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bones fromthe butcher. The bone m““ be Kround fine. .and the cost of
wit-h tht results it will bring to your l11¢°me.- mul W. cage.
lllolt a time would seem
:gui lnile good results. Further- more, marked benefits from the use of nit.\'ste~ot soda in vegetable pro- duction have been reported from Cer. tain exberllnpnt stations or the East. in' view of these considerations, it 'wasthought best to make some tests with thi! mltierlal ln the production oil/egetablss on the brown out lem of the corn belt. Accordingly s. gg. ri_ -ol tests. was planned. including e kinds of vegetables, viz., radish, _ , beet. onion. spinach, lettuce, cabbage and cauliflower. 'The tests were MBU!! ill 1907 and continued for six years. _ '
V _ ‘Conclusions "
In “the light of the data secured ip
connection with the nitrate of soda Blllhriment reported on the following' conclusions are warranted:
1. Under the soil and climatic con-
ditions attending these tests, nitrate of soda usually does not induce an 'excessive development of foliage on the common early root crops, md. ishes, turnips and heels; without a
corresponding development: of the roo .
2. Top-dressings of nitrate of soda
may reasonably be expected to have a beneficial effect upon the following crops of early vegetables, on well- manured brown silt loam in the corn belt; radlshee. tumips, beets. spine.ch,l cabbage, cauliflower. The beneficial effect may consist in a higher per- centage of plants reaching market- able.sile.on condition within a given time; greater size of the individual specimens, or greater toast yield. (lf the stand were uniform, the last two points would be correlated.)
2. Under the conditions of these
tests. the benefits to be derived from topdressings of nitrate of soda to onions and head lettuce do not ap- pear to be " sufficiently marked or consistent to warrant the use of this fertilizing material on these crops.
4. Nitrate of soda applied at; into -
vals of two weeks seems to be fully as effective as when applied at more frequent intervals, even though the aggrezate amount of material is cor- respondingly less;- in many cases it is more' effective.
5. Under the conditions of these
tests, the beneficial results of using nitrate of soda, in the production of early vegetables do not appear to be so pronounced as results which have been reported from certain other sec- tions of the country.-University Bul- letin 184.
WHEN EGGS COST MOST.
Have you ever tried to figure why
egg production is so greatly reduced in the Winter time? )This happens just at the season when we find the market the most' profitable. It isn’t because the hen is a hothouse' fiend and dislikes the cold, bracing atmosphere. Though hens are more adapted to Summer than Winter, they are very few days in the Winter that the hens refuse to he hap- py,,`lf properly cared for. _‘Mother hen doesn’t suspend business ing,-_the_Winter because of her health, for she'is.war1nly clad and the feed bills; show she eats more than she does wli’ensin~the open. Then where does rrfliis trouble lie? lt lies in the fact that while the Winter has no terror for mother hen, the' same cannot be said of
bugs, beetles, worms and small ani-l mats, and plant life generally’ `
These choice dietary morsels are
most important factors in her business of egg production. She is unable to find them during the cold months. Of course, a hen can "get along" on corn wheat, etc. But the difference between five and six dozen eggs a year and 200 is quite another thing. You should look upon the hen as an "investment," and you want to "force her," just as: -the florist forces his flowers to bloom earlier than the other man’s flowers. if you want more eggs you must fur- nish your hens withl the necessary material with which to make eggs.
Hens must have green food. If you
were a thoughtful man you sowed a plat to beets, or you raisd an addition- ul amount of acreage of oats, and these are being fed as green food. It ie a very easy mutter to sprout oats. Ordin- ary green hone, obtained at the blfucb- er's at a little or nopexpense than anything else. Few men feed green ground bone. But the small maiority who do earn their reward in a full egg basket, other -things being equal as to balanced poultry ration. Buy a bone
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varieties that bear and ripen fru |0118 after the ordinary kinds have finished for the season They have UMW advantages over the od stan dard varieties, and should b grown more zenersily in field culture Do not discard the standard strawber P195. but Plant generously of the ever-bearing varieties this spring. f°l` 1110)' are profitable
The culture of standard and ever
bearing sorts is practically the dame While the former do not produce a °\'0l> the first year of planting the ever bearing varieties do, s. consider ation in itself of great importance The plants are set in spring in a very fertile soil Soon after planting many blossoms will be produced, but the first stems should be picked oif as they develop until early July. This gives the plants an opportunity to become woll developed. After July permit all fruit to set for lato summer and fall bearing. The inl- tinl crop will pay the cost of the en- tire plants and planting and give a Profit besides. - ‘ in picking the spot for the straw- berry patch the portion of the farm that is well covered with snow dur- ing the entire winter _will be found favorable if other conditions are fav- orable. Soil that has had previous Bood cultivation should be chosen nd plowing should be deep and thorough. Manure or strawberry beds may be applied early in spring, before planting, but should be well rotted; barnyard manure may be drawn for the purpose during the winter and placed in good tight piles near the proposed beds.
CHOPPED STUFF
It is a good time now to get, out and
fix up that telephone line.
Plan to attend conventions this win-
ter. Agriculture must not lag.
Gather the eggs several times o day, to prevent freezing in the nestsw Feed your sows liberally when dry.
it will repay you during the milkinf.: period. ~
Labor is going to be scarce this
coming season; plan where you 'can save lt.
Rheumatic and stunted pigs are
the result of damp pens. Give them plenty of dry litter.
ln about a month’s time pruning
may be commenced. Get the saws and clippers in shape.
More milk will require either more
feed or more judicious use of the feed fed. Study rations. _
Inspect the engines, motors, pumps
and other machinery about the farm, and make frequent; use of the oil can.
With cheese from nineteen to nine-
teen ami e. quarter factories have poor
excuses for closing down for the win- er. ' Clean up the seed again with the fanning mill, then hand pick it. Thel latter job.may be a hard one, but it pays.
The heavy winter milker is usually
the best and most persistent cow; give her an opportunity to make rcatest profits.
' THE ICE HOUSE
For any country residence, that is,
one too far removed from the route of the iceman. this is the last chance of building the icehonse with comfort An earlier start would have been bet- ter but' the frost is not yet so far into the ground as to make it im-' possible to dig for the foundations. The first thing io bc considered in chosing the site for the icehouse is convenience combined with good drainage; the drainage is of import- ance to both the keeping of the ice and the health of the people who are to use it. With a wcll-drained spot, near the dwelling house, picked out, building should be started at once with the idea of good insliltation always in mind. Painting the structure may have to be left till Sprlng.but every essential to the pre- serving of the ice must be attended to now; skids must be made, hooks plac- ed for hanging pulleys, sawdust drawn and stored in a dry place, and ice tools bought or made fit for use so that there‘ll be no time lost when the ice harvest is ready. The tools need- ed, for working ice, are not many nor expensive. A steel scraper to rc- -' move snow that covers the ice. An ice-plow, a slice bar, a saw, a few pike poles, ice tongs, and some chain will be found sufficient, and some of these are already in' use on most farms.
ice should be stored as compactly as possible to prevent circulation cl' air through the mass and to expose as little surface as possible, for these
pile of ice that is as near to a cube is advisnble,and ;
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KEEP T0 ONE LINE ‘
Diversification has become the most
used of any strikingpword in connec- tion with the practice of agriculture during the past year, it is emphasied by nearly every person who makes a report of his farming operations, and
act ha the ser has decided not
the f t' t ll to “put all his eggs in one basket"
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at least the close followinl!
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Owes its Popularity to the Very Best of Wool
Oi the kinds of wool needed for the favonte
lmes of StanF|eld’s Underwear, we are the lar est purchasers in Canada This gives us comman of the market, so that we are able to secure lust what we want in weight and length of fibre-in fact, we get the pick of the kind ol wool best suited to the many different weights and classes of Stanfield’s Underwear
Our practice is to buy our wool supply months
ulrements This Ives lent of time to
ahead of req ° - ` 8° P Y _ grade it accurately and clean it thoroughly. During the cleaning, and before it goes to the machines to be spu
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Made up into garments, this wool has a softness that is
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delightful to the skin sire gt ` wear--durability that makes it, in the long run, the most
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economical underwear you can buy and s
shrinking that even alter several seasons’ wear a Stanfleld’s garment is as ample and comfortable as the day it was bought.
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St.al\field'a Ongmal Pure Wool, No 'I1-One of our old reliablcs- sarnple Book
honest as old fashioned homcspun The best underwear made for mcn who work hard outdools Wonder fully warm and absorbent Red, Blue and Black Labels-regular, medium and heavy weights.
All made In Camllnallaru and Two-place Suu:-in fall knglb, knee and elbow lenglh smlsleeunleu.
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two ply, medium weight in natural color, for men and women Very soil warm and comfortable N 73 is the same weight in while for women No 88 is the same quality, ln heavy weight, natural color, for men.
showing over a dozen weights and textures, from the lightest Sllko wool to the heaviest
ribbed goods for Out- door Men.
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should -beltrled 0ut,on a man’s own farm in-afsmallway. - l To “let"go`od enough alone" may
not be the best means of progressing in the fanning business, but 'tis better than shopping and changing with every wind that blows, and the wis- dom of sticking to one line is no- where bettcr realized than in the breeding of live stock. One great cause ot’ complaint by the packers is the a earance of too man es ol'
worse the mixture of many breeds of the different classes of stock, and it would be unsafe to say which is the best, but there arc certainly better aud worse breeds, and the better ones must be kept intact and the worse ones dropped entirely by the man who expects ever .to do well with animals.
Only thc fittcst can be allowed to
plants, and failure follows the wasting of time and space on any but the best types obtainable.
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cattle nt the stock yards, and what tsl
survive in farm animals and farm,
D|s‘1'Al-ics Fnom 'rowN.
A Fair Distance From Main Centres
Best for the General Farmer.
Their distance from city or town
to a. large extent governs the price of farms that are for s-ale, and the condition of the country roads is a factor that should be considered in making a purchase of n piece oi' land for farming.
The use of an automobile will
greatly lessen the time _lost in get~- ting to town for market or for plea- sure if the roads travelled are lit for the upholding of the machine. This matter is sometimes overlooked by the intending purchaser of a farm who considers first the proximity oi' neighbors, and is willing to pay high for the pleasure of seeing his friends ns often as possible.
If a hundred-acre farm. situated
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ten or fifteen m-iles from the nearest large crops without great expense,
l‘Hi|\‘01il1 10l»Vl\» Cllll DC' DOUEIII 1'0l` because, although possibly rough, t\vo-tlnrtls oi' the price of one that is and ln wan; of L-lea,-lug, the land ls
0111>’ IWO 0|' three miles Olli. U10 SRV- less worked out as the distance Trom-
lns in purchase price should nay for markets enforces me keeping or uve a good, useful car and its upkccp, Stock and the added distance from town or ln me Case of ll l»ul,_d0wn place, city shoulfl unreal \0 '-he Ines Wlwelive stock will pond it up and there wishes to make farflung his life ls ll much l,@llel» Chance of clean W0l'l< Ol' 10 Ulf* 0l\0 Wil0 i1'lk9S 10 farming where the manure used is f&l‘lIliIli-I HS 21 Ciwllgfi i`r0lll vii-Y W0!'li- produced on the place rather than Tile regular, out-nnd~out farmer can pu;-¢lm,;p(l from the ell,-_ The _small Stay 011 |115 Dllwe Oi' bUHi!\0BS llffflrll’ place is no doubt necessary in these all the year round. to his own ndvun- days ot big cities, and will appeal to H1150, and occasional n+:cossn1'y ll'll>S the man whose chief interest is in on business need not bc neglected the growing of crops, but the lover or on account ol' u fifteen-mile drive on anlmals and he Wlm lnngs for ll", snow roads. when all automobile freedom or the country needs more cannot travel; while the man \vl\o mom than mn be found on the ln. farms as n. side line to some city tonplvo tell ag;-es or leps_ business does not, as a rule, intcndl \1l/ith good malls llml allow gl the to spend much time in thc country lmullng of mg loads of Staple D,-0. dllrllll; the Winter m0l1ihS. lducts and the travcl of automobiles
Besides costing a smaller cash when speed is necessary, the hun.
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About it. ict Him Know that Y.ou're likely to have _a place for htm when he comes back again. Let him know how] much more you’ll think- of ihfinr-if he goes with the King, than if he stays with you
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dairy farming,f’or the~supplying of cheese or butter 1'actories.~__wilif_ de- velop the country more quickly and more thoroughly than will the small places, that are dependent on' rail- road tmnsportation for its crops, or the proximity of town or city"lnar- kets. 1 - ~:
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Gentlemen- Last winter I receiv-
ed great benefit from the use of MINARD‘S LINIMENT in a severe attack of LaGrippe, and I have fre- quently proved it to be very effective in cases of Inflammation. ‘
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THINK If the British Cpnscription Bill were to B;¢c.~me Law in Canada next week who would it take out of your
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