JUNE 30, 1923

{i f l Interest

to Farmers

EEDING N EW M EADOWS.

i gperlmental Farms Note.) -, of the interesting and suc- ui features of the llillsllllililli 3 wollll is the comrmrlillll "l!" \ heavy and light seeding 0i hy and clove-rs. When mak- ul-veys of many farms in wllll y-y where Illustration Sta- ilre located it was folllld i-llfl-i farmers Were not BWlIlK Bill" t 599d to give best results. llustralte the advantage of 8,. geading, particularly with’ r on each nation a small Pol‘- of the field is sown to the us» mount used in the neighbor- wuihh is from two to four p; of clover and eight to ten is of timothy. and the larger 1n of i-he field sown with a -e of clover and timothy M“; to twenty pounds per Every illustration showed the |sr seeding to give the heav- props of hay. The difference in 1h is so noticeable t-ilnt farm- plmging can see the line he- ll the two lots to a foot. On al stations the clovers on the seeded portions were winter i , while the hcavy growtlli en h protection tn the roots usually withstood the severest rand spring frosts. Several tors report one-quarter to ihird more hay on the lllerlvier p; and have n much better cs for a second crop of hay or the some season. n seeding sandy or clay loams eight pounds of ‘Common Red r; two pounds alsike and ten iis of timothy per acre. lin cases it ils advisable to sow pounds of alfalfa in addition. heavy clay that is liable to he - or on light, acidy sanll sow pounds of aisike; two of red r and ten of timothy pel- acre. black mlluk or penty soil eow pounds of alsike", two pounds d clover; eight pounds of tinl- anll two poundll of red top per Fl" a auras crop on partly soil s slow barley. . -———-——¢-o¢a_ EET CLOVER PASTURE

i921, 22 acres was aegdgd at Ontario Agricultural College to Ir-lover at the rnle of 15 lbs. Mo. with oats as nurse crop. "OD W118 llb to a man's knees fly 31. 1922. On that date 1s ‘ - of’ ‘it was fenced off for pus. arid 64 head of dairy cattle turned on. The growth wqg iant, fine and very leafy .1! ell four cattle to the acre un- uiy l, wlhen all the milking were turned in 20 acres of an- lwrllllro. consisting of 0am cat the rate of three bushels re and biennial sweet clovor 5 lllil Per acre. Tweniyvfive l heifers were left. on u“, m‘ “i 1'5 lilll- PM‘ acre.

deal of trouble, Frill ploughed hi. i9!‘ being matured or cut. for hay or Bllase ill the rouowlllg y“, p gives little or no trouble.

STEER FEEDING RESULTS (Experimental Farm! Note.)

l-F 991M118 Experiments in fatten- illE steers hnve been carried on for twelve seasons at Charlotte- town llnd information has been xiii-he'll“ cllllcefllillg a nurnher of steer feeding problems. A few of those are appended.

Value of Dehernlng Hy dehorning steers they can be fell with n greater derrrce of saf 9W. and when transported to mar ket they will arrive free from bruises and losses caused by in- iury from goring irl trarrslt. Do- llorncll stile-rs can be fcd in box stalls at loss cost tilurl when tied, and thcy produce ll largo: quilnitity of lunre valuable mnrlurl- Dchorrlinr: is inoxrlemllvc. safe Illlll profitable. it should be (lono whon fiics are rllrscrlt null wirorl tlro tetrlperrlturli- is above freozirllt.

Beef Type vs. Dairy Type Steers of good beef typo have always finished ilcttl-r and wcro more uniforrll in duality tirllrl steers of the dairy typo. 'l‘llo_v rllulle larger profits nvlvry season nnd produced ruoro vniilublo bcef when slaughtered. blurry dairy steers hnve good gains arrli full" profits for a short kcop period but poor type feeders, olll dry cows. and thin, unthrlfty steers were kept at a loss nnd cnn he marketed hero more ocorlolnicnlly in the autumn.

Methods of Feeding

in feeding roots itwlls found that greatest grains wl-ro olitnirl- ed by starting henvy with roots no the cuttlo came from the grass and gradually decreasing ll"? rbots until (luring the flulshiuil period very few wcre fttiiiilfitll .

ilcedirlg wholo turnips with lung ulixod hay arid ll lruiforru i',i‘lilll ration wus compared with ilulpoll turnips und lrlluilllilil llllY l?" ,.l@pnratoly, also both rrllxcll witll tho grain ration dry nnd adllill llll rrlixed, soaked an hour rrrlll fell. With young vigorous iltlelers am.” not pay to oluploy labour gutting lrny nnd pulpirli; tilrriipll nor dolls tlicrll sl-l-ui to bu llrlY udvrlrltilgo ill flel-diull illlliill millili- rlges mixed with the conctultrutos. Mo‘“tpning the ruixturll for iltccffi

did not improve it.

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Buildings _

The best rcsirltu wl-rc ollllllllvll in chonply constructed buildings that worn frcllllvlllly will ‘llllliiii tho winter, but illwuyrl lliiil abundance of frcah air. Sine-PB l

inches in lliumelerx

cured onions of similar varietal

cured onions oi‘ similar varietal characteristics, not less than one and one quarter‘ inches in diume ter.

round. well-cured onions of similar varietal chlrrnctcristirts that may b0 below one and 0TH‘ quarter in- ohcs irl diameter.

znulit lbc frcl: from doubler and

nor with root growth. ililil practic-

.ilrl-.u pl-r cent. by \vl~i;.-,lit oi‘ any

Ottawa.

weight of the entire lot have flesh injured by soft rot.

Canada C, Ungraded Quality. ill- cludes only potatoes oi one and one-half inches or more in diame- ter.

lFour grades of onion-s are crea- ted by the Act, as follows:

Fancy Qauiity ~— Sound well cured onions of similar vlrrietlll characteristics, not less than three

Choice Quality — Sflllllli. ‘Vell-

characterlstics, not loss than two inchcll in (liameter. Standard Quality — lSound, well

Bolic-rs— These include only

All the foregoing tbrcll grades rculliorls, not sproulcil, nor ileeled.

lily troll from io:lvl~.-l,_ lllrt. and other illrleiurl rnatlcr our! Wlill\'li liuulzlgu ciiuscd by illflt , insects ulcclllluicul. or IllllPl‘ uicllrls.

Iirl ordcr to iillilii’ for vllrluillrrls lli'lili.‘lli to lzrudiru; uull lillrldiirlg.

lot of ‘lllllill~r..-" may be under illt‘ (‘tvqlllffllllillllnli of the lzrrlllc. The Act is uillairlailll- from tho 'l'ill)lll‘ll llllllH liizzrrlcll of till» lllliliifllllPlll ill ——-€@‘§' PREPARING THE POTATO LAIJD (lllxill-rirrlcrltlli Frlrrrl‘. Notu.)

A friable loam soil is best suited for tho illltato. lit should ‘be tuirly iertile nnd hnve. good rtutural (lrnln .lgo.. lPoiatocs can, bl: grown suc- l-llssfully on soils of varying phy- sical chrirzlctcr if rzooll preparation is p.iv<-u, ample druiuutzl: provided and cultivation coiitinucli (luring lilo growing [lilflflil to conservi- aioistirrc llhoulli ‘the slimmer llc llry. A sandy loum wcll supplied with lllilllliH lrivos the _vil llliug fiOll icxture dcslrci; llll‘ ilullllrs rc illius rnoisturl- uuli illTlVPills oxccs {iVP coil turllill-rzlitrrll. 'l"he l-illvr-r illillli with its illWclil zlrlli (rxionliivi- l-ool systl-nl ll: bind. fur turning an unyielding soil into a friable loam llliil no plant, so thoroughly stocks ‘he soil to u good tiupth with vega- lallle nlnttcr or irumus for the crop to follow. A (‘lili/IH‘ slid is the. lllisli for‘ potatol-sr. Tho host crop of (‘lo vl-r are _L(l‘ilWll liu iinicli liLllilH, blli lu l-xl-l s". of linrl~ ilmlis to ilruduc.» ll-rllllly iloluiovs. TlliS is particular- ly true it‘ stnbll- mllnilrn is used, but ll‘ f'.i)llllll(‘.l‘t'lill -fl*.rliiizur' only is llriWl the danger" is ulul-h ‘PR3 lined lrol-ziusl- the rlcill phosphate in the. fcrtillzl-r tcrllls toward illl l‘li'ltl rlsnction which (lot-s not favour illc. lavl-lnprncul of tho PlliiilO scab or- ganism. ()rr lilo usual illltuto soils the soli is not vcry tough, blrt if it is (lmirléll r0 grow potatoes nu lrlrlli

ilettl-r when llilowvd out uollllfilllilli ally tilnn when l continually-

Pasture.

ilfc, Beading

Proves vnluahi Yell!‘ followed

Growers mus, lil- tO plough a

s.‘

Ill General Weakness and lln rcallillllllli

L“! °f Health

.0 . "‘ ill r no would realize the im

‘m’ "l keeping Itho bl00f| rloll

lllrre there w The bloodouil: “bu?” “ck llll which

Teach _ - 0* “i” “Mme. and

is thin and "»= iatlarrce

or ncrvrig a rrlmbiliion, re ‘"8 shor lilo

all lill you should take Dr. wil

, hulk lnlus 4o lhupd up mp onlrhly mature no

' The? llelll to enrich an , A - d pur- l. blmli from first to fast dose,

l0- Mrs. John Tllmlmonla Elm

all ~

h! :g::‘ifl:°:‘;i0‘(:o‘r;.wha ‘told iflgrlllsdiflflgg . chat my condition 3mm brood matilro ‘ntailtfll- ave m9 mmlmne whwhlfllrtrrt‘: p .. . "illgm lnlrtl up; n,” hm ally free from ~ ' . nl v sod i 1 _ will": rm“ “Maul-av Ytliiiilnd which a -l'-'ll 11k r. .., ' lnrnllze car. . it. tho‘. (all; wire‘ heziiilliiliz "o id not h¢=l.,-M-_ qnd I ‘km mm continue-d lislrllz the Mill for "W! lower "Md GIIMFHIIQMW. v oktflm "unfit ‘m’ bu‘ inches. lp-‘llrrvehtn "lllbfllk nr. “William-l u, n s t- alt r am not alrltlvnllll the aibovn, gm,

safer in medicine or by mm

Dr. wuuellls moi lilo fill. Ont. c 0°‘

‘l6 head of heifers were

l Jgzsxieei‘ “l”!!! i0!‘ a Week

B B“ ii w" Riven a.

l’ Jill? 20. there was evi. g

“ogwilsovyabréowth on the clover, _ m I e litter for fall feodl \-e‘\'[_\d by nlllrkctlus fllllu p

ill riot produce a re t 3“ who

8 l! dcal ofuiuce ill this way

illili pasture h

‘rotation is (sslgwgwa at:

el with "T _ ~- n

Jonowed Ifyetgg silggltrrsloonelparticularly tilruiil". Blbwilnxurkel, vcr

, moans the grades ndll ille flourll-slhlr firm’ from food dl h “an? m” “lid om" i Films 0i‘ lbhefllliolifis ‘Lilli ill“ is Jim-pure, tlhe hwntimmgllll‘? “m! o‘ vommes, unions, artic ,, or- i eta. pursnllrrll llllii llofiiflrie ‘body i“ Illinlted with vivleigllil (except l is i dwells" follows. The leaves riro attachr b“ also the medium ‘by whim, loin ‘by the barrel) an ‘y “Elli” “ll tlllflenaa 1r tlhq olliloe of illaverloli- ill"

aid. at 50 cents a box fromlot mqy p, be“,

Feeds l q and n lg rage. rzllligxrsmycorilzrllovlprcifiillbly rnurkotcd tm-mlgh the medium of stool-s -

l . . mg’ exam“ “mm wl“r“ tho vnluc

workl-d out. ch uhovc tlic

i“ wuiizcrogllllrliliiitljlbillllllillt rtrlwrl ll" ill/ill“ ‘ l Roots. leach c; mo, foods used. m“

are no ceptiorl, us rrlllnyhey M“ “Xcuuunt

i I 'l

(l ("laugh i0 insignia fluid: for tub“ u“ lt tho cost 0i

, Tm _ r (l

5 m, 302M322? gaff lIBfIlIGSB. On "B. is rota-

fooll for stcori-l. l1‘ gm,“ growing them‘ trtglllzynliflnllltilkn “m the! "l" lee“ ties oi

mfge quanti

"l M"? on»??? §§lil'bll“ild' steers my torlihh. Cheuiwl‘ "llllll"

av the sweet cit: however, not own sweet clo- ed u the cheapest

i M it i in . ey do it w,“ come uspsirsnedtehdé roughugfl avails e ‘i Kl" a areal

morn in the rue gflcured m ho d

cost of llloillw“ rccouinien - source 0

id b hi3; sllllgulilcftliiiiod ing beef. and Sllllge i“

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__,__.__{O-O"""' OT ROOT VEGETABLEQ A __._.__

o severe - t

regarding me “$00

Act and its fell

l tllc Efgachflo Agriculture.

us the nlrrnnfil‘ 0

‘ their packlnil.

containers. it then llflllilile“

hokcs

gm- export.

in Cannllrl are: Canada A Q"!

varietal chrlrooivfifiilcfl- practically if“ fnroltln

crooks, cuts ‘lciiill 'l’iil3lii' 8°“ m‘

' dry rot, or

characteristic?

mntier, frost,

rlcllii, blight, (t

"n". inserts, other rnonnll, lnot be less

ll

zrlldlrls flfitl w.»

Ill!’ Weight of a 7i.

Alix per cent lhy i, ‘I

_qllirementl of 1h WW- thlt not more t l ~ l".

lloalely cnutirlcll‘ ‘ploughed sllilllll\i' soon lliillr the

ill impure Blood °:..".'t::r=.:.:2r.l::i°“'

i enquiries vegetables emenis, the $31‘: lowing particulate Fm“ ‘ act 1e 11,11mllllrliQi'&iém‘i:jnfihii)epnrl_ 1i gpocifles. ptoii for lmiii‘

rklnl! ‘ll rlnrl tllc “"1 for me

lurnill-‘l ill’

d or potatoes are (l lloilllczl thfl penalties

iilvlwed - tember 30. illcliiilive’ w gee“ pom. lhnvo nio ‘again; tom. i0 Small miimiii’ Mid w pom t oi‘ bread}; h9g9,- augm toes or onion! ll. the trouble ll; 411mm, The grades l1 ‘I'll’ i0 poor lhiomp In “was '2; offered for Hi9

doptell for pntatocs

tnioes of similar

from dirt or othcr

omega caused by liifi‘ ozLifiliillll 0f the benefit Dr. 9a,", "Maui, ol- mechanical or ilk Pills were i0 lllel‘. ‘us other moons-

“‘“"ii lleonme vr 0 was ‘hardly flible 40c ‘zwgkwgz: $35G?“ than on: and

a be helped "Dstnfrs. J had no seven-elghths huh“ “'1 "i m“ i" am! slelll poorly at. night, lflflg villi-till!»

‘rile dirrmcter of the round varieties

one and thrl-e-

l-

A-fluhllfy-Jienson-tbly aimiirlr varietal M fch are practlc-l Mitt or other foreign, injury, ani SOl‘. rot Mir-be from nnrlntlsi yby sunburn, cuts. tot, or other dis- i of mechanical or

tllnmoier ilruai

and one-half

i i 1- iv fions incident n "How h" m g in cnch of

illve pa,- cont i can Ktttlllhéfle lu th wary bhllhdeti . 5 " ll fl B ( Oil. D mush the prescribed q o: in of any ma“ alnlng re- providing per cent by

having a toilgil nod it should bl-

lluy is rcrlruvlaii llrlil tliiiPUtl to givc the sod it (ahrlrlce in rot. This is fol- ilowcd ily llccpor ploughing in the iillll, if this nlotholl is practised the

finding suitable

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- Written for the Canadian Horti- requirements of the ouitpral Council by Georqg arm. grading for quality. regardless of

pson

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

lbill€lléfilfi§iil°ti ’l';°‘”"“ ' EGONIA ill diameter", the brine must he FORMS SUITABLE PLANT FOR clean. Fancy qilBilly-rpaflfi that FOR COLOR EFFECT

than one thirty-second of an inch

open up partically unchanged in size by processing. ill-o irr-eon in

Gardenerswvwili Find it a Desin. colour, young. and tender and free able Material For Bed or Border from skins. splits. etc; the brine on Nonth Side of House

nlust be clearl. Second qnality— unripe peas that do not meet the foregoing

size. A-lnbcl must show the lyuolity

Gardeners mu one" perplexed of the peas irl type thrce eigilts of

rrlrltorlul

me The Chief Canning “m; added that standardizing of cann- me ed goods had llocrl irr operation

of four yours and hull proved very good satisfactory. During lust. year color effects is desired no flown;- four lluusarld samples were oxuru- better fits the situation than the tuberous-rooted begonin. zhts irr a moist atmourlhlsro partial allelic, and, if .20li(llll()ll‘<l lire right, it will thrive" llllllzillirly null provide continuous irlli even-increasing bloom ilnrli frost lays low liiantll hi llitli autumn,

fronts nlrrrlbcr

until

rlll tcnllor

when cgnfronmd w“), pmmem o; an inch in height and the number m,» of the sieve ill type not less than planting the hell or border orl thll ‘e lllllllilll‘ Qi llll lllvll ill llvilllll-

rloril side of the house, und difficulty is irrtcuslficd northern exposure street. Therc arc a ilosslillc treatment, but if

inspector

lneli nnd showed that ll rullrkell

i; heir. advance hall been luulie in till: pm] quality of goods packed. soil

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PFiOFiTS FROM POTATO BPRAYING

Poison. potatoes Lead Arsennte 5.11 lbs. $2.12 Paris Green . . .2154 lbs. $1.81; Arscrlute of limo 3.83 lbs. s: ht

iloiuts to its credit that wc cur. overlook its uric short (mining

and that is lack of stature for llill

for ftlllllilitlltlil plllrltirllz; but this difficulty can l.i'. lflfflilly ovlsrcurrrl

‘lyy provilliui: it with ll lltlltltt,i(lllllil ll‘ Ultlllliiul, lllrrm, llnv rjrowirrt, .llr‘illrs, like till: Jupllrllvsc bur

lorry. or any lltllvi- plant cf suit» lillu foliage (effort that lllrlra not liljclzt to tllolil-rrltli- sitnlill. The Iollarzl» of tllc lltlftllllft itself is iXlftlUilllli-(ly liccorrltivll. Tho lio- gurllrl is l-siuecililly will] suited to l boll that gets shade froln a large tree during a portion ot‘ tilc. (lily blrt the bl-d nlust bc sluft'il:il-rrtly re- lnovoll from llli! trail to IN? beyond roach (if ilurugry surface roots, cs- pllciuily lirlisl- of lllif clul. The narrow silllcll ilc-iwl-l-rl city llUilNifhl, wlrl-ro till: rrrrljorlty oi illlllllfi pirlv. lrwuy fllr luck oi sunshine, IWOVlIlPS a

ironic for till: lrl-lgllrlill.

lic Pllltillil troru l-ltrly sown seed but this is u (lleiiczrtll opcrrltiorl re (iulrirlg export skill nrld silccini facilities. 'i‘llo ordinary ilruutlrul would ho lllttlitl‘ advised to procun the tubcrs. iliilllil‘ dormant or riilftliliilll, ill this nprirlr; arlli llllv irlr: (JfICtt rllrqilirl-ll his stock, llc i.- l-lprlprled not only for tho crirrerlt rllosorr but for nil time us thl tubers curl be iiftuti irrtllc fall. ntOiTltl null iltillil “Hlfdlttllllig your.

dormant tuhus, tho first tllirlA ti" llo is to get then started into growth. About the. ruiddic oi .\iarch is the tirnc to bcuirl, lllrt tllll initial (lporlltlon can he Ctllll iliillitltlil at llny time uritll the mid liic of April, tile only (llffcrllncl ilcillg tilut the lllUlllHillK S1089 will be rcacllcll o little later. 'i'ake rt box about four inches lriléll. ill

iuu spring. Spllllial attention l.hould be tzivcn

[in tilc (ll-op and tirorollgh prepara- llllu of potato lllrllls that are ill-mono,“ (m. (lmmugoq my“ tho holes with ll. ililzco of broken» flower pots and till the box tcl within half all inch (if the top with| snrld or vol-y light ilorcus soil.l insert tho tubers closely in row-.l. allowing tho top or crown 0f‘tlr( tuber to project above the surface writer and place the box in rlrly room in the house where the terri- pcrrltilre is about 05 degrees. Do not allow tlic flat to dry out but do not over“ water‘. A Diem 0i newspaper, or other light covering placed over the box will 8W6 shade if the plants are at a south window and \vil also llfevelli excessive evaporlation.

clirrrd to lira (rinse in texture and not cilsily piliveriscd. The proper lltiorl lillllgo should be to a depth of from six tn eight inches, till- whole soil lhoirlr; well pulveriscd by careful plowing when the land is fit in work to that depth, nnd by liisclng and ilarrowing afterwards. lllufore ploughing this pulvcrised soil will bc iurllcd to the bottom. it ilr well to disc the surface soil when it ls just dry enough to work well and it is usually wise on lmany soils not to plough i'or some days

pcn irl tlic (closer typos of soil if ii

much more difficult.

To keep your tan shoe; fresh and new-polishthem regularly with TAN-O

"Shine the surface and Save the Shoo."

Boston liaclrinf Company

MONTIIBAL l IJQI

illcllcu willl: lrrlll two fl-l-t ltlglli

lsod will work up nicely tho follo\v-_ .

ilat"~lin lllli fish box with

.1 Thom n couple of holcs in the

lifter. thus giving the land time to dry to at depth of about eight irr- ches. Then the plough will pulver- lse and not compact lt. as will hap-

iu not dried (lril sufficiently. After ploughing, exercise cure to work it with tho disc barrow boforr- it dries to the point of being iunipv whorl worked. A few hours ill a drying wlrld may be sufliciell: for‘ 'l:-.‘ug; being loft ll lay or lW~l irnwrlrkell may llrlko it so that ivorkirlg it into good tilth will be

Grades Adapted by the Dominion

and standardizing. In a rot-cut address Mr. (Y. cllior (villain: lsnoewr vi "l" llorrllrliorl lM-iulrtnil-rli. of Alllifl irlturo, pointed out the vnluc. oi standardizing conned goods, not llnly to tho producer nlill thll trltdo, but also to tho (eonsunlcr- '|‘h(=. inst rnclltiorlell will bc thr- first to incl tho lllilfllilt, for, will-.l. ntnndurdn rlrll fixed null obscrvcd tho ‘housewife will rapidly loll"! to blly just wllnt quality Hill‘ wnrlts und sec that she guts it. The grower will benefit, for when standards aro csabllshell, ll uutrlrrllly follows that he will bl paid for his raw produce on ilusls, of quality. ill". will soor learn, as Mr. lilic-(‘lillivury says, tl figure his rocoplitl. "n! ill ml" but in dollars ylell. por ilCftl. It will not tnkc nlucl flrzuriul: nrl tho growl-rs pnrt tl sue flint although tho patch 0i

lFortiiizlers applied llrc usually suit-tiered lilrolllil-not und workoll irr- tn the soil (luring the last cuitivlt tiorl. Some think ilcttor stock is olbtniucd by applying the fertilizer when the ml‘ lrl the drill when planting by llltlitlll‘. oi‘ the fertilizer attachment on the plnntcr, than by applying it broadcast. -lu clthllr case the fertil- lwrlter-ylilho power go; viglatiunn of the Act. Tlxfltlgtc‘; lzcr siloulll not come into direct -to (lisealae Ls worm. does not apply to new llol l r-nrllact with tho sets. Three bun- n June l and Spit-