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m applylllfl pllnt food lo estab- V - lgwns and perenn‘ 1 borders ‘muditions are encountered which we. greatly from new plantings M which perlnit much earlier ac-

““§,,..u» which‘ are full grown mu iprlfil begins-in which class Ffliiuch earlier than most of us “mo. They are likely ‘b make mell- best growth in temperatures “up are too cold for gardeners

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ngefi-jly growth is always moat im-

tult because it determines to a goiillilflilbié extent the ultimate Msioprnent of a plant. Just as a Ill-fed infant will grow into a mqdy man, able to take care of m; so a baby plant which is you fed will develop a vigor which enable it to forage for food more luccsssively and to reach the melti- ‘um size for its type. Grass plants “which are well fed when growth develop larger roots which glgble them better to endure the drought and trials of the hot weath- or. The slza reached by established perennials which receive ample food supplies from the very begin- ping of their season's growth i; llclfceably increased. , Plant food may be applied to ilnvrls and established borders as iyooh as spring thawing begins. A;

ule deep frost leaves the soil es- , mules a condition which has been

FARMERS, STOCIK BREEDERS (AND GARDEN Apply Plant Food’ _ To Early Growth

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described as "hcneyccmbed." The surface is pitted, and plant food applied at this stage will immedi-

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1X12? 1s the 00st 0f living going to soar. while salaries and wages lag far behind, bringing difficult times

insurance against inflation effects. Just as wealthy investors are said t9 be dalns? Jame; r1. Burdett, director of the National Garden Bureau. says that every family which has as much as 200 square

atelv dissolve and sink into the soil. The ground ls soft. so that the foodvelements are quickly car- ried down to the roots of plants to stimulate their early growth, E ah applications should not be made on soil which is to be worked afterwards. or soil in which crops I" to be grown from seed, it h, bBi-ier in such cases to delay plant, good application until near sowing imc. -

feet of soil at its disposal for a garden this spring ‘can bscomo 11118911! immune from the effects of inflation on the food bill by grow- ing its own vegetables. _

“Inflation may increase greatly the cost of fresh vegetables in the mlrkat." said Mr. Hllrdett, “but it will not increase the cost of grow- 1118 them in your own garden. There are two ways of figuring this cost. You may count the time you 1111'- 111 Shading and cultivating, as

ioss of Spring Litters

We are approaching the season

when one of the chief topics of conversation among farmers will to the heavy annual loss of spring {mowed pigs. when hog prices ire at profitable levels, as they have been during the past ygm-I K111510155 becomes a serious matter for the breeders. The fact that tome swine growers never lose a spring litter while some others never save one. is evidence that this loss is largely preventable. ‘ ill a small percentage of the uasug failure may be attributed to con- ditions over which the breeder has little control, but such causes arg rare when compared with the numerous fatalities due to improper feeding methods.

Tile great lack of knowledge of the elementary principle oi live stock feeding is the chief problem effecting the swine industry in P. E. Island today. Every (armor knows what constitutes a balanced ltl-lliw‘. but very few understand

milk? A number of high protein "ed! 111W be recommend -‘, such Is flshmeal 00 to ‘l0 percent pro- um- bl°°d "W51. 60 to ‘l0 percent protein; blood and bone meal so tn 5° per cent protein; tankage 4o ‘to 60 percent protein, and pol-ham Q11 “k5 35 9° 4° Percent protein. The last named should be used only when the others are not obtain- able. ff no null: is available and potatoes, roots and home grown Braille are the bulk of.the ration, at least one pound of any so per eoent protein feed should be mixed with every nine pcuncks of grain, and three pounds with every bushel of potatoes or roots. Such a ration will be suitable for bred sow, sow 111151118. and for growing pigs, 1m. medieteiy before and after farrow- 1118 this ration should be adjust- ed as follows:

About ten days before the date of farrlowlng begin tn change the cow's ration by rephcing all other grain feeds 'wlth bran. About iTve

slut goes to make up a balanced ills stock ration. Every farmer should know that a balanced ra- ,ii('ll must contain everything that. l liltiOW requires to develop‘ a litter 0i alrallv. vigorous pigs. It must clrlilllll sufficient minerals to build up the skelci/JDS of the pigs. ff these minerals are lacking, the lit- "1 hay be born dead, deformed, or no larkmr in strength that they l die immediately after birth. If thdy 1111 for a time. rickets may be the , result. A balanced ration must con- tsill protein to build up muscle and blood in the unborn pigs. Any deficiency invthis respect may re. suit in oversined, flabby. weak pigs ll fol-rowing time. 1n this province llvteul is usually the low constit- uent in our live stock ration. Bklrn milk or buttermilk are the only llltll protein feeds grown on our farms and used for pigs. All other °°11l1I10n pig feeds are 16w in pro- 14111; potatoes and roots have only lller cent protein, oats, wheat and hrlay average about s to lo per mlt. In a balanced ration for sow "frying young or nursing a litter the ration should contain 1b to 20 Wmlt protein. HOW can we make llpsucll a ration if we use potatoes roots and home grown grains with- Wt milk? Take potatoes and grain illfiqllal parts and we have a re- llan with about s per cent protein tr lass. This is a wide efficiency Wm the nececsary minimum of l5 i1" Wht- Yet we find hundreds of flmlers feeding such an unbal- lMtd ration. when disaster fol- ‘Wa they call it bad luck. The question naturally arises: ‘ What can be used to balance a ho: "lion if the farmer is short of

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days before iarrowlng the sow should be en's straight bran ration fed in slop form. From this time, the ration should be gradually de- creased until the sow is on half rations the day before she furrows. If the sovrshows evidence offer- rowing within 24 hours, are should get nothing but plenty of warm water with g, light sprinkling of bran. This warm drink should be continued until the pigs are 2i hours o‘.d when the bran l-ution should be gradually incxeared to bring the sow bank i0 illll feed on bran alone about five days after farrowing. Then the bran can be gradually replaced by stronger grain feeds if the sow has passed through the far-rowing period in a normal condition.

The main purpose or this system

so much labor, to b9 char-god against the crop, or you may lock upon gardening as exercise and recreation, a healthful and enjoy- able way to spend leisure hours. and the crop as so much clear gain. Either way you will find a garden the best possible hedge against in- flation.

"It is generally agreed that the first effect of inflation is upon the cost of living. Prices rise on con- sumption good; the food we must have every day, the clothes we wear out and must replace, the items. in short. upon which most of the average income is expend-

ed.

“A rise of twenty-five per cent in food prices will place a heavy burden upon most families, if the money income does not rise in the same degree: and economists say therevis always a. lag here; prices, 1,150 faster than wages and salar- es. . '

"Tile home garden can easily grow 25 per cent of the food which a family needs; and this will bal- ance the budget, even if inflation does its worst."

A demand for small homes with more than the usual amount of land attached has been noted by real estate dczllcrs all over the country. Mr. Burdett pointed out: and tllLs was directly traceable to the opportunity for counteracting inflation which such a property af- forded.

"The quickest moving real estate in the Chicago area for a year has been plots of one or two acres, giv- ing abundant opportunity for home gardens," he said. "This trend msv well. dominate the building expan- sion which is cn the way. Thc dc- prsssioll has taught millions of Americans the value cf a garden. where one can always exchange his labor for food, on the best pos- sible terms. The homc gardener enjoys the finest focd and pays for it by enjoyable and healthful exercise"

Family Im- ‘rnune To Rising Food

claaa. but most interesting matter

Costs, relating to nature study in all its

_ Pblaevts. The term "Everclroular" Exercise and Recr t“ ("Ev°'°“°-" 1°‘ 55°") 1111111118 Are Health“! anga 1'50“ some explanation. A number o1 n‘ persons interested in the same

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Do you believe inflation is com:

for the manager f th i i budget? o e ‘wily (1) Members of the circle are If s0. why not "hedge" or take "quw" i" “"1" the dale on

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THE NATURE IVElUIBOULKl-OB

1 1111" 111st received the current “Poets. The term "Evercircuiator" awn" a. periodic selection of hlgh

Subject agree to form a. circle for its study, and to pass round, gdu. erally by 1111111- I parcel of literat- u" 59511318 with the subject. A list of members, and instructions for deal“ "m1 the Parcel are enclos- ed in it. In the case of the “Nature Evercirc.’ its rules read:

which the Everclrc; was received, and also the date on which it was 111111611 ‘to the next member, into the appropriate columns. (2) Ac- . 00ml"! t0 present arrnngemen‘ , one week is allowed for perusal, (8) The last member 0f the pres- ent list returns the Evercirc to the first on the list. (4)- If any mom. ber has a friend who wishes to Join the circle, his name and ad. 111668. on a separate slip of paper, may be enclosed in the envelope containing the rules, for inclusion in the next list. (5) Member-r,- who have suitable matter (magazines newspaper cuttings, o.- Mg) M; asked to include it in the Evercirc, 1111167151118 such matter when again, comes round.

The list ‘of members ' -' hug fcur columns: (1) Name of mem- ber; (2) Address; (3) Date fgqeiy- 6d; (4) Date forwarded.

Our particu \- Everciro hug up. Feared irregulally up to the pres- Bht. but is now to set out on its travels monthly. The Jack Mine;- 1538119. whose organ lt will be, have, by the kindness of a corres. Dimdfiht in the United stazes. been enabled to include the “Nature Mhglwlhe" for the rest or the year, ThLs is the best magazine of its kind that I have yet seen; choir-m ly devoted to natural history and charmingly illustrated. Our heart- iest thanks are due to the corres- pondent (unknown lo us) who genus ‘A notice in the 'Everclrc. urges members to ask their school teach- er to form a "Junior Audubon So-

“ song sparrows, etc. and even lunoos,

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LOOK OVER 19H CATALOGUES FOB. AFEW NEW FLOWERS TO GIT/OW THIS YEAR. '

killed indiscriminately." Now it is aat an aggressive oil-d, and is in- deed too small to be destructive. Its diet shows that it should be protect- ed. Out of 189 solnachs sxa ‘ 1 by Dr. Fisher of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, 5 “m- “lined Darts 0f poultry or gslne; 13» Paris of other birds: 4d, mice; l8 other mammals: 4 frogs; 1. a lizard; 2. fish; 14, insects; 2, spider-u; and 9 crawfish." The fowls, only two mue-‘i- c811 11° regarded as accidental as they were both taken iu d“. 11"!’- When they would ordinarily b1‘- Iall grown and ‘beyond tho Pflwers of this weak owl to kill," Harv-v. aays this authority, the status of this bird ‘is most satin. Ifliimfy- The Short-cared Owl is equally worthy of protection, as out of 89 stomachs ‘i’! contained mlcg, Dr. Fisher, who devoted his life to i-he study of hawks and owls, maintained that most of the latter are beneficial.

As to the bounty it seems to have done its work. Ten years ago and might hear the Hornies nightly: laal year only on one occasion did I hear its melancholy “wllo-who." It is most certainly scarcer "out °111' Wilt" A bounty requires care- ful handling. I once put a private 5911M)’ on the house sparrows- o".ten called “English sparrows_ which were becoming s. nuisance; and the lads went after them in eamest. But when they brought in

Most gardens have their share of petunias nasturtlums, zinnias and a few of the better known an- nuals, but there are hundreds of other quick-growing flowers which can be had from seed the first year. Getting acquainted -with the long list of annuals which seed catalogs display is no meager job. Yet, every gardener should have something new each year, and if two or hree new annuals are planted very season, he wlll learn much about these lavish garden subiects over a period of years.

The hunnemannia oi- bugb u- choltzia, with its bright ,sulphur yellow flowers, is excellent for slim- mer color, and is good for cutting. Plant it late when the ground is

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I took off the bounty until they learned to differentiate the birds. It was an incident like this which induced me to recommend the Jack Miner league to begin a. cam- l pelgn of instruction. A youth, not far from us. saw an owl hawking about ‘the barnyard in the gather- irlg darkness. Going to the house he 811i; his gun. and returning found the bird still hovering round. A wcll aimed shot termin- ated its career. Tho only informs- tion I could get was that the owl was flight-colored and had no horns." The young gunner had been led to believe that all owls made raids upon the poultry yard. and he had caught one rlegrante delictoi Whereas the poor bird was look- ing for mice at the time when they stir abroad. , .

\ Ihumsmimua (wen sacuovrzla)

warm. It is slow getting started but has a, long seascng of bloom.

The ~ Chinese FOIEBi-Me-Nfli. cyno-giossum, has a strain of blue much valued in the bordel- T1191!‘ large. graceful sprays reach a height of over 18 inches. The seed is large and might well be planted in hills instead of drills.

A subtropical flower with trum- pet-shaped flowers and a delicate fragrance is the datura. 0! M18615 trumpet. It grows well, in rncst climates, but should be started

016W" among the scholars, partic- ulars 0i’ which may be had 1mm Mr. Earl Ballem, of Gross Roads, P-E-I- If my memory serves. such a "JAB." must consist oi’ at least ten members. but where the school is a small one it might arrange to cooperate with the neighboring school to form the necessary quor- um. The J.A.S. ls a most educa-_ ifignal movement dealing with bird e.

OUR OWLS

A correspondent lnas a little “dig" at me for defending these birds, and is pleased that there is a bounty on them. I do not know whether the bollniy is on all spec- ies or not; but f do know that bio- logicts all agree that, with two ex- ceptions. our owLs are among the most valuable bilds'we have. in Britain there is being carried out a most determined effort to save the owls from extinction: and this in spite cf the fact that the counlry is e. great place for poultry and pheasant rearing. A general cen- sus of owls was ordered about two

is to have the sow in a laxative condition and have her farrolv on a stomach free from all strong. heat producing feeds. A full stom- ach. constipation and fever fire the series cf conditions which result in the loss of litters and quite often dead sows.

It is false economy to feed any pig on an unbalanced ration 011611 if the farmer must spend a few dollars for protein feeds. The price of one sucker pig will buy enough ‘flshmeal, blood meal or taflkflge co balance the s0w's ration durinB m9 greater part of the gestation period. This principle holds true in feed-

ings pigs between weaning and market axe. Many cases of uh- thriftiness, lack of appetite. crip-

death. may be traced 7-0 rations which are too 1ow.in pro- tein and minerals. Indl, is a very result of low protein rations. Even if the plsa ahaw 11° serious results from such improper feeding, the g/IOWQI’ is wasting feed.

fed unbalanced rations will usually mo weeks. and in slaav up", months longer to reach WP market welsh". "11""! “l9 m‘

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With a little foresisht tllla 1111111- ml wring the usual loss of litters can‘ be avoided.

“eels-lips in your vesetable lar- den this Ear. Tomatoes In I good spec ltv-

In Cold Frame Start Plants _

YOU OAIN A FULI} MONTH- BUILD I'll-AMI 8' BY l’.

The difficulty in securing fresh horse manure icr the hotbed has led to s discontinuance of this de- yiug in many gardens and substi- tutes have arlszn to take its place. Iverything from runnlM a P1911- iine from the house heating plant u, Qlggtflcfllly-Iiflifid and thermo- steticaliy-controlled beds have been-

ed. in manycomrnunlties the local florist will rent out a small space bi; greenhouse for lordmafl '0 their tender oil-Ml. I111! WI

15 11 800d practice where practical. If it is impsaibic to have a hot- bed, hcwcvcr. h coldfranle is the next bfrt. Although seed cannot be started in it as early by a month or month and a half it gives a sub- stantial advantage cvcr sowing in ‘he OIY-‘h ground. besides protecting from changes in weather conditions and from the destructive effect of heavy rain“.

Frames of varyl"! size may be made at home, although the stand- ard sizc, 3 by 6 feet, Ls most desir- able since that is the size of com- mercial coldfreme and hotbed sath.

Breeds of ail except the morg ten- der plants may b: sown in cold frames by the middle of Mai-oh except in the more northerly states

saevlon o? COLD FaAMr.‘ . . SHO\N\NG PLANTS caowmo . oualuc WINTER MONTHS. -

Seeds 0f All Bot Tenderest Ma! Be Sown By Middle of March

the first cf April it is usuah‘! them all in.

Covers mllst be provided in i111! ghgpg o; straw mate. old quills or blankets or similar protection if a sudden cold snap comes along.

m addition to giving an early start on seedlings, s. cold frame is a great convenience for wintering perennials xlat an ioo tender ta stand tha cg and freeaing and winter wet such as wailflowers. pentstemons, some of the» pinks. loxglover.‘ olnterbury bells and others. They will be protected throughout the winter in the frame and may be set out alllll 111 m‘ spring ready to bloom.

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The two species of owls which are under a cloud in this country are the Great Horned Owl and the Snowy Owl. th are about equal in strength, and from their size are well able to tack‘e ducks, poultry and game. The Great Horned Owl. however. is panicul-

A NEW STAR. early in a seed box or fist. The)’

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Attention.

ALL-AMERICA GOLD MEDAL WINNER. BEST NEW FLOWER. FOB. 19%. IT CAN BE GROWN BY AMATEURS WITHOUT SPECIAL ATTENTION-

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Alscarlet sheen more delicate than any royal robe identifies the new petunia Flaming velvet. Entered by a Dutch grower cf international fame, this outstand- ing new creation for 1936 was awarded the gold medal by the All-America. committee as the best new flower of the year.