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KEEP THE H068 DRY.

In the minds o: most people, tbs Mg mais a reputatlon 1m- being a oirty animal. Truc. boas are com- monly seen wallawinx in mud and dirt. tout Wher .thla le fmm choice or frorn necsse-ity is anotber ques- tion. dt le equnlly true tint no animal more greatly apprcciates clean, dzry q'uanters. eapecielly in wimter. iNor lis Lhere any other animal to rwhich such treatment is as rpnofi-table from a mouetary stamlpoiut.

l renwmiber riding in tho train recemly with a pmeperous looking fermer. i cannot at the moment recoliect lits nome—mas a stranger to me—tbu-t, durl'ng .the conversa- tion, lie grew i'eminlscent. “l re- memibcr". sold ne, "my first oxperi. 'ence In feeding pigs. .My tailler nnd bought me a. few weanlinge'and ilt 'wae my aim to have tbem Jimt as big and fat as possible vwhen the ,time came t0 markct them. l kcpt those pizza in n. hog pen with a cernent i‘ioor on which l kept. l suppose. a liberal supply of bed- dirng. diowevor, in spite of the bcdding and in milite of wha-t I con. sidercd the vory .best kind of feed» ing, my pilgs got crippled, went c‘ff their tecd and censed- making gain‘s. it was a long tlme ibefore lgot them bock to a ilinfty condition again and it was not until l had simiilar oxpcricmu :with the second lot that I began tu suspect tire creuse of thc trouble."

“.Slnce thon." cimtinued lie. "l bave tllrn'cd off a good many bun- dred liogs and have made sortie money in Ithe gaine, but il imst had' .ho learn that. in order to kecp Ihogs growing wcll in cnld wenther. you have gat to have then‘. on n woodsn floor tiiat can rbe kept dry. 'l‘he hog may take delidght in wallowmg in tile mud d‘utrlng dogdayu but he doean't anpreciote Lt during the cold Iweutlwr, although I helicve they can gel; urountl during the daytime In the yard even in zero Kent-ber and be all tlie botter for

As a. rezsuit oi‘ hJs exrperioncc. this man went on ot say that he had comte totbe conclusion that evcn the inditvidiial hog bouse. recom- mended go gencru‘lly, should always be :iuppliod wdtli n. wooden fluor,

and chat in spltu of the tact tha-t o boardllooc- cible. lit la profitable in tue and.

greater room for exercice. snourm COWIS“FACE IN On ..OUT?

in no ides! wsy In which to stable cowa. Wlhethcr the animale face In or out. it always Is certain thnt nome deiinito ndvantage could have been, gained by hsvlng thcm face me othcr way. But there arc ssvemi distinct ndvantages in hav Inc the nerd face towmrds the con. vire oi‘ the_stable. ’l'he animale are more convenien'tly aed, which is, perhap's the biggest item of al-i.. 'Cows. on eihhcr Bide cau he serv ed in less time with siiage or grain supplied ilrum a push cart or t'ccd carrier aperated In a. central fced ing adleÿ. than thouzh ‘tho push csrt must be ntaken cleur ai-ound the unteide of the stable, where the spnca between the stunchions and 'wnlls is apt to be more craintp ed ihan is tiie cnso with the ccuirc slley. Hay, adso, can ‘be distribut- ed with Iess litter and dust. cht perhaps, In Importance de the ac! th-at where the cowa faco In there la usualvly botter light for inilking through m’uch oi the year. Wlierc stables are electrically liglgtcd ibis I‘actor de not oi' so muer. im portance. Still en abondance of nat ural light in the vicinbty of ne milk 'pail is always of advantage. in addition to the factors Indicat- ed, is the familier one tbnt a barn arranger! in t'nis fasbion always looks cleaner and more attractive than is the case where the central passagewa-y is flanked on clther sido by mamure butters. Furthcr more, it can be bu-ilt a couple of feet marrower withouit interfering with Its utility or efficiency. The advantsge oi etcbiuing dairy coma with ‘their heads towards lie outslde of tihe barn are in somc meneurs tho reverse of certain ad vantsges.which prevuihwhere the othcr mcihod is followed. A single litter carniar track ls' oiten madc to serve for tire. collection oi waste .from eiilher side. Borne doiry men. however, prefer to'install a carrier track on either sido of thc central al-ley‘ since less =liittcrr spil led on the floor by .this metliod and the -work of cleaning is hnst dam. n . fi‘here are. howéver. other dia.

Hds muin roman for claimlng an advxmtage .for tua wooden fioor| overuthe combat wae thnt n pig had a habit of rootirnx 'to the bottom of' ita bed, no mettcr how liber-al tho' bedding mlg-ht be. df 'a content;

> fluor were underneath, it meant' ihnt the pig was lyiug next to nthcl cold content, but, I‘f n iraised wood-E en floor, even thought he bedd'ing wns rpiied around rathcr thnn under lhe plgs, they would have at least n dry place tu lie on. _

The idcn of n wooden sleeping place, cvcn where.concrete floors arc uscd. is .becomi'ng gonerall‘y ac. cepted nmong hog men. -ln soma cases, thc sleeping piolform is a height of two or three feetvabove the fluor. with n gong vp‘lank lead-

l ing tu it from the iower levol.

——.*%*—h-——— Rheumatic Treatment

TMI Trouble Osa Only Is Qot Rlu of by Enrichan the Blond

in no diseuse does t-he ubloo ‘- come thin so rapidly as in rheeiigiî- tism. Not only does it hecome thIn. hui il 18 'loadod with rheumatic poisons. Without’ ,proper treatment abuse poisons inca-anse, the general bealth ‘is undermined, the Inflam- cii joints swell. and are very pain- fui and often t'he sufferer’ becomes crippled.

Dr. Williams' Pink Pills build up the blood and ena'bgo It to mt out the rheumatic poisons with the nat- urel secretions of the body, thus _driving out me pains and hencfitv in: the general health. :Sound proor of these statements la offered by tMns. George IStanley. Sports, 0nt.. 'who says: ——“For a number of yenrs I was troubler] with rheuma- tism. which et tlmes was very paLn. ful. iMy gsneral health wns aleo nf» fectcd. and l could sourcer drng myself around. l lied been doctor« in: a gond deal but did not get nny botter. until one day my daughter hrought me a 'box of Dr. Williams' IPink Pins. By the tijne these ware .used l could notice a sl'lght im- provemsnt, and il continued taklng the pille untii lhad uaed about a dosen boxes. by which time I Ielt like a new persan—and looked like one. l could do' m? work Wli—h

esse, and have usines enioyed the beet of health. have slnce’ re. commended Dr. Williams' Pink

Pilll to seversl others who received t'ho same benefit-nn myseli."

The hast t‘ima to basin .taklng Dr. W'ii‘llsms' Pink nm. is the moment you fesi the lent bit out of sorts. The sonner you do so the sooner Yoll wili regain yonr old time ener- xy. You can cet .thele pille titirough sur medioine dealer or by mali

.. pont paid at M‘ont. a box. or six boxes msst front 'Nie Dr Will-

tinct adventages .to this- method of sisbana caws. One is hhst vwhere mllnlnggmiachines are uscd , :the wide central alley I5 helpfui in the handiing of the equipment and It is rpoes‘lble, with a ilittle more cnre to kcep‘tho alley m‘ore frce from littor- and trackings of «nature thnn is thu cese'with narvrower

This plank a'lso hs‘s the edvautaae'buildings or alteretione .‘are con of swing fioor space, thus Ravin: iemlplated- comte interesting rcvei

atione are aipt to follow the use of the meùhod' inddcated. With cer- tain stables, it msy he vi’ou'fl‘çhat shming ihe position of the cows wdll make the work casier. lf not.

“t. 18 carbure lime nm there the hommages o! eithel‘ metbod

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csn be ‘weighed and a choicev made upon this basic. 0. C. —-——*o—œ———— FITT'ING AND SHOWING THE H068.

.. (Experlmsntäl Fsrml Note.) ..

Tbe d’ici-mg nnd show'ing or swtne is on art in Itscli’ qutte npart from that et hreeding. ‘I‘hc careful brecder who rpridos hiun‘self on the .breeding and typineas of nie hogs nced- not neœaarIIy bc nmbeataibie in the show ring. iln large shorw classes where the _ mpetition la keen, the winnlng individuels must possess other qualifications 'thnn truan to 'typc alone. and proba- bly one of the mostt important con-

sidenations other than type is whut mny bs called show c'ondItion.

This show condition is foun'l in its greatest perfection :rt our larger shows lwhc're hrecders Iwith yeiu's 04' emporicncs at their bricks are In licen occmpetilticn .wiidi one anotihor. For those vbreedens who are less ex- perlenced and who moy wish to tuke a. lmnd lin rthe gaule a Ifew sug- gestions at this time may not be averse. lndividua‘lls which it Is ghe tntention oi' th_e owner to exhil). il. et this fall'g shows should be sel- ected un. once. Tliis Is important if «maximum .slze and developmernt 5.9 to .be obtni‘ned. and every day that this is delayed 'moans tllut niuch more oi’ a. handicap for the individuel in tho gliorw ring.

It 'ls impossible to' reaiize tthe de. sircd reeulbs :by forcing nt the lest

' moment. m ibc'i'ng necessary. drn 0rd

er .to obtain full deveiopment. to bring along vgradually. rF'orced feeding reeults in excess i’leshing, -w!nih retarded development trames, or on .the othcrhand It may

result in grossness and lnck or quaiity. Posture, smppliul wl-tli .shade

tram the sun, nnd- also, ilf nvaiiabie .numing water. provldc Idcai condi- tions fordhe hog (iuring tire sum- mer. 'l‘heso, comibincd with n. weil 'baianccd menl’ ration fini in con.- .iunction with green t‘ccd and Ski":

able resultis.

Tire mcal ration which le sclect- ed for 11mg purposc should ho ona cadculsited t0 dlevelop lbonc and ‘nwscie durinæg the Initial stages of the fltting period. and for the latter stages u soniewllat higher percent- nge of fat producing fooiils should ho supplied.

nlleys silong the outside wn-ll of

the b'arn. .Still anoidier factor I5] iound In the tact that a. .m-ors dis] tinct contact wrth the fresh air. supply- is affected when the cows face rtlie outsidewnile where Lhc ventiiaior intakcs are located.

A dalrymten who contemplates building a nerw stable or remodell ing his old» one vwill taxe ail thcse considerations into account whcn making his plans. vVhere the bal once wili be etruck wili depend. somatimes. upon pcrsonal prei‘cr once and sometimes upon tim gon 81‘311 l‘YDe of bol-iding'and its sizc. Undoubtedly. maw'ever, cdficiency wili have larger part in dairy op erations in the mit/ure than it lins had in the rpsst. Consequen-tiy. the rbest position for cowa in any stable 'wdll depeud somewlmt upon such things as tahe location o! the silo. the ieedroom land so on. The detorminlng factor in muny in stances wili he the mattsr of stcp saving. The fccdlng of dalry‘ oows involves the handiing of silage, hny and grain two or more timoa a dey—manda” in .the week and ‘every dey. in' tiha yeair. Stables must be, cleaned with regulan‘ty. in oiher words. these opernthons must be carrled on without a break and if a few stops con be saved haro or there each time the work le donc the debor saving in the course of .time Is e considerable moment.

A dalryman who contemplates changes in bis stable spent con sldcrable tlme going through the net-uni motions oi feeding luis cows and counting' hls stops as he did so. He lmogined also. that things were arranged in s differcnt wsy and went through the lmotlons agniin. Plan alter plan sts tosted out antinl lie hit upon what he fclt ofl'orcdl tho qu-ickost and cas- lest mcans of gctllng through the routinl/ work incident to handling hls cows. '

’Ilhere Is grcat variation in thc "lavant" of'dairy haras, thg pos ition oi silo and so on. Few ait uations' are npt .to oii'ar exactly

Iams' Medicine Pat.

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Drockvllle,

the stable. Muny dairymen fce'll'ad tout a botter view of the animalsl be :frec front b1 is affordod In_casc u buyer hop-mess m: “w k1 pens nlong vw:hiie the convs are ini

in order to nppear to the grcatest

caniches or rougit- nxl‘, and resc . clear. healthy nppcarancg. "(ânel great source of trouble more pitr- ticularly with white skinned 'hogs la that oi' sunburn. This cun largcl'y be provented il‘ some pro— tection from thc snn elther naturnl or artificiel. i5 nvuilable where the hoy may tako shelter throughout the botter parts of the dluy. These precnutions are not sumcicnt, howover. Ii' thes kin of the hog 'ls to appea‘r ra the best odvuntege, so'washing mlust be resorted to. It as not ouillcicnt to lct the wth ing go until the day bcfore show- ing. Soma con‘siderable time ibc .I‘ore tbc hog is shown. nt :intervnls of a few deys, a thorough scrub. bing‘with a. soit bristled brush. linseed soap, nnd clean watervaxe advised in ordver to clean the dirt out oi' tho pores. Cleanse with clear water. and- cnrefuily remove ail sont). Such treutmcnt rcoults in thc I’rcslmess and bloom that is sa attractive and desirable in show hogs.

Froquent handling oi the hogs is necessary In ordcr to have them accustomed to tlle prestance and also submn to tire wili of thelr intendant without Endura distur- banco. A

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VA'RIETY IN THvE VEGETABLE GA‘RDE‘N

iit is in the interests oi' heaith that the season of freah green vegetnbles be as long as possible. ‘Many people have row lettuce. on- ions. ctc., and fresh greens for only a few weeks In the sommer. Suoh le not a sntisactory statu of affaire but is a condition which mny read- lly bo Improved.

'I'o obtaln esrly .lettuce. radishes beets. carrots. etc.. hot bods may be made in early April in n sunny place sheltered fmm thc wiud. nnd seed sown thereil as soon ns the temporature in Ihe trame ls satis- factory. By employing moderato cnre In watering and vontiloting, vogetnblol may he provided a month hefore lhose sovtn in tha open gnrdcn arc ready for use.

Therc nro n mnnb'r of wnys oi sccurlng onrly produco from ono‘s cwn efforts. Old onions placed close together on a thin layer of soli in n “fiat” o low box, and giv- en oi supply of weter and heatwili eoon sond forth shoots and provids tender. crisp young onions In the centre of‘ th'e old ibulb. auccessim‘ly etorcd over winter if planted in a werm spot in the

the same probleln. When new

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mtlk, femmer 'oombimactlon thnt is capable of glvihg the most favor-

vanmge tho skin oi’ the hog must ‘

Turnips.

garden, send forth tender shoots

P 'OF INTEREST To FARMERS‘

greens. Rhuburb is availalblo con- sidernbly in advance of the season and in very tender form by ,placing a burrcl over a strong root and banklng the sides with fresh horse-. manurc. the top of the barre] being covered with a jute sack. A iu-I vouraiile situation for growing early tomatoes is on tbe south si‘îè' 0l a board fiance. 'I‘h'c plants uro best pruned to a single stem nnd lied to a stakc. 'Bags mey he ut- taqhod to the fonce and dropped over the plant for th_e night. To- metoe-i, being u wnrm season crop, ‘bensilt considerably from this prc- lé‘ction during our cool nights. To facilitate ripening. the top of lb»: plants may be nippcd oit aller three to,flve trusses of blonm have uppeered.‘ 'l‘he vine crops. such as squash, cucumb9rs. and melons may well be curtuiled hy nipping the tlps su that ibeir fruits wili be satisfactoirily devclopcd. cven though comparativer few in numbers. The leai crops sucb as ietturce. splnacli nnd cn‘bbage. ul'o .dqillllfltlleil by1 earlyi upp’licaïons of nitrate of soda.‘ For ui'ly cropa. llie seed of ‘beans and ‘corn should be planted slmllow. Fur- tlicr advantacc mny be had by plan; ing cal‘ly vnrletios. such as Alnrrl- ty tonmtocs. Eclipse 'bects,‘ Dl'ess cnbbago. Frmmh h‘orclug mir» lots. Gregory lSill'pl‘iSe pells' :Ind Squaw corn. At tlie same date, uthcr vuriciles oi' l'ilCh vegetnblc crop m'in be sown to provide fur md-scnson and lat-season produco. In [ho case of salad plants and greens. sucli as lettuce. radile spinach. carnets and beeis, it in necessnry to make successive sow' ings in ordcr tbat tlierc be a con- stant supply of tender young vegot» s'bles. ‘Lctluce for [lie hot scason may be planted betwccn cabbagc plants. The shzuie is helpi'ul tu this cool SC‘JSUII crup. Thero arc n numlber of good vog- ciableg which are not common in sur gardons. 'Among thcse ziru kohl rahl, swss clinrd, salsify dwnrf kulc. brozul beans, Ell‘tli'ilil' kca. pelsal. or vCliincse cabbnge and gardon cross. The (llet in which seine of thcse ure inclutred as .1 varicty to the more usuel staplc vegetmbles is conducivc to greaior liealth. Sa-uthcrn Mnniinbn is grnwing considcrabla quantlties of melons. li' carly variation arc grown and thc hothed ntllizcd. n large .part of the prairies migbt .be producing thcso excellent gardon fruits. ln musk melons. Pagc's Earlyisnlmon iicsh) and Enrly Knight ‘(grecn fiesh) are gond choiccs, and l‘eur- less and (Inlc‘s Enrly wntcr melons posscss gond quallty as well as ozn‘lincss.

llni trames should bc kept pro- ducing steadily untll irocze-up In lutte eutumn. Alter tha orhps"for springtlmc transplanting have beenI

removcd tu the gnrden. ihc long: telegrnph cucumher mny orcupy: tlle framcs, or thcy may lie uscd t0 grow :t crop oi‘ mushrooms. ln‘ late suxnmcr a iast sowing of leafl lcttnce may 'bo made in thc trame. Frame covci‘s ma‘do ul’ large sucks, coniuining straw wili serve to kecp vcry consiiirulnc night frosis fromi injuring tlio crop. '

w“ r THE WliNTER GARE OF HOME

PLANTS i

(By HE‘NIRY J. MOORE)

iHouse plants l‘or thcir succcss fui culture i'equires to certain temp crature. a certain dcgree oI' humid ity .o‘i’ tire ‘atmosphem. All as purs as possible. llght. cultural care, and clennly surroundings—a study of these requircmcnte must ‘ he mnde ’by those who would grow them wcll; eepcclally during win- tcr is cure neccssary for al: that time ‘the art'iiflcinl conditions un- der which [plants are grown ure generally ot' an adverse nature .In the ordin‘ary home.

Temperature.

Only ai. certain tempsratui'es cari plants fecd. and perior mtheir lii'e's functions. One which la too hign or too low wiil Ibe dctrimental. Tlie lrighor onc wili excite unnaturhl and wcnk grawtll. wlrilc tho lower ont: may entirely check growtn. ilcnit‘h oi‘ thc subjecis. l-‘rom 'tili-‘Sh and ir prolonged, may cause tlie renmrks it may Ibe ini'crreil tiiat there la n 'medinm temperaturo which is generally suited to me growtli oi‘ plants. 'As, howcver. plants vnry in tlieir lempei‘niure requircments, ‘i'or instance a. tropin cul plant ‘wvill require o higli tem- pernturc. nnd n teinperute or snb' arctic ono u lower, ione. it wili be a .dit'fI-cnlt muter to grow both kinds in Il given tempemturc sucn as pertmina in the avarage home. Plants, ’thcrefore. srould be chosen

1E5me \

lniNIMENT

Tl-LE FARMER’S , FRIEND '

Relieves caked bag, gar- get, spider or infection of the test, also thrush in horses’ feet, fistule, etc. Stops bleeding et once. Removes proud flesh, sorensss and swelle inz. At ail Dealers and Drnnifll.

Manufactured only hy MUGLAS a 60.. NAPANII. Ont.

me CHARLO'I‘TETÔWN GUARDIAN in early spring wnIch make good which ara hardy enous‘h tu with-

of liumidlty. that is oi’ moiature, in the atnicsphere. When the atmos- phere Is dry and the rooms are warm, excessive tarnspiration. vapor tak'es places irom tha leaves and ot‘her surfaces, with a subsequ- ont nnd harmful

.tent whcn the saine a-Inount

utmo'irpliere, plants lin roms requlre

. i'JÀi'bOll dioxide. Fresh air must be

finance.

of tllifl substance readily understood when it ls stat- ed ibat without it

surroundings arc but ment. The scientists say that en- vironment governs or developmont and growth. To neg- lect to maintnin a clean and dust- free condition of your rooms nnd of thc plants themselves wili be t0 court failure in the culture of your plants. Thore health. n graduel sickening which wili sooner or lator bc noticcd m thn dcclining green color and in the stunted up— pcnrance of the subjects. cennot brcntho treely when their lungs. the louves are clogged with dust. neither can ithey sufficiency used as food. Banish .the and remove the source, wash you; plant lcaves

sponge. wsxter Cloonlin‘ess is esentinl to plants. lt Is essontial to the heuith and weln fore of supposedly intelligent hu- mnn belngs.

cl carlng for bouse plants will bc cutllnnil.

bill covering money voted for Van ous (lepartmcnta durmg sont session paoned In ors house todny. ’I‘he total for the 1921.22 ea- iiimstes wns 192MB “,ül’moln

stand t‘he ancrage tempembure which par-tains in the home and which le about 60 degreee Fahren. heit d'uring 'winter, and which should ibe maintainad us steadlly as possible.