of either of the latter diseases are

requested to send specimens to the Dominion Botanist, Central Experi- mental Farm, Ottawa. ’I‘llis folder prepared by Mr. I-l. T. Gussow, Do-‘ minion Botanist, will be sent'fi°ce to those wllo apply for it to the Publi- cations Branch of the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa. £2’Z°°Z"'¢°°2°°Z°°F~3'°$°°3°°2°°l*°3°°¥°'Z°°¥‘°2*°I°°Z“5’°!°°Z° O o

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THE C1001) FEEDER.

'I`he good feeder is not the one

|wllo, with h varied assortment of feeds, reggardless of cost, ut hand, 'stuns and coaxes the cow illto the ;eflol't of working gli her digestive and milk giving auctions to their 'limit for the purpose of making ~a ‘sensational weekly, monthly, or even yearly record; carrying the cow so

‘closely to the danger line that col-~

lapse and ruin follow the completion 'oi the test strain, writes W. I". .\lc- |Sparrun, in Ohio Farmer. By this ,method h cow of remarkable ability |is lost for practical usefulness, and :lives only upon the memory of the great work she has been ullnntllrally ltorced to perform. Nor, on the tiller

zhand, is be the good feeder who is so timid that be allows his cows to go under-fed for leur that enough will wear out their digestive ol~\_,falls and ehort-en their period of useful- ness. '

I am u lover of good cows capable

of doing continuous good work, but I would much rather own a cow tit to go into any compctitiv-0 dcnlollstl'lt~ union, conducted by recol~d»-lllhkillg feeders, and keep ller‘out of ft, lntb- er tball to own ber after she has come out of it. Tu my ulillli, thc good feeder is the one who can lake the good cow as a business factor, and by feeding her to the profitable limit of the cheaply produced inrul products, with such additions of lllill l pl-oduhts ol llrcvenlnlesrlty as I-my lprolitably be used, keeping the year- `ly milk flue to its maximum now -while the robust health of the co_\v ulwuyn hulnu u rccullsretivc msrsln .in reserve, her keeper saying: “lie-

'hold how strong and healthful alle

lu! She dld this work last vcnr- She could have been made to do a little nlorc, but what she hasdone she can do again. She has not had her pow- ers weakened by overwork, but rath- er developed and strengthened by the salutary exercise of fllll work. The good feeder, lik! the good eu- glneer, is the one whohhas no break- downs, pulls the heaviest load with u reasonable expcnditllre of enertii’ and k,-,gwg ull the time that a. little more could have been done--but not exactly safe for the continued useflll- ness of the equipment. The 2005 le”ll‘ cr is not the one who takes tl lllriée assortment of the hillllesl-'recom for h cow, but the one that priced feeds ,md makes h short run conlbines the produced und bought feeds so skill- fhuy that ,I maximum quantiti' _Of the latter are used lu 0IlC0l\1"‘gl_“t¥ the cow to do her bill. Wmk “amy and profitably, This feeder, while do- ing this, has always siren “f“f(°€§' slderatiorr to the well.bein;; ‘cg h c cow, has not striven to ma 9 nil: so much u record-breaker as-ll W0

maker. This is a good feeder.

.__.-.__-X---*w* WHAT CONSTITUTES BEST DAIRY TYPE.

What really constitutes dlliry l'.\'_l\l';-’ This question has been asked a l,l<1`1:- nlally tlnlos. yeh ‘I5 fm' “F” I ‘f'“fu‘;“e_ to judge, the dairy typo ls_olll. ot _‘Q greatest \vill-o'-tlle-w'|sps of the sttlq lodging pavilion. I‘lle_l'c nrel'sl.lllh.‘.) of men wllo can spot lnsl.nnt§` me beef animal ill a bunch of lleevcsths best lard type ill ll D0" _‘ll T“"’w°" or the best wool tI~’l>0 1" ll ‘l"‘“'° “_ Ilanlbouillets, but I have _yet to slot the lnan wllo cull iell intallibly lie best producer ill a llvcrd of tell <:0\l{S; 0:' the best layer out ol zl pen ol tell ltn... 'the reason is obvious; the line thal- actcrlstics wlllcll distinguish a llilill' producing dalry cow trolll a low _l)\"0' ducer are illternnl. rather than exter- nnl, alld are not revealed by_a pIl\YS\1‘ cal exalnillntion alone. Af-Tllllb an reminded of the instance so t.oluAl}oll; ly known among dairy 1_u<lSL’H- ‘Cl a careful examination ot form. Hl\“l>1‘ of bond, trlwedge collfornlation, shape of uddt-.r nlld pronlinellco of milk veins, a notable dairy judge Dlllccll W" Cowij of the great Iieldler type ill order ot their superiority isuDD0Hl‘<llY 0" ill" basis ol’ productioll.) He tllen called for the nlilk sheets to verify lllfi lllilff' ings. At tho end of the line nlld ill the tollth place stood n lleifor that lat- er dcveloped illto the formcr world‘s cllnlnpion Guernsey- * SP0"5W°°d Daisy Pearl.

M|l.l<|Ne Finer-cA|.F Hslrsns.

A cow is often made or marred. ac-

cording to tllo treatment she receives at her first cslving and this is the time to establish good manners and future milking qualities. Tile cllief poillts to bo observed wllile the helfer is getting used to the milking process are pat- ience, perseverance snd firmness: and. while the helfer shol-nl not be allowed to have her own way, rough treatment should be carefully avoided.

Newly-calved helfers vary a great

deal. Some are troublesome alld rest- less, while others are perfectly quiet and easy to nlllk, ami settle down like old cows fronl the start. Wlth the for- mer. patience is needed if good dairy cows are wanted. and the first milking is always n delicate process. It is most essential to approach the helfer quiet- ly, and try to soothe her with the voice. Do not startle her lu ally way. Rough methods, shouting, banging

' down stools or pslls, all tend to nlske

her restless and are not conducive to milk secretion. lt is best to sit as close to her as possible. as her range is limited should she happen to strike out. Grasp the tests very gently, and exert a firm pressure until the milk be- gins to flow; once It starts, kepp on un- til every drop has been obtained. If she commences to kick and move away. do not strike her, but persevere.

Kicking does not llsuslly denote

vlciousness. and one cannot wonder

restless when milked for the first time.

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stand by Iler head and speak to he and let her nibble a. bit ol' sweet. lla

results. Itenlcnlbcr that thc lllilk sc retlllg organs oi’ young lleifers url-. l

as securing all thc rich llliik. il' tl lllilk glallds are not stimulated ul lllorougllly emptied at anvil nlilkill

tllat the helfer puts on fiesll to tlln li tlilnent ol' milk. Tile best motto for Ilreulfilvt in lleit'r>»~s in In --lilfll 'rl it ...--I il’ this is done the results will amply lepay all the trouble oxpellocll. ......y farmer likes to see good shaped utlllcrs' ill his dairy herd, and there ure no cir- cumstances tllut tend more for the dcvelopnlent of good llilders tllull the treatment lnclcd out to them when flrsl they collllllretlcc to curry out their natural duties.

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THE DUST WALLOW

Tllc dust wallow is one ol' the lllosl

economical ways of ridding all kinds of fowls ol' vertnin, especially lice, If for no other reason, this ought to bc sufficient to make it worth while to have ll dust box ill the poultry house.

Some apear to believe that fowls

kept free l'roul lice can do without a dust wallow. ln the first place, berl- are_very few flocks of poultry, ifany, entirely fren from vermin, and ill the sccolltl place, tilt- fowls appear to ell- loy taking tl dust wallow. llolllelllllcr, lt takes al lzolllforlable hen to be u good layer.

In the Spring and Summer dust

boxes are llllllccosury becuunc the fowls coll L-lljoy olltsidc dust wallows, In the wintl-l‘, llo\vo\'cl', dust boxes arl- neccsary. -A small box, say fllrcc feet square, will nicely answer lilo. purpose of a dust box for ll. flock of 50 or less hells. Tllcre nrc three colu- moll forms ol' dust boxes. One is all or- dinary box placed ill front ol` tl south

structcd covered box placed on the ill

wllldow, ami the lhirll is the Quigiu dust box. built as a lean-to on tll south side oi' the house. A glass top makes it more plcaszult. 'i‘hc latter is the lnost desirable, because it is out of the way, lnakes it possible to re- new file dusting material from tb outside, and has a greater lcndencyl keep the dust out of the house, al- though uot entirely. Then, too, this forln does not take up valuable room in the house, wllicll it would ill case it were not placed on legs up froln the floor. ' ' `

Dust boxes should always be locat-

ed ill front of a solllll window. It is advisable to covcr tlleln to prevent the dust from being tllrown all over roasting ill tll sllultnul hllll lllllrhlb thc inferior of the house to keep the litter out, and to keep the fowls from roostillg in the saute or on lllc szlnlc, I

Ont- ol' tile best dusting lllllli-rillls is

ull cuulll nlixturu of fine solid, sifii-dl coal uslll-5, and road llusl, pl°ol~ul'cd| (luring tllv sllllllllcr l`l'onl ll lllllcll-ll'a-, vi-lell lliizllwuy. 'I`llt- propvr dt-ptll of' ll. dust box is ubollt ll! int-Iles, six ill-' cllos of Wllicll should bc flllcd with thc'

dusting lllnterial. |

The location ot' the dual boxes

varies with the difl'eri-nt :lrlhllgl--t nlcllts of til olllor interior fixtures. In' tho curio of sonic zlrrlulgolllollts, wllcrl: it cnllnot llc located on the outside of the building, another good location would be ill tl south corner of thc building ill front 0l` the window and raised up about two fel-t l'ronl the floor. Itaising it ubovc fllc floor ill fills manner illcr<~:lses thc floor spare and prevents the litter from being scratch-l cd into it. It is tl good idea lo cover it with tl sloping top, to prevent thc, fowls from roosting on it and, to a` certain extent, confine the dust to the box.

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KEEP DRINKING WATER PURE.

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Tile ilnportulll-c of u plentiful supf

ply of t'rl.-sh water for poultry, aul well as for all other kinds of live slot-k,` cannot bv o\'er-ostinllltell. To t|uvlll‘ll thirst is not the ultilnllti- end or tho, only pllrposl- ot'_\v:llcl'. 'I`ll<' dl~sil'\=` that is created for drink is tlvf-:lsiollvll by a. feeling term(-d lhlrelt, slnlilut' lo ll desire for food tllrollgll u sl-llsulioll of llllugor. 'l`Ilose ure only lilo do nlnnds of till- inllcr bi-ing, lilo an-f of satisfying such only ll physical ex- ertion, whilst file liquid collsutlll-ll vn- ters illlo the composition of the blood. bone and lil.-sh. lllllillfllills ll

poncllt parts, alld is one of the essen- tials of life.

lil u pure stnto, water sustains ex-

istence, whilst, if impure, il, like al poison, affects the entire system, oc- casiouing lllally diseases that are of- tcll attributed lo other causes. 'l`lll~ tendency of wutcr to absorb noxious cffluvfa is one great reason wily il becomes llllflt for drinking purposes after standing close to such impurities and there Is no greater sollrl-o of unhealtllfllluess than accumulations of decayed vegetable matter or anilnal excrenlent, particularly that of poul-I try. ` The vitality and productive qunll-

ties of live stock are Incresned or dilu- inishetl through thc effect resultlllg from the nature of the nrllclo which hecomcs the means nf their produc- tlveness. In an ct-tg. for Instance, tlle~ white contains 53, und the yolk 79 per cent of water, and it reasonably fol-

dependent upon the nature of its largest constltutcnt part.SmaIl bodies of water. when left exposed to thc sun's rays. lose their freshness ami satisfying qualities. and with poultry. either too much is consumed, causing intestinal diseases, or too little to ell- ahle s sufficient moistening of the food to ensure proper digestion. Either of these retards the proper working of various organs, alld interferes with the llgalth and profit of the stock.

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If it is impossible to proceed wit

the milking singlehatlded, let sonleoll

This is usually effective. Steady all clean milking give lilo best all-roun

process of ilevcloplllcllt, and clc-tl milking develops the organs as we-I

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window, another is an especially coll-

illg used a second time; if not, any im- purities that ma relnain from the re-

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of kickillg, it only prevents her from vious supply, or tllat may adhere to doing so. What is desired is to let th helfer feel tllat no llarm is intended, fresh water and ill time becomes ob-

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e the :sides of the vessel, will taint the

y jectionable. d llaln water should not be permitted

to remain ill pools in the runs, as the

h excrement from the yards is washed e should be properly cleaned before be- r, into the depressions where the water y, that lllully of the diseases incident to rl poultry are due to neglect ill provid- tl ing tllenl with pure water. Particular- te. ly docs be bclicvi- auch to bf- the cal-le ll where cholera has made its appear- ll am-il. Neglvf.-l to lnrlllsl. tile fowls l wltll pure fri-all drinking water daily, lt- and soollf-l‘ or lalcl' _you I,-itl~rI_v regret

ld lull/ini: dfnlc so, for once cholera gets g_ u start in your yt-.rd you can so

they gradually become inactive, pro- by to Lilo whole ol' your floek_

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` Iii() l’()l1il'l`llY SIIOW.

i Twenty-live hundred birds were shown ut tile London Poultry and I’ct Stuck Show. Thu poultry was vulued at $50,000.'

_ SEI.E(7’l‘ING BliEi~II)l~IRS.

There are three nc-etllods of select-

ing thc best. layers, to be used later as breeders, and the first umlbesr, is the intelligent use of the trap nest all the year around, says ,, writer in Iturai New \'ol'|'.er. The trap nest; record is dependable, it is absolutely certain. Tllerc is no doubt wllutcvet' about tile trap nest being thc ._ best method of selecting the pyenteut ]hy_ l'r,~:. Phe second method is toluse the ‘trap nest, for six or scvt-.ll lllunths of full and lvlutcr, and that use of the trap lust for thc first hulf of the poultry ycnr glvvs us a pretty good showing of ll Ilnll's laying ability.