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nu: WONDERS or Austrians ‘ibatini. v ls, I ‘ i Supplies Commit- iiot long "375... uiisutablefigdrtlei: i°°~ I“ "WW" i‘ "-° "ii" i" "Hy possible way thus expansion o! far-iii "Australians. during tlie last.’ word re-ap rs as "c " wheh pp. Pfiiiilliiiiiiili 1h this Province in i943 and thus contribute to the food re- forty yehrs. have become natulie- plied to liv g objects qiei-e, Kc ," quirenients of our country in this time oi need. Farmers are cited to hlghflff-pagtgiri o-nviriisi-or ithhs (iii/Ioi- igirwiio ti; another. as e Dr. 0.x. Gilnll, Superintendent sale which was thought to be n iorword sound practical susirastious that will assist this cause to the ' ‘ . no ar .0 an a e. . . see how this has come about: will “stot" thaltpis, oéiintf?" ggrlirmgrxilmggwglzifilgeulitaal lasrtizf rem highlight-i- Deputy “mister or Agriculture’ chulotwwwmwlwh m‘ the“ Devan‘ I Aii-‘iiralia- h“ 5° mm“? Wondeiiiii iiriilfi it; hlllstfllies comes from visit yesterday and thgn contin- 1h our rggen]; notes we have been 50m, Uutul an," on Thanh 0 Q O O members oi both the animal and an old nigush wqyd “swan, h, ugd 0,, ,0 M0,, u, when, h, w,“ pomm, out ma, ,he ma“, w” m‘ chm heen vegetable kingdoms that one is push, has found its way into the lnee several oxmcn. The Doo- strengt ning in New York and of ‘ had nogoulxileer ‘i’ “m, wmdl almost justified in saying that dlctionargeso that we ma use it tor wl never rust out. He is 0f the course what. happens in New York The degree oi sucuss achieved in foals and othgrsuntheart fining u no otholr port oi the world is as without in: thought vugas‘. (A active kind whose mind is contin- reflected in Montreal. Now let us training colts io be good worii ditarlly bad actors. 'I‘h.e tgrrii] ‘YR-tho hm Hatcheries have ehioitl tor wit. in spits or iiiifle-i Yiil- L" ii= examine some Tyne-side man_, vlsitlngron the Isl- ually emhloyed, fortunately for us. go over some of the typos and pric- horses depends mainly on two fun- "breaking" colts does not gnfgr 1h. I- iloillso of orders- Not- Dorliillis. in tho brood that! your or them. . and. told hie he did not like his in invest gating problems coniicct- es paid. There were 217 special dementsl motors. heredity and en- to the procedure at the Farm eni- iii" "hoioo Nol- imhaih- i" "iii xiiwfiiiiii "ldii- 3"‘ “m” Sim“ W“ mini‘ °i i‘ "aii" diaitoi lor it was ioiililied ooi with fur tsrmins- He has re- skins which were so per cent sold viroment. Through heredity comes phasls being plued oh uahphg Bray Chicks of the usual high Bray quality . . , _ bird iiiht "his n" ‘iiiiiiibiitor? hi"! Wlllflrl") Anything that we cently had a ver great measure at an average of 371,24, There were temper, which may be docile and '

‘Filree Australian birds do: tllc Lowan or malice-fowl, the Scrub Fowl. and tllc Brush Turkey, iill

Mind you, that's not saying that the breed and grade you Very probably they are. But dc- breeda it is so heavy that the

would class as sticky, viscous or ad- h=slve. "the Northumbrlan called 011188? 2 he used it as a verb, too;

eas going or it may be excitable a even vicious. Through environ- ment and training. the effect of 31p- plied ps chology which gets res ts

of success with h experiments but we leave that for him to write about in the near future. By the

30"! one-half to three-quarters sel- ected silvers 68 per cent sold at an average oi $30.64, an advance c!

Boost Egg Production In order to meet the heavy demand

want aren't available. mend la uneven. In some

three being clnirserl i\'S “moulid- one must clag n, stamp 1mm wp, 1);, G-‘unrfg article which 5 1- ht, Th 1709 . f g b th h Bra Hatcheries are booked ahead-in those breeds-for A, hh,,d,,,5;- T... u-v ;cli logelhcr The cl-lildren knew it asmiil delight- sreyreprlntsd in practically? all the larpepiigfhpii ,.,°'§,,.‘,§§§f,,,,,,,,§°§fi_ with an als as well as human be- tggOilbgsflV€lgelgotxlhgt fimfifihfiiffl? weeks. In other: even last-minute orders can be filled, for I

immense boobs oiiil ves. through iul noun when they bought “clag- fox niagazin ,have a wide reading vers that were a3 per cent 501d at, ihss is obtained. states George W. Britain and the civilian population hoih riot-oh! ohd slim"! "hicks-

the winter and curly s;;i"lng, vlllich guin," a confection ihic-i tlei~ ange embracing most of Canada an vera e f 30, d Milli‘. Dominion Animfll HiiSbii-Iid- oi Canada, must arc ready ill October, fermenting. elders called taffv. “wheil they {and the United states. of 13 .c,g'1'1i(i,sre$€v3ere £20 ‘Zsfeffi maii- A Rood-tempered line cl’ means at hag; to incrlilzige eiiirig NAME YOUR SECOND Glow‘ A thermometer thrust into such a 1,111 ,1ve,-p_ p0 ,- ceh, m", h; an breeding stock eliminates s lot o! production. Our contract with,

wanted to be polite. Now we say

"he re iggevpd g3 dgg_ 1st,; two dgys tpggy y”, h; 13mg; m, (ad pnulnon “pa”: o; “a y an advance o! ei and conserves patience but at So ‘when you order your Bray Chicks, name your second 0

later he birds c ned the ils is a tati m oi uite a 10 ei- cent. er . i‘ “n” "m9 l I°°d m" ilmehi million dozen e s-ei-ead we are oh so - . ~ oval! our third ohoiot. ii lioslibio - - - o" and the hen laid m.» first eggpln MIQYQK‘; flfsgffnfl°“‘,f,g‘§"flflfuiéhfi nuln r orfmrnnihers in King's and an? full sllvgi, 551:? ‘fifd ohd troioihs as foals and irliwsni to lsllingobehin ii‘... shlpirieht, is breed. rude. and no of shilimont- 1t my prevent dtiir i . it. The birds seem to know that the word nshrhmpik “what are Queen's countie . A short time i180 at an average of $30.80, an advance fir? ‘Lgeulggg w°rk Wmidell- date Britain last year, This ,5 a and disapiiointment. hAlhl Bu: breeds have tihle saigeblliacb- - the heat will be cf short duration, y“, whmg,“ h”? “wot Bah a meetin was eld and a commlt- of i9 per cent. There were 11252 boa Ink]: 0 d m Rig “glib ‘title neil: serious matter, so, as a means to lng of skil and care “e rid Hem. so ‘yéohhwb use}: hythe "l “i°l..°lif“ "its "iliiiril i." some o he we" ratio ti» if. “Eli. ‘c...o"s‘s‘"i.zi..iiiéil $253M’ o on robotic is‘... .5 i: til. til. illiitiiidhiots: Emissions lli“‘.$‘1?.‘.lin‘.".‘ii§‘3‘3a5r i‘ ° ° ' n o '. ' ‘ , . . . , . - gifvgiqlng tllee-letlggs aiaoln aboutyll {,°,§‘,,“‘§”°,',',,,X‘",‘,‘,"E,‘,’h,,?,',§§“‘ wggg; andmR-sinald Jenkins, in co-oper- axivanfflié oainiigmiaggnttfrigizgigfiwefi ,°,§“‘.‘,'f§,‘;°°-,,,,§“$},,°°'$m mfg“? pwducim“ °°“t°'“ b” “an” bi’ l

i .m_ Normally the incubation Der- 1,, me meme dmec, hommohw ation wth thanelisrirnont oi Aa- 1.21s low cradles. or which so per wnhdm, n",,,,,',,c,,c,‘",'; hfi. “m? 9”" “m” “WM!” Vance Mnolsnnioomiioid lil. °- 0- lohhloh- Choroiriil Paris. l od ls 51 days. The chicks have Wm, "y," ,0, tyou», one h h), iricuiturc, u, look into the situation cent were sold at lil average oi rowed, up‘. battle usually won °"i'~i.ess°po.i?ans‘ii will p. uh month, Bruce Paynt-enlLl-A. Kensington North Trron , , 5°m°‘im"-5. iw° i9“ °i leaves “d to use the long “e" sound, whereas and Tepim hm‘ "he" m“ hag 5942' "1 "wan" °i 4 P" wiii- without a strug 1e. starting April 15th or ‘as near a: J J Stewart M tone mm" vhiilh- ‘Viimoi Viiiio! sand above them, through which uyuhu (u as m but, lepresehh h been ascertained. They are at wor The special collection of 708 plat- A; the C9,, m, mpenmehgh, possum, h, that date and cohtmhed ' ' ' Bran,‘ Raymond Doucett. Hunter River

and find that the chief Problem inums, silver platinums, pearl-plat-

G. F nkl B , will be to secure a regular dist.ri- lnums and white-marked silvers m y“ row“

store‘ N". London W. K. Crzftcr, R.R.5, Kcnstingwn ,i

nearly. Wm. Christian, Launching l ,

Clarty, in the Scottish diction-

~Farm, Ottawa, this procedure is

may scratch their wav lllto the d y i8 followed and the foals are handled

htl Scientists believe that miihlhii’ “hill Sooiohiioor

tliereabouts.

15th or

"-115 mflkwd °i hmchmg the 9353i 8T5’. iii lven as "unclea ' e bum“ M meat Pmducis m-muiih‘ “'85 10° n" "ni- 8°id 8i I-n sver- re ularl for halterin , t. in . foot ' H. A. Jeile , Jelley‘: De t. store, Rae Kennedy, Murra liarbu rN ' is an inheritance from the birds duty; ‘Etymology Jhhomil out the season. There istconsgd; age of $45.15. trgnmiriig, and other? ghages oi sug§éfl°g’,fl“‘,§,‘fi$§fl"biyi “,‘,;‘d,‘{,°,§'} 01¢"; p bin-Arthur J.EYIHIBI€NEWAI‘IIBH]; reptilian ancestors. (Mariv roo- Clarts. according to the Northum- it'll-bi‘ hii/“iiiibk ‘i mhifn- “d ——-—— oihihs- This shsttm is oontihired 118.1 grading stations: Clarence s. Hllllm, Bpringfleld. Qhorio- F- Medias. Northern mpg, as you know, lay their eggs hm“, 1, mad 0,. ,h.ee,_mhd_ and he dealers want] it taken rligw Li! The tel urns received in con- until they are r ing three year old 5mm,“ Lorn xlibrisp, 17°11 11111 h, the sands, and trust to the sun has h vhh, “ea that nNewhhme {Jilfifld in cod stlwsge-dfi rs o! hection wi the above sale were when hey are hamessed and pui First Prize $3.00 Chas. s. McKay Park cerp I. and good hm,‘ ,0,- me success o1 clans ,5 clean clhrts.._l have heard he cost to deauelr an Ogfisllllntg!‘ rom George A. Callbeck, Manager to work. At the start they are har- second Pr,“ zoo Winston W. Currie, Albertina A J M D m .T v er ‘he hatch), _ a msuc mom“ address her e,._ and the price cet nl; lslhto e as ic of the Fur Marketing Department, nessed and left standing in the Thhq ppm 1,09 G. B. Hume, Brooklyn. Kings Co. J-D- M” m“ 'U."‘°“d“’ Cm" m "Mu "‘”i““ti.““"‘lin°i£ m" °‘“P""o W“ W“ “who Ziitmiiit’? lféfiise“ tnwill 32 333-‘ Eiliéiii.“ §$l¥°'.$.'.';" B’;'§“°"' *5‘ iiliiiifiaiiifi ti‘? “°..“,.§“"°- “i” i- "o" ‘how- oeooh Boost» stmiifglifiil. ‘b’... p"... i tracted atteli 0h ii i! P mud-Plies in the utter. with these “n” w apply ‘m, I huh" Pr,“ to m“ h” tgublk £21m 2,1112%‘: w ‘eh "w: w theixintiiTihefi 1:“ 851:: A rt from the individual grading V. E. Duffy. Kinkora. Earl Diamond. Winsloe

llnlilnd ‘wimiiiiihl so strongly omio words: " uh i t p i stat on effort grou of d lr with tlfe beautiful White Swans Hon“; hm m. hem §h‘,§ huh}, ceiling on horse meat. tribe and siderable-tc ioi-ward thein each day they are harnessed along with hsiciieryintn havg guaraggeee; (Please address all aiaii in ulrlea direct to iored w. Bray,

and of that country. ‘Ric Black Swan o,- M», l“, hehhm» Th other} mo“ Pfodiioi-i- Th4!" i! 11° night so that our readers would be In old solid nick-stepping gelding, $100110 my 9mm chmpwh h- hm,“ 1203 H was the first Australian bird to “has,” mopizflyiighwh’ w“ ‘h: other way to meet the situation. lee-pt au falt with the situation. It dfiivenitghoung for a while and fln- wards to be given at the end of the “To sagiiiutlisie Illqbzngli‘ ltfzil-ifllton‘ 0m‘ reach Europe. In January i697. name o; a tribe of glpsles, whose is indeed Bfiitlfidng to us all, even i! y h ed to a sleigh and putt» full contest period. This amount 0g . (summer there) willlam de Vlam- headquarters were oh the HON,“ The regular dealers here, who -thougl~i the bulk of all our pgltg lightiwork. After a few days ivltli mong W11 hp divhied m,» ,,we,,ty i so o i» i» crisis i. mosaic. lioimo..eitii“riiiri° ‘“‘°‘” ihii §‘.‘§.“.‘l.i‘;’£i.‘1.?“i$§.2°§i%..ll° its: ti: ~- i gh s ver an oo 1 ' ' so muc ' ' liv-i" n es, ran c am- ; a? n.et‘vr;finuurl,gwclmenj were an“ w ‘Dank Wm‘ m‘ n“ omers, find out their requirements strength, v "m? fl-iiti Wmiiodifl B til-m ds w be equally _____.

hand, "You would search me in vain for the Tynesiders definition oi a "gewgaw": he means the Jewis- harp, a little musical instrument

-____. You will ask wh, the ehan so qilioilly‘! The reasgns are gassed llifleiy on the optimism engend-

cin ionshi aw

ght work. This mcedure is in- gividedp M variably carried ou by one man working alone and the results speak for themselves. Needless to say he

and endeavor to provide them as far es they Wsslbly can. with suf- ficient meats so that good pelts can be izruwri. 'I‘l-ie co-operatlon

I hroe counties of Prince Edward Island. This sum of 8100.00 may quite possibly be further augmented before the eon-

ll d h c they t l$§§l‘.i‘°.s*"’s.ll‘.n ' .53..’ other

ountries Tile Cygnet-r when they by m“ ‘WWW C r

ting from any interference with the full rainge of natural conditions oi’ food and shel-

glfillbigélilliflmfilibg because c4 mg first hatched Bl! Whiw- m“ essnesa O p50” with m.“

_ f ,1 , ted 1 the 0d o; d h t L is p, good man with a good rein on t ,5 6,104 d _ arms. who shoot these inoffensive

The hysterical lhgililitav: g “t: held between the lips. All the gm“ s "was or so ‘vifaer 231162.‘: ‘iliiefaviléttliai-lliiiabbri: his °wn “mp0!” esEagh gfflgixill: station ha, already ter. Here is a case where a do-notli- birds from the roadside, sometimes 5%?“lr‘33"??=il3-o“ not the ohr fillllielilliitllifinfifkliie ‘Si. - mio o’ Vittorio timed or ti» ifif.“liiitlfi“ifiti“.‘i’liei“ii"lt’i "°°".'“'"““°° "i" m" hows" ksiféil.“Mki...i;’“i§§fl...".$“°é'l i.‘$l§i‘.°’3‘.‘f.i“f.f’l ti?“ m“ W” ‘m’ firange la-isrd-ligliizee of! th; Ahétjziisi; I neyerblhehrd anybody péay it i"; ugh‘: fgifiilibnirixiisptrhgcioihbrufi? ihwfififlgfl," ‘figfclimfirgfgioén orses hisliae dthe iii ht tempilerament. fins? 11% lifiriiggi°sgififfl °'.’,“‘,’,°,{§ National Parks as praserves is to be Cami aidmigisetriitore should do

an woo . r cogiiza e use on one. an h f th‘ p}, Ed n, 1S1.’ ' _N h i ‘ and prov e wt the rght en- pphmt phd do eJGWm, g n- adhered to. Also, introduction of everything that ls possible to meet

‘ lorsoiioii “"551” i" °‘" Pmm” 4°“? " ffifli-urfmpoof’ Lhxhiid, waMsrch, 21%,, ff“, "ggeiiiloniiiicggfgghqgg virohhiont (which inoiiidosolovo for ably possible to ma e itna ifiiclzgss, non-native kinds of animals should mistaken lde-s about birds of prey

Library that deals with bygone What tile dictionary calls tip- horses) and the procedure outlined by having the hens of their present be guarded against like the plague." and to discourage tile killing oi

,, , lletili shows; occupation pf French tgyfflp 1,, Eiigifllld. Mid Wiih Australia "he" Cillhuwe youngsters called kitty- w“ Bu Alma h i t, TY follvwed- The only horses at the flocks produce more since we can- The birds 0i’ Prey constitute a them. We cannot afford to do 8°35 W“ iii-ii i°imii itiggieflaw w cat: an attractive game, since it Contrary h) fears genera“), ex. 5,10,, '0,“ ‘hi? ‘AXE’: nighfiffj; filling; ifm_wll-h__vifblch_istly_lfililfle_liij§ not wait for babv chicks to mature special section ill the predatory‘ ivitliolit the services of tiiesc birds

s41 N iillridl." iii igne oeivetiie chapters tho author takes us to an Australian

was rather dangerous! The “cat? was a short piece of wood, pointed at both ends and inscribed on its sides with the digits 0, 1, 2, 3.

and get into production. Careful attention to the little things will do much to increase normal production. See

animal problem. They are quite largely migratory and they have been illneeasizngly waned against

in the killing of rodents. of wlilclai they are one of the most. efficient natural hecks. Even if some oi the

pressed during the past months with regard to the fox feed situa- tion, we find that conditions have

not too distant future. The hand. writing oi their defeat is on the wall and this, together with the

s ecial iurring runways under s ads trees. To overcome the ef- fects of the sun and prevent

W°°d ‘i’ “w”: 1 d h t, rid w be- iiihii iii! throuzhout their range by man so larger birds do e u ma "And now a thin Nd "Yuk The first player hit. the pointed Tpmve ‘anew i‘ a e , "lore cmsewatlve mm" ad°pted brimming °i the Pens M“ Afidrew birds always have fresh water be- g 1 d . 1,1,, 1 m y W“ 8P‘ “me 1,110 the sky, and perfume end with a club. causing the cat 253° 5113:?’ r111 fligiéiéisisixilify igsggu-‘lili- b the House of Representatives has constructed a shed roof over fore them, plenty of grit and oyster fiwflifiiefi? e5 "e now anger 23,1: ‘,*,‘,‘}§,,,‘,',‘,‘,’§S d;

bum "m" i“ "“’"°5' “"1 m ‘° “Y “P‘"“"i‘- ‘is i‘ "i" °°“"" food suPDlles will be available as his‘? iifialtfieiiiltciéi iiinlttidsnsttifis: i“ “ma” “em “"5 “sum” m" and m“ ‘M’ ‘o s" “i” It is suggested that e11 organizes is quite limbilbl)’ illci‘ do izood in

woods rang, not only with sonss. he wok a swin at it. ii ho missed. a, climb up on the platform under body weiaht is maintained through- d - , ,

m» no n»- -r-= - “élfii is w» 1i‘ is one it i» sth:i*":i.“.‘til:l "iii? ‘ill? l:“..t.'*;::...i' o“ "o" the" mo "a so o» zéifikiil‘ .t:;i*...:‘..li:i...:l"“l. spiiiiii 2%.“. iszicsiitiss ..-.. hi“tiihuarfiiimquliiwiiiiidsauthiilt %niiktei:ll iatnogoofn-glz‘ ‘nuiiillliliii oily he expected. While the supply ' w augtligilfivdazbdrhtgiigo iii-slag‘ dug taggewlrllesbfleumiltilligigdvgitgiumofiiotxiil- hiiw“ "id W“ "Wind b” mm‘ i‘ ' m‘ ‘iimim- “w” “i” °i°i°°°

CH2 O r - > ‘ -

can only be hen", m "h, land o, would he hppemost, u h, were the {ifqlgsgfthtgpgngvuiilh blforlsieriéitéoaiiifagg brgh eight bf ‘Dex is not all Andrew thinks, to the cooler Be a booster and Join in the con- ghégizmzfidllsdléafligglhglhusilrlag tbrécggli-shilhhhijrdgah; hhlorhallslvoeg .

feeds in Canada, particularly in this pro- vince, will be anywhere from 20 to 30 percent. greater than last year

fall and small amount of rain. test for greater production even i: you feel sure that you cannot get i110 iii-ii Drive. vou may share in.

one of the other Prizes later.

. . .n ll ! neil aowi gigiiidgsivi whineed gowleatherhead, Take care 0' my hatl cries it tilriish in a. soft melancholy voico.

3. he would be entitled to three other strikes. Sometimes the vic- tor was the one with most strikes to his credit, sometimes the one

other products suitable for fox feed will be available. The sunply of cereal feeds will not we believe.

by killing. even by what some people are pleased to term cruel killing; are setting tlirmsclvcs above iii-la

liar areas where there is an artif- icial and unusual concentration ct

1 . Feed is no prob cm or has not food that man must be permitted

b"n so far in Michigan, as horses

1 h , . he seriously affected. s0 iii" iii Br and no doubt the will be the liable i lar umbe a d to proctect. General and indiscrim- laws of iizitui-c and are missiilq Waigrewlif y%u§_'15lh‘$h_££f§ $3:- nhihedlglvhfyeg?‘ c” dfli-lrggrefi‘ w“ general wav ranchers may have things that will irrigreese theocosii i; iiéiu htei-exd flngde gaokedrsinna Winter Control of Cattle Lice lnate killing of all hawks and owls obvious muitltudinoils events which To "phat" h mm“ h“ the no fears with resard to feed sup- o1 modhmmh The present, avgragQ felrigeraglng system on the ranch. is bound to result in the loss to man occur throughout; animate nature

boxi and the next

mmemxmggking Just for all the

world like Punch. or barkinri iiito

1 pug dog, ,, .'I‘iieli playing a

tiling like n. fiddle with lrcs. ri fiddle tiddle. off we so! bow bow

wowl neil gowl neil Bowl 0h ii

r twelve thousand miles above the monotonous and scanty strains

o1 a European wood, ‘Then came

plios- Cattle lice which cause serious losses among cattle should begin before the animals go into winter quarters. ‘The stable should be thoroughly cleaned beforehand. In winter quarters, it is estimated that one pair of lice. if brought in- to the stable and left uncontrolled. will increase to over 20 millions in the four months of November, Dec-

04 more friends than foes, and affords a dangerous upset of scores of interrelationships which are so cofnpllcatcd that they are as yet but sliirhtly understood.

Very few pee-ole are competent to identify the different species 0f hawks and owls, and experience has shoiwn that the neat majority of

rind which must continue to occur, Except for direct defense of dome osilc shock. tllc niilt-xldo cf tile pllb-e lic friiv "stis prcilniors ls based gen-e orally upon prejudice and lack o; knowledge. and it is the dutv o lilicre who have studied the problcrig

of <26.39—from which must be de- Horse meat costs about 2 1-2 cents ducted selllno and shipping costs— -t,o 3 cents a pound in the freezer. would probably leave a small mar- Cereals are lower in price than Bill of profit to most ranchers but. here, being bought in large quanti- not to all. ties from flour mills that specialize in foe: feed and make special mixes for the fox farmer,

The problem of help is tzettlngto