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(Experiment-SI Farms Note)‘ 1 Wm my and elifly Juneown- “dwhm pine trod should ill- {Dtvt them for symvwml “Y m’

Z blister rust. It is at this time long from which it could shoot W878. ears very similar to those of an elephant. but-only one eye, rath- er. iarzer than normal. n lived for asven hours after birth.

(“w that the disease is. gs conspicuous orange- Ynim blisters are formed on the juawdpaltdthOhflmkfifll-lllu- m“ " ' contain. a fine find“ composed of spores which m, w distribute the rust. These “pilot l-Ilfwt other pine ‘m; but must reach either W“, gr gcoeeberry leaves to bo- w . On the under side of ‘w’; leaves, if they are infected U? 1 mam the plnl, minute ‘flue-yellow pustules jwon which two types of sporea are _ need-the first which serves Mpread the rust to other curl-ants -,- poeaberlies, and the second, ‘Md! can infect pine trees again 4w; gpmpletlhfl iihs life cycle. in the case of individual orna- mnial pines, infections can be gmmsftllly cut out but with a wmber of trees or a plantation m; is scarcely practicable. H610. murder to control the disease, it is necessary to remove the less valu- gble of the two hosts as. since both ‘in necessary for the completion o! die life cycle, the removal of one ghrcks the further development of the rust. Generally it is le c) remove currents andgooseberries within 900 feet of white pines, or in the case of the cultivated black pirrant. within on; mill. < Ab illustrated circular deecribifll the several stages of development lithe rust and themeans of ocu- trol may be had free upon, applic- ation to fills Dominion Botanist. central Iimflrlmental Farm. ‘Ottawa, oat-n. '1'. t. .. ‘Dominion Botanist.

TESTNG MAPLE SYRUP.

d Oil account of the mmlber of requisite which are beingpmade by individuals for ghe testing 0d maple grip and other produotathe Fruit i» of the Dominion Depart- ' of Agriculture call attention

provides a fee of 8 for ‘ttficial analysis. and to section n. ' ‘thg some regulations, which pro- eribes afeeof flforadelermln- lion for any other DWI!!!- ibrmeny heating was done by the Dspartaimt of National Health an... time w time, but now that the ggwAgtig inoperaltlcn alltssting k done under the supervision of the Jicminicn mitt Branch. Teatinl hapie products for P1337 is "T! technical and complicated. with the close check-up maintained on the industry since the comln! int» force of the Act, there is practically ho cause for complaint with respect to any product labelled "maple" and bearing an official licence or re- tlstraticn number on “lg pachgs-

QUALPI! AND SUPPL!

The nigh Commissioner for Cah- lda in London ibis recent com- lliunlcation to the Minister of Trade slid Conunelee stated: “We If! tireless abbot imlfcrmity of quality. Ind would sen-l‘ tube almost i!!- different about continuity o! WWW You will readily 017M001“! how unsatisfactory it is when we have secured a customer for Cana-

(when!

FEED the BALVES

CWithCBLATCH-

i, FORD’S CALF MEAL and watch them grow

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‘ring up e YOUNG CH S on g ilatohfo ‘s Eggilaeh ,~ both sold by‘. A '

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disease known asjwhiteltrimk, about two or three inches

[Freak-I Nature

WOITAWA, Juno M-(By ‘its lhuadiau Prom-A freak of na- ture, an apparent throwback to the elephant, ial on exhibition at animaljbcspital here today. It'is a ole. hornet midnight, possessing a

p zvswsy ivonas

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ciniiiinrii

Jime34-—@! ‘Bil

will: srmonvo NETILI '

Twamciea of stinging new“

N's listed for P. E. Islandzthe tall, native Urtica gracilis of Alton, and u“ ""11 ‘lmflcl’. European U. “PODS 01 Linnaeus. I have on gov”. til occasions come gin-g“ m, y“, m"- ltlilllly on damp alluvial land, but have not yet Seen m; ha,“ 1 believe it to be < omparatively

beer of a light character, was a close rival m made sinker beer. and was looked "W11 Ia a "teetotal" drink

"liwilflulyoungnettieawerefer- "QM by the cottages-a in- the "Mb a! Eneland. into a kind n:

the home-

mn naorlres

. To the benighted Saasenaich the

which '

dian business to have him report to n“ 1'1 Gilli-ill-

Wuahortlyafter thacheoanonly

set supplies intermittently. Gl‘ aunt "’° U- PM" m, good. he . do" m "n very markable fact and one for which considerably in quality." There is m’ mmmm" l‘ lmlhwmlns. is that these nettles prefer (as it were) muaceoomcnswbnuiunlneba ‘h’ '°°‘°‘Y°1=1e=l=1nd=cnelooks appear farmer, and it mdieatee a way in m "m m" "m" 1n "I fields but they IIO sure YD be 1D the vicinity 1nd m 015mm; L - Q“ by 4°. M u" 51111611188. However, if the veloplng both quality and con- “swig? 5mm. the near a, tinuityof supply to the British "urn" common” 8P0 “m”! I "Fishing near the ruins of h“ "m"- lbbvys. and old houses.

awealth of interest in thistimely

which agriculture may well give a

market. —-Deparianent of Ottawa.

The common nettle: of "—"

and U. d aica. Q n-

find them

England, on the line of the W"! W111. was found a stone with areoeascarvedinitandinthere- oeea a figure of

lllllli 0! l hllll-ly decorative Cale- doniI-n. marching truculently to and fro. the while he calls forth "m" ""19 nines" those weird mi- nor ski-rls in which the soul of the Gael delights, is a sight not to be

At Stanwix, in Cumberland, m.

a Roman soldier

PWW" °1 Scripture associate the nettle with desolate places or those 78111118 to ruin.

I ""4 111""! "Pest that the

CROPS FROM SMALL PLOTS

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Itiareallyrnnarkabietha

amount of vegetables him can be gggcelfuthznleixtzntnmifm °Y

sparsely square. Silfficient tomatoes for a covered Wm‘ "lbw" ha“ H1194 ennallfssnily wilibeirlownonsix Mmmufld “quid “d” m‘?

produced in a plot twenty feet

about 1a inches high. He is Play- ins the baznlpea. and the sculptor has caught the characteristic po- sition of the arms and the poise of ‘h! body. The figure is depicted in sluice-length kilt, tucked in at the waist. This stone is now in Car- lisie Museum. “ “ statue of a

come into contact with the parse ,

or eight plants. ‘mess, of coin-as, eheuldbeetakedandmaybeaetin

are‘ six feet long and are driven in close to the plant when the latter la set out. Pinch off all side shoots. training the single main stem 1.10m thepolg and tyinglt about every foot. Each week during the growing season the plants should be

gheoouon is injected leaving n “Ill! and 11min

eighteen inolim apart. The stakes a long “mars” 1535332182: m9 Plant a reputation which puts

when the Potato 6ND failed in 1845-7 though several millions cg cooked rations were sent across by

the British ernm i, inspectedand all side shoots nipped wflmmu o?" °n "l" l"

ll its useful qualities in the shade. During the great Irish famine,

transportation -it

Il-flly had developed a hospices which they called the “tibia utricuia-lis." a name indica- tive of the materials used in its construction, and translated as "shank-bones and bladder." A military people like the

P1P". in bronze, has been found in a Roman station in the south of

England.

The moimtairleer of ancient

species of

which may be

b” m my“ “rm i» i» vim 7.7. ..°.’Z..;.‘iI’.‘.’.§..'$.‘."ii ‘.21 grow lettuce, uain: an early and mp1, pemhecLnm m m m

m, type, and in» odst val-my. which will supply the table dunno

One or two rows of beam are ad- visable aa these for the amount of space taken uP- Make two plantings about two or three ween apart. Fifteen inches

iagufiictm space between rows; awn‘ Batu“ ‘ma’ l “mama mum“ m” vmwmfltllellllanisarecutandhuz:

goodtetinnsandalmlldhavefvcln

mws.~flpinsdh is abs a heavy yielder andnaa it eomeeonearlvyis botanic no bum-the 11M’

and radish. can be planted in be" tween the rows of carrots. beans.

mmgnvm gen-orfiftetnfeetifi

asparagus and the leaves like spinach. Onions could be included

abouteightinchee between rows- oumtakg upquitenlotofroom. butasitianever 0039509"!!! takenffeshfflln the zanienltie well to include it. It yields an

acts counties-who survived kept _ emseves alive by ea wu

thglate summer and early flll-rooumdmmadmusufmu; the nettles cooked as greens. There

Vi“ ‘"1 ‘mm’ was a method of blanching them wliilcysd. by eel-thing up as we m celery.

‘ "so require M11 Mm- m‘ use of nettle fibre for rdggg

W! "will" ‘l- i" "11 ” “m” thread Orlsinated: nefiii... it fi Lila first vegetable obi-s employed Y Prehistoric man-he would find heels and tomatoes MH- ohfl“ it close at hand. In Kanischatka will uubply. a hues owl-ll? i" the natives mu use it for fishing lines and cordage. Experime ts in now. The inner stalks are used like “an” h", shown that n can be successfully made into pap- ‘ er. and in Scotl in the small I814!!! Ind 0911 M“! nettles were prepared, mm ‘m; woven into as good linen as had ever been made from n“,

Naturally. animals are abary a

Itisdifficulttoaaywhen the

nettles

’. at one time,

Finally it must be noticed that

Romans would be quick to pay. caivo the psychological value of the instrument and it is more than likely that pipers were attached tn their legions. In this manner the bagpipes made its first appearance in Enlland, whence it spreadto Scotland and Ireland. Oddly enough

it does not seem to have appealed to the mountaineers of Wales nor the Keltsof Cornwall.

The pipes did, however, appeal

to~the old Northumbrlana; but they h” the refined them down to produce p, I! vareaanrlyd ured.l ,1 t dhrillto. - “Ringo mum inches between M one ‘mamauwntswm ma cl gnan an t ne In Holland, nettlee wm mowed aevu m! time I year m fodder.

stead of the "bag" being inflated by the performer-b breath, it is blown up by a small bellows held under the arm cf the player. The tone of the Northumbrian pipes is sweeter and more flute-like the tone of its Scottish congener. There was a "Pipes Society‘ in Northumberland till about the mid- die of last century, but the general adoption of the violin as an in- strument of expression gradually led in its decline, pipes are mainly seuml and among antiques.

than

and now the found in mu- the dealers in

It is sometimes inferred that the

bagpipes were known to the Chal-

aversge of three cohe in evsry two in tight containers urlii needed for Italband it may be planted!" “"- mm “out ‘ m“ 5mm 51mg m, I‘ lsoned Bran Balm-This ma- qepou on, an n“, mam”, terial is used for the control o1 “tombs”. pa“ m“; mum, md cutworms and is made upfrom (i) mm“, aim‘ ma.‘ p,“ N. bran-Jo lbe., (2) Parisgreen-l-a w!" “ma, boo mum mm m, m; ib., (8) molasses-l qt., and water w, mull “ma. as at last fifty w Millw- Brvadcast very thinly f”, of mwwm M mam.“ to ‘M, at dusk upon a warm evening up- m“!w‘mmfmfl,_ on bareground or just before seed-

‘ linge are up and repeat twice at weekly intervals if necessary. Care should be taken to avoid spreading n", the “mm o; ‘lmmvhu, the ‘material in lumps for fear of

' m; - ‘ ’ ,. and birds and in Iuard carefully and destroy the unused portions of the bait. r-isoned Spray m:- urtch-Where Bordeaux mixture (4-4-40) is used in potato spraying 2 lbs. cf-calclum arsenatefareen- ate of lime! can be added to each 40 gallons of,the spray and save a special spraying for potato beetles. llor more speedy killing action some growers add an additional 1-2 lb. of Paris green. The spray used should always lp mixed fresh for each day's spraying. The Colorado Potato Beetle: - 'i‘his major pest of the potato plantspendsthewlnterdsabeetle in the soil. Emerging usually dur- ingthelaatpartofMay,it_ may cause injury (l) to the developing shoots by the old beetles in the spring: (I) to the plant foliage in late June and July by‘ the larvae; and (l) to the foliage in" August by the beetles which develop from the larvae during summer.

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operations - v year R. P. Gotham, of the staff of the Dominion Entomological Ia- boa-atory at Fredericton, N. 3., de- m]; ‘the use of the more common insecticides for the control of in- sects affecting this important civil-

Bis recommendations follow:

Arsenate of Idiom-This common poison is used for potato beetle larvae and many other bltlnu i11- sects. The common rate of appli- cationds 1-4 ounce to one gallon of water for liquid may: 1-2 ounce to each pound of dry dillt mixture.

Arsenate of Ilead:—Thie poison may be used on foliage without dilution if necessary. It should be uaedattberateofi-Scimoefea gallon of wafer for oliiflul IP01!- catlomlMto lounce foreacb pound of dry dust mixture.

Nlcotine.Su1l>hate:—'I‘liia la one of the useful contact insecticides for use against‘ sucking insects. Ior liquid application, the 00mm"! ill‘ iution is 1 pint of the commercial so per cent nicotine sulphate t» 10o gallons of water. For 109110!- flpn in dust form, _l pounds of the commercial nicotine sulphate IN added to 00 pounds of hydrated time, or other fine dult mlhflll. andthelrlixturethen groundina

Canada il new the largest m:-

litter & 0a., u? "Bod an" eedStol-e

ballmilltobteakulilullifil and mfg thoroughly. m dust insecti- aiqaacprepaled needatoba not

pirc sXliorter-offnbeeco to om: Britain with of 0.808.310 pounds durlig the first four moauha cf 1m, an increase of 144 per cent over the same period of i081, ac- cording‘ to the Natural Readiness napartmentwf- the Canadian lia- tional nallwaya. The bulk oftfie

deans, the ancient Egyptians and the Greeks: but this is by no means certain for no sculptures by these peoples exist, _ which depict the bagpipes. We are told that the Ro- man Emperor Nero loved the bag- pipes, and we know now that it was first introduced by the Ro- mans to the notice of the British barbarians.

WORTH GROWING

This week the garden is resplen- dent with the orange-colored Si- berian Wallflower, Ohelranthus allionii. It is of a true warm orange hue-a color relatively scarce in nature, but very striking indie effect. This plant, or rather its flower, is fragrant, mo; an ad- ditional attractlbn, for I like my plants to gratify two senses. The perfume is not as strong as that of the English wallflower, but that plant is not hardy here, while the Siberian form will “sow itself." It appears to be ablennial.

‘Another easily grown acquisition is the "Snow in Summer," Ceras- tium tomentosum. Itvis a member of the "Stitchwort" family, with hoary leaves and large white flow- cra, in full bloom now. The plant forms a mat or cushion and would, I think, make a fine rook garden species.

SPRAY son WEEDS

An enquiry has reached me fcr gepray “llsinst weeds on lawrie— the enquirer says she remem- ‘auch a spray recom-

in. this column. I recollect

about three years ago,

pe for the spray was givenmebyDr.J.A.Clark.'I'his v ' pe in short. rel- small quantities use at the‘ rate of ‘one pound of c0911", sulphate (blue- atone) to five gallons ofwater. Dinolve the blueatone in hot wa- ldo’. in a wooden. enamel or earth- euwle velel. aadadd cold water

r" "an Preael-“m practically every important sgriculturil region in the Dominion the crotll ha" been making excellent growth, ai- though east of the Great bakes rain will be needed in the near future if favorable prospects are to con- tinue," states the current telegraph- lo crop report of the Bank of Mon- treal, issued today. "Ideal weather throughout the Prairie Provinces has brought the grain along rapid- ly and wheat, is now advancing in- to the shoot in healthy condition," the report continues.

Details follow for the Maritime Provinces:

Growth of spring grains has been slow owing tn cold weather, Hay is

iishtly passed over. How and when lshcwins good growth and pastures V" W! Prideful performance evolved?

are reported in good condition. Apples are setting well and small

crops, after a slow start are now maklnz more satisfactory progress.

tc the required amount. (Blue_ stone will corrode a metal con- tainer). Apply to the lawn as a lPYfly. or a watering can or “Bpflnkler” may be used, but must be thoroughly washed out after- wards.

This spray is effective against broad leaved weeds but runs off and down the grasses. It may be necessary to make more than one application before subjugatlng some of the hardlcr weeds.

Unless lawns are given some sort of fertilizer, the grass at length becomes impoverished, and weeds get a foothold. It is therefore po- licy to treat the plot to a. little nl- trate or ammonia, during the growing season.

U! PRIZE "FEED THE BIRDS" CONTEST

Dear Siru-Old Jack Frost has come and we hope has taken his departure again, and our little "friends” will now be able to take care of themselves through the good old summer time. 0n lycvember the 36th I was on my way to Mission Band and I found a. snow bird that could riot fly. so I put it in a mall box and when I returned I brought it home. We found that its wing was badly shattered by a shot from a gun of some thoughtless person, and we could not do much for it, the bird only lived three days. The chickadees have been here all winter, except on very cold days when they stay in the woods. 0n the 20th of November I saw two winter robins and on Dec 12th I saw the largest number I had ever seen at one time. I think there were 20 in the flock, but two is usually all I see at one time. From Dec. 14th and on through the winter ‘two Blue Jays came to be We have eight Pigeons that stay at our bam most of the time. they love grain and bread crumbs. I put feed on boards hung by wire from limbs of tress in our grove also on the lawn front of our house. Most of our birds like bread mnnbs, but the little chick- adees enjoy as an extra special a feed of suet. Two crows stayed about here until the 17th of Dee, then there wee so much snow we did not see them until February, I never feed them. There were 30 English Sparrows stayed here all winter. I felt sorry for them in the real cold weath- er and gave them some crumbs. The Robins returned on April 0th, they are very plentiful this spring. There are two that are quite tame and will come right to the steps of our piazza, they seem to love Auto Harp music, they will stand still and tum their heads from side to side as if they were frying to learn the tune. I saw the first flock of wild geese on the 4th of April. Last summer there was a new bird here and it arrived again last week, I wonder if it is a. Night Hawk, I could not get near enough to it to describe it's markings. It is a very high flier, early in the morning and in the evening we see it as if it was dropping from the sky with great speed and it makes a contin- uous noise. I hope to get near to him someday. Old l-‘lootie the Owl has been in our grove all winter, he expects children to be in bed early for he says. "Who-is-still-up?" "Whoo- Whoo?" I must close for this time lest I wear out my welcome. "Your! Truly" " Mabel I. Simpson (age l2 Cavendish, P. l. I. '\ Gertrude Ackland

‘reaches.

fruits give good promise. 'Root‘wlthirl the Empire. The Calgary

West Seeks Aid For Cattle and Dairy Products

CALGARY. June 34-43)’ ‘rhe canadian Prewmeady to compete m the world wheat markets without favor from any’ WW“?!- 515"“ 'looks to the Imperial Economic IOonIeXence at Ottawa next month with hope of aid for its other divi- 1510118 of agriculture, willing to 81W in return its sulYPOPt W 5 “lulu” preferential tariff or me ulnctuved products from Great Britain and other nations oi the Commonwealth-

Two Alberta organizations -— libt‘ United Farmers of Alberta. and the Calgary Board of Trade-through the Alberta Government also We! for stabilization of emPlfc Cullen‘ c185 ,5 m important factor in the well being of the Enlpire. The U. F. A. suggests the old stands-I'd bl abandoned as the basis of oilrrenfly

Beard of Trade urges careful study of the coal situation because of A1- bertab tremendous resources o! oOI-l in its various grades.

Alberta looks with favor on Brit- ain establishing a. preferential im- port duty on Alberta cattle, 11088. dairy and poultry produce, and is anxious to see Canada extend pre-

ferential tariff on goods ImPOPWd from Great Britain and other oom- monwealth nations such as textiles. woollens and clothing. iron and steel motor cars and trucks. 50-1 eflflflffl and electrical equipment. Highly im- portant, from Alberta's eyes, is l. preferential tariff cn tea. coffee and food products.

In a send-official statement, the

Alberta Wheat Pool with its 0.000 membership is against the est-ab-

liahmerrt of a British wheat quota

and looks with disfavor on a Bfltish| preferential tariff m: sin-loin wheat- The United Farmers of Alberta with its 17,000 members take; the same