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FEBRUARY rs. 1929

E Farming and Agriculture

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Approximately $120,000 is being paid weekly to- laborers who are cleaning up the damage caused by the tornado in Porto Rico.

Because of the varying soil condi. lions in different parts of South Af- rica, four distinct designs of plows ‘are being used.

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Starvation Period . , For. Young Chicks

(Experimental Farms Note)

Experimental work carried on at the Poultry Division, Experimental Farm, Ottawa, to determine the amount of time that should elapse be- tween the completion of the hatch and the giving of first feed, has shown slime interesting results.

An experiment carried on during 1925 gave rather indefinite results but showed no greater mortality on feeding after. twenty-four or thirty- six hour periods than when the birds were starved for a longer time.

A continuation of. this experiment during 1926 showed the greatest gain in weight up to three weeks oi age to be made by chicks fed twenty-four hours after the completion oi the hatch. The weight gains decreased gradually until forty-eight hours af- ter which point decrease in weight gains was more marked. Mortality was equal for all lots excepting the last fed in which lot there was a slight increase.

This experiment was again contin- ued during 1928. In this case the greatest gain was made by the birds fed sixty hours after hatching fol-

lowed by those fed seventy-two. twenty-four, forty and ninety-six hours" after hatching respectively. Mortality was equal and greatest for the birds fed forty and seventy-two hours after hatching withthose fed sixty and ninety-six hours next 1n order. There was no mortality amongst those birds fed twenty-four hours after hatching. In no case did the birds starved until ninety-six ho after hatch comparejavourably wit _ the earlier fed lots.

The results obtained to date would seem to indicate that chicks may be fed as early as twenty-four hours ai- ter hatching with no harmful results either upon weight gains or mortal- ity. It is lust possible, however, that there is a happy medium in the neighborhood oi from thirty-six to forty-eight hours after hatching. These results seem to indicate that the fact that chicks will go as long as one hundred hours or more before receiving their first feed is to be looked upon more as a fortunate cir- cumstance which permits of shipping over great distances rather than the best method of husbandry.

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GETTING STARTED WITII PACK- AGE BEES

(Experimental Farms Note)

If package bees are expected to become producers the first season, they should be obtained as soon as possible after the third week in April. Before the bees are expected to ar- rive, arrangements should be made with the nearest customs oflicial and express agent for the immediate re- lease and delivery of the bees when they do arrive. It is also important that all equipment necessary for the hiving of the bees, be ready to re- ceive them. When the bees are re- ceived. smear the screening of the package with thin sugar syrup or water and then stand them in a cool shady place until evening. When ready to release the bees, take the packages to the apiary and stand

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occupy. Each hive should contain five or six drawn combs or full sheets of foundation. Now remove the feed- er can from the first package and then take out the small queen cage.

hole oi this cage and make a small opening through the candy to the compartment containing the queen and her attendants. Hang the queen cage between the frames in the hive and shake a few bees from the pack- age onto the frames. Now place the package upside down_ in the hive alongside the frames, resting one end oi the package on a small block of wood so the bees may escape from it easily. Cover the hive and re- duce its entrance to about one inch. Follow this procedure until all the bees are released. The empty cages may be removed from the hives the following day and replaced with combs or foundation, but do not dis- turb the bees for at least a week. Re- member that package bees will re-. quire feeding especially if they are released on foundation only. 1i combs of honey are not available, sugar syrup should be used liberally.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Paul McEachern on the arrival oi a young daughter, Helen Trecia.

Recent deaths among the aged were z-Mr. Patrick, Grady, Baltic, age 82. Mrs. Bernard Holland. Baltic, age ‘l8. Mr. Duncan Mclnnis, Lake Village, 84. Mr. Charles Rose, North Lake. age 82. Miss Trecea. Campbell. Elmira, age 80. Mrs. Angus McDon- ald North Lake, age 74.

Visitors to Sourls from North Shore last week were as following. Messrs Donald J. Mclsaac, Joseph D. Mcisaac, Leo S. McCormick, Angus

D. Isaac, Jones Hollord John J. Auf- frey all guests at the Lennox Hotel, Soul-ls.

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THE CH ARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Special Features :-: Interesting Observations

NEWSY FARM NOTES

By Agricola

TI-IE GARDEN

Practically everyone cherishes the ambition oi a garden some day. Ev- en the golfer or ardent fisherman who usually disappears on the first fine Spring day secretly plans a dis- play of flowers or a supply of vege- tables but like too many of us puts of! the matter until it is too late. But there is really no need why even the busiest man in town should not have both his own grown flowers and vegetables because very little time is required and there is but trifling ex- pense. Only a small piece of ground is needed; even the apartment dwell- er with a window ledge or two at his disposal can have something. A few hours planning by the fireside now and the laying in of a small stock of seeds, fertilizer. and one or two tools will result in amazing returns later on.

MAKE PLANS NOW It is possible, of course, to put in a garden without a plan, but the re- suits will not be as satisfactory. It is advisable to lay out the vegetable plot and the flower garden on paper, roughly drawing the same to a scale. Where space is limited, the vegetable rows for those narrow-growing sorts like spinach, carrots, beets and let- tuce, may be cut down to twelve inches with the more spreading sorts like beans, peas, corn, tomatoes, fli- teen to eighteen inches. This. of course, is very narrow, and one would have to be careful in cultivating. To make the space more effective it is well to alternate the quickly matur- ing stuff such as lettuce. spinach and radishes, with the vegetables which are not harvested until late in the season. Then, before these later sorts need full room the earlier ones are removed and eaten. There are a few flowers, too, which should be in- cluded in the vegetable patch. either because their foliage is not particular- ly attractive or where the blooms are to be used for cutting material to i111 the vases indoors. In the small city garden it is e. good plan also to have a few. showy annuals in the vegetable patch, merely for the sake of good

impossible to screen off the kitchen garden distinctly from the flower beds. Sweet peas. which are among the first flowers planted, usually do best in the vegetable patch grown in a. straight row and given frequent cultivation.

SPRING PROTECTION There is one job which calls for carrying out immediately. At this

looks, because in this case it is often.

time, most oi the damage to winter- ing flowers, fruits and shrubbery oc- curs. With snow protection gone, the roots are exposed to sharp freez- ing at night and thawing in the day time. The freezing contracts the top layer of the soil. breaking ofi the tiny fibrous feeding roots and thus weakens or kills the plant. Of course, on a. northern exposure there is less freezing and thawing as the sun does not get around to this pc- sition, and on this account tender plants often do better on the north side of a wall or fence than they do elsewhere. Of course. if no sun strikes this northern position at all during the year, very few plants will thrive. but where there is protection from the sun for part of the day at this time of year the position is of- ten a favorable one. Make sure that roses, ivy, shrubbery and tender fruit bushes or trees are well covered around the roots. Strawy manure, leaves, or vegetable rubbish of any kind is good for this. I! the tops were not cut down last year, and un- less badly diseased, old perennial tops should not be removed until Spring, they will protect the perennial border to a large extent. Do not remove this cover until the weather really warms up and sprouts commence to appear, but do not leave it on too long or growth will be too spindly. Heavy, close packing material should not be used as it is liable to smother the plants.

FLOWER PLANS

In planning the flower garden. three or four important factors must be considered. Among these, time of flowering, color of bloom and the height of the plant should be partic- ularly noted. Where at all possible, avoid straight rows and plant in clumps oi one color and one variety. Straight edges, such as walls of build- ings, fences and paths, should be disguised by arranging clumps of shrubbery and flowers in front. As a general rule. use dwarf edgingma- Mariel-seed catalogues will be found to list the heights of all flowers-at the front of the bed, with the taller sorts towards he back. In laying out the garden, one should include sufllc- ient varieties so that something will be in bloom practically all summer. and clumps must be arranged so that the disappearance of the early bloom- ers will not leave great gaps but some later flowers will come on to take their place. Artistically-inclined peo-_ pie may be shocked unless care is taken to choose non-clashing colors among flowers blooming at the same time.

(Canadian Poultry Review)

Eggs for breakfast.

Lunch up town, “Put two on." Late home from the afternoon drive, something for supper that can be prepared quickly-eggs and bac- on. . An-l so it is from day to day, and as a result Canadians are today eat- ing ou a per capita. basis more eggs than any other nation. The most surprising thing is that egBs may be served in such a variety of ways that the chances of tiring of them are very small. Boiled, fried, poach- ed, scrambled, coddled, omelet, and innumerable other wayslglvea round of egg dishes for every day of the week. Canadians eat 29.67 dozen of eggs per person in a year, or nearly an egg a. day. In the United States the consumption of eggs is 20"! eggs per caplte, in Belgium 213, France 133. Germany 117, and in Great Britain 110. Canada has invariably taken the lend in poultry ladvancement. and the position of "chief egg con- sumer" rightly belongs in her. She preaches egg production and prac- tices‘ egg consumption.

‘The poultry population of Can- ada. last year was: Turkeys 1,890,203, geese 1,185,139, ducks 981,032 fowls 46,172,005, a total of 50,l78485 and in; value of this poultry was placed at $52,958,000.

There is always a reason why peo- ple est certain foods and it is not ha‘ to find in the case of eggs- We st food in order to ve. It is living to

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est, but even with them a certain amount of their food functions in the body in the maintenance and building of body tissues.

The egg constitutes a perfect food for the developing chick. Its body cells are developed from the egg un- til it can seek an independent ‘exist- once. Bone, flesh, organs, down,

ingmalnlyineggsamlmilk. He

days 1f necessary. Food contain-tins such properties, enclosed in the most perfect packages, could not help but

of humans.

Eggs contain about ‘l0 ‘per cent. water, 15 per cent. protein, 10 per cent. fat, and 1 per cent. mineral mat- ter or ash. They are deficient in carbohydrates, but this is no partic- ular loss, because bread, potatoes, cereals and many other foods found on the menu for every meal contain the necessary carbohydrates to round out and give the correct nutritive value. Most important of all is the fact that eggs possess two of the‘ valuable vitamins.

The mineral elements found in eggs consist of iron, calcium, magnes- ium, sodium, nitrogen, phosphorus. and sulphur. The fat-like body known as leathin is present in the egg, and scientists are looking cn' this constituent with favor because oi its power to provide the body with phosphorus in a readily assimilable form.

Growth and development 0t be normal until foods are eaten which contain vitamins. This hes been definitely proved, but the che- mical composition of these vitamins has not yet been determined. Physi- cal and mental development o1: be normal without a supply of vit- amine. Eggs contain these vitamins. The Department of Agriculture pamphlet No. 59, which may be had on application to its Publication Branch, Ottawa, quotes Dr. McCol- lum. s. very prominent scientist, on the subject of diet and tuberculosis. attributing the disease to faulty diet predisposing individuals to tubercu- losis, rather than lack of sanitation and ventilation. Dr. Mccollum fur- ther expresses the belief that the reel reason why men and women in Ohine and Jspen are small in stature is that. their diet has been faulty, look-

bsve su been formed when the chick hatches. and there is suihcient are

left over in the body cavity to sup- ply it with nourishment for several

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find an important place in the food.

Discuss Plans A For Marketing ,

Frozen -Fish

MONTREAL, Feb. 11—The ex- ecutive of the Canadian Fisheriesl Association will meet here today to‘, consider the best means of placing, on a commercial basis for the ben- eilt of consumers throughout the dominion the fish conserving pro- cess worked out at Halifax, N. 5., and St. Andrews, N. B, by the bio- logical board of. Canada. Believing that the experiment carried out by placi e first products of these plants on the market in Toronto re- cently, had proved that the fish‘ reached the consumer practically as fresh as when taken from the sea, the question wll now be discussed as to how the product can be marketed throughout. Canada. - Dr. A. G. Huntsman. head of the Board. spoke before the association executive Friday and explained how the process had ’been developed whereby the fish products are frozen in such s manner that all the natur- al freshness of flavor and food values remains undisturbed. The plants at Halifax and 8t. Andrews were for experimental purposes only, he said and their output was limited. The Canadian Fisheries Association Ex- ecutive agreed with Dr. Huntsman and decision was reached to take up the matter in detail tomorrow.

from these causes, but the weight, of l evidence is in favor of a greater use] of eggs.

On account oi the action of the Department of Agriculture in legaliz- , lng standards for eggs, the housewife can now purchase eggs accordingto grade and her own estimation o: values. The occasional bad egg has gone, it simply cannot appear in e355 bought on grade.

Dr. Shutt, Dominion Chemist. has:

found limewater and waterglass dis- tinctly superior to other preparations for the preserving of eggs for home use. One pound of freshly burnt quick lime slaked with water to the consistency of cream, and further dil- uted up to five gallons of water is a satisfactory solution. He gives three essentials for 800d preservation, Use perfectly fresh eggs, completely immerse the eggs during the whole preservation period, and store in a. cool place.

istanding over them and they can be

‘flute thawing and freezing.

spring as possible; that is, as soon as

soil can be packed so closely that the

Canadians need not fear extinction _

REPAIRING WINTER DAMAGE TO LAWN S

Winter damage to lawns is not caused by cold weather but by the.»- ing and standing water. Permanent grasses are not injured by freezing. but they can be smothered by wafer

lifted up out of the soil by the heav- ing action which accompanics alter-

‘ Even on a. well-drained lawn there is likely to be some heaving of the turf, which may destrovcontact be- tween the matted grass roots and the soil beneath, This contact must be restored. otherwise the wick-like ac- tion of the soil in bringing water up. from below to feed the grass roots, will be intcrruptetd and the grass will] dry out and die. For this season the lawn must be rolled as early in the

it is fairly dry.

Rolling requres care. Do not roll a wet or muddy soil, and do not use too heavy a roller. 1t should be just‘ heavy enough so that foothprinm do

not show after rolling, Sandy soil , may be rolled much oftener than clay soil, since the sandy soil needs all ‘

the compacting it can get, but a clay i i

grass sufferes and baking and crack- ing in the summer is encouraged. l Earth worms are sometimes a nui-l sance on fine lawns, The extermina-E tor used by golf clubs is corrosive sub- i limate (bichloride of mercury dis- solved one-half ounce to fifteen gal-I ions of water, which will be enough ' for 25 square feet. Altcr this ls ' sprinkled on the lawn the worms will come to the surface and die. 1 The nited States Department of Agriculture has shown that arsenate oi lead, a familiar insecticide for hewing insects, can be used cheaply and efficently against angicworlns and various grubs and weeds, as well as having some fertilizing cffec: i The method of applying the arsen ate to a lawn is to mix five pounds of , the arsenate in crystal form with two ‘

bushels of soil or sand moist, but not

wet, and sprinkle it at the rate of five pounds of arsenate so mixed to 1,000 square feet of soil. The arsenate is carried into the soil and the feed- ing worms and grubs are destroyed. As it is a poison animals must. not be allowed to eat the grass and poul- try should be kept away from such a treated surface. 3 The arsenatc dressing has also- proved effective in killing chickweed‘ and crab grass, the latter a pest that; affects lawns in summer.

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