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THE MA AZlNE GUARDMN

For Parents. Pupils. Teachers.

_ _ _ _ _ __ F arntei-5, Dairiymen.;Horsem_e_13 A

,N and aghen intgl-"nd "1, Raspberry tart made of freshly _ N0- °l lll°°m° b

|,:::re: to couu-mug, to fp;-,, Fm-m_ gathered fruit may be among the E‘l‘l°“l-1°” _ Flll`“l°l'° 1ll°0m¢ eaten in any consideration amounts The ])uiry_ Th, Tum and Gocd sweets on the Christmas dinner table A"*°lld°_‘l ‘ll°ll"l°¢ 3 ‘ it

anad. department. of tha Guardian for the “rn tune in memory in som” 861100 .__ 98 $318 gr”

either by question. correspondence oi- south of England homes. Mr. Walte.‘_A"~¢!l\l°d |1l¢_ll °°ll°°l 155 522 _market -

otherwise. Answers will be given by S8128 at Hllitings ll” llllllcd Olmflllfi Mgr’ qw” h gh' ‘ experts to all questions of general H DB1! Pin” Of Ville Nm” ill ¢h\’°¢ mgll °°h°°l l’ "°"'ll lll°"° tha” interest and space will be 'given to weeks, and his experience has heen_lll1 1U"¢Sfl1l€l1t Of $5.000 ill UV8 Der any article. that win iu any way shared by other people. °°°*~ l>°”‘l°- We ‘l° 11°' l““’° ll¥“'°°

help to advance Prince Edward ls- Blackberries, both wild and culti-

land interests.

vated, are still in flower and fruit _to- gether in some places, and the ber-

Contribufors are asked to have ries are remarkably large and full

their articles at this omce early each flavored. Quite a crop of good fruit

week, as only a short emergency is to be gathered even in East Ang- item can be handled as late as one lian lanes, while farther south the p.m. Wednesday. All received after berries are abundant. Almost every- that hour cannot appear until the_ body who has a strawberry bed is

following week.

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THE SCHO0L

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THE HOME

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-_- {Dlf¥'gf0“"<1__i'1 Wlll°ll _[alley 3:” l;_l“_l;l -"-‘*"“-””'“ to er one can et a room of nr been too maturc at the time of hu. crimination in feeding, apportioningl ac

The Journal rc t bl* 01' 0'- el' “mes E 0 el' ll “ear 5 ‘ ng the sum ,.es,,m,,g in moldy _,___ the gi-um auuordiug to the yield of average of flve dollars and seventy

_ _nine cents which was the average 13_ Cow testing emphasizes the yield per acre cultivated including

.iou. due eiiher to the method of nu- benefit of iinernlity in feedins sueen- P“°*“’° ¢l"°“ °lll°l“ll’ 8° ll” “"°l"

( . of Agi ul ure und] g ~

Horticulture) _acre should be devoted to a school

_.we Should so live and labor in'served a little spac; for ii l_t_iddies' ___ _%_

our time, that what Comes to us as Pl3ygr°l_llld» Where t ey llflay *_* Pro' . . » » »,,» » » » ."3 ETB

seed may go to the next generation vl'~`l“d Wltll B sand heal? lll Wlllcll to °'°°:°';”:°°"°':“:”°”;":“:”°°°:°°‘°°° ’”‘“‘°°>°'"' °° ly _ as b10ss0m§_ and that which comes to _amuse themselves. The school should THE WINTER TONIC foolish to expect ‘Eggs €\Ellf- t_° llwelvf us as blossoms, may go to it as (min _be the local beauty spot of the sect- FOR THE BENQ days old to hatch out a_ satisfactory This is _,__ha, we mean by p,.0g,_esB_.._ioi1_. _ _ ` _percentage of chicks. while eggs fron. Respect for labor and the value of lflldel the direction _of Prof. S_. B. .__ stock bll"dB kept ill Small Pell” are

h,_nd___,,,_ _,___ ,,,,_.er have me place McCready, _the teaching of agricul- __ -_even worse. Cross bred eggs, as L they should have in the Opinion of ture in public schools is fast gaining A f€W YBGYB 880 f-here W8-B VSFY lt- ru]

chilflrcn and people until what are lzfagwax' Q; l)°=_m'eF 0"? __by_Pr°f'1_t1ev_h.;atx; a£)u0tu';__§ree:x;(;3_.‘; [Cir éorgz Of DUT9 breeds- Tl`l9~°lll¢k5 SW sl-l"-“S k_ _ ..-»» - ., .creay csc oo o te uture‘lll 'I . lll 11 _ g,p_.C::;nt§§ 32;,L_§';2,2,ne,fé1eb;lf_cl;h0‘;?; will be a local experimental farm in _ been follllfl that fi lllleml l`“tl°“ Pl Zhell, while fertility is always more as me cgiyural sub]-ect5_ .a simple but effective way; it will in-'Si\CC\1leilt f00d tends to maintain sati,,'acto,.y_

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‘discovering bloom on the plants.

A Bracknell (Berkshire) reader has

sent us ii. list of forty-eight different summer :lowers which have just been gathered in a igarden which “lies -high, is bleak, and has a cold clay

leysuckle, and hollybocks_-Eng. pap-

farm and garden. Somewhere is re

wwwm :wi__u¢;___nv__ug ii; ai;u~».. _Emu sleeve* ‘mn *>°Y°“‘l ll" °i°'"`°f °°'1°°i-,lgu_;..___

' ~ ree rn am” ar yester y and _ua opped up une, ._

§ To ‘nz FARMER rg an egg lying on the grass climbed the ll¢lB"°° 01 E‘l“°‘lll°ll °° l-‘ll`l’°l' Il1'_ Dwarf ‘llhsex rape is an

- I come. $7' F r -

*¢;»q.¢..;..g..¢..¢..;..°_,.;..g,.;..;..¢,,;,,:,¢,:,,»__:,,__ t;;;__a;iélg_:o_\:_ud__a starlings nest with ‘ 4 ln' gsouree of green food for poultry, but

for a large number of college men,

mated from the census figures that

lsoil_" The list includes fucbBias.hon-'the average 13501' il1°0!!l° f01` all 3°

farms in the United States is $318.22,

MODEL COUNTRY SCHOOL table for 398 farmers in a New York.-tem

county t

'”`“ Th' 1 h w th t the high school im ~ - _ _ - -

(The Journal of Agriculture and I-lor-_ _md 'shes Galaga place B man abD_,e_rect temperature under varying elim ducing colic, sconrs, and other 41593. the total yield of milk and flat from of

Contributions for this department tl°“ll‘"`°') [the average in his earning capacityfg;

slionid hc addressed to _ on the farm. If his advantage in] .

-_ ~. . A -11 h 1 <1 in mimu- - most any room. but they si" Bef {"l»drdmw 3615001 "'nd.H0me lture Iwosea Sfiealtfiregglusitgrest at thfgreater pleasure am? appreciation isfactory results only When every-

1.0. Box ho. 116, Charlottetown. ll _ _ _ _ _could be measured in dollars and _

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George MacdO,,a1d_ that WN," of troduce new varieties of field crops health and vigor of all the_ birds and

wise and beautiful _“nga _,aim ...The and test methods of cultivation increase the egg D1`0d_\1‘?t10ll Df the day Wm ¢(,mc_a,,d may I do Some__througb the children’s school farm;llaying hens. To be entirely satisfac- thing to help it hither~when the,it will be the local beauty spot with tory this class of food must be pro-

youth ,__ our country will ,,ecogmze.neat fences, well-kept buildings, law- duced at small cost. At the_ Maine ML D_ F_ Laurie, of the Depart-

,h_,t_ tasen in _,sem it is more :_1_s_an_d flowerdbeds; i_t wigl be_ the _l_¢_>- Staiion seve_ra1yf;i;_rs_fi_§_e§Per_menta___ ment of Agriculture of South Aug. _ v ._ B ,_ - P8Ygr0un , no ony or e wor have s own a e ows mee ti-3 sxfleigdl Q clllrloi-teh ;;iuO;1’;'~ lnthgg; "lf children but for the grown-ups; it something besides succulence in their poultry took Argas persicus, suer follow 3 good handicraft __ _t‘m__ke_w‘1ll be the_ local centre for social so-called green food. Thcy m\‘ie 8 family lxodoidea, family Argasidsc) _he hands black as wa] than ` to gatherings; its library will serve ev- distinction between s succulent foci- was produced in South Australia spend _he day _n keeping ' hooks and _eryone with books, magazines, bullet- der and ii “green food" in the strict_fro making up __cc__un_s_,, Not but that _ins and _reports that concern_ them- sense. Succulence may be supplied in,the

________ __ ___g______ _________ ___ _________ s_____-_selves with the farm work_ in home the form of root crops, such as_of _ _ an work Bet bv God and done divine; and lleld “S Well “B Wlfh l1t¢l'f1l'Y mangels, but a-careful consideration_chouxi (the caustlve agent of tick ly is of equa1'h0nm- but when were matters' _ _ of the case has made it apparent fever.) Goodresults against tick fev- is 1 choice I would 'glam Eee a bo l .ID the sclloolwork It wlll not c0ll` that the fundamental need Of tlleler

I » ' y y “ld” examlnatlon as the ll°'8ll and fowls is not for succulence as such bu

'l' "Une °l°°°S° falll" *° be H l’l“°l“ end un of its effort- it win not chest - - l ' h ' _ smith than a clerk. Production mak- ' but rather for the tonic effect which opinion of t e writer, is the eradlcst » the many for the sake of preparing u ~ md” ed b teen plant l-obgmu

ing, are higher things in _the scale few for advanced work ~ h- h ls D 0 .y g B' P l

. . - , _ lll fl lg 01' 1 rimaril because of the res-‘fic

fl( ;';M»l,:y th§néel§§§n°ulIl:slf;n'b s~\_|1chls?h°°l' lt Wm renlemll" lllllt "l°”"f :fled ol) chloroghyll. In feeding fldwls he Efssileryltog did] ho stgwork nem €s'mme at sch°°1’. and 8 long time at f0l‘ high-egg PFOGUCUOD it is llecelf ll" __=*__ ______ ____ ______f;_€____ The ____§1____ ______f_> of the pupils will have only_a short sary that they he given 8 mtiou ri¢u,The ticks are destroyed by one min- or Y___ ___________ ____ _________ who ____ ________wor|§, and it will make its instruct- in Dr0tem_ only fowls of su-Dug ¢°n._ute's immersion in this liquid; for es; unde, 'me' greater d,,~f_c_,_ty,.. lrhgge t§l_§°‘l“,__t_‘_’f_lll_‘§___‘f'_°’l";’ _‘$0 iiuusiion una with thoroughly sounulnrsetlcnl purposes. the s ra in and

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_ In th_e preface to his First Lesson scholar; it will try to keep the boy glgest_11_ve.n sygtltigns carry,” meamthis emulsion has proved efficacious. in Agriculture. written for the On- who is not clever in h ii t d‘ ea" al" g g Oi

tario Public Schools in 1870, Dr. Eg-fschool and to d __ 0'? S u les at scrn.il_f1nd oil meal, which are nowl

crton Ryerson says: fpractical activiftidl-icaine 3113, _t:r;’_l:_§§_l so widely used bypoultrymen, for :hhmh serve as shelters t0 *ll* l-l°l‘9-

.-identitied as I am by birth and at h0me_ in handung tools: ___ __xp_____ egg Production with successful re.

early education with the agricultural iences in Nature‘s Workshop no less -sults` on these heavy -:anions were D0lJlilflti011 Of this COUHYTY. I regret than by learning from books; it will is 8 tenqency. f°r.th° bugs “vers ts

to see so many of our agricultural_brlng the fathers and mothers back b-ecome ‘mpmred m mrctmn' and ul' 'l‘l

youths leave the noblest of eartbly_to school again in using the daily timately to become en arged and dis.

cmployments, and the most iude-_home interests as the means of edu- Egsfgtlis $1?-Eumgllgtteilonhtli tvfddldtusd-

pendent or social .pursuits for cation of their children. pear that one 0, the chie, tunctiqns ___T the warehouse, and even for petty _mt Of gfoen f00<l in the l`“l5l°U l' ‘-101,8

the professions, the counting room,

clerkships and little shout 1 HOW LONG T0 SLEEP counteract this tendency of the di- ,._b know that persons in public 0ihceu_ -___ gestive system,and especially the liv- 8,,

d nhabit nt of 'ti s nd t w (Scottish W kl e to break down under the strain mtcbing “haul ral" lll tl” ‘ll`Y r

an .2 a s ci e a o ns ee y) F. co

who huve no farms, must for thi! ' of bnndlins heavy-rations over a yo most part, |,riug.,,p-their sous to mn. A Droller a_m'ount of sleep is uhm. long period of time. It would ap-_nes

ings other than that of agriculture; llltell' €B€€nt1aI to continued good Wal' that the Klee” l°°‘l Ewell 't°'to

personal Decnliarities and relations ll°“l'-`ll- lllld if diet he l>l'0D€i"ly at- Poultry “cts prlmllrlly lathe? as ll D may prompt to the ,mme course ,___ tended to this is a matter which will mild tonic than as a food_in thech regard to some farmers’ sons; and a _regulate itself. It is not easy to guy proper sense. There seems to be lit-iw, divine call may select from the farm, -lllS_f 110W much sleep a person rc- 'C16 Of this ¢0“i° ¢fl¢¢t l>l'0d\lC€d Prom V, as well as from the shops and col- ‘lU11'€B, as the growth is going oh_ succulent non-gffell |0009 Ulm mimg- im lege, for a divine vocation; but that, and 19580119 aswell, the youngéshould CIS- ' gh as a general rule, the sons of farm- llll_"@ all f-he 911521’ they desire. Many The Dl'f1CticBl lil'0l1l¢l11 tllell b¢°°m99 co ers, as soon as they begin to he children do not get nearly enough, to devise a system which shall insure ca educated, leave the farm is a mis- They Bit up late over homework, or a supillv of green f00d lOl' the birds ,na fortune to the parties themselves, u go out too much to enf.ertain1nents,‘ at all seasons of the year. The fol- nt ions to agriculture, and tu the couu- Or they are made to get up lowing system of rotation in the me try. A boy's leaving the farm bu. far too early to do some work before green food supply has been in use| '

cause he has or is acquiring a good going to school. Ten hours or even for several years _on the poultry education is an assumption oi' ad. rather more is not too much for the plant at the Maine Station with sat- misslon by all consenting parties, Bl"°WlDg b0y or girl. The adult isfactory l`€HUl¢B- If Bl10“ld be Said that the farmer does not need such 9h0\lld g0flei`8l‘ly get eight hours, that, owing to the small M68 of uu eduuutiuu und as long as this is fl10Ug'fl some people keep wen qu ground available for the poultry

admitted by farmers not being edu. less. It will sometimes be found that work at the Station in relation to_“ cated, agriculture will be looked on occasion a desire for sleep makes the number of birds it is ne¢essal‘Y-to_;;

down upon, iuugeud of being iouked itself insfstently felt several hours Ib. carry, green food must be added to

up go, ug u pursuit for educated men fore the usual time for retiring Wheh| the ration practically throughout the 5° _ _ _ _ But let the boy be educated this is the case the best thing is to year, not only for the adult fowls_ 5"* tu make him a better farmer, as well yield and go.to bed. It will generally in the laying houses, but also forthe °Wll 5"* "ell if the shop is Just as a better citizen; let it be assum- be found that the hour of awakingh; flocks growing on the rB\lS¢- B°glil- ac ed, and become a recognized fact. not earlier than usual, thus proving ning in the early fall when the pul- ‘ll

1,. that a farmer as a lawyer, doctor,or that the body or possibly the mind lets are put in the laying house they ‘lg clergyman must he educated as ii was reuny in want oi rest. Luck ui are slven green corn fodder cut me ll lil master of his work, and agriculture sleep is much better made up at the in a fodder cutter. Btalks, leaves and bu

will hold a rank equal to, ii not beginning than at the end, but -hu. ears are cut together in pieces aver- 3°

above. that of law or medicine _ _ _ turnlly this cannot always be done. aging Bbollt 0ll¢°llfllf lll°ll ill lilllglfh- "l°m°“t'° W°l`k~ Oth" "°l'* ls l'B°‘

I know it may be said bY S0l'1l'€.

those very fathers will beat witness VALUE T0 FARMERS? yet been able to find. Its usefulness Bl' that they would have done and felt -_ is limited only by the season within H0 much better had they been educated (The Journal of Agriculture aildftlor- which it fs possible to get it. The ll

Besides, the soil was then new and ticulture) fwdiug 01 cm-u fodder is mu-uuuud a

more productive, and the mode of

cultivating it most simple; but the HOW molly 8 youth says! "I the corn can no longer be used cab- 6° culture of the soil, the growing of l\BV¢ll’i tlmv to S0 to school.” How bags is fed. The supply- of this ll! crops, the raising of stock, and the many a father has thought the same lasts through December. In the event 0* business transactions and social re- thing. Haven't time to go to school? of the guppiy 0|. uhhh" (smug 1,9. wo lations of the farmer are very differ- Let us figure on this a little and fore it is desirable to start tha out _ot ent now from vhllt U10! '"0 in °°°- sprouter. which has previously been Ch former years. Pl‘0f°Bl0l' Worrell. 0| Cornell Uni- described in these columns, the in- |10 The ilrst and great staple interest Vefiity, ill hi! h0<-‘K 011 Fbfm Mull' terval is filled out by the use of 1° of Gul’ 00'll1l¢l'! f°<l\`|ll'°l 10"!!! N911 l8°Ul°U¢» ill lP¢l\U1K Of °fl\i°l4-10B.. mangels_ From about January 15 to W0 who will devote to esrffrultvre tfniir milf "The veuns rnon who in-oven may 15 green iproutediouts form she,'l`l= talents, their attainments, their for- to start farming should first get an mum, of grguu food Fi-om aboug we tunes, and their lives, and in no oth- education. Education ll llllldl 1110*" _May 15 until the corn has grown °\lf er pursuit is a wider and more invit- essential in fanning than it WM lfenouzh to cut, fresh clover from the ill! 50111 0f ¢U¢°l1’l`l°° °P°U *-0 lll°lll-" 7”" °3°- I* 'lll °°l'l»°llll! N |00" range is used. In summer the grow- W

essential in the future than it isto- ing ehfnks on the ranre are given,

WINTER FRUIT AND FLOWERS day. A young man who is getting nf., (ppm-g En,” ,mi "nu ,om

--- reed! to Mft fnrnllns fl not Pre- fodder cut iie describes shove, ui

A wren has built its nest and laid -parting for today oulfy; he is prepar- uuuviiuumig eh. nu- ug gh, Nun

ill! |01' fort! Ill" fl'°l!l DOW- which rather rapidly dries out and

eggs at Btogumbdl' , West

'Our farmers were not educated, and der greedily. It is one of the best U1 Yet were successful farmers." But IS EDUCAION OF green foods for poultry that we have W0

vis-lon. My blacksmith bill, to say thing of the carpenter work, has

under the imllrellibu thot

st hand. An Aldershot boy Arthur Sparrow, seeing e lilrmhvr

most twins ss much ss those who had

"In one country the farmers who Neem., 'arching ,u u

_,___ The birds eat this chopped corn iod- tl

cess

had attended high school made, al-

f'ood`llnd»r our

elfish in

but a college course seems to be.:;k

th b _ T` t '

27,2; sc:)oT";;m':°_: be l:;e,_;_p;'=_0_: _awe of nature will have ma-ny hat- S7 per day to one who is to be a hae: talyhtrlabor income above stated in perfection that it can be suwwnuny

the table means the earning above al1_ expenses and interest on the entire __ investment. It means the ability oflwA

the man ln earning capacity. It is

the tops only of green sprouted

it must be fed with gneat caution to irds which are laying because if

will colbr the yolks of the .eggs

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WINTER I-PATCHING

Hetching chickens in winter months ist always be attended with many s. Those who work against th;

to iight, but artificial hatching been brought to such a state of

ried on at all times of the year. ll for amateurs in winter ther-. li be many disappointments. t the resent time there are num-

n. with disastrous results ln the twenty douai-s. I have spent that

'other things, the "know how" of [rum win he s gi-ist help in mei- . Hoi Every farm should be equipped 'with some kind of an outfit if it 'is only a wood working one coating a couple of dollars. A complete outfit for wood and metal work need not. be eillcnsive, say cost from ten to

much In a year in direct pay-out be- sides quite a lot of time consumed. The hosse in which to house them should be roomy but not expensive. of second hand lumber and covered in most of the cases they are made with boards, planks or felt.-Mari-‘ time Farmer.

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ORIGINAL ' l l' ' I GFNUWE Horlick$__,_,___,, M _ -f/, M||`i<.f _ tuiaiiamm ` __f .J ,_ -5 -.-um. neg- 3_3' _' iuvilfgg-i°|l`iu¢. _ ._ l . ,.,,_;-7°. The Fool-Drlsk for All Ages-lllghly Nnlrlflons and flohveslenl llich milk, with malted grain extract, in powder form-dissolves in water-more healthful than tea or coffee. Used in training athletes. The best diet for Infants, Growing Children, Invalids,

and the Aged. It agrees with the weakest digestion. p

Asle lor °'ll0ltl.lCli'S"-All Chemists, Hotels, Cafés and Slorea; Don't travel without it. ‘Also keep it at home. A lunch ln a minute. In Lunch Tablet form, also, ready to eat. Convenient-nutritious.

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35; - .5 3#

__ be profitable when actual yield and tracts from 1911 Report of the Cau-

. }¢¢@¢»g» _cost of feed are considered. 'adian Dairy and Cold Storage Com.

'_ _ ' - 6. Cow testing proves that many ffl 59l0U°l'-

’ Tub 'E' ilne looking cows do not bring i

»"€r~2‘\?*$*1I°~2°°Zr°'

much cash from the factory. “DAIRY ACRES"

interesting to note here that Pro- hem fessor Spillman of the United States et’ but new beginners should “mon

Department of Agriculture has esti- gina incubaton oumsionslly _the_

yr do well, _butin nine cases, out different sections of the country with slightest variation in flow and urges could not help being stuck by the nu they are not really as cheap varying deg;-Qu of sucueusj' Wham ,clone to seek for the cause of the yields-7,311 pounds of milk; 214

which is _Hman identical with the as a new one. At all costa s good first came into general use for feed- Bllfinhigc- P0

figures given by Warren in the a.bove_$£

of good machines on the mari.

_tempted to purchase e second

Silage has been fed to horses in

chine is essential for winter work. ing dairy cattle, the corn was cut at ether it be hot air or tank pat- a very immature stage. Th s kind of

it must run steadily the whole silage, when fed to horses, resulted

e. and be able to retain a cor- the same as feeding green corn, pro-

c conditions. Many seem to thinl-

t incubators should do| well in al- has been fed successfully by muuy

:armers, although in isolated cases it B

varies from 40 degrees to 60 de 'nay have been made from immature i

expect all to pass off well. The sour silag¢;'(2) f-he crops may have

verage temperature of just over 50

eg,-ees the heme,-_ age because of failure to settle and fill?

It is quite time more incubator us- flolllliv the fill: (3) Poor Preserve-l

realized the importance of strong- ' _ fertilized and fresh eggs- It is 'ns or to the Silo not belns air 1°

tight; (4) carelessness in feeding,per-

SILAGE F03 HORSES f_ the great difference in persistency of§

' ' flow. the dairy herd competition given at

_‘,s0r(_~._,_.u_ yu I-waht ye,,,~,_ uilagelthe same number of cows.

Milled about once every n-,ouch or

ge that it“dries oil-' th di- n

°l`¢f0F2. ever likely to be spoiled by ntarulnation. That is a point that nnot be urged ln favor of any other-

ter. which is too light for scratch-

e several reasons why they are pro- able investments. Some one will

"the bl k

rose the road from your h0ue¢,¢,h¢ op bill will be the same Material sts the blacksmith but little the oes and nails to Put on cost him t five cents and for his work he ts fifteen to twenty cents for ,a few

c, always hatch better than those

there are not to many ‘lead li

THE POULTRY TICK.

former country, being the means

have been obtained with salvarsan, t the only radical cure, in the

of the tick. To this end Mr. Lau-

n soaking, of poultry phollseglwith

d timber containing many cracks,

ould not be used for poultry houses

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POUI.'l‘RY LITTER

he only form of scratching instep 1 that costs nothing is dx-_v em-tm y in a big store of it; keep six ln-

cs of it in the bottom of your 0

eally t

rn and the ‘birds will do the rest.

t boxes, and to keep them free of ll great congestion,

o. It has the inestimabls advan-

_ e opili gs

fnedidtely; and that no food is,

7; Cow testing helps to discover

While glancing over the results of

8. Cow testing brings to notice the therecent dairy convention. one

unds of fat per cow.

During the same session a chart

I-IERDS AS A WHOLE was displayed indicating that some.

|yfr,gr|~'~_¢’°-a‘|»» gt v - _ .~ """r us

ir farms are producing very little

9. Cow testing helps to increase milk, one was listed giving a yield

onlv 125 pounds of m__yk per acre.

With a dairy farm g owing corn,

11. Cow testing helps to build up oats. clover and alfalfa. and having prosiahie herd quickly because hei-' pretty seed Pasture. ‘it should not.

results diuugu-ously robabl du ,_ fers can be selected from the best be

HERDS SUM

the soil. This system should yield an

very difficult to produce 2,000

. D Y e o

_ _ - _ und of milk per acre and at th

___< _Toronto Exhibition It shuuia con _mtg ____ _nm WOM mmm, up many ching is favorable. If the campers one of several causes. <1) The si1sge_¢°WH P° B °

~ 1 ; ta' f r d. One-half I tu c ‘ _

CLLLED THR0L((?y\:rs EDL'(~ATI(,\;lacl'l; glllgulgubee Oset gzigildld for a b0y's tm-‘es higher' gl'eBB during film llllmll if- is W0 much °l'°p5» l`°9l-lltlllg lll 5 Very B°ld 0!`

'time increase the fertility 9|

12. cow testing snows more dis-.income of over thirty dollars ner

re instead of- the insignidcant

nt, digestible food stuns. '_ use return fwm “ve tll°““1l“d '=°We

14. Cowtesting abundantly proves lll

Ontario. The acres need not be

sitting decomposition to start in the tllllt lt lm 8 h““d“°m°l to ' ive 101° in01’€ than the cows; are yours

t common acres, or dairy acres?

liai writes in n bulletin that the .;..:,,:..:,,:,.:.,:,,:.,:,,:,,:.,:,,:,,¢,,:,,:,,:,,:,,:,,:,,:,:g:

m India, and does much harm in '“’_*_ ___ _ this __________y ___ _________v_________ ______ ____ __ _ _ __

,,,,,,B,,,,,t,,,g S_,,,,,c,_,,,,t,, M,,,_~y-- BENEFITS or cow TESTING duces reading una studying members .“? “ wel 9°. “bl‘°“‘.’fl l“°° A ‘lm-

finds that a five or ten percent f

ur hart win he to look after the 'Y Wlli°

ry earth will need only to he °°“'° W

from bcl

er to use a sudlclent amount of

a succulent feed after having been

would not be safe feed in t-he hands

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Horticulture)

This means certainty in dairying; ed

oth in

re reall

silo; or (5) failure on the part of the <1

of one who is in any way careless.- ll’

treatment, this includes rfiguhintya `

Y Y 8 _

airy cows the best of care and kind -‘"5

The herd will average up better if

feed

time in getting horses accustomed to $0 mlllllngr “ally Bl-“bllllg lll tll the poor cows are weeded out' no

all, protection from wld rains you know for certain which they are?

fed continuously on dry feed for a _l’Pl`ll"lll€ to l’l`°t°°t fl'°lll llle “W1 Yo

considerable time. Great care and 5

'udgment should, therefore, be used` in feeding silage to horses and it 1' th” stable' lg.;

15. Cow testing demonstrates that d any good cows can be kept at a B

u can easily detect them is you

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bove all, particular attention to ke” 'ewrds °“ ,mms supplied H” eanliness, light and ventilation in Hy

the dairy division, Ottawa. State your letter if you want forms for ighing every day, or only on three ys per month. Is there any good anon why your cows should not

C. C. Palmer, Minnesota University. :maller cost' °l feed' Tllls not re

tinginess, but economy. 2?

.~ ld t_ 2. _i_1_;ore observant of all those little d - abou no

'~°_ ' 2.

!»v._ . ‘~. .~ ~

___ of

ll’I’he Journal of Agriculture and _

ersge at least six thousand pounds milk? Many men are getting this

and more, but they don't do it until

THE DAIRYMAN HIMSELF they keep ~secords and know which

16_ Keeping records makes ______\ cows should he kept and which

ils that go ,to make up success. 17. Because cow testing develops SIZE AND L____AYING POWER"

associations are becomld far bet the,” ls no deanne “egg type mmm;

te, dai,,ymen_ g ` iowlr, though from time to time

I - _

1 _ _ many writers have claimed that a de- 8 There is 8 great stimulus re finite type as fixed b themselves was

ceived from compar ng notes and re- _' _ y

From correspondence with memlbersvsu

of cow testing associations the fol-l

has tried various measures, and lowing good reasons why every deity uf

armer should commence and continue gl ° '“f;l_'_ e er ll en 0"

osene emulsion is the best remedy. U19 Syst-em. have been Clfliflilled- mga Neighboring ,,,_.,,.,,,,s who m,__led in breeding work ulong lines ol iu-

INDIVIDUAL Cows ginany sconed at the idea 0, cow creased cgg production, admit that

----»»---~ |5123” °.‘1':2.“.‘;';‘:: 2.‘;:.f:.;”:.r‘..‘:;°“.‘.‘:° 2;, ethlzufgwgne;'o,,BE,l:_!:;“';3ri__;';f tario Agricultural College, and Dr. ._. th ___ tt ' tt ti and get lieari of the Maine Experiment Bia- re m, tion both of whom have been engag-

sting have become impressed with dlp” is no and type which bm" “

1. Cow testing enables one to find the results obtained by members. ~‘lll`e“l' relation t° egg yield- Tl" l`°'

out the poorest cows, those not g t m sure or personal __ paying for their feed, so that they satisfaction results from studying 9_e"”l°”° °°nd“°l°°‘,l lll 'A“°"“ll"'- may bil gotten rid of. leach cow as an individual performer, b'”l3l‘“"‘l “Ml Al”°_r‘°°' “lm” ll° .°'l‘l' Ill llllllly 08906 one-quarter of the not as a mere machine. |°'l°° ‘,’l l`°l'll'l°ll"llll’ l’elw°°ll_t7P° “llll ows in the herd have been discovered' 22. Cow testing increases one's “gg Yleld-

to he not worth keeping, in some lo g s, 1 _ ases half the herd and even as high nnitely more pleasure in the work of has °"'“" that lf-ellllllll l° “l'“lld“l`lz°‘l

~lF. (JHEAPEST as threrquarters have been turned the farm. lfowls have been am°l1Z the \l°BViHll

out. _ | za. The definite knuwleuve obtain-_levers and more recently it line been

21_ A nm ea suits of the numerous egg Laying com

ve for ood cow and creates ~,,_' in America the general conception

from the regular monthly testing _UPS ‘ll bl' all'-ll°l`ltl°l" lllllf l’l'°¢ll°l`°

'no more guesswork as to individual is much more satisfactory in every_f`l1°l‘ld i1V0id USU!!! _imlill hell! ill H-formance, ‘Way than getting B9 occaaioual re, breeding for increased e roduc 2. Cow testing shows that many_sult only once or twice a year.

nws considered only average are 24. Financially. cow testing is of

he best in the herd. _very great benefit; young bulls sell

3. Gow testing points out dednite- for higher pr ces. Cows sell for dou-

h cows are best producers, ble the old prices when buyers see

milk and butter~fat. ' records.

4. (low testing proves that many' 25. Cow testing not only interests

nsldered the highest in test the bovs and girls more and more in y the lowest. farm life, but materially assists in

5. Cow testing saves rnr>.l con,-5 providing additional home comforts

ng becfed; they are found to_for the women and children.-Ex-_

S8 D '

tion. One reason, though not the niuior one of the general advice a- gainst breeding from small fowls was to avoid impairing thr constitutional vigor and vitality of the laying stool.. Contrary to this general theory, however, Mr. G. A. Palmer, in "'l‘be' u_rmer and Stock Breeder," con-

' Continued ou page eight. _

terial-not excluding eat moss

DUPPOBCB.

THE FARM WORK SHOP

There are but few farms on which workshop is not needed, for there

io auo dn znd 01 ou: .ioi Apnsq

CON will c fcmpe Kidne

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ORSEMEN ATTENTION!

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year and this was only part of

until the frost kills the planes when what I val out- My time wal Worth

mething. I have sent to a shop arly a. mile away and found that hers were before me so that my

rk could be done that day. An- _ her trip hun; quy gud my mu. when you can get a reliable and fnes must stand idle. No matter

w simple the break or how easy mend, we must go to the shop if are not llrellared to do it _ en if we have an outht

ily the same. With a farm shop, hired man can do most of the

rk on rainy days, under your eup-

SU high as twenty dollars

AFTER USING

Why have a sick or lame horse

warranted remedy? The leading horsemen of the Dominion endorse Dr. J. W.oodbury‘s Horse Lini

l‘°'“° ment.

home

can dx it or have to suit

selves which ls the

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