SEPTEMBER 1r, 1921‘

THE cnsimorrsrowu GUARDIAN

" OF INTEREST TO FARMERS

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THE POTATO BUG PEST

0f all the illflflfll Wits that ali- hhlly take a heavy toll from the busy farmer the potato bug easily takes tirat place an the destroyer nf farm crops. For tiie past thirty years none other has been so des- tructive or has cost this province 5n much in time and money to control Placing the very conservat ive estimate oi‘ one and one-half pounds Paris Green per acre it. has cost us fully $50,000 to‘ buv the poison for 33.000 acre provizi chit potato plot, at least half this nuni in the labor of applying. and an equal amount iii the destruction of foliage yearly wrought. lt would he worth at least $100,000 annul- ]y to be rid of tlils grl-cdy paras its. We are told this pest has uev» er secured a foothold in England where eternal viiigence is cxercis ell by the Deparltlieilt of Agricola are and every landing of the en

enly is rcportcd and steps int nisdiatcly taken to ailnillllute him All those acquainted wltii the life of the bug are (lonvintat-il tliat with faithful cooperation of lill grow crs it would be poflfilbli! to stamp out this plague and to kcep ally future outbreaks under control, as h; done tn the Old (loitntry. Ev gry bug in this province in sum nlcring in souie potato fjcld nnd i-uuld easily be thestroyotl. Eggs are luld shortly uftcr the potato plants appear. and hutch in about

ten days, and from their first appearance until they are fiill grown and enter the ground they may be tlonlpli-tcly killed out. Tho bcst proof of this ls the condition

of the ficlds of the lilrgc. growers or care will continut» growing ill WlliPli bugs are scldonl or nov the time they emerge froiii late lil tlic season. it ls 88E!

cr loiiiltl thl» number of siiinll plot farmers that nre generally guilty of tillow ing these insects hccp sectlitig the country_ that escape-d poison nnd have gonc through the sltitlt‘ of sllcll tlevel tiplncnl. are ut on the job, and if cvery potato grolver would thoron-ghly poison groufsr would. tlllortltiglliy plison thc vines before they will we

would have. few bugs to bother us.

licxt season. Every few years htlppullg in curtain tiistrlctn that on ilccoltnt of the pcrsistciit work of the growers fl-w bugs ncr .il- ltlwctl to t-illcr winter quarters. and so few arc foutld bcr of years. The hope is bxpres

tigi-ucy is controlling thorn, but we have so far bccn tiistlpptiintctl, and our bclief is that we will not ti":

rid of this iintlcsirnblt‘ until evcry

iiian who is growing ilotnttrcs kills cvcry iilscct on ills plot.

and not to be compared to that

r0 brown tail motll

spent millions. nnd it

two or’, three Ylllllfl

will attciltl to his nlvn ltlfll "l'il

see that none each-DP» lllltl lie "l" _tllcn be titling what lic. should to

ppnpgrly protect his own CF01).

everyone wotild heartily cooperate and ii campaign of persistent ef- two

tort coitld be curried on tor

this season again‘

This ~..i not h hopeless task by any iileixls

lo work of exterminating the Gypscyl infcsts large foliage trc-cn anti on which the Nova. Scotin Government has is our be llefihut the extermination of the potato bug can be accolnplishetl in it every man who grows potatoes in any quantity

lwl

Sometimes a flock has a few individuals which are vigorous, Wllll" "l9 fllllflrfl are not. When this is true separate tlIeni and lay aside the else laid by vigor ous fowls. it is better to segregm. liens at least two years old and with them put roosters about one year old. equally vigorous and a..- tive. Then titers would be no question of the vitality of the chicks.

The question of vitality may not be appreciated, but do not inint- "llle ll» Vllllllly is so important that it cannot he pverlooked. The breeder who does overlook it wl_.| see his flock gradually wither‘ away. The vitality, which is so nn cessary for eggs and flesh cannot be built upon a weak foundation, hence the importance of selecting: nnd actlvc fowls, !

Fvcn though a breeder may have vigorous fowls sild rotisters in his. ownflock it is better to exchange’ roosters. ut any rate. Otherwise] there ls tlnngcl- oi’ inbreeding which is not. desirable Nothing‘ more certain continues to weak chicks and undeveloped fowls. Notll lflt; more sitri-ly results in birds which are poor lilycrs and never. put on flesh.

Ont» ilecd ncvor have any doubt about tho vigor of a fowl. its ap- pearance shows its stipcriority ol

or other nlt-itilicrs of the flock. lti

is trlcuner, ll I. u tncrte sprightly vigorous movctilcilt. ‘Fhcse tlisling uisliiiig characteristics are always prcsent and cannot be

sclcctetl tlis chicks will be equally vigorous and active and with prop- froiil

the The fowls tlientsclves will bu nonc the lcss vigorous nnd will go oil laying just the same as be

to escape and forc. Iiltgsl

»--~—i<+>——_—- CULLING OUT POOR LAYERS

A good iitylilg strain can only he tlHlMilOpH-tl lllrotlgil propcr sel- ccliori t.f lilo best layers from ycar to vcar and lbs atioplloil of il ticfiuitc lint. oi’ brooding, tn hr- dcr it. bc ablc to select tltc bcsl layers, it Is ncccssury to have n tie-finite hntlwlctlgt- of the various body ('|\f|l(‘li:l'.*l rorrcltrtctl ',wlth cgg protltiction. The selection of tlic llPSl layers frolii ycatr to year

' will tcnd to tlcvcltip ii more protltln

‘lti . t.i i t scd that sonic parasite or other w s M n’ S “ca ‘he hens mm My

as are usually also the best layt-rs the scccitii year, when they urc used

Wllcrc trap nests are iiscd ll is u simple itulttcr to snlect the hes. layers null cull the poor though in saying the best

vigor

es selcctlon nlnst be tirade by ob

tserving the birds as much as nn-"

sible.

they be SEl80tctl.

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seasons we would overcome this 390D FOQD FROM A m6 Cn-V

very costly visitor iiiiil the control

of all future outbreaks be under

tukcn by the Department. We can

this season by act it“

do tnuch yet ing immctliutcly and plan for

scourge during the ilftlwllll! scar- on of i922.

- -————-<O-§——--—— BTWIENGTH llN BREEDING FOWL

lily llurton ll. Allen) llnless title's own flock of fn'v s

is composed of individuals which‘.

urc unquestionably! strong and vigorous eggs for setting be obtained elsewhere Vitality \- tlic nlost essential quality in a

fowl. lf they hsvn not vitality thcy

tllnsll

A POPULAR Tonic

on. "n" Enryche. m, mood and cs is notullcs and frlilt. To lnakclsqtttires anti scrve with fruit __ ileal fourwaggs until light ontl tlicn

Strengthens the Nerves-

mil! f

tand he gnve inc recipes will neither lily eggs or build up mo.“ pupuym- (yum... m“

By A. C. \VYMAN, Y. M. C_ A.

(hi0. of tli:t- sitrliriscs of this trill b _ z , "PtWRB l0 flit mtlvs cnmplign lo clean out ' ’.not n dirty city, -but we have found rind

it to be one of the most bcnutifui tablespoons

that Pittsburgh

and modern cities that we have visited. The lionics. liotcls, public

‘buildings. anti parks arc for attend

of many of the (wit-lea that (Elllllll

more than Plttslflirgh in the way Off

civic beauty. Thy. itotcls and cafes are mod-

an old friend with whom l workctl in San Francisco many years ago . for the he ser- vcs. Noodles With Fruit.

4 One of the ltcst llttl wcathcr tlish

work in stifflclent bread flour to nitlko stiff cnotlglt; work lllIlllSlllY

Propcr food. fresh rill’ llllll ll Rllllll and smooth; tllvltlc tlic tlough‘ into lonlc will krill) "Will- ill-‘lllllfl lll 800d eight parts or bulls and roll tint alx llPflllll- llillfllfill meal". lllllfllll‘ "m" of the. halls on n board vcry thin.

flnonlent in badly ventilated rooms 1,9;

the rolled out tloligh tlry and

and lack of exercise cutises 8MP" then cut it in long strips one inch

lnizi. in this condition Dr. illillinnls‘ wme and l"'ll“-- water llntll tender, tlrnlln in a col-

rink Pills iirc n popular They contain no hnblt forming tlrugs, and ulwtlys have n benefi- cial effect through enriching the blood and strengthening the ner- vcs ,. For growing girls, who hc- rotilo thin and pole, for pale, tired

women and for old people who filil'

in strength. Dr. Williams’ PlnkPllls

arc an ideal tonic. Their benefit ln_ llnlncinlc conditions iil shown bytes. Now

the case of Miss Lucy A- slwvmlt ‘lllllH-btlTO, N. 3.. who says: "Ila-fit spring I was‘ in very tlfilll‘ llellllll- nnd completely run down. l hall severe headaches, the least exert- ion would cause my brill‘! l0 lllll pilots violently, iny nimfltllfi W“ Door, and at times I hurl fainting limits. This went on for some months. nnd although I was tnk-

llltt medicine. I seemed to the llNtW- kohlrilbl wcll and

cook in boiling snltcd under nnd place in n dcep linking

dish anti slit‘ into tlicm thrcc table-

spoons of butter. With lhc rflllttillT:

ing ttwo pieces nf dough make fine noodles by rolling nut very thin. folding tn lnlyers nnd with u sharp knife cut very flnc; in n saucepan fheat. two tablespoons of butter and cook until brown the fine nnnd rillx the broad noodles with one cup of stewed raisins anti sprinkle over the top tlic frlctl noodles anti serve in the tiecp tllali.

A vegetable All Like

Kohlrabi as servcd hero is Vi"! nice. To prepare one should have the whole kohirirbl plant anti it should be freshly pulled. Wash the remove the

lug weaker, and the least exertion greens and place .in cold writer un-

vn-uld leav; me worn out. Then on the advice of a friend, l chnnttrll the treatment to Dr.

til ready for use. Peel and cut in quarters the turnip-like part tlnll

Wllliamsflput on in cold water and cook llll‘

Pink Pills. and l have great cniluc ill tcnticr.‘ Place greens In anotltcr

u» be thankful that i slit m. as they

have made a ‘Wflllflfifllll improve-rook tlntll

pan. cover with cold water and tender. Drain nnd

ment in my condition. I ctln now smooth. Place in a saucepan twu work without fatigue. g0 Illlfilllllll tablespoons uf fat iintl t.wo table-

twithout becoming breathless. anllrzlocm of flour and cooll l lhlllllbrown. Add to the browned flour

have gained in Mfllflhl.

lllllll

these pills are an ideal medicine illthu chopped grccils and the drain-

cnees like mine."

oil.

cooked koiulrubl. hour over a

You can get or. Williams’ Plilkgyp at stock and add a scmwnlntl Pills from tiny medicine dealer "Tot still. and pepper. et boil up once by mail at. 50 cents a box or six allil serve very hot.

boxes for $2.50 from lilo Dr. Wil-

llama’ Medicine 00..

New Potatoes Au Gratin

Brockville.

c

|ertid dish and garnish with pars-

nllstakcrrl When eggs for hatching ure thus.

onion. iilcitt.

ygarllc, one carrot pi-olcil and slicctl.

as brectlors.

oncs,_' ‘meg makes a very ilinc frilit spit-c t-iiko Futile lltlellliuil should be Klvll" m and calls it a California loaf cake. and health as well as to the size of thc egg laid. But there are few farmers who arc in a position to use trap nests and in such cas~bent m ‘W0 eggs, and thyesfllmr.

‘of a cup of strong black coffee. The more closcly tho birds have been observed the better ciin

lbually-llit-Atcst It-yrrs anctliosatlrrrlutir sures with two and a half ll"ll "f? llelllllll’ and lllllllly llllll level teaspoons of baking powder. |llllsy llll lllf llllle Th? Elfin 0f 8001i ‘Meat smooth tlnd add onc ctlp of layers is thin and pliable, and tlintnceded raising, {wD-thirtlg ny n chn lof poor layers thick and liartin- of chopped blanched almonds and

with fish and chops. Pccl and cut potatoes ns fur small French fries. place in lboiling water and cook until tender but not broken. Mix a quarter of e cup of grated bread crumbs with two tablespoon of-

chopped praaley and a seasoning of pepper and salt. Beat two eggs l\'ll dip in the bread and cheese mixture and fry in boiling liot fat. Drain and dish up on a napkin cov- ley. l Picnic Stew

-One of our friends invited us to a picnic SUDCllltY, and for a wonder he was the cook, and the stew he made was so good that we scraped the pot. For this stew that the butcher cut two pounds of young veal in thin slices and then cut in pieces about two tinches square. ‘l-ltl’ tin the bottom of an iron pot four slices of bacon, on the bacon

layer of peeled and sliced poiut~ oes and a can of corn. then a hiy- er of sliced onions. a layer uf tom- atoes. anti season highly with salt. Dllpfltktl. chopped parsley anti tatlle sauce. Let this simmer slowly tin-

'tii the meat is tender, do not add

wooded plates. l

Selection 0f

buying one In the later case. breeder should he satisfied and of~ lmlllllvll ll PllIWB-Hsftll tcri is, if he gets crease in his herd the mun who selects a new “pl-minus but on cloer examination the‘ _ u u, qr, tr_uth ot‘ tlic riile works oitl. Again 23rd lllallllfll Work and is for tnost app‘ lPll

or flock leader him some good. He looks for im- t provpnlen‘; he H, lleflymus or going a] will (p. r-yeryyhtng, and bgcausp ant work anti has attracted many. man-s tbcy have more money than tltc air-Pl ll"? ‘W°l'lll'~l SPPKWM melt. breeding herd may“, a “me lack cragc farmer in tile nelghburliootl.,sucwfltllllll Tlllflllrl‘ Illurlt lovc his ultindcriake to show them hQlW to Wlllk or his success will bc limited hem.‘ farni. ’l‘licsc incn, however, very ft-l=1'-\;l1l\\'l*'tl-. f‘ . > "ndjirgg lthcsc Ithrfc, anti . , ,, ,_ ,- , ,_ often. too, the real love for the cal- 0 llflll’; t lellfillfls on what the sonic ussuiantt. tllitt ltfiarelllozlrlg; “N” rm the Culling‘ The lurmprslindividua] thinks’ . for. Again tlic brceiling herd tcnd- Wm‘ less "lmlel- bl" who Pll-“lwwl ——————<0>-_-~~_ on,“ knowicdgc and gxperirlncc, wjllletifmf-‘RANCQ _._ QANADMN SAMPLE

ahead, For

lug in constitution; it so sclcct hull that is strong my ‘he veal. cover [he yea] Wm, a and is tnasctillrlc enough

iilii thc strength you

lug it. coarsuiless, l _ _ iiffCfllllllilfilfig size, should be iilutell p" ploglgs“ slowly‘ m". n“ with a smooth coitipact bulll cx- “mTl-l" “ml l" m" "ml Wm “L” lwpl" culling in quality;

any water. Eat in the open air front lll llllfi "ffilllftll

detects in tllc fteinalcs that lilay bl-

Successful Farmin

f‘. E. Mackenzie.

Herd Sire,

(Q E. MfiKiNllE) _ IHr-rssiiry- tor successful

There is a vast ween selecting u sire

a xlnrnlul y“ ylllffl! arc DBIJPSSHTX.

expects

onietimcs men tbclieve that

instance a

l“ llltl w gweqltctitly lack lil knowledge

which

u pomprulnhnHlilli richcr lIPIglIDOF.

may bring ahontl he tlcsiroti rcsult. Tilerc are many

if i rctnenlber correctly it wast ea iiolnan historian who in the first century said that three things are tariniilg;

tiauiely knowledge, ca-pltal and love djffergncg h.- ftirytiur calling. This statement is and juhptls true to day as when it was firsttiiis fertile brain against [h0g9 pt u llltltlc. No two of these three will lllfi l-‘Olllilelllvrs. They WUIA farnicr; all Sgnjptilnggla largo ‘tnczisurc, is twhy there art: m- flock, whip. on‘. might think there are cxccptqfiuccefiill-ll-

if we had any idea of tlic amount lof llltlllOV that has bccn lost through lack of knowlctlgc in farming, how‘ litany of iis would crcu lllilfllt thc

and women leading from the farms to the cities bears eloquent testimony of the truth of this state ment.

Capital means better farms, bell lkl‘ machinery greater scope for ahtilitl" on the part. of the owner or manager, these bring increased in- corric fi'0m labor, which zit-cording to ‘business principles brings suc- cess. So fur ‘l have only spoken about the first two essentials of lllflfllllg lwtw a. word about love of calling. Dues the successful million airs love money for what it ciin buy for hpii or docs he love the inuk- lug of it.

Moncy is only the symbol; the successful big business man 15 working for the lore of tnhtchtng

be»

‘lcause they iovt- work and thus. .in

And so twith farming. Farthing is

poorly" paid. But it is pleas-

The

"l" c"! l~-vc of call the groritt-st

TRAIN.

l

l As will liavc hccn tibscrvctl in ylltc [ll'l':;.‘»‘,, all exhibition train con lllllllllll -'l lurgc. sclcctitin of slump- .|f-.‘l of l-rcllch products is ii:..w mm-

: . i Home Nursing

' A MOTHER'S COURAGE

By M. Jessie Leltch.

“I'm afraid l can't do it. doctor. lm so nervous about dolngtthings for the children. If it was for an "llllllel. llow-“and pcor Mrs. lyFlflllefly. who thought sire really couldn't do anything for her own children on account of the love she bore them. intimated by her unlin- ished sentence that she could do almost anything that would iiurt a neighbor.

The doctor smiled in spite of llllllfielf. for tllo sizuation was gravc. A blizzard raged across the prairies, he was in a little home far front the to\vn. and his only iiid was this woman, wiiil meaning, but handicapped by her mistaken idea about the way site iovcd her children.

Mother is Convinced.

"MTS- (TFlflllBTlY. you must do as l tell you to, and do it quickly," he said t'irully_ “There is no doubt about lt_ Jolinnic is on the verge

spacial‘ p01 no“; roiutdicti through the UilrPlllb-‘ific , , , , nlllll (‘zttiadu with u vicw to cxtt-ntl.

cstion of a sire and instances are EIZTIJ,‘Tfxfriii:Xifnilsgfiufllrll:ill“i“")‘;‘g§t_ lug llli>‘il'llll(‘ of Franco in t‘tttl1tt|h_

IOne of tlic cafcs hcrc HPlW/(og n not uncommon wlicre the fornler furmpr ‘lgirinqt plmngw‘ rm Mflnhm, '1 ll" lllll" l-‘l lllll-“l lTJIllDlPlPl)’ ‘Plillllt- pot roast of them thnt is doth-inns, sire staltlpctl soillc llfilléfilfliblound ravhgeq hf “was .in)“ méw“ lhPtl Willi ssuipic. itrtit-lcs, tlooks.. The chef very kmmy gave me “m phu].“‘v.|,.,.;finc on “h, Stuck Wm“. “Ow mvlvnh-‘flq H mklwul “Vlmgfl vqlliilttglllltl, photographs. Plt'., and, recllw- Place a 1H1". wand "all" fl“ "l" l" l=""'"" "l" °l l“ ‘he "e" DPFlOIIPtl is Pllcll - ~ will enable mu. l” ""”."""’“""“" "l t‘ “m” “l “"1 of bee; weighmg five m. six gpnp|~pgjgy|_ Th“, mm l“. [lone hyqm mm“, my‘ vljuml: ports lroln Fralict- who are prcpar"

pounds in a bowl and

hours. Drain the roast tor covered iron pot. sprinkle with flour, cover twiih one finely sliced t stick ciglit u-ltivcs lil tile add a small piccc of wholel mace, half a tcasptitlil of groniltl

garlic. one carrot peeled and sliced, t half a turnip, tlic juice of lleinon and the peel of one lt-iuon | cut in strips. (‘ovcr aiitl.cr.-illi until ; well tioilc, tilrning so that all silica wilLbc brown. While thc incat is cooking place ‘in saucepan two cups bf tomatoes and cook wcli. udlcil well cookcti rub through a sieve] and add to them 0IlP-(]llfll‘ll‘l‘ of a teaspoon of ground mace, four ttn-blespoons of chopped parsley and a seasoning of JlPppt-r and salt. up tltce :|id when tho iticat

is ninirly tlflne pour over the juice. Serve moat -with the gravy

l

from the pot. Potato corqtlcttcs nr l

pancakes are nice with this dish.

a new sire and liiillsl-lf or ally of ills place on the stove in a llutclt overt have that tlefctrt.

llllP and bucking of the right kind can knnwlettgp hnt hf n d

u now hcrtl brt-tltlcr and (lites not pay illl(‘lllllil1 to thc rottnircnientlt ptyrlltnt-g 1n ngrictl|tln-s_ it is oi‘ his brooding femirlcs, as regardrfvitstly nlorc important-c now ill tllc type and conformation its well as days of largci- machinery and labor

for, allows golden opportunities slip by.

iii all kinds

.01‘ grioli or bad, just as

b“ SM“ m“ “la-ml” like the onc we have had

ancestors ymm

\\'_itll more particular rcferenccwhpre lletlognltllpd’ 0 diary cattle, the situation

and or ilic inlprovcincnt

lairy caltit- building. individuality 5t)!" n sense of vanity. cxpcriciicc

m. .".t'i'li|'t'(l in the one animal, and upping, nnd h,- I)(l3§il$¢;()|‘ lllv llrPPllPr Willi Sets oiit to obtalil pPclPll by nil who incct him. (‘itpittti of list-if is of great

lroduclioil. which all should ‘look saving tlevlccs.

‘ being t-lcvateti, if I may lnakc Tho rulcs of selection hold truuprcdictinn. I lwoultl say that

of live

gom] tlrtruc silirit of tlPlllUt‘i'ilC_\‘ in

’ ' ‘bull jutlgmcilt or lack of judgment (‘llllllllflv 0f (""15-

t California Loaf Cake

A negro pastry cook at flilfvlltilfll

This rake is made by beating to uhnu“ “New it my“ m Select m” fyu-mpr m, lnngpr [ruvglfl

' ‘ l ' ‘ l ‘ ‘or thirlv milcsl til iliedonly mill but . ., ., , - ;_ 'can exchange iis pro ucts for nrtic Buemx“ [mm h" to ‘We (lent? lcs nestled in his household. The -,_, great railway systems have lesson-l urlti tllstanccs. Elcctricltyr and tho tclnplitlne have solved lnailr ilrob- ltains and itiatlc_ us indcpcntlcnt of 'nge from bnrtr-r