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a in bacon exports to

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ce good finish pays

intennnce of ' producer and puke".

firtly prevented by food. and others were

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in- the "Kingdom in i035 are con- t on the maintenance of a - h. percentage of finished hogs i laloct and bacon weights. says - "Agricultural Situation about to be issued the Dominion Department of -- hire. in co-operatlon with

Department of Trade and Com- ' . Hog feed costs are higher i- - there may be stme tnndency to , arket pigs in an unfinished and wider-weight conditicn. The average paid for Canadian bacon is measure of the average quality the hog carcasses exported. and r extra feed necessary to pro-l for itself.

a moderate

I » lmum support from the domes- Qc market, is also essential to th= good prices and be secured partly on the basis g a further improvement in the ality of baccn. n task for both

,1 fln the autumn of i933. producers’ flitentions were to increase hog pro- ductlon materially. but some were shortage influenced _ verncly by a temporary break in

high market. During the aut- ii ilmn ai 1934, there was a heavy

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were forced. either to reduce or to sell WC their herds. Additional sows bod also been included in breeding herdain good crop areas, and the

ti‘ percentage of sows in total sales. , fin dried-out areas, many additional ,, hfrws were bought early but had to i, Io liquidated later. on account of i, adverse feed conditions and the ‘ need b? if. Production is higher 'Q0ebec but Ontario showed a mice of 6-4 per cent in hog has on June lst, with a sim- ardecrease in Prince Edward Is- dpand somewhat less reductions Nova Scotia. and New, Brunswick.

And Flavour

- g Honey varies in colour and flavour that there is no difficulty in find- a honey to suit every taste. On ount of this variation of char- terlstlcs, honey is classified and . r ed according to its colour and

' uality. The colour classes most lommonly use dare “White? "Gol- lbll". "Amber." and “Dark? Colour, , ver, does not afiect the food , value of honey. From the nutrition-

Sl standpoint, all colours have equal ue, but the flarous of the darker cured honeys is generally much figural‘ than in the lighter coloured _ da. The quality grades of honey

0 Nos, 1. 2, and 3, indicating tex- , density and flavour. The light- coloured and highly graded hon- ; are especially adapted for table

a and as a rule are more expen- vo than the dark or low graded ey, a. fact that must be taken to consideration by the buyer when aaing honey for cooking pur- s. The lower grades of honey

~ . equally as good as the higher ‘ I40 when used as a substitute for

_ lfin cooking, but when delicate _ Yours are desired be sure to use I t honey. To the bee-keeper who uces honey for his own use, ue is of secondary importance, s0 t in addition to substituting hon-

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Public Auction Sales of llaw Furs

Farm Implement , Probe Continued By Commission

(C. Pa» By Guardian's Special Wire)

OTTAWA. Jan. Q-Only one of the four big farm implement com- panies of Canada had suffered sev- ere financial losses through the de- pressiun at the end oi 1933, the Royal Comfisslon on mass buying learned today from Walter Gordon, Toronto auditor.

Starting the last of its major in- vestigations, the commission was told that Massey-Harris Co.. Ltd., rolled up a deficit of $15,993,000 in the years i931. 1932 and 1933 while accumulated swplusses took care of the losses of the other three biz companies, International Harvester Co., of Canada; Corkshutt Plow C11. Ltd., and Frost and Wood. At the end of 1933, a comparison of the four companies showed that Mas- eey-Harris was the only one in the red although all had taken oper- ating losses with the start of the depression.

In a long day o!‘ steady work the commission completed the last stages of two investigations, the canning business and the milling and baking industry. The farm im- plement probe will last the rest oi the week but thc commission is ex- 'pected to hear evidence 0n other subicts until Parliament opens Jan. l7. if not a week later.

There are phases of past inves- tigations to be completed, chain stores and livestock.

W. R. Dryman, general manager of Canadian Canners, IJtd. of Ham- ilton left three or four suggestions with the commission, designed to help the canning industry. He pro- posed a fund of $260,000. with con- tribu-tions from the Dominion Gov- emment, canners, can manufac- turers and others, to be used for publicity to stimulate a national ap- petite for g tomatoes. In addition, Dryman saicl his compan; was wil- ling to draft a new agreement with fruit and vegetable growers and settle difficulties through a Joint council and, where Possible. pay higher prices. Anothe" 0f his sug- gestions was a crop hazard insur- anceschcme handlecLbv the Dom- inion with the canners contribut- ions. It would be patterned after the wheat insurance of the West.

Because of the maze of detail, the

commission" made only slight 11rd- gress today with the farm imple- ment probe. Gordon presented fig- ures to show the four large com- panies carrv 5333120010 as accounts receivable and he promised to el- aborate on this later in his report m this sum. Massey-Harris carry $10,972,000 and international Har- vester, $12.390.000. The $15,000,000 deficit of Massey- Harlrs at the end of i073 was con-- trasted hv Gordon with a surplus of $6,869,000 by the Intematlonal Harvester. $21,412 by _Cockshutt Plow and $30,427 by Frost and Wood.

Sales of farm implements have fallen drastically in recent years. from $31,974,100 to $9 668.001 in 1933 for the four large companies alone. Their percentage of net profit, fell proportionately, leading to the op- erating losses.

I Neighbor-—You look tired and sleepy, Janie. i Little Jane: It's that new baby

at our house. He broadcasts almost all night long.-Selected.

ey for jams, jellies, and marmalades, he is in the position oi being able to use honey for sugar in cooking with most pleasing results.

iIBRARY

(Elxperimeutal- Farms Note)

With the bees all snugly packed away in their wlnier quarters and requiring no further attention un- til next spring, the beekeeper will now find himself with a consider- able amount oi apare time that may well be devoted to other act- ivities. Many of there idle hours may be pleasantly and profitably expended in reading one or more of the many bee journals, bullet- ins and books that are now avail- able at reasonable prices. It is said that knowledge is power, and as a. matter of fact, that statement is espscially applicable to the bee- keeper. for the one that has the greatest knowledge of bee activity is the one that is most likely to be- come the most successful producer oi honey. and one of the best methods of securing this knowledge is through reading. The beekeepar wha has not yet started to build up n library of his own is well ad- vised to do so. Such a library need not be an extensive or expensive one. While it is impossible to name here all the books available, one or two may be mentioned, but other titles will be supplied upon request to the Bee Division. Cen- tral Experimental Fann, Ottawa. Every beekeeperb library should contain a copy of the “ABC a XYZ of Bee Culture’ which is the most complete book on beekeeping avail- able, and. by the way, s. new edi- tion of this book is lppgnrlng early in i035. "The Hive and the Honey Bee“ by Langstroth and Dadant and ‘Beekeeping’ by Phillips are two other excellent books to have. A real good beginner's book is "Starting Right With Bees." Those interested in queen rearing, bee an- atomy, etc., have not been neglect- ed and reliable books on these subjects are available. Two month- ly journals are published in Can- ada. “The Canadian Bee Journal” and "llAbellle at likable," while two other good Journals having a wide circulation in Canada are "The American Bee Journal" and "Gleanings in Bee Culture." The Dmrrlniorr- and some of the Pro- vincial Departments of Agriculture have issued bulletins on different phases of beekeeping which mav be cbtainecl upon application to these departments. The books named may be obtained through any dealer in bee supplies in Canada, Further information regarding them or others may be obtained from the Bee Division, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa.

Choosing the Breeder

(Experimental Farms Note)

It is by selecting for desired characteristics that real results in poultry breeding are obtained. There are numerous characteristics that poultry breeders desire, but the most important are health, egg pro- duction, egg size, and-breed type.

Health is the main essential, ho- cause without it there can only be failure in all other respects. After culling out the less vigorous birds. the next step is the selection oi birds that have the other required characteristics. Breeding from the highest producers each spring will not necessarily result in all the daughters being high producers, but the average will remain high if sel- ection has been well done. 1t would seem that flock production aver- ages have, in many cases. almost reached a peak. Attention must now be turned to the problem of breeding birds with sufficient pro- ductive persistnncy to continue their heavy laying into the second and third year. When thk goal has been reachgxln-it will _~ba_ unneces- sary to raise so many pallets each year, because it will be profitable to keep the yearlings for another yea: or so. with this in view, those yearllngs that have shown steady egg pr- ductlon over a. biological, or laying year. close to. qr if possible exceeding 365 days, should be re- tained for use as breeders. The pul- lzt that persists in laying along in- to October m- November at the end of the first laying year is the good producer. 0f course, broodlness (an undesirabfir characteristic . sick-

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ness. or the use of the pullet as a hatching medium will have to be discounted.

Research work is uncovering many truths to help thc poultry- man in the choice of his breeders. For instance. it has berm found that small body weight at first egg and heavy body weigh‘ at the close of the 35-day period, or laying year. are associated with hirh lay- ing perslstcncy. The observant poultryman can use this knowledge to advantage.

Egg aim must not be neglected. 1f a Imall ogg is set in the incu- bator, you are ilk-sly to get a pullet that will lay a small egg. Th!“ is usually a few cents difference be- tween egg grades, so that the poul- try-lmeper who breeds his birds to lay eggs that will grade "large" will b9 ahead of the one who pays no attention to this characteristic.

wna the male-the mom“ that ocnltltutes half the flock-great clre must betakentoamtnatfie is from high-producing ancestry and that he shows the finest breed

characteristics and egg type. such i u, depth of body. length and width of book. mouth well-shaped bead, mo-smanamtirilht m» » with: N: cnnrsnns

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BEEKEEPEIllS

aid Reginald also relates that the wife of one John, who was sheriff, was

NO FEMALE FIB-ST FOUIS

A paragraph in The Guardian states that the British Prime Min. later had as first foot a. neighbor —a fisherman. The reporter who gathered this interesting informa- tion found that the first foot must be a. man and must be dark-haired. We have seen that red-haired, or light haired, men are counted un- lucky because Judas Iscariot was ccpicted as red-haired, in old paint- ings of the Last Supper. But why are the gentler sex under the ban?

One cannot well escape the con- clusion that this had its origin in the supposed dislike of St. Cuthbert to the presenm of women. Cuth- bert was the sixth Bishop who held the see of Lindisfame, from which he retired in 685 A.D., dying two years later on the inner Fame Is- land on the coast of Northumbria. Two hundred years lairer. on the BDl-‘iroflch of the. invading Danes. the monks dislnterred the saints coffin and with it fled before the ferocious pagans. After long wand- ering in both Scotland and Emg- land, the monks with their precious burden were directed to Durham where ultimately s. magnificent cathedral housed the shrine of the saint.

An old tradition says that no wo- man ‘was permitted to enter Guth- berts church on the Farne Island and to Sir Walter Scott (Notes on Marmion) wn are indebted for the information that; "he certainly hat- ed the whole female sex; and in revenge of a slippery trick played to him by an Irish princess, he. after death, inflicted severe pen- ancu upon such as presumed to approach within a certain distance of his shrine."

Reginald of Durham. who wrote in the middle of the twelfth cen- tury, tells how the mother of a knight on the mainland became e. cripple. She journeyed to the Is- land of Fame to make an offering to St. Cuthbert and to ask his aid.

On arriving she was lodged near

fed to any woman to cross the threshold of the church." However, the saint extended his and she was cured.

very ill. and was with gbeat diffi-

culty conveyed to Fame. She made

her way to the only part. of the

church “lawful for the entrance of w w

omen"_-the outer porch. Sine, also, as restored to health. ‘ During their seven year's wand-

erings. which ranged from With-

erne on the coast of Galloway, as far south as York, the brethren erected temporary shrines for the reception of the sa.int's coffin. On these hallowed spots arose in after

the North of England there are not less than thirty-nine churches so designated. No woman was allowed to enter ‘the temporary shelters, and we can surmise that this prohibi- tion would be widely talked of, t0 the general prejudice of the sex.

In 1001 Bishop William do St. Oarileph, a Norman, commenced the great Cathedral at Durham. the finest specimen of Norman art in Britain. It was to be the perman- ent resting-Mace of St. Cuthbnrt. and when it was completed the saint's wishes werg duly honored. Women might enter the Cathedral to hear divine service. but a line of blurs flags across the floor of tho church, at some distance from the Mint?! Shrine. marked the limit be- yond which they might not venture. In the centre of the line is a. cum slab which is called “The Women's Boundary'Cross." It would seem from contemporary writers that women were utterly- dcbaried at other times. from entering the “presynckisf

Many tales are told of the at- tempts made by women to encroach upon the salntfis ‘eating-place but these efforts brought condign and miraculous punishments. However, as time went on, the prohibition grew less strict. SQ we read: “In the year of grace 1333. on the Thursday in Easter week tbr! King. (Edward III) came to Durham and made his abode in the prior'a hall. But on the Wednesday following Queen Philippa came to him, trav- elling from Knaresborough to Dur- ham in one day; and being ignorant of the custom of the church of Durham. came to the prions hall through the abbey gate. and there took her supper with the King. And Whcrl. the supper being over. she went to bed, it was intimated to thc Kink bv a certain monk how St. Outhbert did not like the pres- enoe of wonven. At the request. throfore, of the King the Queen rose: and in a tunic only. covered with a cloak, she went out by the gate at which she had entered, and eo retired bv Likyate (a lane! to the Castle: intrentlng the saint no to avenge; fault which she h committed in ignorance."

The last instance of the "audac- ity of women." as Symeon cf Dur- ham calls it. occurred in i611. Two girls belonging to Newcutic wont to tlic Cathedral of Durham. “cloth ed in male attire. with this purpose and intention. that thew might perlmaliv approach the feratorv of . . . Oiithbflt. knowing this to be prohibited to all wo en what-so. evelfi" ‘U!!! 889m to vc Iucccrd- ed in hpprorchinq the shrine, for a penance wfi imposed. nnrt whith was that they should go "be. fcro the procession. on three feast, don round m» church of at. Nich- Ollb (Nvwclatle) ., . . in the some male gttire . ‘. '. in which they came so audaciouaiy to the Cath-

ed l climb of own-m."

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the shore, "because it is not yrzrmit- ‘

times churches dedicated to st. 1 Cuthbert and this explains why in

EXTBBMINATING ' GAME BIRDS

Canadians in general are favor- able to any measures which help to conserve the game-birds of the continent, and only in isolated instances do we find the game laws broken. Our "season" is short. and if thc matter depended on the Canadian sportsman alone there would be no scarcity of birds. It has been charged "that the open season operated to the advantage of the United States" and gleanings from various sources show to what extent this la so.

The state Report of Washington showed that 247 duck clubs, com- prising 1,318 members, were licens- ed for the year 1083. Of these clubs, 202 made returns showing that they had jointly killed 73.023 ducks and 360 geese. Among the ducks were Molla/rds 27,504; Omen-winged Teal, 12,7; Pintail Ducks, 13.280; and Widgeon. 8.918. That is the record of one State for one season.

California has about 500 clubs. not all of which are licensed. there are 6.000 club members and on an estimate 9,000 "outside" duck hunt- ers. No report has been made of the number of ducks killed, but he; again it must run into thous-

an .

The Maryland Cornservationist publishes three big pages of records of the kill for 1933 in that State. but it is sumclent to note the grand totals of 90.498 ducks and 3,731

geese.

If the totals for all 6f the States could be secured. the grand total must surely be in seven figures.

The shooting clubs get their re- sults by the unsportsmanlike method of "baiting." This consists dumping a few bushels of grain or corn some little distance from the shore of a. lake or pond. A brush “blind“ is then built about sixty feet from the baited spot. Often cs1- lQ a decoys are used to itttract the wild birds. When a flock locates the bait (groin) it is not at first disturbed. for it acts as an attrac- tion to other flocks. Finally any number, from 500 to 5.000. may congregate on the baited spot. Now comes in the strategy of the so- called sportsman: he appears. ma!!! the birds away, andwgain retires to the blind. After a. time the birds begin w dribble back in small groups, and it is then that the

| hunters bar; them. ‘The others, at a

distance. are not aware of the re- ception awaiting them, and in their turn come unsuspectingly within ranyn.

This method has been thorough- ly commercialized. and both clubs and private individuals advertise their "blinds." One club has locom- odation, meals. and beds. ms "sued dr bllnds-grain-fcd freshwater ales-shooting 87.00 all day." An- other club takes shooters at 810.00 per day; and being but a small club, killed only 600 goon in i933. Twenty four of the geese bore the Jack Miner band. "It seems the geese do not know that them is but one Jack Miner till it Ls too lain."

The long-continued drought in the Canadian West. and the failure of tho eel-grass on the Atlantic coast, are each in their own fash- ion, reacting most seriously upon the welfare of the tribes of water- birds. observers in both regions tell us of vastly diminshod num- bers. But the effect of those natural evils sinks into insignificance when compared with tho results of this organized mass-slaughter. We are reminded of the fate which over- took the passenger pigeons, num- crous though they were; and can only hope that when the Migratory Bird ‘rreaty comes up for review our neighbors down South will set themselves against a practice that threatens, in no long time, to de- stroy all our migratory game.

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS

As I write this (on January 7th) r note that the day has gained just i2 minutes sinec thc winter Bol- stice. 0n Dec. 23rd the time be- tween sunrlae and sunset was U hours 40 minutes. Today it is 8 hours 52 min. small though the gain is. it is cheering.

Our satellite, the moon. was in thc neighbourhood of thc planet Venus on the 2nd and 3rd of Jun- uary, and on the former date the barometer fell about an inch-and- a-half; which of course brought a strong gale as the depression fill- ed in. Wind is the basis of all bu! weather; wc think more of snow. hall or rain, but; these are only lo- companimentai The barometer rose again too quickly (an un itious sign) and fell back almol half an inch on the 4th, racim up after mid-day to introduce the “ ‘ night this winter so for: the tem- peratum here on the registering thermormtcr was l6 B.

The moon was new on the 5th end in Perigee on the 0th: it we! near Saturn on the 8th and 7th. but the onlv result this time wu tq bring a. thaw that about cleared the fields. Saturn is never very un- friendly I notice!

'0! the events to come, the moon will be in the neighborhood 6f um on 22. 23 and 24; near Jup- iter on 26 and 26: and neerim Venue and Saturn durim the last week in Januarv. Mara is distinct- ln unfriendly-mark ha to Pnc.

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The use edition of on»! “A811- oultural situation and Outlook" ls-

of Agriculture in ctr-operation with the Department of Trade and Com- merce. will shortly make its ap- pearance. As in the case oi the first annual review of this nature which was published early in March 1084, and met with immediate ap- proval from the farming industry. the i996 publication represents an effort to place before those engag- ed in odfloulture the salient fact- ors affecting the supply of agri- cultural products. and the probable demand and the nature and the extent of competition that may be encountered during the year i936. particularly in foreign markets. With regard tn the domestic dn- mand, the publication points out that continued revival of business conditions and a moderate increase in prices of farm products improved the position of agriculture in i934. Grounds for the anticipation of further gradual recovery in domes- tic marketa foi- farm products were provided by the persistent rise in business activity. easier credit con- ditions and firmer prices. The do- mestic market is of major import- ance and it is expected that it will continue to occupy that position. A general idea of recent economic improvement may be obtained from an index of the physical volume o! business transacted in Canada. Be- tween February 1933 and October 1934, this index moved almost stead- ily forward from 01.0 to 06.8. to register an incfeasn of almost 43 per cent. Consequently usinees op- erations wem at n. much higher

year. The i984 level 0d manufact- uring operations was approximately l0 per cent higher than that of 1938.

It. is calculated that in recent

years the domestic market has ab- sorbed approximately 85 per cent, of Canadian farm produce. The home market has come to be almost the sob; outlet for annual products. with the exception of bacon, and them an three products onlyp namely, wheat. apples. and cheese. of which more than 00 per cent of ,.roduction is exported. 111a import- anvn of the home market. there- fore, may readily be appreciated. Consequently an examination of domestic purchasing power and supplies of agricultural rmducts available for consumption is essen- tial. Employment in industries other than agriculture was greater in 1904 than in either of the proced- ing years, although still roughly 20 per cent below the levels of 1029. Against indications of larger in- come, however. must be.oonslde.red the evidence of rising prices which tended to offmt improvement in d0- mestic purchasing power. The cost of living of wage earners and em- ployees receiving moderate salaries has risen about 1 per cent during 1904. Retail prices of food products from Canadian forms have advan- md roughly 13 per cent and other foods about 3 per cent. This rise has mitigated against greater con- sumption of farm produce. but food consumption varies little except un- der decidedly abnormal circumstan- oos and demand $1!‘ foods will doubtless be well maintained.

Imports of mmodities compet- ing in the same fields as Canadian farm products advanced in value by 16.5 per cent in the fiscal year 1033-34. Much of this increase of‘ about $10,000,000 was due to thc ris- ing prices and did not indicate any considerable increase in the vol- umn of imports. Practically the whole difference in value was at- tributable to animal prodlwts, with hides and wool imports greater ‘both in value and volume than in 1982-30. The value of agricultural imports continued to increase steadily "during the second and thirdouartm of 1934. Them la little reason to believe. however, that imports an obtaining a larg- er share of the markets for Cana- dian products. All told. they repre- sent probably not more than ii per cent of thc Canadian consumption of ouch commodities. and the value increases noted have likely been due in large part to a slight gen- crll expansion in markets coincid- ental with rising prices.

Epic 0f The Canned Tomato

‘fhdchango in public opinion with acglou to the fashions in food is well exemplified by the tomato. Not. m IRE-fly‘ years ago the fgmato was an

. . . _ w - _ mamas-and tomato p. ’ tit. ute the lar t of Canada's cannery Puts. In d. thcstoryoftne canned tomato in one of the spice of Canadian trade. Ten years ago it wu one of the lust important of the food commodities sent abroad by Canada. By i027 the gxport of Con.

ed tomatoes rose to what is now considered a mere 000.000

Pounds were Qlrmmd to 81 different countries, 10 of which an British.

in which the commercial production

British Columbia are the provinces of mum-tool for canning ~ a

111M" once. mu an a 4 . limtalv 20m fTq-"mfilfi. cannery cementum than tbil dlmmd varies. in also of importance to than crown-a for the

fmh b ‘ m .2»: 1' in m litultlfll a. inlaid ‘fight-raglan many mend for and to- mtte products.

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bounds. In i084 nearly 10,000,000.

Canadian Poultry Advance

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In recent years Canada has forged to the front in poultry Production and is now one of the leading coun- tries in quantity and quality of pro- duction per unit. This development cannot be attributed definitely to any one factor or group o1 factors but rather to a general program of Dominion, provincial and institu- tional work, "Scientific Agriculture" points out. The research and cxper. imental work along the various branches of the industry have con- tinually inclined to lower ya uction coats, removing many of the hazards which confront the poultryman, and have enabled him to carry on, even at. lower prices for his products. The introduction of grading and better organized marketing conditions have further assisted in improving the general situation. Improved quality in the uct resulting from ad- vanced nowledge of poultry nutri- tion. improved methods of handing and grading o! the product have stimulated home oonsumpt n until today Canada stands pre-eminently the greatest consumer of eggs per capita of any country in the world. In spite of what has already been clone in connection with many phases of the poultry industry, mam’ pro“ still remain to be dealt with in placing it on the most satis- factory and successful basis from a commercial and economical stand- point.

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(Charlottetown Experimental Farm)

1% Charlottetown ‘Enperimsntal Station has recently received many inquiries from "Island" farmers re- garding soybeans and whether or not they may be grown successfully in this province .

The Superintendent grew soy- beans many years ago when there wen no varieties that proved satis- factory hoxe. More recently g num- ber of promising vluioties have been tested, and during the last few years varieties such as Mandarian, hat produce an abundance of foli- age. have given good yields of valu- ible foliage, that may either be cut green and-fed as a soiling orcp or cured tdmake a palatable hay that the stock eat readily.

The two varieties that have

u-ipened regularly are Wisconsin

Black and Manitoba Brown. These. however, have given 10w yields of small soybeans. We are satisfied that our climate is suited for grow- ing soybeans for forage purposes, but that further experimental and research work should be carried on to discover ‘or originate a variety early enough to produce a satis- factory crop of ripe soybeans.

The people of Chine and Japan have cultivated soybeans, (Glycine hispida) for centuries, using them not only for live stock, but inwarl- ous forms as human food. Two agricultural representatives "from Japan visited the Charlottetown Station last summer. and in looking over the soybeans here, though". that while they were a good crop for forage purposes, the ripe soy beans were so small, and the crop from the varitles that ripened was so light that they did not think the crop profitable.

Soybeans require a growing sea- son similar to corn both as to length and temperatures. They are very resistant to not dry “‘ . will stand more moisture than corn. They are an acid tolerant crop and will produce well on land that would require heavy liming to get a crop of clover. To those who are interested in this crop we would suggest they try a smell area; seed- ing early in drills, on land in good tilth and of above average fertility. Barnyard manure applied the pre- vious autumn, or land that was fer- tilized for a. heed crop last season should be satisfactory, for soybeans,

The seed should be inoculated with the right bacteria. which can be obtained from the Domonion Bactoriologist, Central Experiment- al Farm, ottswa, Ont.

The soybeans should be sown at the rate of from one bushel to one and a hnff bushels per acre, about two inches deep and cultivated during the season the same as the hoed crops. When cut for hay the

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‘The ganerai level of wholesale prices of farm products averaged pproximaiely is per cent higher in ‘.004 than in i033, says the i030 Agricultural Situation and Out- cok,” which is about to be publish- .J by the Dominion Department of nfgriculturc in co-cperation with tie Department of ‘Trade and Com- merce. lathe latter part of i934‘ the index of farm products tended to fluctuate; narrowly about 40 per cent belowv-averago levels obtaining in 1926, and, 40 poi" ‘cent War the extreme low point of the depression cached in February. 1933. The vari- ttlons in prices of farm products re illustrated by a comparison of marages covering the first ten nznths of 1933 and 1004 which re- .eal the following‘ percentage in- reases.—— ' No. 1 Manitoba Northern wheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22 per cent No.2 C,W. Oatsm... 27 per cent Timothy hay. No. 2.. '10 per cent Good and Choice

Steers. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 21 per cent Bacon h0gs..... 01 per cent Wool, eastern bright“ 40 jlg- cent 0 per cant Butter... .. 2 per cent Cheese...“ . 2 per (Ant Fresh eggs 13 per cent

On the other hand. prices of po-

itoes declined 17 per cent.

Farm income, particularly to- wards the close of 1984 tnd the first part of 1936 ma/y be expected to reflect in large part the improve- ment reziltemd by farm nrlvfl- The gradual adjustment of the debt situation should also affect incomes favorably.

The rise in prices of form pm- ducts has been accomlilrllad b! I lea rolpiid advance in value o! things farmers buy. A specially constructed price index of farm pun-chasm, inohidifll lfvinl N- quirements as well as operating equipment, has moved upward roughly 0 per cent above ltbe 1033 average. libogis mounted to 8 per cent. clothing l per cent, household supplies and equipment 4 per cent, and operating sirppliee and 8MP- msntsper-ceniisince prim of manufactured goods have not ad- vgmiu. as rapidly IS these fr! rum products, farm mcomna will purchase larger supplies of needed goods than could be btq-ined M In beginning of ma. The s per cent increase in prices of farm ambl- es. however, will prevent tho vement in purchasing power being fully wit!!! fill rise of the farmers’ gross moduli.

Curlsumption of rose amdwll ha]: been well maintained 6Q!!! the recent years of 10w Future dremand win ‘dorms on fill ratio c polices ‘infill!!! power. wood prices have Mum: during the past year more rafldi! than the prices of other goods. m- creased food prim have been as- aoclated with increased farm Prices. Greater volume of 01091071116115 l“ ugmQ vysge increases. elpeoially in me logging, lumber-ins. Ind nem- print industries. have at; least fn- m-eum total wages as much as living costs have increased. Hence the higher prices received bv farm- ers for an to volume of goods nimiliar to that of 1933 is l» mt national gain in domestic pur- chasing power.

pods should .be wall developed. or at least have made one half their nor- mal growth._

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We will be buying heavy

Chicken and Fowl, also.

Canning Stock until March. Raw Furs of all kinds bought

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Ranchers are this year. total in: their highest class foxes and expect first»: Ill results in increased litters of superior ‘pu results feed I IMPERIAL FOX BISCUITS, the Biun tl that bring success in fox and fur raising.

Breodereare kept for one purpose- upa in the s ring-tile ranchers’. source of Good ualneas demands that breeders be fed to neon largest litters of pupa possible. All the foot-tho Inlay-fun‘. what fil, f9 than dallv.

o ,hult&. vim- nnw of veliilli a ‘up. IBIAL have e I elements and mare time results. , \

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