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_ _THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUA RDIAN _ ' PAGE NINE

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Farmers and others interested are invited to contribute to The Fam The Dairy, The Turf. and Good

help to advance Prince Edward 18. "1'*l1\‘=HH Ulsullizatiollu, patriotic llusof "

lend interests. .“““’°"H und urlvllte ulllv. “'

“"~'“f5`9'10l1 and all “

making their collf.l'iblitlu me 0

Contributors are asked to haveff_l_‘_::___=\‘1_ll_lllclley to tile one lzlxnllldlf 1:

wah. artwles at this omw earl auch _ - -- it , li thai. lllollsler ol' blllropeall

Y lllliittlrlsnl ls to be overlvllliinll-ll and in

WMV. “U 00|? u Short emergency all tllat is good and llobll. in 0u‘_ ’ 11

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itom can be handled as late as ole $'V"<f1\’lllzatlon lu to llc restored tllcrc S

p. m. Wednesday. All received lute

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AT THE TEACHERS' CONVENTION

The following ls l'l'esiliellt ('rol:k-

ett’s udilress, delivered at the rl-l-ont, 'Feacllerh' Collvolltioll held in tillarlotte- town:

1 have much pleasure ill welconling

you ull to this collvelltioll of the l’llb~ lic Sshool '1`eucllcl's ot' Prince Eliward island. A meeting oi' our tencllers illlll of' others illtcrestl-li ill lilo elillualiollul work of this province rliloulll be of coll- slderabie advantage to those wilo arl- so favored by inclination null by cir- cumstance as to be ulllc to be pres- cnt.

Before proceeding with llly presi-

delltilll address, which, 1 assure you, will be short, I want to tlllluk you for

tile honor you llavc colll`el'l-ell upoll llll\|

ill appointing me to this llollorllbic and dignified position. This Provillciul- Teachers’ Assoclatioll has llllll ll llislinguislled careclu- it has bcell u power for good in thc past, and if we would llave its future uscfuillcss luca- sure up to that of its past, tllerc i work for us all to do. l

Since our last llleeiing togoillcr-

lilany llltf-rosiillg filings ilnvo ilzlppen-| cd, Tilc Sulnlller School of Slzlclllrel i’or the Atlantic l'i'o\'illl:es ol’ (full- ltda met at (illul'lotl.eto\l'll ill July. 'l`lle cnrollllent was the largest ill the llis- tory of the orgallizutloll.

The Board of lddllcation assist-

ed by thc Departlllcllt of Agril-llltllre spared neither moncy nol‘ pains in_| making this undertaking worth while, und their efforts were crllwlloll willl_ abundant suoess. l’l‘ovilll-llco iavorclll us wit.il ideal weather collllltiolls, citi- zens extended to us the freedolll und lilo hospitality of tile city, the ive- partnlont of /\gl‘icllltlll'c served us with an extensive course of studies, null wlllle the work was at iilllosl strcllll-l ous, tile casualties were i`i~\v. and rllllll.V|

u l~1cllool~room will reap the benefit oil our labors at thc Sulllnlel' Sl-llool. l.ct_ us llopo that tllis school, wllilrll_ll:ls started under such favorable u\1spli:cs.i will continue io be lln important furl- or in tile elilllflltiollal llllvallel-lllcllt of the Maritime l‘rovillrcs.

ill cmllloclioll lvitll, or miller :ls ll.

pr-o‘lmlullry to the llgrcnltllrlll work_ carrwdolltlt tllc Sullllucr_S<'ll00l. the Illspeclors were given a tour lvl‘_l=ks_ course in School tlardouing nllll kllld-_ red snbjoctll at tile Prince ot’ Wltle.~l\ College ill Juno Much of tllo work: carried on hero was of all experiuleni- al nature. Tile result of tilt-sei experiments only tile future will llls-_ close. _ g

.lust here it is flttllltl 10 "‘-fe" t" mo,

.first annual convention of the Wu- xnollsl institutes ol' this I'rovillc0.\Vl11l'i1' was lil-ld in thu l’. W. ltollesc Hull 0" June 29th and tflltll. Oftllc labors 01’ tllcso institutes lllluly of our svil0oiS huvo nh-emly rl-llpell lilo bclll-fit, liu_l._ the good work already done ls but .ll foretasto of what is yet to follow. that |_llo tooolleru will_ heartily l-o-nplllltl with tho Woulcus Illstitutl-sl l»spe<.l-. ally ill tile illlliai stllgcs ol’ their \vork_ lg the earliest llielll oi liiliil <`0“"'0“t‘_

'm';\_mong tllc lllost lloiublc activities

of the yc-111' Wm* ‘l“~` l""`r""'"vEm"lll

Ednelttloll l`onvelltion wlliell mit tho 'feclllllclll t‘ollcg_l-_. llull_l_a_X_, N311 August 26. 27. llull .htll. "‘ ' . ovmion ww, m|_m.l;¢-lllll by ll ullnlbcr o.~

nm k,_nd|nK pllul-iliillllalists Of fill- M;l_rl. .Mme lrmvi,,ce,,_ (lntllrio_ _1;llll__\__l€_ `|.lnitcll Bluivil- A "`l"""' U' il B Hbllr

lllcll will-l llltollliell by -1 “lim ' |

blglxv E. lsland'S ¢"|""”L.l0“§\-- lhc,\illd(lll§' will hs given by }’r_i}_\_f'__‘_l§__\\ "“‘ ' | lsl1;<_l)l_oer_;lmE_.:lll:_ _;;1;_‘_ gs, 'thc nllvauccd_ stl.‘f11~1 Lillie" ‘|“"“3 ‘\“` !“‘“t "f"“r.n:“St_l -.. .ll---l '.1‘.‘..f::.r.l ernment School b\lpl_>l_y__ __*_i>_-____ A_'____ 'which has “H hvMlm:p1|r. i`\>jl»l~i (lf this' lcillturai Building. If-__‘ _____' _mmic department is to supl Y _ _.

l f this D1'0Vi“‘¢" Wm’ “vmyl

schoo s 1; ____ schools roqlllrc ill tllc mms ma of ment at a minimum of “mf °¢n§(£e?_¢ Wm; 3, high standard of 1008 C0 . 1 thi finality. 1\U`°“dy the wmdlmlcl? A:

been liemollstrll .

2:05; gram, details of tllls scheme arc

11 t rs. - -°-°l-~.:‘.'..::‘:..:.::.’.‘:'..l-.=f.-.- 'wir' Ll?:Ttmi:“lh€e\l‘rs‘;ssloll of this (lou- 8 VH . tlinc of "_ ““’ 'i lr-‘xhlhlllull Te” P'°“°° Emgrllhlls éxllllrllluu lil ww “;ll§lrl(;flrul' hull lnlllletrllll

9 “K are M10- sctlvictss of "“' “°.°pl° t whut

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q“°t°\7 r°pr°se“t¢;:,'0\ U nctlvlf.-,

about our B ore les? Should theyt ll_;>t__;l_;l;_‘_¢___1_\___T“______ prominent l1i“°°’ “ _ shmml represent which reDl‘esout;l.__1:e nc_________s or me uw mm mud 0 | 9 well as in- countfyr §d“°°t|‘,0r;u muster that mer lltillstcll-:l‘:'"thlo!ll`g.htlul considerutlon_. as

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I 'Md 5 moment Ktgfjtlamthls Con-

Dleued to wolcomcmyét _m____r most vention. We arf* cos Tlnlcs with

uwombw c"i'»clil“l?l:l:anWc are blessed us are W0! ` d rospectl _mth o bountiful harvest, an P

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We Peioice lu o. multitude of blessings

cannot but feel that the tilne~ are glneavy with destiny- We are involved ‘ ‘*_"“li'°"“i. Hfr\1ss.le.ths greatest the “’-°" d his BVS? known. Question; are

_ ying to her support, wllilo

‘S ‘L mighty WOI‘k yet to be done

“"0 fi'-"\‘l1i-Zllll-llilll; llle llztllllzl illlil llc'll'ln -‘ Ol' lilo lncll who have tllo i'lllul~c otlour F coulllrv ill cllargc. ‘

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Roads departments of the Guardian ;,.0§;s:;a:_l_m'h Shan determine in 11 1" either by question, correspondence o___ za___m_ Ou_ref__t_llec___fmui(;l;rof_Qur civlll. gin

otherwise. Answers will be given by nz;t_i_onill existence il; at e:llrll¢eefty._;J_l1_; g

experts to all questions oi generaliwl e the home luull is strclnillg ev- 11

interest and space will be given to Erlfilllflrixls tli)lli3lteIn($(£'l':__t_§g_f_‘-bwhil° the 1-'O

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any articles that will in any way sells are rail ' yum he A

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that hour cannot appear until the Elllvlllld ll-l`llllll(l‘ll ;wll\lb5illllut}=;(;‘\sll:>rltlmc; (1

l0ll°Wi11K W°°k- its ideals if it in-lsenllllt-.e and alll- B .

J,m,.,_S “,m__mt ___ _________ ______________ _________ in iecli tho ground according to his ‘ I

`oiiow. This feeding colluistcll ot' driv-

W\‘ 1`L‘]0‘<'l‘ to know that ll ll 1 K

.°°$»:-»;»;~f,»-gs.;..;..;.sg.lg-.;¢.;.»;..;».;~;»g»»;~;» tax, and any female that is worth her

THE FARM

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on her head thafwouid culminate the

SAVING A SMALL LAWN.

For many years I heavily topdressed y lawn with manure each fall, hop- 5 thereby to supply the requisite luoullt of nutriment necessary to sure a thick growth of beautifully reen grass during the summer- louths. There evidently was much ellcflt derived from this treatment. r nly lawn was certainly beautiful. year ago ‘I applied tile usual fall

l-ellslnlz. hut. figuring that lf a little as good a lot would be proportion- tely better. I overdid it and heaped ll tile dressing, leaving if on until cry into in the spring. Tile result 'as disastrolls. ’f‘llo grass killed out

large spots and tho general appear-

ll<_fti ot' the whole place was tlliu and l(1£ y. i was anxious to repair the damage H speedily as possible, but was un- cclded as to the best method to pur- ue. I was advised by all old gardener

dog that is kept for its value ` as" a hunter. I believe my dog experience will bear me out in this. I have shep- . herded flocks where the hunting do

bred u!Q..l_11!!iued along their particu-

would run.

-In contrast to my experiences with

___ _ dogs and sheep in sections wllere the llctlolls and immediate results \vould hunting dog was ill the minority I

ill; one llllll a half incll holes ill the

""““‘1 “DOM UWGB feet ill-i1=\1”l H110 hound or u bird dog. ln these sections 1

keep should be a source of enough re- od renue s£;__t_h_s_t__a tax should be placed to

ones that are of no avail. ro

I said before that I did not exempt if

any type or breed, but if any could be tb excused lt would be the true hunting e

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was much in the minority. There the _ln small pet dogs, terriers, bull dogs and ‘ie farm shepherd dogs predolninated. 0 That was where I met witil the most li trouble of such packs through the ti neighborhood, even where they only b went skylarking and bird-iluutlug, 11 were ominous signs of what would ll result if a flock lay ill_tlleir path. 1' They were not true hunting dogs that 0 were trailers or bird dogs so finely et

lar lines that when they went afield o they were after one particular thing. " No, they were al. ulixturc of energetic I scapegosts that were out for a sky- 11 lark and a chase after ayythiug that a

have studied this problenl in sections t whore practically everything was ll. W

rtunatc that it exists. Milk could

but it is preferable to put them in them 1, B cellar lf your birds are too energetic and ¢ Seldom do we have trouble with our nervous, the albumells or nitrogen

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0118 MB 0114611 I1 WDDIY may be had and el corresponding increase-;c..nmlle. roughout the entire Wlnter.-Farm- with the sugars. lf, on the other r's Advocate. | hand. your hens become “corrupt,"'°

complacent, and contented," sleek and ` b

FARMING-wrrl-i DYNAMITE. let. slow sua sulemll, it ulsy he su- Pe

vlsable to make your proteins ricllerl"

To say that the farmer can lift the by five or more per cent. This i¢,._,l: Ortsase on his farm with dynamite dcell ls s satisfactory proportion roi-` nr 110i 8- JDKG. bill 11 fact. And it is young chicks and mother hens, as_tll 119 Ulllf Wm Hllell independence in well as a general diet in the deal! of g lousnnds-of land owners whose cul- winter, ,_ vatable fields are carrying a double From this it may be ~.-zlslly glean- ‘li Ufdell Uf ~`-3295"* fha! Which llgltl- ed that, for prize hens, show poultry, L, lately belongs to the productive soil, or other birds “fair and i`llt,"' sugars Sn nd that which is being paid on land and slarcllcs may be mixed witll ni- _ I ellderell uucnltlvateble by the pres- trogeu foods in a very strong ratio; _L "U0 01' BlU1119H| |J0U|d91”H. hB1'dDfl11 as mucil in fact, as tell to one. ' C. Many of us are ' prone to battle " The use of llynamlte on the farm, dlalectlcally about the-relative fooli r, as it has been so aptly called, values of dry, as against mash tccli- I” farming with dynamite," has passed ing Like thc argllnlellts of lllothl.-rs th he experimental stage, and is now as about infant-fecdillg, most of till-sc I" luch e. part of modern farm practice discussions about poultry-raising are p s the use of power machinery and due to inaccurate observation, hasty p

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WOVEN WIRE CORNCRIIE opportunities and experience of the in

...___ "lllzlll who has raised thousands of 1,0

Tllig prnctlcal_ ¢¢0n0ml¢g_l ¢rll,_ birds.” Still all additiollal factor th.-lt d, not can be built almus,-_ while the vibrates tile oplnllills of lllolllere"wilo L agua ll-,,_ll;s_ is constructed us f0|_ ougilt to ‘know because tllcy have t ws; Make B foundation D! short buried fiv_c,_" iulll empirical farlllcrs, _

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As with turnfpe, msngles may be etor- and adapt these fundamental rules to_fo

nmllrrng

supplied from the farms without

e slaughter of covls in their prime

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Oli 1‘0l€l118. 111111 if P10991' D1'8C&\1- foods are reduced several per cellt., thlx gf geiffatgegs ‘;f__,]h:_'i_l:l;g_d;“qw_

'_Sh0l‘t‘b0l‘nf¢al;i;le is ggipg

he brisk ln the near future, Tho

MH are down, lnsornuch that noa-

digreed cattle can be taken ov"-

ol\'». American farmers will woot,

¢1U»._ because of the fact that the actlce in England hog been to milk em for past generations. This is a

nurantee of their good milking llalitics and they are all so capable

producing animals that will be

ood producers of beef. It is animals

cil as these that the American ar-

.llc fllrnlcr now vruuts, und it is uu-

lllls such I-is these that he does not

OW UHVC.

lilly are cattle of tile dual class so

lv ill .-\lncrll:a to-ll;ly'.’ Because of

e fact, first, that molly of the acllerll in thc agricultural colleges rslstcd in tc#-clling that dual-pun

osc cllttlc cannot ne bred; because any who were illtcrcsicd in daily-

g prllclhlnletl tile sllulc truths, and czlurlc thc linlry pl‘cs.=l uidcll in the

sslrillilllltillll of such erroneous cllclliag. '1‘llc sllccllss ol this unfor-

uzlte rrllsnlle-for it was ll crusade

limi /imp. `|,d',_,l of - ‘L ' “'* aboullt tell inches deep. Into these

ls tile facility with wllll-ll till-v jump

was aided ily tllc low prices of lncaii

_ ' - ‘ i'rlucc rlliwurd ls- h -llld_ ilcrocs wllo cllllstcli for over seas lsorvllzc two lllollllls ago our Anol-hill.-u tion has its l-l~prl~~;l-iltllllvv Mr (gm, "

. H_ (._u_____h__H was __`___'__l_'_d __t”'|_ __‘_ H' ' Dut illto tlleul hardwood usllen. bono

: Wim, me ,_.Ia_.i0__ ,, H _, mf" .uf meal. sheep manure. Twice as luucil

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ll to sl-rvlle lol

lung null llllllntry ls llll_,_,.d_ (lam

,;,,:,,;,":";"h. illllllpilcll ililstoll:-l gladly to obey tile

ilu. till- iillll'-lil /lrllll is lll.ldl 1 nl I not l~l wilt illc lllllisil llrlll\ is lllvlll \ able This convention should lost no l tllllc ln ltttlug the world l-now ullllll- r lt stands lll ting issue 0

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llc wilolo has been one ol pll,g,l.l_., K. elorlue oi iurlcaclllllg llnplutllllce ll

have been launclleli The enotdtlolml llliook l‘ blight llldr-eil Obgthlloq

if Pill il he(-ill lll<.llrllloul‘t:\lllc 3,

.lsldc The lure c t

mill ur roull ly of solne ot lie. best 0

ltl/ons but tilorc is good rcllsoll t f bl-licve fll.lf tllls l»\odlls ls on the de t clcasc,und thclc ale cvulcnccs on ov 1

liero oi' sod. After filing tile holes I ilerouallly soaked the ground. the

gall to grow lllltl. and very green. had their gocks ruined by dogs- oth. l‘ ` »

being rcudlly brush. Ll

he middle of summer tho whole lawn rightfully too, but a profitable illdus- 1

ltvanlti ii lil- i-f . -> " , » ‘ ~ . - ium 'O U "L to I( “(5 ms bu" “ll” m “S good °°“dm°“ as it hdd try should not be strangled by such ‘

olos were to llc put various fertillsers s _the land most needed. I lnalle ll cries of _holes all over the place and

killing dogs than in any other. At t

in Virginia, slid just a few days ago _ llllllteri-l went through my sheep pus-

ood ashes were used as ol' the iloue ll-.al or sllecp lnullure. l<]a'cll hole, ftel- filling, was plugged up with tl

fox chase, and I had little fear of the safety of my sheep.

alex' luuuillg for hours from the hose

erollod the lawn. I cut tile grass as Bldg,-able experience with dogs and \

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ttcllanpossible and kept uptllewutcr- Shoe” that counmlss fammrs are U

osults began to sllow. About each .

ole that ‘_». ill fertiliser tile grass be- lE;§£io¥;c§g;§ S?,fnlteh;B_via:§§; ;

h_f`____“vn‘;‘_’_‘0_f:'“_"__::f_ ‘_‘_'_ _Si"‘f_U'-_’_’\11 111 ers _have learned from their :leigh--X - ~ - f 111l>~0VL»1 C011* hors losses. Mankind will,l pre-

ver been lu. To the combination of 41 worlllll-,llg qul-ge,~ Farm and ph-0. i

91"-ilisillg. rolling. Watering and cut- slag B lug. I attribute the speedy and satis- `

I have found less trouble wltll sheep- po

present I live in suell a neighborhood L_

ture with over thirty llouuds in a 0

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As to the effect of dog llljury fo 5

flocks preventing farmers ill general H from reaping more porfit from sheep, f I have no conclusive proof of my s

V . ymg ‘"1 me l5"a“B- The" 1 "°“'¢‘1 “nd ‘unblasted opinion, resulting from con- t

ition sprout! tothe wlloicplace,allll by Sume always have some dogs and 0

osts placed four feet apart with . _ ' ~ in 15 round’ The number dependa °" the `ll .lin t till erllirious lractice. idx- 7*"

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en"th of the crib' Im; mvened puns pertlless can he uttaillell only by long ii

‘fer Wat” to keg’ mt” °“t' practice and control of one pillll of L' H’ m8'k°_th“ “nb “B” 216° as Bleu* proccllllre, and the lllixcii wcl-llllll- C 9 0" Which i0 lilac# U10 fl00Pl11l¥- drv reizillli-ll for poultry is tile ca:-lil-st c fake the front of the crib 8 fcct lllgil mf.) pr-,ll ll, mlopp __ “fl the F9111' 5 feet- A5 *-110 will bot- Adlll.-ll io the ticlicaoy :lull taste of-l~

pike 216 planks or strong boards to putillg, energizing effect of the dry ,. howughly brace the cl-lb; ,_}_,l,;,, dict lllukcs for a lvcll-rolllldf-ll food. __ raw planks extend lengthwise of Cooked lllunil lllllill- is gllllrnlllllliizillg __

The inside plnnkmg at the b__U_0m_ .tile appealrullce it gives. l\s a illnrlrl-l __ nlddlm and top serves as __ support leciil-rr-lilat is to say, as a food lllul __ or strong ghd sman___,_eBhed wire _lllokcs for f:_lt fowis all_ll lnany l-i5l.:s~-- ___ meh takes the place of slats or lxll‘x£:l'S:;'\;ll?(';cr:ln0lTlJleufgillll l nmrilll P1 ans' By “sing ?'“D‘u'mesh Wm’ this l-elfll-ill For p£ol‘lll"lllr-ill' sr-ltill:\l. ‘>“ ru’ is made "“"`pr°0f~ If the crib ilowlivcr zlilollf lllrll- lllllsll llll-lllks A ~'fl 5 12 feet in- length some mside bmc' week will proliul~c/tile in-st-lloul"i»;ll<-ll “E is neceasafy I-0 keel) the “V195 and lllost sllbrltzllltial l-llil:iiL-llzs. >

rom spreading, and there should al- _________ ____ ___ _

o be doors at both ends.

(`rlbs of this construction 'have been

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,e crib and “|50 an-oss the Emp and stuffing. lt ls valllcll gri-lilly mr ___

.\lllcl'ic.l, und tile ililill prices relu-

vcly of lllliry prllllllcts. Meats have

come very lil-lil' -llcarly .lr quite, s well as in llriflliu, 'l`ilc iurlllcrs allnot supply tile liilnnllli. The dairy

attic lvllicil pil' ii ul, cvtcllilivcly an only supply blif. ,l slrullil plll'tioi'l

f lt. 'l`il<~ supply fl-lun [Western rang-

_ _ _-l is llcinlibly dr»cr/qlsilig ill-Czlllse of

oln, and mllidle oi tile studlilllg lilo wet, sleuillod lllacll, till- <'oll:=\i- U

lc brcailillg up of much of the west- rn ran-,_-ls into llrlllilc illrllls. 'lilo llplliatilll. is illclellsini; at the rate I 2_1il|ll_tl||0 pl-ople cllcll ycur. Where

till- extl-ll supply of lllcut to come

'lun illlt. tile lllnilll- ul-ill? What; class f cattle must furnish lf. mainly? It ~ll.=:t. clullv from dulll cows, for Such

lws ll-ill llrlll.: irore money to the

lllll' than cull bc llbtllincd from 'zlilfllt lull-i cows kept under :lraille

.'l!'ill cllllriitil-llS.

Will the gl-owers of llllnl-purpose

:attic ill liritalill. lvlletilcr of tile ped- ;.'l'<‘r\ll or |l1lll~l:oll1;;l‘cell Hllrts, make

lli- pl‘l‘plll‘;ltii»ll lor the nlzlrkcf. that

ly llllllli ol tile llepgllllllllg ol ll coulltcr | nlovclllllt iiolll lilo lily to the clnllltry B-

' llll irolll the West to tho l- ant, would not have been the sanle

nctory restoration of my gra l t, _ int I alll also convinced tilat Flziclzillg HANDL"‘G ROOTS' K

lly one of the factors the results on om, [arm we mise roms of ____ 0

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l can well rolzlelliller file Iillle lvllcll lllcro was no good reason wily ull alll- Y bitlolls young lllall ol' pronlisilll, young ll woman slloulll enter tllc tcaclling pro- t fessioll, (lonlliiiolls were :-lo depressilll; n illl peclllliary alivlllllalges so illllitod 11 that lcucllillg was a good bllsinless to 0 shy clear of. Not so today. Edllciltlllll 's bcclnllillg popular. Scllools and H

l-lll-llillg are bel-olllillg popular. 'l`ilel'e ti

never when time lllleu the cnll for 15 milled boys and girls, wlillll tllellc U

land for cllllclltcd lllcll and wonlcll 11

was more illsistcllt lllnll it is today. ill- I

.very sphere of llullllln endeavor, ill ill- _U

in the luallllrc, bllt doll't put i‘. on tlle_ , ~ F

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dllstrinl1ilc,inconllnercial life, in so- iai lite there is all urgent denlallll tor rllillcd lninlls null trained llalllls and trzlillcil ill-arts, and the call that rings forth is like the voice of one crying 'ill the wilderness~tllere is little re- sponse. The supply colluof. nlcct tile

llclllallli..

if ever illero was ll golden oppor-

tllllty for the teacher to occupy the po- sition wllicll is hers by right of lul- tllrnl ellllowlllellts-that ol' lcadcr ill tllc colnnlllnity-now is her opportull- ‘

lllvll wlllil fllkvll at tile flooii lealis on t loltullc .lllll il fills is not the flood tide for tile l’. IC. lsiullll pulilll: i school tealrilcl' l alll sadly ollt ill my call-ululiolls. “

Our schools are today ill tile lime- 11

light as they nl-.vl~r were before. The icsts of cfiil‘iolll~y are being applied to them. 'l‘lic_\' are living weigllvll ill the balallcc aull solllc are fnullll want- ing. l alll not collsurlllg the teacher for the present llefects of our school sys- telll. 'l`lle causes are fullllalllelltul. l want to say rigllf, llorc, what i have ofloll silill bol`orl~. that perllaps no lilillv of til-c wl»l‘lll's lvorkcrs are so r~zll'l`lcet and clmsl-icllliolls ill the ills- (-,lllrl-gl; of their dlltios, but toacilng is

ily. 'l`hol‘e is it lille ill the affairs of _U .il ` " ,"7 ' 'V " .v I rl

l.

,.,mmmn't _,fl ,_ ,'__,. ' I _'B for consulnption. while the other

N0 fe,.m,S_,,. Wm ____ __ec____é____y for kinds, chief' among which are pota-

cars and wllcll llccessnryutlley will toes' tumms and mangem' The p°"“' E up'pH,,_l ____ ouumod above Th, toes are prodllced as a cash crop and

l lo es lm. lm rove t

p ‘ Ie crop” are raised for cattle, sheep and

lccllallical condition of the soil and 1' " t

lakes possible the giving of ally kind mg"

ftrcatlnellt the rollllll nl' l i For several years potatoes' to me e

E ay rc lu re.

I _ml (_(_,_vim,_,d Ll _lt it . _ _ extent of seven or eight acres, have l

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,make to ut m," 1_5 uw been produced. We are near ltoglua, p

[J rl ure oil lt w i _ _

lo fall. if the soil is good ylllllnlrall :md mf" readily ship me alumnus' reap' G ct :lil the ref-lults you are looking for mg n ‘amy good prom' Scverfu years 1‘ _ me use U1- _,mm__u_,L__u1 1. _.H ago we used the plow for liftlllg the

Y K . e s s, ll get “

hem much bmw U _ I I _ _ , -ger, wllirll is a great labor saving de-

] F hm W U9 lm' "t vlce lt furnishes a hard day'e work 5

ulnurc. ll lnakillg over lnlld, work for Q, toum of horses but the tuners e up m me Mu are left freely on tllo groulld surface

.' . crl sors,- , _ - A good many plants however -have s by almost anyone who e.ppi'lluclies ml not om ___ ___ ____ ____ __ _ ilrop, bllt we now have a potato dig- h ' '

Iillli. Of BllCll_ willing _ vlllllutf-el‘s us I

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' ‘ut to llltuilll A li ' l I _ _ _ __ l~1S_ y\_»\l _ ing and rollng. lll .l vely short time kept from pumng u small “ack on

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for easy picking If the potatoes are Y redsonuiiiy sound tllose desired for a

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"8 “ent “' b“°h for “to “ge 1;..;..;.,;..;..;..;..;..;..;..;~.;..;-.;..;..;..;.~;».;..;,.;.

}}U(‘-KWHE.-\'l‘ STHAW. MILK ANI) 'l‘llii IiilI.Kl'ili. sl

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We can find no analyses showing On thc l\t.tcrl'lull‘.. llcpcllds Largely I' he nutritive content of buckwheat the Amollllt of Milk. traw, It, would, however, be high in v ts content of fibre, and would lack There is n great dincrenco in thc i alatnbility, and would, in the writ- effect that Ll change of nlilkcrs will S r’s opinion, be of little value for have upon difieremt cowl-i. Sonic cows oughage for any kind of live stock. will allow thcmsellvt-:-l to be milkcd

igher value as rougbage for live them. They will often refuse to yiclll tock than they are generally credit- their milk to any other than thc d with. Some years ago E Michigan milker to whom theyare accustomed. _ urrner reader gave his experience Owners of dairies cannot llflorll to ela`ting to the use of buckwheat. as overlook the preference that cows hay crop, contending that it had .li -have lor certain nlilkem_. It is u pro-

llstalllfo. ilut llotwitllstallding this,

DOGS AND SHEEP. home use are immediately transferred h

_ --~_ to tile cellar, but if they have been P

I1 Opinion of the Problem That Pre. frosted a little or are attacked with f

“nts U,,,_,,ua| F-e_._m".es_ rot, we heap them ill a field, cover o

.__.__ tllelll with the potatoe vines, on top of l

H1 I , _ wlllcll is plaeod a layer of earth Luter_ 1;

Wl c have sl\.~pllclt.ed .flocks of in the 1, '

, , ._ . ‘all tile good ones are rt d sheep in many dlfttrellt sections ot' out and removed to me house so e lc

his country I have never had dogs The _“___ lug ___ to be'_ __ fi

1 dt _ - p p_a esare sle- Gprle a e "'i“°“g my ‘hafges °’°Nd° posed of in the liall, even if only 36 k

wages of mvmg "urs except "1 0"" field and llaui them direct to the cur 1

_ . and ship tllolll to Regina. lf we have bert is no doubt ln llly mind that not D curlond of su__plu__ we co_op_____._s "Mess dogs do "ac" year ““b°ue"‘ ate with our neighbor to mail th llle damage to the sheep industry, desired (l“,n_m_, A (_0____l__ ?__."§______§

rom other cro s, He sent rr sample control it. The cum in perfect accord l

aboratory and seemed to bear out feelings by her actions. When one I

G “mage n ‘my way W mtcver' “r or 40 cents per bushel can be obtain- a

love I over come across the fresh d _ lv

' G ' We grade thu Sum pumtow in me 'vo principle of some kind whicll their careers lls possible. The ulilk __

makes it poisonous to some live land butter-ist they will pmllllcc \\'ill _

with it, provides to draw* their llnili. Tile _

igh nutritive value, and was relish- ference that is based on llervcs, onli d by live stock as well Bs hay made neither the cow nor the: lullltcr 'can

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f this hay to the Michigan Farmer with the attendallt will sllow ller fill

is statement-, so far as analysis was whorn she docs not like approaches 90 oncerned. There is, however, agrent lll-r silo shows her dislike by standing ‘“ iiference between 3, plant of this pel‘fectl_v still, or by tllrlllllg hcl' f ind cllt at the proper stage for hay head lluay, or by moving away. T110 nd the ripened stra/w, which is de- dairyll.»an should discover the likes __‘ old of foliage, and contains an act- null lll'siikes` of his cows ns cllrly ill i’

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took, notably pigs, from c0n£aCC depend largely upon thc illii.’_:1’l‘s llc __“

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leliilglx-cli rllttll'-7 The chief fear is

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‘sir 1ag€(;'tbZgg;1snd___hh;:_;e_: ° § is thus opcllillg up to thenl for non- . , , _ . _

_,tl that the llclllurld mlly exceed illc slll1~

it

ly, ’i`lll»sl= runs lllaf. are being thus llll in llillnllcr;-l so largely to city llirylncll would serve :l nlllcll better lil-lllluo lil rl-fprllllllcixl,-5 their kind in

/\~llrl'icll. 'iilc time is nigh when they

:ill lvllnt there m\\'s_ (`nn nothing

lc lldrlc to prcvcllt f.lll‘lll being thus u.rrll"lced'.‘-l’rof. Timmlln Shlllv.

DiSEASES OF DAIRY COWS

Why is it when :ln l-phil-lnic breaks

out in our own families, so many cs-

-ilpo? l.\ is licczlllsl- of tllotll- \'.'llll are

not ialil-n have in their sysil-xlls lhrl t-icll'll~lllr. of lllerfl-ct llealtll lilat pre-

vent fronl taking lliscast-s. In prevent-

ing lliseltscl-l ill lllc dairy cow, the first tiling is to get ilor ill perfect leaiill. in foo lnllny dairy barns Wo

lliluperfect ventilation and light,

oo lllllcil filth, llusl, allll dirt. Tile

lv io be ill-oltily has got to llc licpt ll l-ll-ull pllll-l-. \\'c <:au‘t lil-lerlllille

o wllzlt lil.'grl»l» sunligllt. will prevent lisl~ll,~.l-, lull lt will gr(-atl_v help. I

lll talking.: zlllolll iile lfolilllloll tie-up, lil' ill- llllirylllllll sllllllld tile his lie-up

ll :ls l llll\'l» lll_\':ll>ll`. livl-l'_\' your

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lllorollgll ricullilllz. Wllitewusll.

ll-. is ll l:l'l-:lt sllwflltollcr and clean-

Ylul lllul't lrllllt lo illillk that bc-

lsc :mlno illiillpllairc has a good

---------- point is that the cow ill u, lligilly

ty of tlle whole country. Warned by tile losses oi' nly neighbors. Iatrl

ago our potatoes wero sold in tho Spring and after collsidel-lug the labor

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sensitive and nervous lnllcllillc. Hilo l cm, do por best, uork only llllcn her i

his work. and at a tinlc when natural-l

and thereby indirectly to thc prosper- i

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lute some of the causes ol' my lm- g,?ui;§lLrun,,l:1ul;;],l[fn,g.{i' lfluiv deétrfasq. in - lnunity to precautions that left little not to bother “jun skéephig §_§x‘_‘)’_'_";‘_{ chance for roanling_ dogs to ruvage yvmter another ume_

outlying sheep. when lll a locality Espccmny in the Fall th H lvllcro dogs were ll source of danger windows Dm kept 0 ml f'r B mcelar l saw to it that nly sheep were safely ,md tu kcép me “mas hgreven 512°" yarlleli each night. Tllls. however, posslble thus emnhmgm nas 30° as is llllrdly io be expl-vtcll of tilo busy of the éotatoes Spomn g Blot ‘Hugger fllrlllcr at soasolls when llc is raslliug nm Severe,” weather. g_'he uwfnur xg

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,:, ._~,»» 0°# c ~ ge s°o s s s s e s » s ¢ e ¢ s .;.

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by the food they cat. If you feed »--7--~---~ _

rllrebit, you may expect to have f’owls_ __..___

.,_.__»"._ voice throws her into ,, s?ute of fear

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' or excitement will never be able to 1

WHAT T0 FEED YOUR CHICKS produce milk in the largest lluautity

-_ or of the best qllnlity.-liillritinlc

Chickens, like men, may be knowll Farnlcr. if

our hens lobsters. sweetbreads. or a 1)U_.\|__p'U |{|»O_\-1.; C0w3_

King s_\'sll-ill ol' \‘\~llliii:llillll that you 'zlllllol illlvv ll will vt-lltfizllell tie-up

ll lilo ol'llilllll'_v b\l‘ll willl a simple

.

‘gl ncrvcs orc ill tlleir norullnl solldition. vt-lltlllltillg cystl-lll.

ff, 'i`br- lllilker llellooe presence, touch or l)oll`|. uvl>rf"l'<l 1-' lr CUWS lil i111.V ' w

ll-r t'<-ml lt' sill- is off feed quicker I' ' ' I . 1

ay. Stllrvlllllul vvliid bring a cow to

l.lll .lll_\ill\llg else ln il~l»alill»:, ll lllliry cow, the main llillg lu ll goull dot-le ol' salts, For llo first dose ll cow of :L thousand

ifullllls ought to lluv‘_e two pouilml. Epsonl suit.-. are safest.

A farllll-l' cull well spelld a littio

such ll rzolllplicntcli pl'ocess, :lull lill- llcmalllls if makes llpoll ones physical, lllorai alld spiritllnl rl~sonrl~es are so rent that sllccesrl is acilil-voll only ull-

ly the slloep are fur afield.

As to the typo of canine that is'

most alllllvted to sheep-killing I fool lllow to lay it at tllo feet of any parti-

d

were closed tightly to avoid freezfngf As ll rule the tuners come through the Winter in excellent condition. They are ilard and sound.

One turnip cro is usual] nba

dvr collllilions till- lllost. exacting

There seeluil to be :l ill-.lv collceptloll

oi' elillcntinll tlbroznl ill till* land. lt il-l bvgillllillg lo lin rel-,oglliv.cll llllli _tili- sellools, if they are really to hc effec- tive luuslt represent thc rivili'/.atlnll of their tilllc and place. Now l’. li). ls- laild is distinctly all llgricuitllral prov-, iuce, and all llgriclllturlll province ii is llllcly to be for nluny yearn to como. This being so l callnot but tlllllk that ollr present school procotlurc is llopc-l lougly out of touch wltll nlollern condi- tiolls.. Now i llul not one of those iallllisis who tlllllk that ful-lllillg cltn‘,

'ht in illl- prilnllry scllooi bull

. . _ _ . D Y llt f_'"|“‘ l""1`-“il ‘_"` ':V1>l-- Il_\ fl lllll-k 01 tllrcc acres ill extent. They will stand

sports ill sl-lasoll. are least often found

eport mont quickly and so it is

dogs" ill town. Most often, ill llly ox- iH‘1`ll‘11if¢‘. I-11056 parks start wllere

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sill-l~.p~kiliers' you wil find l-urs, rfonsrder . pure breds, big-llogs and littlc ones not dug ;l:|l,§'t||fr(E§,'|1T::;egL:f3£I};_ ,Fas llut ill any type could he exelllptbd I tops orc takcll off( by moans ofea hose _say that the hunting dogs wc), ,mm walking up and down me

ly, loulllls and bird dogs, that rows dipping me mm, while the

UPU Will 1111110111; 41038. 111-1011 i`0!‘ H1050 tllber itself is attached firmly in the

ground. On completion oi’ the top pilll-f operation, the drug hllrrolvs llro utilized to loosen and pull out the tubcrs thclllselves. At first we har- ilow with the rows and then cross-' barrow at right angles to the rows. _This method is very serviceable and docs little liunlllge to the roots. It is

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ill these packs. ldlo dogs, like people that lluve no l-nlploynlellt to use up lllcir cllcrlry. fake up this line of

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with lluntillg dogs tllnt are just “pct

“annals” mls’ albumens (proteh`s)' nzlrcd ill tile llracticcs 'folll>\\'l~d by l

tendency to make blood, bone ami 1

ing. inauitlon, stcrlity, alld dcatll.

as dyspeptic as the human fowle ot what I-,mL Shaw sms uf the Bri,_i,,h _ the oreut White vvuy. If you iced A,,l,,,,,1,,_ __ tllenl with tile plain foodstuffs of the ____ __ plain mall, ricil ollly ill tile follr es- while them ___ very _________ to ____ __d_ _

ugors (carbollyllratcs, starcnes). and _ _ _ _

_ h _ I _,_ the breeders of llvc stuck lu ilrltulll,

nh, you may cxllairt to llvc ll w lo L one that I have noticed ill regard to l

'e on . _ _ _ o!l}’xl?ot‘enills ir; i’0o)ds rich lll nitro- U10 5111112 Nil I illlllii. l>0C\\l""`lY 1111*

eu, such as egg-white. They have ll _

lllt-nt sales of vulllalllc cows that arl-

uladc to dllirymcll who rlllpply milk to the large cities, and who find ull other use for ,I cow tllnn to neil hcl'

ccessery- and eiwulfl be Preeclll ill for ulllugllter when ller lllctutllul url-_ ollltry-foolls in large liuantity. Car- md is me,-_ Thm (Wu in _,,.,.Be,,,_ ,__ ollydrates are tile fuel and eller- the puked Smtcg _,B wen ____ ,__ izerl-l of the llaruyard natives. fillml- n_.it_,i__ but relmively in __ _CSN _‘___ "I9" “'°"m Bing "‘ sorry Sung nt }gi'cc. 'File cowl-l thus slllll are llllitl-

flesh. Any poultry-food,lacklng ll roteid, fell to chickens uleulls wast-

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fortunate. The reicrcllce is to irc- f‘“

ilull ill lzrllllllllilg. The skin of fill-.

o\\' is ll lllost illlportnllt cxcretory ll~llinlll. ll' you have il good clean ic-lip, you are not liable to get ully isl-llslul, llut il` you llo get till-nl, tllcy ro h:lil` ll'l-ated in llucll a tie-up. If ilo cow in nfl her foot, lloll’t krep

plltiing i`l~l-li in frolll of her. 'l`:lill‘ it

'lil' il’ sill- has ally. (ll-t ill the

lllllit ot' so loolllng after your cows

every lilly that you will know as soon ll

,-1 filers- is llllylililllr lilo lllsttor. ln pzlrillrililul till-re is nlorv like-

illoell oi' lrlllllllc, for flu- l-uw is then ll ll tolllll-r volldillllll, l'.~'l\ yrlllr coin- llllll sllllsl-_ lll .~l\\'t-ilillgs of flll~ ull- -' ' il .0 ' 1*. ll* HQ!!-

lll i. donl be ll 1 s wi ill th s soil of till- your, lulillilllts of llot w:lll\l‘ :ll'\‘ upi to il:ll'l‘ ll llzlll llftcr-

'hrc 15 ycllrs of nge? Do you know

A ll '. why some children do l,[,),‘,’t",2,§‘,,¢"f§‘go to school ut ull? well'

1, _ . ,y .

lkercgtllllgs because it is not adapted to their needs. 50 pcr cont. of our chil- dren are concrete minded

and it is handilng of concrete objects and not through the nledlum of endless abstractions that they Wm Kel their education if they ever get educated at