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"8alad'days" it is a term often used
in reference to youthful days gone by_ tnat_>_werre blissfully happy, _Buy these daysithé present days should the and dsys is fthe trlld' sense oi the world, "When the first hot wave makes its yearly visit tothe city, I draw an im- ag-lnarvy lille across the names of all the hot meat dishes, bot soups and -fl~ie`d_tl1inSs, and let my unsatisfied np. paths.; for the reireslling salad, rule ll1_e._ `s'alad, well made, is appetizing just too look upon, and "its cool, rc. ‘freslling depths, moistelled with a
French or -boiled dressing, makes it a thing of delectable beauty.
Considering that tllere are nlany
hundred kinds of'salads including veg- etable, -fish, meat, nuts, egg, fruit and cheese varieties, it always strikes me as being singular that people do not go on a salad diet. Salads are so easily prepared, and so delightfully cool in the preparation, and so fasclllaiing to work upon that every housewife from the seisntuledlly ifltted llllellons to the inadequately fitted kitchenette should have the art of salad making at the finger tips during the warln nlollths.
Lettuce is a beautlfier, becauselt is
a health giving food, celery is excel- lent .for the nerves, tomatoes are good for the blood, nuts are nourlslling, and all sorts of fruits alld vegetables are good. The oil ill the salad dressing is the best thillg in the world for the human system and cheese is health- ful, If eaten slowly. .Get your cook ‘books and magazines out and give yourself up to rho salad lliblt and ill- cldentally the habit of health and .beauty. ' _
FLIOWERS AND-O-HICKENS
. By Mrs, Charles A. Smith
Chickens and flower gardens have
long been considered an impossible combination, but for several years I have been able to colllbine the two in a more profitable manner.
The yard where I keep my coops of
hens with baby chickens has little or no shade. Having a few dahlla roots that 1 did not need in my flower garden I planted a row in this chicken yard twelve years ago, putting each root where a chicken coop had stood the previous yaar. This soil was very rich. the plants made rapid growth and the baby chicks did not disturb them. Each time I gave the fowls frcsh water l threw tne stale water from the chick- ens' drinking receptacles on the plants. This added nothing to my work.
The growing chickens were kept in
this yard all summer and always sought the shade of the dahlills during the heat of the day. As the blooms faded I picked them ofirand threw them on the ground where the chicks devour- ed them grcedily. Since lialllla tubcrs are used for food ill certain localities I knew the blooms could not llnrnl the ___ _ _
lrritations
* oi the Skin
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Ar. soothed and l-tested by th” U” of Dr. Chanda Ointment-Two Interesting Cases Reported
- The old_ method 'of treating “lem” by mean's'of internal medicines is too slow and uncertain of- rcsultlt
The new method is by the use of
Dr. Chase's Ointment, You lllllliy the ointment and obtain almost iln- mediate relief from the itching. stinging sensations. In a few day! the sore spots are cleaned out anti the healing process is set up.
As-you apply the ointment from
day to day you can seo for y0U"S°ii the splendid results obtained. Hilti this will encourage you to keep on with this treatment until the cure is complete,
Mrs.. Stafford Lesson. Winchester.
Ont-. writes: "I can heartily N" commend Dr. Chl\so's Ointment, NS it cured me of rl very severe case Oi’ eczema. After using several reme- dies without relief,_l was about dis- discouraged, thinking I could never endure the intense suffering. At illiii one evening when I felt I could not endure tho poin another tiny or hollr longer. 1 thought of Dr. Cllllsi'-H Ointment which I had Btwn. l\dVe"' iiavd; and decided to Siva ii ii ‘rm- To my great surprise. alter “Bills it a few times, Iobtalned relief. limi' in a few days my niluotlon begun is completely disappear. My llllltiltlfiii and 1 often speak of the quick ami lasting cures I obtained in a\lCi\ Ii short time. That was ten years B80- and we have' kept it in our bomb ever since, a`nd it has been a great healer for many other collllliiiilliii- I never fall to recommend Dr. Chase's Ointment tot my friends and neigh- bors, . `
"l might statethat we have also
used Dr. Ch e's Nerve Food in 01"
household, a¥d',I can recommend it an doing all hat you claim for Ii." ¢
In scores] ofpvays Dr. Chosen
Ointment is* f use to every i\0i"\°- Alwlled nite! liilsving ll users 01° skin soft an 'srt'loo'th.- Used, f0r MW alter the bot . it cures 'chafinl “ii
lirln irrltxflio "lt is so soothin ‘ "iii,
timing me t ms on n. sennliner of -ills skia. ping it son, smooth ‘Mi “iivatyl a y nelttsfa-boi, aIl""tiG'i.1' Bra. or alison, Bates &‘ Co., Limited, To Q. _ _ __
Q _ ' ' owls, In fact, I believe they are
“°;i}°\i'Si\il18 and beneficial.
B next year I increased my dshlir,
planting, saving all of the tubers the fi h:'stth,faIl and buying some new ,mes cm ke °P1'il1K. The results is that this unfit Bn yard that formerly had been sh rom attractive is now one of the
0W‘Dil\¢es on the premises; posse;-5.
bl' “C09 to look at it. So many stopped and asked for bouquets that I put 3 Biln during the summer: “Fresh Eggs and Flowers; 25 cents a dozen."
FB" of the “WUI”-y nlade from the
:ta e of the Howe” “V0 years age was sed 'U buy 6838 frolll blouded poultry, and choice varieties of dalllias. Last ye" I “Did “Very blossom from the
ncw varieties of dalllias. which were ° illllllensc size and had exquisite coloring,
This whole chicken yard is annually
a forest of flowers. The tubers are dug
each fall and stored the same as pcm. i088. I no IOIISBF keep all of the more common varieties for planting; these are stored separately and fed to the. laying hens throughout the winter, AS mi* "iliUk9!l-S KFOW iiley eat some of thc i°“""` i""‘llCili‘-s of the tlahlias, but 'h“i`i` 5°l`11iCiiiIlE in no way disturbs me `Di“ms- fi-‘i` they bl*-collle sturdy long before the chicks grow strong €ll0l1l;il to harm them.
CAKE-MAKING MADE SIMPLER
Hints ln Making Delicious Pastry. M y°“ aw “ll 341911! at anything you
do not have to be careful, you can take all sorts of risks. Thus the ex- pert cake maker uses one egg, two or three eggs, according to how plentiful they are, alld takes all sorts of liber- ties with mixing the sugar, spices, Sh0l`i€llil'l8, etc. But just let an anla- teur deviate a hair’s breadth froln the reci-pe alld see what happens, lt is all in knowing how.
Tile usual way of combining cake
ingredients is to cream the butter and sugar. You can melt the butter and get just as good results except in the case of_ pound cake. Pound cake con- tains so little liquid-practically nono except the eggs-that melted butter cannot be used. But in all butter cakes the butter may be melted in- stead of creamed, and by this sllort process the cakecan be lllade in just half the time that used to be neces- sary.
Another easy short cut, both in
economy of time and dishes, is not to beat the egg whites 'before adtiillg them to the mixture. `
-lf the butter is melted and the ogg
whites are not beaten, you must use a different process from the crganlill: method. To make it clear let us take a definite recipe. The following is a delicious, lnolst cake, and at the same time is inexpensive:
Prune Cake
Three eggs, 1 cupful of sugar (pre-
ferably powdered), 3 tablespoonfuls of sour cream, 2_cupfuls of flour, 1 tea- spoonful of alisplce, 2 teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, 1 cupful'of prunes (cook- ed and cut fine), 1-2 teaspoonfnl of soda, 3-4 cupful of butter or substi- tute.
The fat from pot roast is an excel-
lent substitute for the butter.
Break the eggs into a cake bowl;
add the sugar to the eggii- i“i0 im' other dish put the flour, soda, spices, soft and prunes. But the butter where it will melt. Stir the sugar and eggs together; add the fiollr con- taining the other ingredients altern- ately with tlle sour cream. Beat in the melted llutter. Always add the butter last instead of first as in the old method. "
Any recipe can be used by i0ii°W'
ing this lllethod. -If it is yellow cake and tllo wllitcs are not used, beat tile sugar into the yolks. After using this short-cut method you will alw_ayS U50 lt, ns no one can tell the dlff9l‘BllC9 between a "short-cut" cake and one
prepared according to the convention-
nl way. lf lard or a lard substitute is used a little salt must always be add- ed to bring out the flavor-
Eggs that are one day old beat ull better than oss! freshly ssthered-
Economy In Baking Powder
use 5 good uniting powder. Thoulill the first cost of ll 5000 5\'“d° °.f bak' mg powder may be more than that of a cheaper grade less of the former is med and the' better results even t1D
the cost, so that In the end it is H0
r
more expensive tllln thi’ °h°“i’°.
rade. _ 8 -Cakes of as B005 illlamy mu be °b`
tuned with water as with milk' T2:
use of water In cakes means a ow -
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ing of the coat. You can save s 0::
h lf on every cake If y0\l
and a :Where muy ls abundant this
water. - l|` no special inducement but Gite"
"ce and than the economy
lnilk is sc nh in worth conslderinb CW” ’“,“d°- w
water is often more delicate :nd t@l\- del- than one mud° 'iii' “““- ‘- ,.. By# water _,pdl ya, btlttel‘_ still' 'riddle we practise., '\l°“§’;,, °f;“°’;‘§, BY.. “ie-i-im! the bpm, aratsi we beating the egg white sell Y .t
BI good results are obtained we are ‘i““m°‘i in Milli! both economies.
Ritlnem-ber to mix all the dry ma-
terials together, and all the wet to- Eether, Stir the two into each other and add the melted butter last. Du “Oi Stir the batter much before the ad- dition of the butter. Stirrlng too much before toughens the cake; beatilg tlwrvushly alter the butter ls added makes a tender cake.
df a cake cracks in baking it means
that it has been mixed too stiff. The flour and dry ingredients are out of Droportion to the wet ingredients. Re- Cillfil-l do not always give the correct lJi'0Dortions of moist and dry ingredi- ents, but this can be detected by ex- perience. Pastry nour should be used fur cake making, but ii bread flour nlust be used allow two tablespoonfuls less per cup than is called for.
HOMELY WRINKLES -_
Hof-air furnaces are likley to rust in
summer. When done with in thespring take down the flue pipe, clean out the heater, keep the doors open and put a big lulnp of lime on the grate.
Fruit-jar lids can bo cleaned by
putting ihenl in a large jar, pouring skim-milk over them and letting them stand several days. Tile milk will eat out all the hard substance and the lids will look like now.
Lay llnoleum over a thick padding,
oi' newspapers ii’ you want it to give good service. A rougll floor will require
for the lintnuenl wears out on the out- lines of the boards. From April to August ll fly family alight easily raise disease-carrying descendants numbering 191,010 witl
nothing happened to ally of the files they would cover the earth forty-seven feet deep. See how many fly fmilies you can break up this summer. Tile earlier you' start the more you get. En- llst cvory lncmber of your household ill this canlpaigll. and tio the job thoroughly.
Window washing is easy when done
this way: Wring out zl piece of cheese- cloth in water as hot as can be borne. to which has been adell a small amount of kerosene-oil. Wash the window-pane with a few downward strokes and pol- ish immediately with a worn. discari- od Turkish towel. 'l`he towel being absorbent anti without lint quickly tlrics the glass and imparts a wonder- ful polish.
Gasoline is always dangerous. In n
hurry or in the darkness the gasoline can is too often mistaken for the coal- oil can. Have distinctive types of cans so that there can be no mistake inthe dark, If necessary, wrap sandpaper' about the wooden grasp of the gasoline can. ln that way no mistake can bc lllade. Paint the gasoline can red; have it certain place to keep it anti, when not ill use, see tllat it is kept there.
SOMIE THINGS A TRACTOR WILL
. NOT DO
By H. A. Crafts
The farln tractor not only possesses
powerful positive qualities, but cer- tain negative qualities that are well to consider.
The farm tractor will stand witllout
hitching; it will not 'bite, balk, kick or run away; ll will not shy at a loose scrap of paper in the road; it will not kick the sfall all night and keep_ the tired farmer and his wife awake; it will not crib the nlangcr.
lt won't break out of the barn at
night, jump the fence and eat up your neighbor's prize cabbages.
It will not lic down in a particularly
moist spot in the barnyard, roll over upon its back, and elevate its four feet in the air. -
It does not have to be carried, spong-
ed off, or treated with horse linilnent.
It is not addicted to colic, cough,
heaves, spavin or wind-gall; it will not run up a lalge veterinarian's bill.
it will not snort in your ear. or whisk
its tail ill your face.
it will not “haw” when you tell it to
"gee,"' or vice-versa. to stop. ‘
You do not have to jerk the lines or
holler your.,head. off when you want it
_n does not, up spd lie* just as the spring work i`é"cbinfing n‘I .'
-liABY’S OWN TABLETS
0F GREAT HELP
Mothers, if your baby or growing
child is sickly; if he does not sleep well at night; if he ori9B ta Efeai deal; is 'constipated and his little bowels and stomach are not working right, give him Baby's Own Tablets -they have proved of great hell? i0 thousands of mothers. Concerning the Tablets Mrs. (W-I--I-I. Decator. Cor- sonfs Siding, 0nt.‘. says:-"I have used' Boby's Own, Tablets and havg
ones and would not be-without tfllem- Tbe,tableta are a mild butthorough lnxnllve and are guaranteed t°¢°0u- tsin no harmful drill*-that. is why they alwa ll do good and never, harm
l’0Ul.'l?itY' '
Hens ` uno A vanlzrv
` ‘By Marion Walker
A cooking teacher, in a large city
school, was asked by one of her pupils why the yolks of some eggs were orange in color instead of yellow. The teacher's reply 'was that the darker shad.was due to the fact that the hens had been eating grass; and not con- tent with this statement she went deeper into the matter by insinuat- ing that hells should not be allowed i0 eat ZFHBS. it being tl most dangerous procedure. _
Probably the aforementioned lady
was an expert dletlcian and could talk at good length un the subject of “balnced ration"-*all for the human race; but she coultl not atpply her knowledge to the poultry world nor imagine the need for it there
Many poultry keepers find them-
selves in just such u fix; they do not apply their knowledge of every-day life to the every-day llfe`in their hen house,
Picture to yourself a family of chil-
dren brought up on corn bread-corn bread three times a day for 365 days
be empty, and they probably would live in som: fashion; they would pick
satisfactory or comfortable.
properly given. is indispensable for their development and the production of eggs Happy hens are not only warm
When the grains and the dry masll
are balanced, do not neglect to feed green footl also; for when the snow blows high and lawn clippings are no lllore, vegetables must take their place, il’ you want to,keep~your hens healthy
and well.
GOOD NESTS SOR
4 HENS ARE ESSENTIAL
When hens steal their own nests ir.
the hay and thc fence corners it will be noted that they are rather shallow, possibly lush covered enough -to make their eggs roll up toward thc center without piling up on each other. Wllen nests are made in the poultry house they should follow out that
cerned. Place just enough straw or hay in the nest to make a hollow just as the hen would make in the hay.
to the nests in such a manner that it is not easily scratched out. Frequently the hens will scratch most of the loose straw out oi’ u nest in two or three d-nys.
hens should enter the nests on a track built at the rear and the eggs remov~ ed by lowering a hinged door at the front. Darkcnetl nests containing suf- ficient litter will usually prevent egg- eating. Some breeders place tile nests beneath the droopings boards but this makes them more difficult to
and mites obtaining ll start. Nests placed along the wall should be at sufllclent height so that the farmer can gather the eggs without unne- cessary stooping. lt pays to hinge the bottom oi' tlle.nests so that they can be dropped tlowll to release ull- cleaned littcr, This should be raked up and removed from the house in- stead of being mixed with the scrnich~ ing litter on the floor. Nests with hinged bottoms can be cleaned and sprayed in a short time and filled with fresh litter. They are few cracks and creviccs to act as breeding places for mites anti lice.
It pays to have plenty of nests for
the size of the flock as this will pre-
nests. The amateur may rejoice
but the practlcalpoultryman knows that those eggs should have been in
in the year. These children might notl
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- STORING PUMPKIN8
Pumpkins can be kept in storage
nearly all winter if a few rules are observed. The garden specialists of Purdue advise selecting well-ripened mature disease free pumpkins be- fore they ars injured by freezing, be- ing careful to handle them so as not to bruise 'or injure them, which causes early rotting. Place them in a warm dry roolll or baselllcnt anti arrange for 'good air circulation. A few feel around the cllilnney in the attic or n. hanging shelf in the furnace roonl will answer the purpose. Tile same llirec- -tion will apply to slluashes tllat are to be stored. ‘ it is not often that a farmer would have good soulld apple tree logs of ay size, but sometimes it is thought necessary to cut down all old orcllurtl in which there is some good timber. The usual method of disposing of -tllls wood is to burn it, but some inconlc
nllgllt be secured from it by selling it to some of the saw lllunufactllrers. Apple wooti lunkcs good saw llantllcs.
COMPOST FOR THE GARDEN
There is nothing more vital to till-.
I I tl tl lull-
up a living out-of-doors ill the sunllner, success or ' in giin en um le "
.
ure lldup, will it ls pretty safe to add,
and balance their own ration i'or all H, I few months in the year; but the final; no "ng "ww "eg e'“tPd‘
In the vcgctable world it is thc sav-
more papers than one which is smootll, i`€S\1it Oi’ 1-lwil ll diet would not be ,_ , `
- ings bank .lnd the storage-house colu-
bined, and when properly attdnded to
S itl ithl. :A '>t ff ll, O B w ‘Pm writ y 0 Oo 'will pay large diviticllds and never dc
fault.
In solne slnu_ll suburban gardens it
. l i.t' ll l . ibl‘ l _
of-'thc-way placel to put lt, but when- ever it is at all possible it should nev- er be llispcllscd with. If properly looked after it need not be unsightly or tiisagrenblet in' ally way. It is very easily scr;\'cned by planting or some other method and may be relatively close to the house without being oh jecteil to on account of odors,
If the marure heap is nicely squar-
qli off’ and has a lcvc| top the rains will penetrate ami give the necessary moist conllition, except in very dry weather, when an occasional watering
with the llpcs will be beneficial.
'Should the manure heap be in lx
position where the water accumulates gypsum, dry muck straw or any ab- sorbing material should be added to
principle as far as the litter is con- ‘conserve tile' manure water or much
of its value will be wasted.
Never add ullslaketl lillle. This will
release thc ammonia and other plant
'Hay can be knotted up and twisted in_ foods and they will be wasted. An
occasional light application of salt over the top of the heap will help to conserve these plant foods.
When the manurel is evenly spread
on the ground lllld tiug ulltlcr then the al lication oi' lime is beneficial, as the
Tile egg-coating habit is largely pre _ ID ` > ' ' '
vented by having the nest dm-k_ The -line releases the; plant food anti makes
it available for the plants.
A place should be selected in the
proximity of the kitchen garden alld stable. Do not place in a hole where water will accumulate, but on a level position then a small trench may be dug around it to drain in tl. sunken barrel to supply liquid manure, which
f t
clean and increases .the danger of licel i3 *1i“'”YS "f’1““bie- “specially °‘° 9°
plants..
Keep the manure heap nicely squar-
ed up anti let sucll tially accumula- tions be spread evenly on the top; a few minutes elech llay will keep it looking very tidy.
But once ll month or oftener, the
whole siloulti be turned. rebuilding the heap thoroughly mixing it anti working that portion of the hcap that was at the bottom to lllei top. This will insure an even distribution of nloisture tlrrougll it and a thorough rotting of the whole.
‘Tl-IE IMPROVEMENT OF GARDEN BEANS BY SELECTION
(Experimental Farms Note)
vent some hens from stealing their ~
` d aeralna--it is c-I
Importance of poo
when finding tl large nest full of eggn_ tho utmost importance tllat truck
rowers find out what buyers want. ns
Z
:llc poultry house. He KHOWS lillll ------*- ---"--"°'_"' they should have been marketed when “_
fresh alld the eggs in the stolen ut.t~t H must 'be used at home where every ' . ' ~ _
one can bear a rigid inspection beloro ____ use- New is the’-rant afoot all of 'rum
Occasionally hens will lay in the ` U9” 89°"
Iitter beneath the dropping boards. t ____ At first thought it might appear best ,I,here.s no longer me sligmegt need to leave these nests In the litter ll. 0! realms ashamed or your freckles’ anticipation of finding some more in otmno_d0“ble m_ensm__,a sum, egg’ mare the next day' Howeler' antoed to remove these homely spots. we always destroy auch nests by rail- Smply get an ounce of omhm_ ing them full of litter to discourage double su_ength___(mm any dmnm
the hens laying in places wI;lere‘tl;; “nd apply 8 “me or it “mm and
eggs are difficult to gather. ggs ll
mornin! and you should soon see tha.i
an the floor may become last In the t "ankles have begun
even the wors _
straw or they may be broken by the to dlswpeary whne me ‘umer one”
birds and eaten. This will lead to 1 d mel _ It I. sammy
, t| _ _ _ have van she en y
found them excellent for the lit H the egg eating habit If an egg is ac th” more than an ounce is needed U
cidently broken on the floor and the, I hens BM it qulckb, “_ does not fonow completely clear the skin and Sail F that they are egg eaters as a. habit. ilitllliiilli. 0i0i\l` ,i‘-°mPi°“°“- Many hens will eat nbrolten. ea! NV- F9 °“"° w. “k fm' i'h° d°“b\°
'pney sfo {oldt_.by|l\;e;lIcLoe dealers -_of _,manly wnentney would never think strength Othine as this is sold under ifpynmll qt, 25 cents aw ox from 'life qt_p,ck|n5 wen 5 an with a strong glihrantee of money- back if lt fails to
ractisinl iii” °°°“°m" It ju.
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Dr. Wllliamb' Medicine Co., Brock- she". ,V
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remove freckles.
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it is useless to produce something,
however good it might be, which does not sell easily.; few markets call for a nrst class article of high quality and in this case it is certainly better not to grow a coarse vegetable, whilst other places demand bulk at low cost and this means that larger yields must be llatl. In some sections, early stuff is remunerative, and in others it would not pay to offer this kind. To meet'certain requirements 'year after year, a person luust have seed from ll specially selected -strain, as what is 'bought ill the trade is liable to pro- ducc diffcl'clltl-y from one season to an- other. _
Improving garden beans by select-
tion.-V-Wllot-vl>r wishes to start this kind of work lnllst, first of all, have a clear itlcu oi’ what is wzlnlt-,lI, so as to inl-reasc or illtell.~lil'y thc l‘cl|ull'l~d chaluctcristlcs by nlcans of selection and, at the same tiulc, eliminate ull- tiesirablc features. As beans vcry scl- donl, if ever, cross, il certain number of plants, the larger thc hcticr, are chosen ill the field or garden, and staked, so as to allow tilt-ln to mature seed. The next year, all ctlutll quan-
tity of beans fronl cacll plant is sown in as many tliffercllt rows and thc product of cacll row oxulllillctl for whutcver point it is ticsircli tu ilu-
llness, size,'etc_ Tile following sctlsun, tl fcw of the best strains arc grown, anti so tlll, ulltil only one is kcpt. Ev- en alter this, llealls from the best
plants, hut not lleccssal'lly sown itll separate rows, must be ustltl cncll year If the strain is to be kept up to grade.()lle oi’ the main things to guard* against, in all this work, is anthrac- llose, ulltl no seed slloultl ever be usell on which are ullllellltlly spots, or even
from pods affected in this lnallllcr.
What-Cap Rouge has done;-in 1911
selections were made of tl few stand- artl varieties and in 1915 four l‘ap
Itouge Experimental. Station strains yielded at the rate of 105 bushels of green pods per acre more than the sccd bought from wcll known seeds- nlell, which was an increase of 45 per
cent. What Farmers can do.-lfllrlners can
get at Cap Rouge, or possibly at tile Experimental b‘al‘lll ill whose district they are situated, good, vigorous, well bred seed, and by tl few ours' work each year, the-_,I can keep the stock up to lligll gratlc. Applications sllould bc sent i-n early as the quantity grown at ouch station is linllteti anti will only be increased if there is a demand for it.
APPLE BUD-MOTHS AND THEIR CONTROL IN NOVA SCOTIA.
The apple is attaced by a number
Of different insects. ln Nova Scotia the caterpillars of the Bud-nlotlls arl- probsllly the cause oi’ more loss than all the other insects colnhlllctl. 'I`hl»
Entoluological Branch oi’ thc l)ollllu lon Department of Agriculture has just issued Bulletin N0. 16 er_lti‘.led “The Apple Bud-moths and their (Ton- trol in Nova Scotia,". by G. E. Sand- ers and A. G. Dustan. This lllllictill of 24 pages gives all account. of thc life-histories of the four tiestrut-tive bud-moths which occur in that pro- vince. The chapter on thecontrol Jf these insects discusses results cl. tained froln spraying experiments, following which definite control men- sures are recommended. Useful ill- formatlon is also included on paras- itic insects and other natural enc- miea. l<'olll‘tt-.ell illustrations appeal' in the hlllllltill. These show illj\lrt‘tl blossoms and fruit, various stages or the Illsects, etc. This publication will be of lllllc value to apple growers in eastern Canada. It can be obtain- ed fl-ec of cllargc on application to the Publications Branch, Department ni Agriculture, Ottawa. A tccllllirlli elli- tlon of the bulletin 'giving s<~lt~lltlll‘ descriptions, etc., has also llrr-ll pull- lislled. This will be oi’ spot-lal ill- tcrcst to cl-onollllc wurkt-rs. ldtlqlllr ics regarding winsf-c_t_s_ ill l="lli'l=\i slltlulti be addressed to "'1`lli‘ ilfllll inlon Entomologist, llel>1\l`il“\'ili 'li Agriculture, Ottawa, Ont."
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HOW TO MAKE A
GARDEN WITHOUT SOIL
(Tity llwcllvra who llavc :ln instlll.t
for gartiening arc oftcn ht-tlrli to coul- plain bitterly tllut they are tlenictl all access to tllc soil, null are thus pre- vented from grfltitjvintz their llzlrtivlll- tural tastes. Such pl-rsons will llc sur- prised to learn that tllcre is surll l`~ thing as gardening without soil. as any one who has a convenient shelf nrar a sunny window may l'll`0Vi'i@~
A number of bulhous plants, ol
which the most familiar ar ~ llyacilltlls, will prosper In glass jars flllcll wllfl water. Crocuses in EWU VHl'iBiy» “Oi
Among thc several kinds of bulb:-'
colchicum and several of the ilu
prove, such as appcurallcc, yield, ear- .
amarylis lllliss, as well as the remark- ble "monarch of the east,” which $250 'mm T 8 DL Wmhm.. “calm
nun-or ~‘ "`,_ - . . , -4 ` `
ofteuas much as two feet in height. .
All that is necessary to malta 1*.
garden without soil, according to Percy Collins, writing in Popular Science Monthly, is to place these bulbs In a. saucer, or`e`ven on a shelf, in good light, and nature does the rest.
The gardener to whom soil is de_nl_ed
will soon discover that many kinda of seeds will sprout and grow almost anywhere, provided' they at‘e‘ ‘kept moist and ia fairly warm'atlnospl_\’ere.
Another plan described by' Mr. Chl-
Iins is to wrap a piece of felt or flannel around tl brick, which is then 'placed In a dish of water. -The water soaks up constantly through the s`ulisfd'n'ce of the brick, and seeds scattered on the moist fabric will soon put forth shoots and rots. Instead of a brick an ordinary sponge soaked ill water may be used; or hollow clay, shapes, in the form of amusing heads of animals maybe pup. chsed from stores that sell novelitles. Perhaps tllc best seeds to use for ex- periment of this kind are those of mustard t~.nti crcss, as the young plants may be eaten as a salad,
Mr. tfollills says that carrot ferns
anti moss flees are both interesting curiositics 'lull easy to cultivate, Cut. a_ couple of inches off' the top of a big carrot and scoop out the centre ofthe Diece so that tl kind of cup is formed. Ililng this ln a good light by means of a wire, zlnll keep the cup filled with
water. Vcl y soon pretty, 'felrn-like loaves will sprout allli turll upward, and In ll sllorl time the bit of carrot is irallsfurllled into a W/cry decorative object.
IMPROVENMENT OF THE
GARDEN PEA BY SELECTION
(Experimental Farms Note.)
lI()l\il-I G-RO\MN SEED tI_S GEN-
FJIIALLY TIIE BEST.-lt is now a well-known fact that iwllll* grown seed is generally llettcr than that ill the trade. Seetlsrllcn themselves nlust feel that they c.'.f.- not bc sure of what they sell wllcn they have practically no control over
the production. lt is certainly hard
to understand -wily farmers 'do not
produce on their own place more of the scetis which they require, sspeg. ially those which are easily grown. Not only would they be surer of the vitality, but, which is very important in the case of vegetables, they would
also bc surer of_tlle purity. '
ll()W T0 IMPROVE GARDEN'
l‘l~l.»'lS.-Gartlen peas are best grown on thc flat rows three fcet tlpart. They very seldom cross, so that each plalllt is practically ll pure line which
can be isolated with comp;a`rati_vel'y time dttlioulty. Plants eontsl"n_ln"g the largest number of long podsare cllos- en anti pr-as from each plant are sown ill septlratc rows. ()f course, the more plants 'arc chosen to start wltil, the greater the chance of findillg"uno of extraordinary lllerlt, but if fifty are used the first year, ten the second two the third, and the best the foui'th_ it will be found that there wiliibe quite all llllprovclllvnt over the in- itial stock. A
\'i/'HAT \VAS DONE AT CAP ROUGE.-~At the Cap Rouge Eperil
(Contlllued on page ten.)
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How Best to Overcome the ‘Houble That Aifllct Women Only
The most fateful 'years In a woman’s
life are those between forty-five and fifty. Many women enter this term un- dcr depressing conditions through ovt-rwork, worry or a-neglected con- dition of the blood, anti so they suffer llcavllv. Still, variations nl' health at this lilllc can Ile relieved by home
trr-.'lllllt‘lll.
Among the commonest symptoms
:lr;- lltlllllilrllcs tlnll pnins ill the b:lr-,lc :lntl lilies, t'e\'cr-flllshcs. palllitatinn. dizziness tllltl tll\|»ression.Wolnen stand ill nccti ot` rich, red blood all»t,lleIr life, but llt~\-or lnorc so than in mltldle age. when the nerves are also waaland ovcr-\\'rl1llglit. Now every wom`“\.can rr. vt- thc prompt help afforded to her llcnltll by l-enswtlng her blood supply. lt is tl tt-sl that any ailing wom-an can makl- by taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, for those pills make rlch,.red hlootl. winch ill turn helps the appetite strengthens the nerves and ,restores robust. llesllll. Thousands -of_ women lllve tountl ill Dr. Williams' Pink-Ptlln the lllutllls by wlllc-h new health and 8. llrlglltcr outlook of life were gainedln proof of this- is the voluntary.testl- nlor.-_/ of Mrs. H. S. Peterson,Milford. Ont.. who says:-"l_ have suffered, greatly from those troubles that af- flict my sex. and I have found Dr.
“lV‘lliallls' Pink Pills in such cases not .only do all that is claimed for them. but more, Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills lalvo done so mllch for me that I urge every weak woman to try -them Land.
to mention many notller charming they will soon realize the great 'differ- ilower, may he raised in the same way.
ence In one's health they-mallo.!'~
li you suffer from a'ay'of~tnht*ills
that particularly afflict womanhood
that will bl01\B0m illliie i\'e"iY “'ii“"“`~ you should avail yourself at 'mica of either sell fr water are the common the health help of Dr. W‘lllialns'. Pink
9 Pills. You can get them .-Glam-‘tiny
dealer infmodiclne or by- il, st paid al, 50. cents n‘-box~ol'. sixllxteopgor
throws up a huge and grotesque bloom ,ine C0., -Bl-ocgvillq, .0n¢_'r‘.,f *-1 I .
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