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m fish meal after four months: gklm milk to three months. u, min ration cllly- ‘Th6 8W1‘!!!

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mgpcrimenls have been csr-. o, with two lots of piss. ons' Mpjvlnglhhllldllllllflllflllufil " all! waanins to film‘- T!"

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pmdllfifld ass Pounds of pork. vnjgglves flshmeal awsluatlonof M5 mlplnonthebasisoftheincreas- . which may be lttrliillioil b ills addition o! fish mes! to the “m, On the same basis. comm!-

50 IPPIY. wllvcnient to handle, not very expensive, and which, through experiment, have been shown to contain all the necessary elements for plant growth. ‘Ibis may be the tlpc 0f Plant food most lm-ctlcal

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“in. wind the mots ma! cock. "tishtly about‘ thbm. Water generously. Its native! are swampy places. Water-i medially important during,

dip off if the soil becomes too dry. experiments have given fish meal a valuation ranging from $68.80 to 8131.00 per ton and skim-milk a value ranging from $0.40 to $1.12 DI!’ ton-

Qnlclusions which may be drawn from experiments conducted may be summed up as follows:

l. 000d quality fish meal. high in 910M! and low hi oil. furnishes a vsiulllesource of animal protein, provldhlg the cost is reasonable. .

2. Skim-milk still remains the most dqluledsble smlrce of animal

hi!!! Bil-y bl tldcd with 300d rc- Illltl.

8. Gains made by hogs fed on fish meal were practically equal to those fed skins-milk. During the winter months, cflppling appeared to» be slightly less apparent in the bogs receivlngflsh meal and the grading

protein, but when not available, fish ‘

,foir the city home owner in use and

one which will serve his purpose to perfection.

Shrubs-On established shrlb planting apply the food in the spring before the soil is worked. Where maximum results are desir- ed lt is advisable to feed the shrubs

the floworlns season Mowers will six weeks after the initial applica-

tion. Iiior newly planted shruibs it ls advisable that the food be mix- ed with the soil at the time they are planted.

Wool-Usually trees are left to grow the best they can under the circumstances, but periodic feed- ings will promote s. healthy growth I-lid k861i the tlces in much better condition. lbtabllslled trees need be fed but once s. year in the fol- lowing manner:

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Glover Doddcr, or lune Vine as it is sometimes called, is legislated a- gainst more than any other nox- ious farm weed. Mr. George H. Clark, Dominion Seed Commission- er; calls attention to the fact that it has increased to an alannlng ex- tent in Southwestern Ontario dur- ing the last few years and is apt

handsomes‘ o! the group. all the information that can be gathered 1B. that it was formerly well known here.

be suspicious of too close or too l" 1°Iiscd a scrutiny, and will a1. m°5t always dodge round to the other side of a tree trunk on which it is working. away from the iiliectator. In working over a tree,

"a progression in that respect dif- fering from the aimless wander- ing of its relative the nutbatch. or the Bliiral tracking of the creeper. In fllsht the woodpecker- rises and falls in a. sort of undulating mot- 101i. and this is very noticeable in the case of the Downy Wqudpeckgr, do all know. these tireless birds search the trees, both living and dead, for wood borers, and for the concealed eggs and larvae of the lndecl-fl- They fl-rc not less des- tructive of the numerous forms of insect life in the adult stages, con- sequently they ought to be protect- ed by every means ln our power. In the fall they change over to a diet of wild fruits and weed seeds. They readily respond to our efforts at "winter feeding."

Some of the woodpeckers lock so much alike that they are diffi- cult to differentiate, at least for the novice. 'I'he subjoined key to our species will therefore be help- ful, and students of bird life will do well to preserve it. The figures

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"10 Indian boys made their pop- Bllns of ille stalks of V. Opulua, af-

it" Tanwvliis the pith: the plunger The d ‘was lnsde from the twigs of Amgs the nnlf... birds, 1.3: at?“ t: 4 “new” m QM“ m"°'°°"“’" er elem“ m“ “w” 1°’ "w!

while the wad or "snot" w" m“, seeds and which operates st s reas- from the fibrous bark of themm, ' Oflable cost for the service perform-

In the north where the White or Paper birch grows the papery bark was chewed to a pulp to form um wad. while on the prairies the tops of Artemlsla were similarly used. Pemblna ls the white man's cor- ruption of the Chippewa words "Ilelilll-minan." v. o, summer-ber-

Symlihorloarpos. Snowberry and Ci-‘iralberry. Weak or inflamed eyes were treated by bathing them in an infusion of the leaves of the“ plants.

Cu " These recently form- ed the subject of a. peclal “ncte". so it is now only necessary to men- tlon that several varieties of Pump. kin and summer squash (forms of Gucurblta pepo I...) and of late. winter. or true squash (forms of C. maxlma. or C. moschats). were cultivated by the Indians long be- lore the advent of the white set- tlers. Some of the inedible cuour- blta were used in their religious dances, as rattles.

Ecl-llnocystls lobsta. (Mlohx) T. et Cr. Wild cucumbe . The seeds were strung together as bends, This plant was called by the Oma- has "Watangtha," that is, "ghost melon." Becoming naturalized on

and dirt before submitting it to the inspector for grading, 1n a lugd number of localities this could be done best perhaps at ms lam w‘-

iid~ Where such is not available, (WWW/QT. the hand mill on the farm "m! cillliliilicd with suitable screens, should do reasonably well, provided the seed does not contain oer taln weed seeds that require spec- .la1 equipment ‘for their removal. Bcedolfthelsttorgypeshouldrsot 5° 8°14 bully. but u. a seedaman who has the special equipment for cleaning to marketable quality, or for export

enoa that I could see. » ""f'his visitation of thrlps must have been pretty general all over Canada, if one may judge by m. hm ill the gardening Dress. Prof. A. G. Dustin. 0f the Dominion Enwmfilolical Branch. who has W"! ""5118 on this pest all the Winter. hos devised measures of control which have given promis- ing results. according to the Cs- nsdian Horticulturist.

rbr the srnall grower. a bath, or dip, for the dormant corms is most convenient. If the corms are soak- ed ln water held at s. temperature of 120 degrees It, for 10 minutes, all the thrills-adults, nymphs and pupae-are killed. It has not been possible to test the effect on the

The trouble with a garden ls it takes a lot of work, gee whiz, you toll all summer with the hoe, then like as not the bugs will go and eat the lettuce and the beans, they thrive on cucumbers and greens. And anyway, I'm not a cow to live all summer long on chow, some folks can fill up on green peas till they're so full they cannot sneeze, - butme, I do not give a hoop for all colors. A very hardy beautiful radial-lea or carrot soup. I'd sooner flower in June. This is a cheap ‘live on hay “"5 (F858 than set and vigorous plant that multiplies along on garden sass, a rutabaga very quickly. We all know the peony or a bean won't fatten up a man plants that comes in shades of red that's lean. When you are hungry, and pinks and white. They also what's the use of illlin’ up on tur- are very hardy and increase in nip juice? I don't make c. garden beauty and sire each year. Per- any more but eat on things from. ennlal Phlox is a wonderful flower out the store, as long as I can run for August and ls also fragrant, my face there's b) no garden on with a number of those plants we (his place! soon have a splendid showing for several weeks.—C.

oughly and well mixed with old rot- ten cow manure. Sometime it is necessary to carry in new rich eoll from the vegetable garden or some such place. Besides the perennial plants that we have mentioned that I are easily grown from seed, there are two or three perennials that must be propagated by roots or cut- tings. Among the most common and reliable of these is German Iris, in

WHEN BUYING FERTILIZER KNOW WHAT YOU GET

DIRTY SEED A MBNAOB

One of the most lml-Jortant and. valuable services rendered by the Department, 01 Agriculture at Ot- tawa in farmers throllshiillii Cili- ada is provided through the Fer- tilizer Division of the Dominion Seed Branch, which is charged with the administration of tho Fertllzers Act. The Inspection Services maln- tained by this Division of the De- partment is charged particularly with seeing that all fertilizers sold are clearly marked 85 to the prop-

The Dominion Seed Branch calls attention to the menace of dirty seed, which they define in the foll- owing terms:

By dirty seed ls meant seed that contains noxious weed seeds in such quantity ss to pollute the land with weeds that are difficult and costly to eradicate. A whole book could be written on the costly ex- periences of farmers in destroying noxious weeds and the heavy drain

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llcllanthus lnnuus L. Common Sunflower. Champlain found the Indians of Canada growing this

om of the tbrlps, but in all like- lihood they ‘would experience the same fate as the other stages of the insect. The husks may be left

o1 sklm-imllk produced 440 offinlshed bogs f the fish meal ma: oppork, giving shun-milk fcdgrculiwas cqu to and in some “slustion of tliilkper ion. Other cases superior to all others.

ortiorls of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash which the fertilizer con- tains. All fertilizer sold in Canada

to become a cause for realsnxlety in some districts of the Ilake Erie counties of i ‘ ‘o next autumn.

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which they make on farln crops. One of the principal mediums of distribution of weed seeds in Canada

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Export shipments of‘ read clover seed are refused unless absolutely free from tllepccds of this parasitic wees; rt‘ wouldflsoln to be incum- bent on Canadian exporters of clover seeds to know the laws of other countries in this matter. It ls unfortunate that the farmers of Southwestern Ontario do not fully

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Throat white: female Y-b. Sap- sucker (402) _

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plant. ln 1015. The Teton Indians boiled sunflower heads (after re- moving tha lnvolucrsl bracto) to make a supposed remedy for pul- monary diseases An Indian saying was "when sunflowers are in bloom, buffaloes are fat, and the meat ls good."

on the corms if preferred." The temperature of the bath must be‘ held up for the entire period - by pouring in additional hot water from time to time.

" Another bath recommended by Prof. Dustcn is composed of whale oil soap one pound. to four gallons

must be registered and sold under

is dirty seed, particularly clover and a minimum guaranteed analysis.

grass seed, because many of the

the same sire and shape as the seeds of clover and grasses and hence difficult to remove. This is

provided to prevent the sale of seed

noxious weeds have seeds of about

so serious that the Seeds Act was

The amount of each o! these three fundamental soil foods must bo clearly marked on the bag, or on a tag securely affixed to the bag in which the fertlizer is delivered. S0 effective is the operation of the Fertilizer Inspection Service that

F'- Nli" "i! "5"" 3"“ 1'3 45 8°1°w°¢ m“ Dam indent-ad w“ the mhodmnm o! Nape red: length 6 in: male Helianthus iuberosus L. Jerusa- o1 water, Th; 3mm m peeled, which contains these impurities lrl .1 h» tiltion Clrtocyn m... .. gag‘ "2222 gig; 1mg m! m“ on their tum may m“ Downy W. (394) 1cm Artichoke. Champlain report- and gggkgd m m, flqujd gm- ghm. excess of carefully prescribed limits. the Canadian farmer, or other buy- i gxf‘gn§l':a'°‘éh%ég ' r 4 7 G 0:?‘ a 5 7 m n“, 1mm nah m! mm m unusually "flow Nape red: length 9 in: male ed the cultivation of this plant by hour-g no n, fgmpgntum 0g 7o dg- The selling over the fence by one er of fertilizer in Canada. may rest 4 Exp Station Clrtown s‘ f‘ t; 11 l; i: =4; ca t; l?’ 11%;; pmblem_a “dd” ‘muted hm Hairy W. (893) the Indians at Cape Cod in 1605, gregg 1o, "when; nu gong (:53 be farmer to smother of clover, alfalfa, secure in the knowledge that he ‘H, 7 5 05 a“ 4 501m, 107m Hy no“ o! them have we; Nape not rod: length 9 in: fe- and at Gloucester in 1606. Other Fur-enabled gt most good stores, and timothy or other seed which has will have delivered to him the _ tk1a13ig6 gglasfils‘ r201 (also, stood by g mm o! ten or twenty male Hairy W. (393) tribes ate the tubers of wild artl- 50mg hsrdwsr-s stores keep it." not been previously cleaned and quantity of plant food which he ' .l s. n. Pcndletou . rs sea cs as s s1 oou 051.0 m” o, chm, or ma,“ M” Nana not red: lensth oin- fe- chokes either boiled. raw. or l-oast- Thrips on the growing ‘plants graded ls just as great an infraction buys. As s guide lll the hnyng of iii Elli Farm arador g g t: gzgg; z gill :2: completely destroyed “d blwkmed mile DOW!!! W- (394) 911- were best controlled by a spray of -of the law as the selling of polluted fertllzer the feedral Department sscssscsss so cs1 s-lris u ‘rum “m! “m,” m, m“ Nave not redi hook filial! har- Paris green two tablespoonfuls, lsccd by dealers. All dealers have publishes an official report of g: ggigiég: 3,4‘ 33g g2: d" “n” o! which 8pm“; rapidly fed bllwk 511d WNW! 191115“ Am" T55 WHITE "N5 brown sugar two pounds, and wa-athelr seed graded under the seeds fertilizer the federal Department ' c s 1c‘! cc ‘l 0 7 04 83s $32.7 "om plant to plan entwlmng mu $1155" threemled w- (401) ter three gallons. This was used Act before offering it forsale forseed year. The latest edition is available v g: g gag’! ° f: {g 31g 75°12 feed,“ on the clover 8mm (s) Crown yflliiW- I Em in T666111‘? 01 B- iasiflfillll! weekly, and the plants washed off lng purposes m Canada and iarm- without charge on application to '44 s: 1s u o g5 $805733 m“; Budd" hem; w "math 33k figfiy Atlérriiiglnhlzohli“ at?‘ 53;: 311191113.“ Ezzoeniiggfi by ghe from time co time. to remove the crs should do likewise if they are the Publications Branch of the . ,, N er cum“, m“ "m; o! Guild,“ a. 4-01? B Sm”- Torznto. In a s-hort ‘cranial; sugar residue. going 1p sell to their neighbors. Department at Ottawa. "Algirlgmlgiifiiglg; tighten n,’ I’ L chi‘ W ‘nmdmn m" “Ptmm m“ lmwm“ m’ Glfoup z. Back brown and black. "the writer oi’ the booklet tells us Lmllng pens for week mmfflngl“ ‘udder 5”‘! u“ m“ Black moustache mark at base that its mission is to inform the » y,’ l T Yml humus "' “t” mp’ m“ of bill: male flicker. (412). reader of the properties and uses _ v ‘ n "9'? \ 1;? B? ‘E5.’ P0113.“ w’ m" Md “u” “umwive 7”“ No moustache mark: female of genuine Canadian or Northern I g}: ' a § n; 31g Wm‘ W" °" 11° m‘ mm" “'1'” Flicker. (s12) White Pins (Plnus Strobus) and ' , s‘; K 9 3 fig 13g]; 39-" m mm“?- wm‘ u“ "5"" m“ Group 3. Back entirely black. to prove to Canadians that there .,: 00.4 '1 1 '12s 13s.’! clover dodder has become well es- (n) Head marked red. is no need to use foreign woods for i