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I! AGBIOOLA

Wm, up flowering stems. The ... .,

- r rere eflrigssrtsianus) and the Glory " ' tchionadoxa 1411011189)

di not flower nowtilnhjave known them rhonth earl‘er.l The C. bright, blue, star, like °" “‘“‘.“.“““.‘.‘..i"il§§

. r ~ em; 1rt1§,“',‘,,“,‘§,“,.°,‘ in diameter. I " h.“ another species. bearing re sso We _ olusi_ which ‘l “.11.: contract to Tmoll‘. it i! d in that way prolongs the mfor these bulbs. Tmoli i: A“ istinct from Lllcillaei l" i‘ m, one thing. and the pe- ' bile for weir their length. “l “F “u, their tips. I have des- nbiille Cloth of Gold recently. M fllmvcd the Garden Cro- m“ 0 randlfiorus); the“ B" ->~ licbeib‘ no,“ May 6th.. and “h” white lavender, striped- pflse deep. yellow flowers. I llll. ‘mama guardian that these dlfrlowered W119”! we"

' other localities, over a . and that confirms

wider "‘“".n.i.errsrreis.ré ocronfezssed, ‘ ‘ ‘ i gthing ‘he l . ma“ elglrgditn ofsinceten heat forvces “flow... quickly into the seed- m, Sh“... But nearer the W fernpcrature is mostly three tyfour decrees higher, as the Ilk- ‘ts in Tho Guardian show. l Another Spflilg flower is the )1‘)? My,“ ulll. (Scilla siber to - ‘up beg nning to bloom, May 8. hoot such a bright blue L! the hr. of the snow, and furthermore afoopmg flowers, which do not ' y, such a gallant show as that anl- bu; one good point it has. l; fir increasing very rapidly both I oflsets and seeds which it bears .. v. There is also a white form. “m” flowers are smaller and the |hrri l; more tender. Narcissus Golden Spur. VBYY mi, and my carly, is in full ‘com now. but it will be tWO 01' lure weeks before the gneral dis- py The 'I‘1ilips too will be later. 11,‘, tméwailows took possession jfthelr boxes today: they ma“ m3“, r0 (he boxes. whence we W11; them with being last years

rds. The frogs are Crohliinl! 1°!‘ ‘he proud time tnls sllrlhil- we m“ iollyspgclgs of the true frogs on the isllnti. ‘Ihey are the Leopard FY08. thich is probably the commonest, iaihas rounded blackish SPOi-‘l WY" irled in cream color or light green! h. Spring to." Green) Prose. which sour rarcty is largely brownish. rrh green flanks; the Pickeral (or ljgrglll Frog, with underside of cg; bright oranilewtllow. 5nd a bnspicnous light line 1mm muzzle bshouldcr: and the Eastern W°°d Pror, usually reddish brown. and nib a biacl: patch enclosing ear mti eye. This last frog has longer its than the others. in proportion ils body. The little Tree Toad. llifl the American Toad are’ also ovnd |‘t“.‘t‘. You read last weck of Sir Stam- ord Raffles, the diplomat who se- and lho island of Singapore for e British. It was a 800d Bllfm"! tibuslness, yet it did “not keep hi5 memory green." It is a plant that crpetuaies ills name, and a Itranlze one it is-"one 0i’ the most slrordlnary productions 0f tile egeiablc lrincrionl." as an old writ- rrsays. It is the ltafflesla Arnoldl parasitic plant discovered in 1818. isSumati-a, by Dr. Arnold and umed in honor of Sir Stamford. lmold found it growinrz close t0 ilit ground ltndcrneath the bushes Ms thicket: and it consisted oi a lower only; having neither leaves. sci-es nor roots. But what a measured a yard across.

Your government's agricul- tural department ls stronly

advocating the use of lime ihls season. Consult you!‘ lniculiural representative

concerning the application nl lime in your soil.

‘fhrre are many good rea- lms for fills: vou likely IIWW ihem all anti are nlannlm! l" lime vour farm this Snrllll- To avoid bring (Ysanpolnted ill delivery. place your order ‘ sow ahile "Brookville" Ililh (ind: Limestone ls selllnl ct illtsam" low nrirc as last l8" iimokvilio asrioultural Lime In ill! finest manufactured Ind Iill rive earlv results. Canal"! m farmer who has used l1-

Ilrdlsss of increased uro- llfllnn costs. thrre ls no In- time in price to you thll lilting.

' PRICES Will per ton in Bulk . l $3.75 per ton in Bags i l?" lots of 30 Tons or more klirered to your rPnTCSIJ rail- ’ Ilv station in P E I. l llold the u ual rush bv plan- s‘! Vfllll‘ requirements earlv

your ’ order TODAY illriivlna shinning date to

lirooirvilie Mfg. Co. Limited humane. st. m... Cm. up.

u‘ H 0 S Adams. Pres.

l "the 3-0242 or s-avsa .

, . -- u-ginning to awaken Wmsflnf; Qrlne Dutch bulbs are ‘ ' ' flower and others are

the "Cloth 0f Gold

wlin roundish tab and about three-Italeuarter: $°§n thick. In the centre of the flower- W98 I- Ilefi with an estimated capacity of twelve pints! The seed of the Raffiesia is supposed w 11nd its way,in some unspecified manner, into a crack 0r hollow in the stem pita tree. near the ground; it grows (:1 o a. round knob (which is the

ower bud) above around, while it unites with the roots of the tree he- low ground and draws nourish. ment from them. ‘ire flower is gen. eraliy discovered by its very mend smel.

The London Pride (Saxifrsge umbrosa.) known in Ireland l; Saint Patrick's Cabbage, h" h“... wmo through the winter uh- "Yllichfid- Iii Produced seed last year and this has already been 50811;. with a view to increasing the

‘No Fortune in Potatoes

In the latter days of winter, while the Bleddink was still good, a. young farmer drove into the yard. After the customary greetings I asked- "What are you killing yourself at

in I the-so days? " "Oh," said he, "I'm

hauling potatoes." that is. to the istatcn for shipment. "What are they '2" said I. Said he: “There's no fortune in them. I'm getting 28 cents. and they cost me 50 cents to grow."

Pretty tough," said I, “It sure is, ho said. “I sometimes wonder why

so, who hardly ever used a hammer, gettln 40 cents an hour at con-

struct on work, and here am I.

workin awa clay after day, and

not ge ting n cents an hour if

I'm any judge!"

Said I: "Ustcn to ms. The young man you mention is certainly mak- ing more money just now, but is he any better of! for it? 1 have many times seen these booms of one sort or other and as a. general rule the money went as easily as lt cams. And I'll tell you another thing: after every war there comes a depression; how can it be other- wise when all our economical ma- chinery is geared to the Wrong cogs? It takes time to re-adjust social conditions, and while that, is going on, you'll find the old farm a. haven of refuge while the bulk of the workers are drifting around as they did before. You stick to the farm, my bo ."

“Do you really think that we will have bad times again? Not that these are any good for the farmers"-he said. "Well” I said, "you are old enough to remember the depression that set in after i929. By 1932 it was in full swing. and it is no exaggeration ip say that hundreds of books and news- paper articles were written about it, a great many of wh‘ch I read and studied. There was a wide dis- agreement as to the cause of the depression; some blamed the stock market, others the aftermath of the war, while a. few—a.mong them Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of EngIancL-frankly confess- ed they did not know. And worse still, out of alli the millions oi words used, none gave any reason- I able idea of dealing with the next depression-which all believed would ‘ come. However. as I said before. history shows a depresion after every war, so it ls well to be ore- pared as well as one may."

"You mentioned that there was no fortune in potatoes. Are you set on making a fortune? No, he said." but I think we farmers are not getting a fair share of the national income; nor are we able to keep up the standard of living to which we are entitled as free citizens of Can- ada. It is not fortunes, but justice that we are after." “Good for you.” I said," Stick to that and all the other th‘ngs shall be added unto you. as the Scripture says. You‘re going to be off? well. here's some things for you to think about till I see you again. First, the farmer is handicapped from the start, be- cause his produce is perishable and he is forced to sell; because lie sells wholesale and buys retails; because the price of what he sells, and of what he buys is fixed for him by somebody whose interest is in con- fi’ct with his."

My young friend was now be- ginning to be restless, under this dose of economic philosophy. S0 I bade hlm think it all: over and come back with the answers! and so we parted.

NOTES ON ISLAND PLANTS The Plantaglnaceac

The members of this, ilte Plan- tain family, are "undesirable immi- grants" to this country. thouch as we shall see. they are sometimes put to good use in Europe. The common Plantain (Piantogo major) is supposed to be the plant referred to as "the White Man s_ Foot" "in Longfellow! poem of "Hiawatha --

"Wheresder they treadbeneath

them

Springs a. flower unknown among us. _

Springs the White Mans root. . in blossom."

In Britain it has several common names, Broad-leaf Plantain. greater p" Dom-yard R, and Waybread. Ire miners of the North of Eng- land, who are fond of keeping 008'!- birds such as canarics and inns-as. gather the long \ikes of seed- capsules as food for their captives; and the plant is known to (rem a5 the Birdseed Plantain, or s‘n1l1ly "BirdseedfiThls is alnost objection- able weed in lawns. and gives a lob of trouble in low rich soils. both of fields and gardens. Among the in- dians a bunch of its leaves. made hot and applied to the foot (after the manner of a Poultice) was found to draw out thorns or splint- ers. In china the leaves were lor- mcrly oafen as not-herbs-

The Seaside Plania'n (P. decip-

ldhs) was noticed on this continent by Peter Kalm. botanist and cx- lorer. in i772. He notes that it was fled in broth by the French sea- men on their voyages. or eaten as a salad. It was sometimes pickled, like sambhire.

The Ribgrass (P. lnnocolata) is

‘mid to be grown as forage plant in some parts of Europe, but. on PEI. ‘t must be classed as a very injur- iious weed in hayfteids. Hand-pull- ing. when first observed will lend

I stay on the farm. There's so-arld I

‘Weekly m. Stock Market Report

SUMMARY

Moderate supplies resulted in a much improved cattle market dur- in the past week. The only class

Jill

no sharin in the better condition of the tra e was heavy steers. De- mand for this class for export to the United States was lacking and prices suffered as a consequence. Butcher steers, cows, and other kil- ling classes, however. sold strong to as much as 50 cents higher in some cases. Recent, rains in many parts , of the country resulted in better pastures and as a result replace- ment cattie were in demand at strong prices. Calves were also strong sellers with Montreal pro- viding the outstanding performance with an advance of '15 cents to $1. As s result of the announcement by the Bacon Board of an increase in the price to be paid for bacon. the hog market was substantially high- er. Idght receipts 0i lambs at stock yards accounted for an advance 1n prices. Toronto was 50 cents higher.

Eastern Cattle Markets

Heavy steers were down 25 cents at TORONTO but cows and fed calves ained 15 cents to 35 cents and o her kiilin classes were steady to strong sel ers. Top weighty steers moved out between $8.75 and $9 and butcher steers and heifers sold from $7.50 to $8.75. Demand_ for swckers was Rood Willi best lots taken at $7.75 t0 $8.25 and a few feeders up to $8.50. An active l trade at MONTREAL took 500d steers at $8.75 to $9, with the bulk at the higher figure and good cows

THE

CH ARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

NATURAL RESOURCES NAB-SHIELD.

/ CONSERVATION 1

A WEEKLY COLUMN OI PRACTICAL OPINIONS OI ‘I'll! VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE USES AND ABUSES 0F

BY MB. LUDLOW JENKINS

BIRD APARTMENT nousrls

By CLARENCE M. WEED in Nature MagaZLne

In i492 Columbus landed at s snail island next to Cuba. Wliii-‘h he called Hlspancla or New Spain Later it was called Haiti. Herc h‘: returned i.n 1493 ml saved several years. He mode the first 001011? i" the New World-the city of Banw ' island is of interest- beeause of the plants and ssiimail living on it. At sea level these are tropical forms. In the high mount- aims of the interior the types o! life are like close found father North in the United States.

The brds of Haiti have been studied by errsinent. scientists. But the original student of Haitian birds was Columbus himself who "was charged by Queen Isabella to coiect birds." In the great Bar- celona parade 01' April 1-193 bird skins and live parrots were (rsplay- ed. Very likely some of these were from Haiti. Columbus leis in his journal of a bird on this island that sang like the nightingale — probably a. mocking bLrd. I wonder if he saw a barn owl in those early

clays.

Royal Palms are abundant in the tropical regions of Haiti. They are very tall with no branches lower than the feathery lop. One won- ders if Cciwnbus noticed the

from $5.75 to s7. In the MARI- 'I‘IME‘.‘5,'good to choice steers were at $8.25 to $9.26.

Western Cattle Marketa | i

An improved tone to western l marketg was credited to moderate and well regulated deliveries. With i a lack or enquiry from the south, l weighty steers were under pressure - at WINNIPBG where tho better kinds made $8 to 8.50 but other classes were strong sellers and the best of the handyweight killers I brought $7.75 to $8.75. Cows were. up around 50 cents with tops at $6.75. Stocker material was in de- _ xnand with suitable kinds at $6775 to $7.25. CALGARY reported simi- i lar conditions to those prevailing at - Winnipeg and sold good to choice light butcher steers from $7.75 to $8.35. EDMONTON was, also, more active on s. light supply and prim looked 25 cents stronger, quality considered with the practical top on steers at $8.25. PRINCE ALBERT had some choice heavy steers up to $7.75, while MOOSE JAW sold 8 few as high as $8 and REGINA from $7.50 to $7.75 and a few choice butchers reached $8 at SASKA- TOON.

United States Market

Sales of light Canadian steers were made at Buffalo up to 59% or better and heavles sold generally between $10 and $11. Weekend sales were 25 cents or so better than Toronto but the Buffalo market dropped on Monday of this week- Returns on weighty tteers would be equal to about $8.10 to $9.25 at Toronto. Wiin the Toronto market losing 25 cents 0n wclshty steers. Buffalo was still a shade better at the close. Three loads of Canadian steers were forwarded from Buffalo to Jersey City indicating the flat condition of the Buffalo market Recent quotations on medium l0 good Canadian steers at St. Paul ranged from $9 to $10 and bulls from $7 to $7.75 and medium to good cows $7 to $8.25.

Exports to the United States for the week totalled 1.841 beef cattle, 416 dairy. 1,783 calves and 1568 hogs The” shipments bring the totals to dam this year, with correspond- ing figures for 1940 in brackets. to: beef cattle 35.986 (41,695); dairy 5,022 (3,138); calves 18.820 (19062); hogs 12.018 (nil). Exports of beef cattle from April lst to May 8th. under the second quarterly quota, were 13,103 (22,340).

Flrm Calf Market

Calves sold firm at Toronto at $10.50 to $11 for choice and a few $11.50. while Montreal advanced progressively 75 cents to 51am‘! some (voice calves made $10 and’

good closed around $9 to $9.50. Winnipeg was firm with best veals at $9 to $9.75. Caigcfy lQPPQd M $10 Edmonton $9.50. Prince Albert and Moose Jaw $8.50 and Saskatoon. and Regina $9. l

l-log Market Higher

With the announcement by file Bacon Board that an irlclfllfibd price Weighs, bald lgbLtm-‘é

to keep it down or even erudlfiflil! it, Another name for this plant is the Narrow-lcaved Plantain. Like P, major, it was formerly used to poultice sores. etc; but it is now; qulw put; cl’ repute. In summer the "Rosy Aphid." "Mb is a pest of. the apple orchard. lives also 0h ~lll5 weed; and so do ilte larvae of some _ of the Tiger Moths. In the Norrnrof , England the Ribgrass was cal-ed "Fighting-cocks" by the will)!" children. who with their usual inl- , Liativg proceeded to makc a game! or tourney out of this uupromislng I material. Holding the stalk as a, sword. the contest-ants struck at leach others "i‘i;l\llfl8-¢0°l<5" "mill one of the flower-heads snapped off; leaving tire victory to the un- harmed stalk. Nicknames . "I heard this gently humoroual anecdote in a broadcast from TYIW- ' side {r week or two ago. In the North the folk are verv much alvell to bestowing nicknames upon tlWil‘ ncichhors: a custom. by the way, not without its use lr we look obit, gfrom both sides. The radio dpnmb‘ e,- tqld or a sir-anger coming into; the main street of his wilailc. and ' snving an ancient notterinq n‘)0ldf|,' prldressed him ihns"Cav1 vou treas- jdlrect me to Robert 'I'ilom'v-on'r-?“1 |"Rpl~ert Thompson? Robert "Pom- pson?" raid the old fedow." has} iv! cnv nickname? " "W"! said ‘he n"v-nngpf_ "1' br-‘leve ho It: called Pigeon Bob." “Piqeon Bob!" slid toe old chap," "why that's me n" i

strange bild homes that the palm- chats build in these stately recs. Thase rather- small birds about the s'ne of our waxwings, live happily together in small flocks of two or three families each. When resting by day or roosting by ninht they retreat to the stick nests that they build in the basal stems oi the palm leaves. They are thus saved from attack by barn owls and other enemies.

The strange pam-m-rat nests are as large as bushel baskets. They are made of sticks and pieces of branches interlaced ‘Jy the chats workhg together. ‘Phrcurch the center runs an opening large enough for the birds to pass in and out. Various other openings serve as re- treats and nesting places for the bird The c.1115 are held virithin by drltkd grasses and bits of shredded bar .

export; to the United Kingdom, the hog market reacted sharply upward. Toronto closed at $11.85 to $11.90 for the basic grade dressed, with some shipments to out-of-town buyers at $12. Montreal was gener- ally $l2.25. Winnipeg $11 b0 $11.10. Calgary $10.15 to $1070 and Edmon- ton closed at $10.70 to $10.85. Prince Albert at 10.55 to $10.90. Moose Jaw $10.55 with one car $10.75. Regina $10.55 to $10.70. Vancouver paid $11.15 to $11.50 for the basic grade.

Lamb Prices Gain

On s. very short supply lamb prices were firmer at practically all markets. Toronto opened steady at $10.50 for top quality westerns but later made sales at $10.75 and $11 per cwt, while spring lambs sold slowly uP to $11 each. The ‘nest price paid for spring lambs at Mon- treal was $10 each. Other centres had hardly sufficient lambs to test the trade but some were sold up i0 $9.50 at Winnipeg some spring lambs as high as $11.75 at Calgary and $10.50 at Edmonton.

Dwarf Floweri

Attractive In Garden

- ass-mask drill."

i SOME CROW VIRTUES

r A good word for the crow is con- | trlbuted by Ka-rl W. Kalmann inc. letter addressed to the Wisoousfn Conservation De tmcnt, and pub- lished in its Bul etin. for April 1938. pointing out tihat the crow. as re- gards harm and good. is about a 50-5) proposition, but that only be- cause man has created concLtic-ns "favorable to h" lag out the cmwks destructive tr ts.’ Mr. Kah- mum. after a. nsthy discussion, concludes as follows:

‘To sum one whole thing up- certalnly the crow should not be given any such protection as we have and need for most of our wild life. 0n the other hand no poison-campaign, dynamite crow- shoois or other special forms of destructin would seem to be needed in a. general way. Where the crow population is found-by capable and impartial investlgatlon-to be such that it warrants special mea- ures thew, should be carried out tinder proper supervision.

"Crow-shoots always remind me of some of the mdian vaar dances, where tlhe young braves work them- selves into a. frenzy of blood-lust

then try to outdo the other fellow by shooting every living thing in sight. be it a crow or one of our fast-disappearing beneficial hawks or- owls. one of the many varieties of protected sparrows (so long as he is a. sparrow of’ some kind) and -w'h.at not?

"Bounties make for killing evecn where time is no great congre- gaflng of objectionable species and are responsible for the killing of many birds who nest far from hu- man ha-bitation and are minding their own business‘ instead of only those individuals who have fallen into the ihabit of eating at the far- mer's ample table.