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Foa FARMERS, STQCKBREEDERS

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First Specks Of Spring

A C'olorAre The Crocuses

Plant Them -In Groups To Naturalize. Peony Beds Are Good Location-They Will Fade Away Before The _

Larger Plant Flowers.

§“§. gill °§5§s

f coubae, but those tiny

spoelis of yellow, .white and purple pee which pop up here and there even brig

&u|nsan-as-anas-

are greater to the gar- the

the first glimpse of bloom

he spring. He looks for- t\u°f he lavish display of the forget them until the fb-nt

dra

can th

if Wh

be

oth P

the.

corner of your lot where the iliflge is good and the soil is

irgost likely to loosen in the

H Uood place for them,

won't see it.

rs of the early tribe. The

iris and the yellow

mst welcome. beosuss they

first. 'rucii them into the

by lifting up it iittlo sod sud

W~ Then. when you least sus- t. you will find them blooming, ht and flvah at the edge af a

melting snow bank or under a tree. TMY should be bought and plant- ild in lime numbers to be effective.

Ulf

Pgillit glhem igdthe lawn and

Dom th grass

starts to grow, me e

P60115' beds. which ordinarily

would be colorless until late in the s1‘-ifillg. will have a double season

you 'plant them with crccuses. en the peonies finally bush up

and bloom, the foliage of the

will You

Many beautiful combinations can

'worked .out with crocuses and

be entirely enveloped, sp tnst

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spring or you

ci’0cU5

dwarf CPGCUB

ur-ple are good companions. They come

Lawn 5°

_ en before the snow has I-:ft the the fee

““’“““- °'“’ "Wi "1""-‘. Wvlwme. pensa. dripping its boidon

because they are the first signs of of

° Mum °lii@i` Pleasant effect

A whole strln of su si-iative

approaching summer. They are the patches ci pin-pls orognnn

h

Z P s nc

follow the crocus. They are easiest ri to grow. »

leved; and cmsuces wit h blue of scilla siberlca

fore the irises, but last long ough to produce a gorgeous ef- , t. The golden bell, forsythia sus.

.S

bloom in early spring

hower

into

is an- easily h the is an-

G

'i‘¢,f,h¢§§_l_°*i;_<_1____il,uy. and, ogther favorite combination.

'A Fragrant Most Lilies .im

lasides being a fine spring gar-

llien flowgr, for indoor planting. the yo tevalleyisuni _Erisi of all bulbs to que est

force into flower, T

they are deliciously fragrant, ng to well as beautiful. 'rho prepared Qui bllibs. or pips as the seedsmen call of them. which are hold in cold whi

storage in a dormant condition are I

available to everyone, and this be y modern way to plant them does The halo of legend which away with the trouble or digging rounds li

them from the garden. of

Maziy like to prepare their own

Easily Gr

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aN'r :ml-:ivr ron ruu, son spoon sinwn Army norman I

most varieties There are

lm autiful blooms next, egy-

hold them The fact th

El'

Dips rom the garden. however, and gixaecles is hoary with age d

this may be easily done. Pot them BS you take from the garden and d allow them to freeze. Then f

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feet its popularity in modern

6

n Plant in a, well

bring them in and set in l gd a sunny window. The only requisite hottest sim Shrub or hardy

to be sure of blooms is that 'ii blooming sised nip is planted the

bud being already for-med and dor- ;

mant in the pip.

Prepared pins are so certain to

bloom that it is hardly worth while to dig them in the garden. One month is all that is needed to get bloom from potted pips; a little longer if you dig them yourself

Lilies of the valley bulbs or pipa

must be specially prepared for forcin and come out of cold stor- age w en you plant them. Do not bln more at a time than you wish to plant. as they spoil quickly after being taken out of storage. Instead of bblea use moss to hold them

ght in the bowl Pac' the moss

lomely about them and keep them in a warm dark closet, with fem- perratum about 65 degrees. Until leaves and spikes are well de- veloped. If you have no dark closet, an inverted flower pot over the bowl. will shade them.

When buds have formed, if they

to th light adually

A

SITUATION A G

he notiaon that lilies are grow has small bash in tc the reverse is ti-ne in the base

°h can be sei out this rail with Usb complete assurance

lies may account for some

the fear in which many

5 at

mo 08 i-ii¢'Y are definitely in

tion which in shud from

Tl 8-T9 ¢XC¢l1€l1t situations, and

WI]

BEA

OR

00D

hard fact

many

of

sur

en the not gar

ined

the

plant

The _Regll Lily

are exposed e BT the 00l01‘ Of th! f0llB(0 Wlu dé- fumhh 'ood gkiwmé f

velnp best, and by the time the

bell .sh flowers are

lilies beauty.

Mostoftheiillesneed

fragrant sped

1 Wm bi’ " d°u°“” planting. six inches is abou

open the eaves i groan It takes about twenty one 1 days to produce flowers.

or most of them. but

as

needonlyiors,

_ `iso¢oodidcstoootihobul

` cushion of sand '

. _ A good balanced

_ al' ' ' plant food is fine. and some

ties will need additional apr

, f 'I cations. Use 4 pounds o

OE i Dodfor every 100 square f

planting area of l pint to a bushel

Q Q- [ of soil. spade your bed deep be

ou the bulbs

Nsrcilsi like to grow among the

roots of other plants. For this reason they flourish excelfcntiy tucked in Among perennials in the larden, or at the bare of the shrub- bsry border. .

Dig two spades’ depths down in

Piepking a bed for lilies which

must be mated does. n=l*i°“ sf' ourseives admiring pending

ly the stem mating types. u Rake bulb beds level after they

"0 Planted so there will be no de- be lllessians to collect water.

K0

Spade tha tulip beds early and

ore the bulbs ap-ive ti

fore setting t -

think the g1"0°\md will be

be bed a mulch of leaves or strlw to keep it fran froealng until Y

the bulb in.

ht

Many lilies blossom in midsum-

msr where there is a nat

down in garden color. and the are more than welcome- We

and de

pon them well into September. Regal lily, a dhé'éli"oY liiis, should

gcous

piirpie-stained flowers

have the soil ready when the bulbs beauty.

arrive. Bad weather may set in,

Here is a list of ten easily

*high wui msn digging- dimcuit, lilies: L. cimdidum. the M *iid You will have to use speed to lily, formerly grown by fi°Ti set the bulbs in. the Easter lily; L. resale. the

in every garden. where its

ldcn throats are unsurpassed for

the

d0UP

t right

the

arid it b on a

sl

val-ie

DP

f pant

of

iv If YOU frclien ve the

CII)

lot- lilies find

gor- with

grown

nl. as

royal

Indoor Plant ' 0

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Oil

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Ground Limestone

“It brings the Clover ”

If possible, lime your land this fall, and for

QUICK RESULTS use

the HIGH GRADE,

FINELY GROUND LIME from

' Brookville Mftg. Co., Ltd.

` BBDOKVILLE’ st’ Joh” 0°” N' B' Rfyll Pldklllg U0, 1'»'ortsnt mutter, being "under the pizaznaehiad. but s couple oi

~ .|l.o. a. ADAMS, flfansger weather” as they say: the upshot years ago I went te visit the old

~ J- D- JENKINS was that when spring osme f name, and bicurht a cutting sway.

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=g_§l,,VEi\j_l,l_lf`-,R _2. ~19§5 _ E . , _ g, ,grric__ciiAaLo'r'rEfi‘ow151_cuaiini.».i~i ma_- V

lliiill 1 ilusilluliv

(Continued)

Pafsliveiv cheap feed grown on

applies to the stallion ia. fm-rner

should be avoided for breeding

curbs ringbone, sidebones etc

breeding their mares. Clydesdale

differs little from that of other X

any Wffii 81'0lvn and will probably

sxvrci-it for him. but it is not ai- °

good condition of fi h ' "9°95Sii-YY as men whao' wilshls ti; d

however. and it should not be..

alfalfa in limited quantities all S ,TBM 8°°<i feed for stoiiionii. outs

the standard grain. with bran ii

’“i*°‘i with outs and bran 1 feeding oats and bran, a fair pm? c

weight with 1.10 th

b°th in llnseed mealeadziilght or B°”°d Md might be usenet the

discretion of the feeder and car- !‘0ts or other roots should be fed 1” "”ii°i' slid truss or newly-cut EYSJN' green feed to some extent t fed mmur;;er.b°Th§et;mo;nt of Brain feeder. m ed by the

It is of the highest impbmmoe.

in bmedilll horses to use a stallion

gggfiig-:oils Mona. healthy. vigorous

I

?~`. ~ -§ "*‘*~ t

uw' Wm” with Pink markings' L l °i’°°‘°3“m»- ii -7l»l>imese variety' of which two varieties are pbmmqn i'iii>l'l1m. White marked with rose, and album. all white; L. Henryii, known as the yellow specioaiun, L, iigrinurn. var. spleindcns, the tiger lilly: L. tenuifolium. the coral lily of Siberia; L. auratum, the Japanese 8016-banded lily; L. clcgans, shbwy Japanese lily, including red and Yellow; L. testaceum, fragrant buff. colored flowers growing 3 feet high; L- M-8~l‘ti80D. Dullple flowers

sggtted with black. 5

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h

Fowl may be scolded. -

If we have no arent in

your district ship drect by

t ‘ '

as shivenns' i`°°i'ii18. apavins a

breeders in Scotland have been at d

Vary Brent pains to limi hereditary unmundnfsus “gg 3:55; land. In 1093 Malcolm dunmoro three seasons had been hung out on

i bes

succeeded to a. marked d . kd Th” fe°diii8 Bhd care of esttlheilgions 0

Stallions are generally kept in C

B0

Slievimeh of his breed. This makes . exercise all the more necessary, tune King' A m°n“m°m with °' sun' fm' I never remember t° have hm q

should use. ' th

poo

r' ~ Z it 4 u 3 _ f |

AND GARDENERS

i Nrwsy Nonss I

AN ANGIINT CAPITAL led. Both., ho#/oV¢!.` ohh# away

from th! |'00t. and ard not B total

_ /liter tho ih-it wiaf "°"°“iii°~UP°i1-Tyne. lmzlaud. las though oi colin in to iwrws may be winiei-gd Y, ”,‘§’,,,1,“,f,*f,‘;,‘,§“f,°,';,i;'° °fdi>°i>ulatlon sevérc oneoli. vsriomedevigzfhavz “DY grain if alfalfa hay is fed as “mn 5,, Ls , »! In by the been used to shield th; truss from amiood pain of their diet.. when ,or ,gs ,,_,,,,,'f,“,§}’ i§°“‘°\id°fs» but perhaps the

en Ui' Pllt t0 W0 k th will ' . 8! llld moat l.h¢l'P€nal ' rw a. .im °:=‘“°""'~~

KS miiy 6 fed through their ggg. 3 9 I 0 an old rubber boot round the °{"i Willie# °u alfalfa. roots and f,§f,“°,i,’,,,",f, "if g,:i,‘;;°d';_‘ff mlimbii trunk. mulling sun? that the imi- s raw or mixed hay without much um ,M ,U ¢° 6438 mal cannot get un erneath it. The expnednse. small quantities of well- has an ;‘h°iiiiml1 fi city, while gi taste of the rubber is unpleasant ilu corn ensllag id 6 ° 0° S Ilslissssry to Mick M fed to them with eww mm 1” maintain its status as a county. The Tilmself ?lt1ewl3;|i:.' rlilbbebiftprgi lin ggowligg horses on a farm the ;°,:,w,‘:;p":1 °f ,1N‘:¢§‘i1m?¢ti'iliid is tectora can be preserved from am s ou be to pmduc, th", , sma u pcuresque year to yn,-_ times".-i ir wt- t'.:f.i.';":..‘;'°.:;:ii”;..f’.;'"° rv A °°~f°°~»~ of ins in tthdmdw im “mme “°"" way and the sublect i tiki” fllm' ms “Hen during th' pm "’° in their mowevii 0Pment of them mg imma 0 e 0 ow- months. but most of our trees have

va uable form. Com- - shed their leaves and win tngrsnm

Back in prehistoric times the site bs safe against thc action of frost.

the farm will do this quite H of the present tovm was a camp- Tw ear l t The qualities of an "easy fgsder" mg grmmd °f filo Biiiiiillt Bflfdms. in (full lietlffmrndv tlhesteonvl/grit ftnrzlm or a "hsrd keeper" are hereditary li iils ffmslus of earthworiu, hur- casualties Evei-greens on th y in horses, as aim are temper, and iai mounds and circular dvvelings trgry benefit by A wel ml. ie gon' rar more attention should be given testify: and there was probably s rcotsare dry ii day or i,w.,` of hfl' to this than we find on mos; permanent- settlement where the mr sunshine Wm tum the1,.‘1e:vI;_; fsrms. If a mare is always look- castle now stands. There is a river, unreasonably brown yn inlgl worn out when at work und the Ain, still flowlnl; "exceeding ysnrg gnu is sspecmpy notioezzrgee w . »» . . ~

not flesh up easily, if sho doeg bright and clear near the castle. ‘Little Tommy Tittlemouse lived

gfoiqgxfy) thzi-mining! coiilt so iii- :ge 01,; ilfrlfous it was the "Main," ln it little house," the kiddies in ood 6 gest on and c a rver. Perhaps the Romans the North of England used to sing, B ed heal hi.) she should not be visited the spot, for some of their referring to the titmouse a small us as ii rood mare. 'rhcie no coins have been iouud but no mitted. and ' 1 nn h f ' sParrow-like bird. The c,;’,:'5ng°,heheI§uIil<11,;1;ir wiéixiqout in- diigeérmméni occupation old rhyme oitbn came to mind in

~ 9 SHINE UWT? - the summer when the little tree-

With the advent of the Baxons, 5W*11°W in the "bird-house" peered, e present town began to “kg with curious eyw. out of the open-

Horse ith

S W v1°i°"5 tempe" ::;l:_€.n&l1d! thegsninvagersm called Tghgilerlitde hohuse was almost-

purpos Th ew oun a on fa -Wicks a ms-reao , yet when the

ss cse vices are almost the town on the clear water. ‘Tho bird was quite contented and bon.

sur to be t _ spring and ltieilepsfvhltettig iglevhpfttgu tlligwry of ma" um” u mm' Mem' to Jud" by M “m°"s'

is not to breed from them. 1

There are numerous hereditary sc; “n!°‘mdn°5’°~‘i 5510118 horses. such g

ls

ue, and th, next autnsntn, nbg.. When the bcx,was taken down and

e is when Giaiebert- Tyson, tn' Cleaned out last week, it was found ondord-bearer or the Norman that °l1e ess had not hatched; Dllilllefor. was granted the lands which was instructive as showing ound "Alnewyclr." Whom he dis- one cause why birds do not multi-

F 1'

and éare should be tak ' ;' P0sseesed is not known, because PW ls rapidly as bird-lovers desire.

en b f

ers to use only 8 sound s,,5,,o";'“,1n :Illia Domesday-book survey did not The nest was roughly but wamily

clude the Northern counties. biliil. with s quantity of poultry Alnwick seems to have been |, feathers woven into it. This bird sstrous spot to the King of Scot-. house is four years old and for

an army over the Border and ii-Nas that looked suitable, but with- ieged the castle. Lying with nib out success. As soon as it was put ces on the northern bank of the ‘ii "IB °P€h. on a short pole. it was

r

ho.-sep, except that they are ,mu raver he deemed that his eastern “km P0U°ssi0nllyasstated above,

I-nk was amply protected by the *"4 *W0 Wang birds were reared.

Exercise 1°, th, mm sh surprised and slain by mon from me hopes io take advantage oi ah. be strongly emphasized. he 223 Bsmbursh. who came by secret pos- °ih¢r year. if ali goes well. cet be worked in harness at a mod- “Kes Over the boggy ground. hwy. ¥°llI1a folk. and each make a erate pace that would be ideal Eighty-one years later, in 1174, an. bird house this winter. And don't

ther Kms. wliiiiun the Lion, hav- forget to prepare your feeding stat-

ways feasible i-hs captured and burnt several 1°" ssrly: if you put on too long

iutics oh the English sid, or the ii" birds will set away south or rder, laid siege to Alnwick. Un- to the woods. Accustom them tc er cover of a heavy mist the men i°0k to you nowl

breed mares prefer to use a stan from Newcastle and Prudhoe stole It was a lucky chance that made

require more feed_ surroiuiding marshes; but -ng W” Them is a lesson in that, which

lion that locks wel; and is a good upon the Scots by means 01 An me plant a considerably increased

un

guarded by.pnt,ii, and upturn number of tomato plants this year

le inscription marks the scene cf 5° lIlll°il fruit slwiisfi by blossom-

b

;‘:ii;°‘ff..:‘.:.f:°’l:°i. is A ‘“.z.;*‘°;sl~ .. . . ... :rf ’°.:..f*..:°°“ “ir ‘ri C

oc 111 . g rl, eworsoo - I rcroposodt ' _

B good deal of exercise izmwhis ici; “sh sovemgns vmted Alnsllék gn oem 'rms ndisene.. is Selig woigiaaai, throughout the tullll season 9'°°0Ulli~ several occasions. In 1209, his coach °°“dii»i0ii» flkills its rise from irres-

Good timothy or prairie hay oi- hlélving been "bogged" on the cut- uiarities in the moisture supply. I

be

iris of the town, he decreed that W°nd°i'? fore any man could be enrolled A1i°ii'i¢l' kind °f irllury was s is freeman by nmwick, nn must, noticed on one of the new "pep.

and iinaeed meal to give it variety dress in white and nm to the ace e P01' f»0matoes" bro ht in and * ¥i"ii1i'°l‘ Protein content Com 1

fn

ll U8 b a

bis (Jbnng) mishap, mer, he friend from the Union Road. This

, . 0

may be fed, but would prefer it WHS 110 rush through 9, stunmt was entirely superficial, and did

1, and so back to thg town. This 1'i0t interfere in any way with the

si-smony (1) igugurgmi fb, mm, internal tissue of the fnilt, though

portion might be 2% to 1 by was spesdiiy mms into 3 hu” it spoiled its appearance for mar.

Joke. after the manner of English- 7‘°t~ It md °Vid°i1iiY been Produc-

en and was carried out thrcu h sd by some insect chewin at the

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the centuries, with much frivolity_ skin of the tomato, while it was

believe this curious investiture Y°iii\¥; and it had healed into a

came to an end about 1812. Dur- 5°ll'» sided by the hot sun. I sus- ing his devastating expedition to owl that thirsty anis were the

ne Northern counties in 1210, John culprits. '

burnt .ilnwicxio the ground. it was An instance of tho inlury caus- his playful custom in this raid to ed by ‘wits films to light this personally apply the torch in the °‘imifi¢i'~A "W°¢PinB willow" (which morning to the house which had lim me Df- M°~°°“l1 save mel sheltered him in the night. stands in the lime. and last sum-

Tneigrggf, North 1-0.4 to ge,-wick mer (1084) I noticed that the big

, and scotland' leads up through WN! °i\l’P¢llter ants were constant-

sinwiek and it is due to this that iv soins up and down the trunk.

he town nu had many royal vp- The attraction turned out to be tc;-5, Henry 111 visited Alnwmk the lap of the thicker branches. n 1256, and adword 1 on several The mt would bite s hole in tho

Occasions between 1391 and 129|. 5\\'i¢. ‘iid Other ants would enlarge Edward 11 passed t, pougn in 191|, it, then all would stand around and edward nr in isas. 'rho eoots md drink- I lust no time in pois- made another unsuccessful attempt oning them off, but the mischief to take the castle in mi, and s W" dons- This summer the bark century later they burnt the town, cams oil' at the point where the During the wars between Charles mil hid sitilviled. leaving the

and his Parliament, Alnwlck was hslrt-wood bare. The only thing

occupied by both Royalists and to be done was to paint the wound, R0undh@a,dg_ The town ,guffergd which is already being healcd. This severely from plague in 1637, and tm. sud its companion on thc from cholera in 1849. other side of the lane, are styled

Such in s "brief resume" of tn; scientifically “Balix alba vltellina istor of Alnwick In the town HOVG P¢ll¢`lUiB." ind Well’ WON-i

y .

there are many reminder, bf the means an advance from the old past, and it is something bf 5 pity English White Willow (Salix alba.) that travellers to the Old Country Viwiiilll implies that its bark is do not take the opportunity of see-‘ GIS-Niiow. slid HOV! Pslidllil WHS ing them. Tourists seem to prefer in that it is new and drooping. I the south coast oi London, and imslihs that these are the only only get ii. glimpse of the two Nor- W0 weeping golden willows on the thern counties as they speed, borne 1311114, tiliiiilh the UPi'i8ht f0l‘lll is by tho ~i='iyi‘n; sooisman." to the quits wmmou- Hvwevvr any Md- iand or our "nrithcr score.” ri is sl' Wim desires u "wiring" is wol-

bessuse they do not yet know of come to have it on application.

Durhamh glorious Norman Odin. The acme of contentment is said edral, its fertile vales and lovely to D0 attained when a man sits scenery, its "High Faroe" wats;-ml beneath his own vine and fig tree. and its people stiii unspoiled and Ons would possibly have some dir- hospltable even- in a mercenary noulty 'with the fig tree here, but age. N0rthui_nb¢r1and,!m|n the tim; under certain limitations one can of the Roman occupation, was the have a vine to sit beneath, even on first line of defence against the the north shore. Readers will re- Northern invaders, and the 11- member that the old school-books

racniaooc mains of Hadrian's Wall, though taught that the Vikings <now doh't

used as s quarry for centuries, still bile-kinsleafl) mashed anis con- the spring where they are wanted. exc tes the wonder and admiratim ong ore Coum us did:

We H” i’“YiiiB` di‘°l5°d f°Wi or the visitor. 1oi.er,tho Normans and that they called part or it and chicken daii . erected masiivo romssscs roi- ins vinlahd. that ls. wine-land. from

_Phan J;)|,¢_ same purpose. and we have dull. the wild grapes growing there. After

mmm birds of an feathns seen hav: Alnwiek Castle fiiif led fsrreting about a bit, I found that

' its duty: thl town itself will be dt- the Riverside or sweet-scented

DIY lli¢|¢ °ii|¢|‘°\\- scribed on another oeeaalon. grape (vitls Uulpinsi grew as far

North as Nova Bcotia. How to get

NATUBI NUT!! it? I trkd the Botanical Gardens

at the Bronx, New York; they re-

NUV is the time to protect yolml Nffid me to Comell University.

“Press 0|' iflwil- trees non me alison ei min dur- oofaaii emi o bundle oi cuitiups

ing the coming winter. use fail I whlsh I struck. On removing to as not abe to attend to this ini- rn sent residence I left the

found that a Bchweidlefs Mable. This year it gave me tha first two

_ and s young sppis use, were sim-_ bunches. one must not expect too

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llow Arriving

Bran Shorts

Mlddlinga Cornmeal

Cracked Corn Oil Cake Meal

Sugar Beet Pulp Schumacher Feed Gluten Feed

Fish Meal

Feed Wheat Rolled Oats

Oatmeal ' Hard Wheat Flour

In all the well known brands (Bags and Barrels)

On all of which we arc quoting specially close prices to dairymen and Farmers Clubs for prompt delivery. Don’t fall to get our prices before buying - order now and save money, as prices are iiflvancing.

A. HURNE & G0. Charlottetown

Accent Tulips

With a. Foil Of

Other Flowers

The old-fashioned way of plant- ing tulips alone in bed and border is giving away to new ideas which say that tulips look best when against a background or when planted with o fau oi other plum- Many people continc planting tu- lips in beds by themselves. and that they are beautiful this way few will deny. On the other hand. the brilliant shades of the tulip will be found even more strikins slid beautiful when blended into the garden picture with other subjects where they will lose their slight tendency to be stiff arid formal.

There arc many early flowering perennials and bulbs to use 10! this purpose. One of the best of them is ourriatlve wild fi°W€l’~ phlox divaricata. which is used uite extensively in some Eastern sections as a background for tulips. It has pale lavender flowers which over the low bushy plants and last

The creeping phlox subulata is

another execcllent plant, especially in gardens which have pave! paths and rock work. Bcllla campanuiata. a tall late. scilla, bearing white. rose or blue flowers which are bell shaped and suspended on graceful spikes s foot or more high. They blossom with the late tulips. Those flowers are often planted in beds between the tulips, and their blue shades make fine combinations with pink tulips.

Fall Tulip Planting Tlnie Suggests The Many Gay C_oip,rs_ _Of Bllfiiil Gardens.

Grape hyacluths, which send up

spikes of blilc or white flowers in clusters that given them their name blossom with the into tulips. Bo do the pumiin. irises and the doubt yellow buttcrcups, ranun- culus acris. The latter grows as tall as the Durwiiis and its butter-like flowers of deep yellow go well with all other colors on a cool May day.

Arabis alpine, it dwarf white per-

ennial, blossoms at this season and is often used in place of. or a com- panion to the phlox dlvaricata..

Violas and pansies can be mndc

to blossom in tulip time. The safest way is to carry the plants over ln a cold frame and set them out in

much from `a wild grape; still the berries were slightly over a centi- metic in diameter, black. with a blue bloom, and ripening in mid- Ocicber. Better still, I have given away several cuttings also.

A south wall is the best plncc to

plant your sncwdrops. Put them near a window. and you will wake up some sunshlny February mom- ing and find them in bloom.

Dcn’t let gladlolus, canna or dah-

lia roots remain out over night after digging, The frosis will do them no good. Put them under cover to dry

pipr, it takes only a month from the time o L them until the

n. _ m r mg we reverse this procedure for the cold season by bringing their interest indoors and starting in again, where their outdoor work ended. . The possibilities for window box gardening are equal, if not greater, . ind r th cut* th h

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short time the bui'bs and roots are most satisfactory. How many of them to use will depend upon your preference and space restrictions

The gorgeous arnaryliis blantl

with their velvety trumpets are easy to grow and beautiful for in door pots. They can be had in ia number of gay colors, and need only a sunny window for healthy growth. The lily of the valley is the easiest grown and surest bloomer of all indoor plants If you buy the cold storage roots, or

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are in bloom. About 25 pips in it bowl make a. beautiful planting,

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for success, as well as the number of subjects, are greater. After all, there are no hall stones or devast-

lng rains indoors, and you can _ i. i i usually regulate conditions to suit ` ` ~\>\ __ yourself. - ‘

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(Experimental Fars Note) In recent years batteries have

housing laying poultry birds. In order that those unfamiliar with their qualities may gain an idea

equipment the experience obtained E at the Central Experimental Farm le is reviewed briefly. it

One of the moat important is

contributions of the laying bat-i

conditions would be able to get 'P

condition and vitality, through lack of food and the harressing from their pen-mates resulting in long periods without production. Death by cannibalism or from disease conditions, to which their lowered vitality has made them subject, is “ very often the final result. It is -W worthy of particular note that :V deaths from cannibalism are im- possible in laying batteries. The effect of the above conditions is ‘

14.8 pen cent was experienced in L batteries in one test, whereas that of a comparable lot of birds in pens was 26.8 per cent. Without doubt a great deal of this improvement was due to the removal of the neces- sity for competition in feed con- sumption with resulting greater production from the more timid birds. That excellent production can be obtained in batteries is shown by the fact that the aver- age production of the surviving birds in the batteries in the above experiment was 61.8 per cent. while that in the pens was 54.3 per cent. It is not presumed that ii. similar difference will necessarily always hold but no doubt is left as to the pomibility of good pro-

duction being obtained.

Another factor, the importance

of which is difficult to measure. is that cf the development of cor- tain diseases. The fact that the birds stand upon wire and have no acess to their droppings un- ' doubtedly assists in combating such conditions as worms and cuccidlosis which become more severe when relnfcstntlnn through droppings can occur, The mm-ta.llty from all causes was 6 per cont less in the batteries. in the afore- mentioned experiment, then for the

birds on the floor.

Tile economics of batteries v<‘1'-

sus laying houses will not be ron- sldemd in dclhil since each poultryman. knowing his own conditions. can ascertain their economy or ollierwisr- for himself. A few fncls should bc polnlpd clit, however. Saving in labour can bc accomplished through the use of batteries since one man can at- wnd to more birds than when they are in pens. This is particularly the case where trapnesting is done, as the eggs need only -be gathered once daily, or twice daily at the outside, since each blrd's egg rolls to thc front of her cage be- ynung her reach thus automatically registering her production. The droppings are cleaned by the simple turning of a crank, which, of course, is a time saver in com- parison to the older method of scraping dropping boards and changing litter. Feeding will re- quire somewhat more labour as the troughs often do not have the capacity of large floor hoppers. In this connection is has been found that any good laying mash to which has been added ground scratch grain in the proportion of

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activities begin in Many and end f l 'Jeolie be iht ll

but they are just as easily grown

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Fi-Uliii sllii FEEU Indoors For The VVz°nter

The little bulbs which. give th( irst gay color of spring are be- coming increasingly popular 101 house decoration in pots in winfel and are very easily grown, com# ing into bloom quickly. The mod popular, perhaps, are the grapl

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An indoor Window Garden, With

Hyaeinths, Lilies Of The Valley, Daffodils, A Little Ivy Mid Two Large Amaryllis Plants.

with other plants in a. large con- hyaclnths, known to botanlsts are tainer You can dig your own roots muacari; squills or scillas pa;-ti.

arly the Siberian squlll, 'scilia

iberica, and crocuses. Most up-to- ate gardeners have a supply pot-

The lovely hyaclnths have a place ted and ready for winter color.

The narcissus, especially the

They can be grown easily in pots trumpet type. is another excellent

ulb for indoor growth. It can bs

select a good named variety you grown in a variety of ways, includ. can depend upon it to bloom on ing in soil, pebbles or ia fiber pre-

ared for it.

Laying_ Batteries Fall Planted

' Delphinums

been introduced as it means of ASSURE A CROP OF BLOOMS

THE FIRST YEAR" SOW NOW.

Blue, rarest of flower, colors

of the possibilities of this type of which plant bmcders seek‘ormd_m_

entiy but seldom find, is best ex- mplifled among garden flowers in li ‘ .

e delphinlum, or perennial lark

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ww...tri..:;.ri:.ac°“.iii: no - -no-time »-» these conditions the stronger and ld.° mt “WH fiUW9r the first year, more aggressive birds are unable *mme cm be 5°"'?d.by wwmg in tm to keep more do'-ile individuals if9]l~ The delphlmum °.°meS to U' from the troughs since each bird lfmm Siberia’ where it ‘S “Sed W °' has its own supply of feed. Thus, icoid climate’ and Wm bear up birds which under ordinary pen `thr°u'gh the most inclement Winn’

i In fail growing remember to take

recautions to prevent gennination

only a mlninum ol' feed , are en- ldurm ,

. g winter thaws. which stimu-

abled to eat thier fill and A w1ll‘hm_ the early sprmg when de1_ usminy be fmmd to my Mcordmgjy' iphinlums would naturally begin to Under pen conditions the fate of‘CDme to me_ b covering Wm, I

mam' °’ “ie” bifds L’ 1°“’°’°d iiioht mulch. sowyihe seeds late in

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thc fall. but before the ground freezes half an inch deep in the open ground or in a seed bed. As soon as the ground freezes give a covering of leaves or straw and do ot remove it until the weather arms up in the spring. Then you ill find every seed breaking

hrough the ground.

Another method is to sow the d in pots or boxes. Set them out-

. doors to freeze, well covered to pro-

well evidenced by the fact that a ,mot from me Wash or mins md

variability in egg production of memng mow' ,md bring themlmm

he house in March or April.

Freshly gailiorcd delphinlum seed

germinatcs easily and quickly. But aficr getting thoroughly dry and standing over winter it does not come up so readily.

They are numerous fino strains.

American strains now compete fav- orably 'witli tho English and* French. A numbvr of Ani/ericrirl breeders have developed cxccptlon- ally fine dolphinlims which are es- pecially well ndnptofl to our garden conditions.

As dclpliiniums show n certain

percentage oi' inns each $`<`2\l'. it 15

st io have n rcscrir stock.

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allycqiial pnrlsl makes rt snfis- fnrtory ration for cllll produc- tion iv ballerics, A definite- sav- ing: in space niiil iiiiiisiiig is made .since at lrasi. ilolihl: thc number nf birds can bu accommodated on the slime floor area. These savings arc. however, offset to it consider- nblc extent by the fact that in- sulation and heating are necessary ivhcrc layini: batteries are used as well as by the original cost of the biiitcry equipment.

It should bc borne in mind that

the foregoing considerations apply principally to the commercial egg production enterprise. The cffcct of laying bnitfwics on iei'Ullit_v and i.:ttchnblllt_v and on thc goin-i'al breeding worth of the birds is not known. and gr:-at caution should, therefore, bc uscd in the ndapln- tlon ni' this equipment to breed- ing purposes until this informa- tion is available.

Spinning and Weaving

Send me your wool to be spun into

Yarn and wave into Blankets. The charges are: slnslc yarn 23 cents, doubled 26 cents per pound. Blank- eds $2.00 and if unlaundered $1.85; it lakes live ibm of wool per Blanket. Wool must be well washed and all dirt and burrs picked out. The also of single yarn is medium, and Joao- leil yarn fine, medium. coarse and hooking yarn. Put shippers name on all parcels and mmer’| name. address and instructions inside. send by mail or freight. Special rice for washed wool with dirt and urra picked out. Freight will' be paid on 100 lb. lots.

WILLIAM UONDON.

I5 Queen ltreet, Charloittown.

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