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"ini iJoiM‘l¢l¢°l` Dovertliiolit 'et agrleulture hu ues.-le"irea 'uni Fallout me l>»fl°U'-"*'*"“_“°° \i¥`_iMl_iniug1n that e‘ounti'i‘eeea"yea}. and--es nisny more serioolfloiiifod- The uuiuai lon or srosertvgi the unites elites oy
fire due"to lilhhlnleis about l|»°°9.ll00{ _f.l‘ho\isand_s~pf_lani__g\ais are killed by lisilolingeechsoar. 'if-‘-~'-'E i -» Will ~'-1' .._ ~ I
'rhe farmirl’ milhisl insurance complains’ _repost 'that more losses are
eeeasioned, U§|\_l»\ll I than from any\other cause. If that could bseilmin- sted l-he Lb? 1_0 insu_`rl.rl_c'e_ is_s_ooNs'i.ions`:vvoultl' he
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in the li:%i';l1os'e eilntaot wlltlfiilrt feHHllt§.‘IPll‘hIl`:ti'i!`s.l-` ly all ef“tldl llillil be prevented by the use of ground wires.
The dssllll¢'tb life and property is five times greater in ruraI"distrlets
than in citlH' Ind Mint .'.l\e reason for this is the 'natural protection a'!~» forded U! ¢\i0`.'lv3_at number of trebi. houses, water. gas and stearn pinol. ,.,l.., telesilI'iiieI` tilegreiih aaa iight wires. steel :mme buildings ‘end ma-
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The same immunity may be extended to the farmsl-'s home if he would
erect ths_-pfeeper lightning rods. The expense is comparatively slnalll___and in the end. it _li _cheaper tlnaninsnrsnoe. Government statistics have"pr6ved"ihl! properly/erected" lighililiig rods furnish-nearly perfect safety to both life and
propelyli-_flt ls. th'llr`ef'or,e. lack of in formation. or cbstiaalcy and reckless- ness ls`_wll'_e_n _"people do'-not avail themselves of the means of self-protection. `
'l'he‘i_‘_liniirlary lightning naeh is vapor nested while not by the passage
of an a'i_6otHo'6urrsnt.' 'The slectrio dllcharge'itself is not visible any more ihan current !n_ a_ wir_a“’lsad__lng‘to'an ordinary electric lamp. The dis. rhugeiijleuses-a suddsn`-svolutidlfof heat, which makes the -conducting medium-_evhitef het. and the elieet is iight. ` '
Ailfqiibstances are-conductors. but the electric charge takes its way
througlgiltlisfsubstssiee which has the greatest conductivity and the least rs- slstane`el'_l1ill_le.destruetive`hsating of a lightning discharge at any point_is prop_or_fi_e'till i.o't}1s.resistOl1oo eliuoimteredfat that part of its path. Then- iere. tb,-_`s.h_old destruction by lightning give it an easy path. Street cars, electric `pl_&its alul'telegraph .offices are seldom damaged by lightning, -al- lhoughlithay, ara very often struck. '
lfjsoiasss and 'bammvlere' built enitrely of metal they would never be
ilamiod‘-by -ilghttilng; ‘ Il‘a"fih buildings are usually constructed of wood, and while thty -may be"a_s goelieohduetors or electricity as e tree. emi better ghan the;aQr,:;stlil~they.<have _a esi'y».great resistance. _They seldom‘hav_o a metal rolgfor las_anil'wal.er.pipes.-as do the city houses. Therefore,~we must *supply something 'to take_-theplsce of these. `
A pieperly»isstaiie¢i.ligbtning me will -pi-elect rl building. an improperly
mstallcdilightning rod may.-cause--trouble. It small expenditure in time and lallbr is necesssryoandfthelresultant imowledge of safety is well worth it.
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rorages past the finest wool fabrics have come from Asia. and more
especia.tl§_'~'p'om Persia. The Persian Government forbade the exportation of these llectfdtusk, however. succeeded _iliararngiilg for the introduc- tion of-'_tli_sss`s8_ee`p“=`!lito- America. Six head were scoured and these were shipped-liijb 'Bill l'ol¥,`Ca!. "Col, Charles Goodnight. of Goodnight, Tex., owns a large .bf these in the pure or grade form. The entire »flock
new numkwut ,- _
It is,clal ` 'thatito-get the cholcest wool the ewe is slaughtered be-
times in-»~Revsia.‘ just before the lamb is born. It would seem questionable if suoli`s sacrifice ixlnecessery. The wool is jet black and is curled in' a' most peculiar and artistic manner. It is claimed that some of the highest grade oloalss made from these lambs are worth $1,500 to $2.000.
Ml-.‘ Goodnight has found that ilzese sheep may be crossed successfully
,,m.Se¢he_|- sheep,__ of course. such crossing-.lessens -the_veluejot_ the-i_iid5§'-°'¢_ the iiiiiln.. hutflif shiny instances time _.will ~n.rh4eh~valuehle meteriei :rr mall-_ing caps, cloaks. and other gamients.~-The” mutton 'furnished by these crosses, either as lambs or in the mature form. is excellent. ‘As their l\'°W elder the wool becomes continually lisilter in color- ‘ '
In the pure form these sheep have s. flap of fat formed around and un-
derneath the rump- '.l‘bis.beoomes large when 'the Plliilni IN "hh-' It forms a dainty morsel when cooked. in the estimation of the Asiatic. "id even /ungggnens age beginning, in no measured tenns. to sound its prlioos; ' _,
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' Woman has invaded the domain of the farmers’ institute. Bile has the
lame right todo so that she has to invade the' domain 'of the business world. gui. there arasome lines of business which men may lelI¢Im°~¢¢,lv ioondliot. whiohwamen mhy not, because of the barrier of sex. There are not many lines of business, but there are seine. Bo. too. is it in lilo Xl-i'm°i'l' inluillif work. Woman may talk with much propriety on things pofitllllol to 0°- msstlo, scienoe and the home. She may- discourse with profit on the grow- ing offgardan and house plants. She has a right--to talk on the sanitation of the ho|'ne.‘_j~But when she talks on the running of farm machinery, or the selection egsigss. is she not stepping across the border line of propriety? Il el.. not iqe_|a"g’l_soi-petiilng .of-'that charm of_ modesty which is wbman'e ohM.adof'am"enti -Give us masculine man and feminine women. Woo I-li i-ho new womaa.s¢,our time. l -- ~ ' ' , , ' 4'
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'.l‘hs°best alstborites on feeding are unanimous in tile opinion that much
better results~esa\s'fromaellU_g' various feed's_avai_i_a.ble' _on 'the farm. In- rma er feeding the '¢ii¢r`ereilifbllslris'snil forage orons ioosrsieiv. n lufiloiool blendlnt `m';g,| img--@i|,~_gggg_.palata bis. results in more complete -and unter digestion ef'i-`taeeei-'ee&-‘ino're- rsp'f.l ..rili..¢il- growth; me more `rspl_d and econ`6i"`i!'il'l'-h_Hk|¢£loli` d‘il_t. etc. This has been worked out more _care-_ iolly in ¢`s'q-,‘.l.q{g-i';ee. human foods, hui .he .lr-lrmiples are Just the some-in the mein _ _ ‘mg ..Tiie.oliaffing _of hey. ::,-- .-. .:~-idle; of I->»ld°r- l_ho-¢_rif{il- ing of al ' ,`lU'.-_.‘-3.lee,_mlxlilg .of thesediaarenl l>.il\gh‘feeds so as to _prodlloe , m¢|.,.,,*,|’ ‘ y'~|,|l_ 1-atjsn ls# highly recommended. True. tim cost of doing~-thi|ri`e._so|n`stblng,‘but the-retur ns more -than justify .this` ~ expense.; ni. ...m..¢._-g_g;¢.;n,~_¢et|, harley-one low-_erase wheat rivet excellent results? me fussy".-tiilies she.-sleoslss I or groom! rein-lwlrucsroinid elrslre, entree- lisy, etc.. is the bsatkind of farm prsotioe. -` ` ' __ .`§' `-_' " "
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'rho segsnrtlls one for planting the garden. Is _every farmer going to
have can = lt'_;is"weil1known that whiiethe farmer `in_ay»*hase"the beirklnd ef g gig;-‘¢¢|,__§¢_g`gyl_¢‘5 _;§d¢'= _have one worthy of'_the"nan`i6.‘ "1‘ii`e__ eTx'cl.llle___g6l\- erail;”glve`is--,isp do not have time to make the garden `and th`_eli ears 4,, ,._,.»_`|,`“',,_'\5.,=,-"',.,,.,,..th°_“°u“ iommmw but ~|3,-<n,i_gy._,.-ynslahoei 'there is net'-ie`Lhi°iI`sis?sll9°l!in`\i~timi who .what they llellsm ln. i`id'ii“ii\°r"1°ved th, ,y}Qf}¢_ gg qggibjf-gq|,»_f-L gaialen, they would' find time to do it. It there _is e falnlly.,tlie msilibers who 'are able should -be enooursled to~talls ure of thel¢e¢`de`li.~ ‘-_‘&‘,h$`y`f`5`rill find-it a.plessure and it will ~alse‘be_ sn sxperieace._ 'rin new 'wel-g,~goen‘es,ploughlsg, 'digging and menurihs. _ell_eule»se~-eene by more matu`r~e',-l`i_ands.- fgftsea-much of the `lli‘ilQi\. W°"‘» if *bn* li “If Nil ees. -5;-gl., hw... .mils should not be. as her cares _sre_'ioo om silthomeesiss to-their-.iseiwermzine mean. ni‘rlr_m em-.~nl.». ever, tl\’dl*e-.is-no--excuse-forlillot iidving -a garden if e\'¢r1one‘ iiY"tlib‘ family
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` It is back- tothe soil for l’relid4lllt'Richar'd C. I-Iugiiel. of RIP" 3°" lese. wleedneia' 'fiereslifvee that he een rnsae more mailer- °¢\i°Y l'i'.°“"°r" oomrnrts, perpieiirfa' problems, a`s"-'the _ of 'irrigated are lr.-tesne»uno=§e.een ee e college preulaerii. l-le"wlll' zliij'8ie~_lils iirnfto muh; li.;-1,-..¢ ll.; /mil ....1-out to a prsotlesitest rue hollege :rein- lug. While one sqpliow does not make a_summer, this ccneriteiastanoe is A ~»l».ieie.llllie_tmlee.eethem-onlne mime .tl=¢¢w‘i°'i_"\f'_° om" ‘"°l°if|~ een oppenuglgg |,,..,.,,.,. ,e\¢i,|y eau eeledfsnd thoroughly 'sehoeiear ‘ it suns tamssegalsg-is ggrleleeuy aignirlee' for the meet jie_e_rriee‘-lin-realli. °I*ltlr=reqa'nesa\|yg¢ ggi.,-eaqslevho d eniaed a large inwrost_‘heln the money “"°"°i‘l'!’lee`lted-’in~'eduntierl.~l» ,_,_.._._.-_._...__...'_'_f...,_`1l_.._`- ' `
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Itatingicuestion is not 'so leach con- oerlyd’ with' where' new land can 'be . had,;'-as with what kind of land it il. what if will rro_w`. what the price is. and /what itwilljooet to set out the ll;-at eros. The vast maiority of the human .race must be enslrsod in agriculture. Otherwise-the rsoe itself would `peril‘h from' off-"the earth. Populatlonsfin- cnssvend must be fed. For that rea- son there are always more -farniefsf ,_ .alvleyl a demand for more lan% __ s is elpeolslly true of the norther
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- Pictured is a trio of_ Cheviot sheep, s_._brsed held in hi _h esteelirby ngeny flocltmssters. In the expggience o the vermont owner of the eh illustrated.
H Marshall. Cheviotslsre very hardy
`re always able to jump up and take
other breeds would lie still and die. Gheviots shear about the san-le as Bhropshires. Lambs mature quickly and weigh 80 to' 100 pounds at six months of age, providing they are given suitable care. This breed ls fre- duelitly called the Highland Beauties, since-ithe home of the breed is in the Highlands of Scotland
temperate zone. It is a pressing con- dition in the northern states of the Union to-day. Pressing because the best -farming regions are becoming overcrowded, and cur public lands have been to all intents taken up. That is one prime reason for the exodus to western Canada.
'1‘ii`e farmer who comes to Cansdo
does not cal-e~to settle upon lands in tho ,great open reaches, away from the ,rs.iiwsys. or to wait for the railways to iconic to him, as his father or'grand- fat er did in the old ds s when our own
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. wpetvlras new. To the progressive man
-.ra ~'!srm,means_ nothing without an im- mediate market, where he can get the
, Destmrices for whathe produces. This
hsrtsken the new settler along the rsiivliay lines. and is attracting many o the most enterprising and best- eouivped of them into the new three- million acre block of irrigated lands Klear the city of Calgary. in southern Alberta. The climate there is milder than in our own north, owing to the loitering influence _or the chinook winds from the Pacific waters, blowing iIH‘0iil'h the mountain passes. Tile onli Droduoee heavy crops of the vl»..::-1. l¢lXldl.l'd_wheat. and general fari-..i;.<, Including dllirying, raising poultry. oat- tle..a_h¢qi> and hogs. thrives as freely as liljthe bait parts of our northern states. Under- lgation the crops of grain, root crops, fodder and all vegetables are greater than on lands that get their moisture only from the skies. Thi man who is thinking about going
over therewants to know how much it will _cost him ‘to establishhirnself after he gets his land. On this point Ihave made careful enquiry of many settlers. whose experience should be afair guide to others. - They vary in their state- ments. because they vary in their moans. in their way of doing things, and in the way they want to ~livc. '
The general opinion seems to bsthat
around $2.000 will put up buildings and fencings, equip a quarter to a half sec- tion farm with all necessary stock and tools, fumish seed. pay for breaking and cultivation, and-sustain a family of say four people, thus carrying thelil overharvest time tor .the first-crop This assumes that the newcomer brings no stock, tools or furniture with him. but has to buy and pay for ali,
During a. recent visit to that neigh-
borhood I interviewed successful farm- ers located respectively near Gleichen, Langdon and Strathmore, within easy -reach of Calgary. Four were Ameri- oahs and one an Englishman.
Ifirst asked Gaylord Gibson of Lang-
don to give me an itemized-statement of what in his experience would be rc- quired. He complied by bringing don-rl a tabulation thatfooted up to $1,347. explaining that it would suffice for a successful start on a quarter section, though unless a man intended -to break and' work more than that it would do for 1a half lsection. since it includes “ook ood equipment only, with reed for elgl1ty__aores:
Dwoitiing house (not including ls-
hor) . . . . . . . . . . ........‘T 125 This amount will build s small three-
reoln house.. which can be made com- fortsble for thc first two years. B`a_.(|i"and small grain bin -l 50 sie ii . 3' wires. post asrinelies
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Endthe ewes .excellent moths:-s., I.,apil;s_ _dare of themselves where menibers' Of
fill . I . ` _ _ __ I ny m.jc. mums. -"1 _
The outlook for profitable horse
breeding is brighter in the Canadian Welt to-day _than innny other section of North America. The climate. the natural pasture, the ease with which _f°U¢:§‘ crops can be produced and the wate supply, are all conducive to the Peering of sound. horses at a very rea- sonable cost.
As it requlresfour years to produce
s. horse mature enough for heavy work. the demand will so far exceed ¢Y`|°___l\ll?nly as _to-insure good prices for good horses. During the past f°\U' Yearsrthe price for good. sound horses ranging in weight from 1.350 t0 1.800 pounds, and from four to SBVGH years'of_age, has never gone below 3235__i>o_r head. while the aver- BEO price has been just about $250 per head. Hors§s'w'eigiiing from 1600 to 2000 puuhds have _averaged $300 to S825) Der hobo. "°'i'he ‘chiel source of supply outdldd the limited number nt Dreaent' raised lu the West, is the P.|'G\iin_co .of;0_litil!J0,. and many farmers in that province have acquired absolute wealth from breeding horses for lhe western trade. The average receipts of horses from Ontario for the nr-st five months .of` the 'past three years were hilt-nb0ut»1300 head per month, and this lnumber not sufficient to meet the feliliirements of the trade.
Ontario is no_ longer able to overtake
the needs of the West. for horses and dealers report an increasing difficulty In Drocuring supplies to meet the re- quirements of thelr_trade. Men who have' for many yeslrs been in the horse business in‘the West. report that there isa growing dema-nd for western bred horses, as they are already acclimatiz-
better bred.. sndmheavier horses. in fact. farmers and railway ccntrsplm-S in the ‘Canadian west are merely re- Desting the experience of older com- munities. . -
The horse -breeding of western Can-
ada in the past has _been mainly ranch breeding. and,these_ range horses have made an enviable' reputation all over tho`world for substance and endur-
have been used and the suitability of the country to _horse ranching hr.- done the rest.. This statement as to :l
convey the impression that woofer" Canada has established an expo:-i horse trade, but merely, that consii-1. crahle shipments, of_ these .western bred horses have been used-for re- mounts 'for the ‘British arlhy`in Brit. Hin. South Africa. and_Austrnl|a, and
‘ground bone once a week. 8201"! the bones st tile market and B‘i‘Ii\i-iiilii UH’-m
Icies. and will proceed to devour each
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ancei Speaking fgénerally, good sires*
world reputation is_ not intended `to`
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I have one 120-'ess iiioilblwf- “im That one cow to the acre can be kei>¢
UIUBIIY “Cliff Hbmlf ENEMY °hI°k5 “H 5 I know, but you will smile and any hatching. runnin: tho movhino f°‘"` "Howl" In the first place the land
times each year. It may seem a lim’ rr_il;st be good and in a high state of far-
i t ft r the chicks t l ty. Big crops of corn saved in e
odd' but mty frsthcaxaa 1: to dm each silo, alfalfa hay, cutting three crops in "fe “ken mm e y '_ a season, carefully cured. and sugar little bill In B IPOD" °f "em wa er' beets or mangels, will produce an im- it is surprising how much they will
mense amount of cow feed per acre.
drink and it really requires bug 1 short Oats and peas sawed together and cut time to do it. My idea is thai nfioi' 24
for hay, followed by rape. also yield
lace at a. temperature of
large amounts of feed. Pasturing is a
hours in a p wasteful method on high-priced land. 103 GBKYSGS- UT ¢_\_\'°i\ \lIBI\@f» _*hey “fe The silo and soiling crops will support naturslly thirsty, and as I seldom lose any except through accident. I Bm “UW
it pays.
Their feed is oat flake for the first
two weeks, with sweet milk to drink once a day_ .Fresh water, oi' course.
is always before them, The milk takesi the place of meat, although I feed fresh
at home. But meat or its substitute must be fed, otherwise the chicks quickly develop canniballstlc tenden-
othcri -They must have grit at the start. The very best is that sifted from the ground shells fed to the grown iowls. it contains the necessary lime for the proper development of the growing chick. One of the principal
things to be avoided in the care of » -
young chicks is over-feeding. CHAMPION CHESTER WHITE
For the first few dnl; \`»hfiY"31_°\ii¢z BARROW8.
be fed often, as they ea very e a a time, but later, when their crops are Owned :ind raised l_>ya_iii{r. 1t)__eFi:I_`=. enlarged, they will stuff, if permitted Dlinoin. lired prlncp y xi - to, until their crops are bigger thnn,followin_l; cultle.
their bodies. This should newer he ai_- _ `
iowed, except for their even ng mes. The better way is to keep them hBDIiY. more cntlle than pasturinl-“Blat _:gg
It-ontented. and scratching in a littieflne not take more land In the rs llinew
' ll ii . iii - r lung short or land: ou Hglflgl-ngarhflrvveiresrtetzidiahe Ilgtls .wesktxold rI:idas“:1r=el>z»illg all taken uP- 0”’ FW'
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fellows will work away for their food if ernment is spending :ii_ill_l_o_l;B a0_fd¥¥;_i;_';n; given the opportunity. The incubator to irrigate tl_lf~_ ;es;%_r 1;() open dnche' chick seems born to hustle for hlmselflthem undor ru i _va orihnds té increase fmm me start’ ` and drain pm. S“amp .l-len' We already
On a farm whore I aim to raise the agrlr-llillllnl area. ti _:Ret and c°n_
about 150 puliets ~each year. I use a have H0011 Ifiiiil 1109*" mf b t Vmg _“_ small broader house, heated by astove. venlent in e-vt~r_Y resl'>0§ » “ladle our ’l‘he house is _banked to keep the floor most ililr for it afrlt ;1_i`__ __mg__t°pom__ frcc from drafts. and ls always warm lark” iiiiiiis '"1 01' ‘_'q_l “_.____Mmy he_ enough to keep. the chicks comfortableliy UIIf“I- i"‘I_'I"`d “f___' ' :km me ne_ and happy. Chilling should always be cause l_llr num-rs _\\;_mli_;> ____ .une needed avoided. Chicks are only tender little ¢oSsill'\ mlillllili rl , __ birds and their bodies are so delicate heill i-- \*\'l'I< iI1“i“ i’r"l'f',' 3' that 'what seems unromforiablv hot in 'i`\-<- l\'l\i-ll'\' of 'liif i‘f\i“"\ "I“""'5 'hug
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a clothed grown person is hardly more lu lil l\~_\_ i*"i‘__‘_‘_I_LU"" ,I_}_‘:;td;'T‘_'__;_;_‘S
wherever they have been ‘used they
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should be exercised in this respect, cs- _;__\__l' _;_________ _______ _‘___ __ _‘S many to ' T ' ' feed from the sum I-und, and that our
Nebraska. _
acres must producc nearly twice the
d t. Our oung menrcan-
I Iggiszztyrpggouhllnclred aycres of land at I I:100 per acre and expect to psy for it
in lin- om way of forming- A fow acres. however. csn»bo bought. and by the _egllio cnrcful thought and study tllut lim professional man, the business lmnn or the politician puts in his work. can sul-ceed. The professional man sp:-.mls three or four years in college ami three or four more in his special lim- of work. and continues this by coiisizllitiy keeping in touch, through paper;-1 and mngazines. with all the dis- qoverlr-.-i in his special line. Even then, gh.-Quzli the stress of competition, lie mav not attain unto wealth and dis-
~ ml.
"u:f7l1,|,. ...ivantsges of the small farm are many. The hauling of manure and of or-ops is carried on much faster on account of the shorter distance. In using rl manure spreader. a team and mall will iiaul two loads forty rods in the saliic time required to liuul one load two hundred rods. The some holds truc ill nearly nil the iinulinrr. Shorter dlslmlvos in getting from the building! in rim work is nil important item. Less foilrillg is reqllired, loss seed has to he glllipiivll. n smaller :lnllllilii nf capital is needed. mill taxes and general expense-s
tell. lei-is The hired
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“IAMB ESPOIB" (44420), ROYAL BELGIAN, FOUR YEARS OLD. h0\p qu(-gllon in prnr‘til~nll_\' eliminated.
ns the mnn and his children can do the
Might-'about 2,100 pounds,-imported and owned by Frank lsms ef St. Paul, “,m.k',h,_ms,,1\.,.,s_ The wnrk can be
' liolie in s».=ilson,_nnll the farmer llrlves
lilo work instrnd of the \\<ll'k llriring
have givcn proof of BFG" 'I‘°'5'I“g
powers.r __ ' ‘ '
Horse ranching; although it Wggmbee
carried on for some years o. nd' liotll in northern Saskatchewan land southern and northern_Alhortsi)eacP later in the newly. openlnsm _-ou( River country. will ultimately £9 the before the cncroachments 0 er when growers. Tliis_ fact, howev . need not deter any man fi‘0m B'°I“5 into horse ranching at -the present time. if a suitable opportualtl’ 0"B"°‘]- be' cause with care and S0011 judgment li; may make money for nomo ynarl. B" adjust himself to chanliliit’ C°lid|iI°“S I" such a manner that when a ranch is no longer possible he`wli have the nu- cleus 9|; B gooll stud farm. _
Thezidoal. however. toward which the
(ymndian west is growing, is for every farmer 15 :raise 'aii='tI1'e liorses -he rc- qngfeg for his own needs and have some to sell. ' In thill_wa_\' the needs of newcomers. i~nii\vli,v ronstrllétinn dm-,fB¢s_ and lllmborilig will lie met, ,,_n'd` as thi- rrlnrket will never he Killi- ied 'prices 'will 'be maininined, Ho\v| many `-linrscs- shall. thc grain farmer raise?" 'lt de el'l`dd:cntirels€.on tile size of mg. (gpm, ‘N1-he ls,_to supply his o\\'t'l néeds.i\'t\'d =have-Looms to sell: t e -'mlm
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_.M king..-. .....-_`.;...y\....... .26 ,wg . Aehprse ......._,._._........._ -_.ef " [bil .:.........,_ _ _gm Q or ' farming 'iinplements can __ e_ ren qu or bought-on yehrilfteeymehu. ,| ‘ ‘!°ea'llsq~-t-lnsdium-sized horses( 000 14s_ri\ess.two.eeie so' cette, onegood cow..._..._.... ssl no Rouit . . . . 13 Hollis old furniture . . . ... eoi well.- ruled, 200 rt.. to soo ft. | `dug_and boarded io
, Feednfcg-horses - so' Seld.‘1_N.lvi'ee................_ so “0na»oln make a fair start on s much|
hi-esulyoosc . un».i> "ii;.'“ll.reli. ne... ne;-,de t.-:ls-ia.-gnoil ~a.\'eragm-» lxltlimlth
qrgggilga relied mit dit lol* hfsrli wolqtl ‘until lt ' atléifeift ther 1q_ilr.!v!iii‘a:“lIi_ ‘-1 tile’ ulise, _armor o_t'i1l'have his hgrses so, ¢¢s||1¢d_~»from_the ‘lime they a e fouls? that lightdiitleg may be performed hy‘ the three-yeah _id not. only without in-I mn. to tiitllil hut with actual advantage lo tile' farmer when he comes to work
thc horses regularly. .
-A reader asks if there i's any way m_
prevent hdifers from becoming “lm luliliers. i-is claims that’ it -has beenl so pllhiiehed. - ~ - if there is n~way we have not hoard
nf ~\ Hard milking is owing lo me
- llim. The home on lilo snizll filrm can
i"?.QIHIiy for very early chicks, as cllills he kvllt \`fi0\'° "“""*'-“I- ‘IW I“‘“-“""‘_"`k mean a stunted growth if not worse. mario |i.1lIlli’i`»_ f‘;‘_‘\ i'l"_""“I ""' Ill"-"'"i¥
' ire I.\riL], LL lofi lil: ll :llll Pilll ll~ put As I am in a position similar to thou-Im ‘H __ hmm, and 3 “,m,_|. __“._.,_,n_ and
sands of other farmers' wives who rul, I" I `- , . .- _ ' -` . IIUUIUY Oi' their own. further details REI-“"“`°"f""" d'5f'Z’Uf-"I m,°\:§lf ‘I1 rl I". hnffe I0 my management may be worth at-iI5 " f:"`(“"\fa 31° TR. I1' mln() ,T tention. These have proved sutisfac-'Iwst "msc, Oh ? 1Y)'iL'.'fmf ul' I; L! i0i`Y and do not require as much time “h"“m h_mhe_ or, 511':-Hi ,rf I, rm up as one would imagim-. During the day-I"°I" fm Iranofalims gui” \s‘,‘Z.|;| ,ard th_e chicks do not reqlliro brooding, ;|;|I“"3""r 0". ff" ‘_ ro _ H bl they will lie down und go to sleep any-I5“'I‘°°\ pr.“|\eg's H Lnnre :Laila els! whore. .it night i put shout' 20 lo- mm. fmf" mme Carl] °§':.’;‘ - lt? nl<_._ gather in a hox ami rover tiloui willl aIh°““f.'f“I\‘.p_°t'°“ "M "__ rm In? ‘° rloth~tliat touches iii(-Il' little Hacks. A;'It 8"' Mgt" rfnTmp(?[N.;\ 1 .nge TN; ihey grow larger. l`e\vel~ thould hc pu\|°" _mllrp ‘;m_a!"'h Z “Gaul ff' 1);' io other By this time they are so edu--"‘“‘° I 9'; 1; qm" mr LL; "FUI, rf I;
V ' _ ` _ fifty Ilcnl, e. cs n niini or ilrsc
“E56 In what IBt°xpmt§gn0§ ::§Ln(llJ;:,KInllli lions. \V\‘ lluvo ili<‘r<»usoll the for-
“' 5” “"` a "’“ ’“" “` lllllv or me farm until li is nlilr- copro-
:_g:ah°§°;;'\f‘£_J|‘;;1p;:`_°§rg;§I;_f;v:J:“‘:\‘; rlllrc prnl-l*r-lilly all :lf tile food for this ay- ine um? thev ar-P *lx weeks old stock. \\’v fool flint we lmvo _‘|lllit lv-grin
‘ - ' ‘ ‘ lu rl-alive the |ms'=iiliiitir>=x of lin- farm
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than warm for them Great caution ill ‘ ` _ \ ‘__ "___" mm, we,
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ANSWERS' 'l'0'_ 7 _
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¢|=\°- Questions
"°'\¢‘il¢. sad ehsuld lerlua- of the Asrieeltnral- ollver. A
must encll¥se’:rt::pe,;q _ Lune um.-eubserisc. .°°a< sian ass
acurbtllst mahesherlmeitsbestalls
$.22 Z."".‘.i.‘.‘Z2.‘ £.‘.’a'i.‘-‘E".* risioess Rem-ation.-3. 9.1.. ihhs
e»°l"“”'1*--dirl” .°u|`_¥"_ ____ it _ -_ _t
Cook ‘ _. -_‘ses foul mm ser Goan was-si . ._tw@,l
day, am after each or ~ tablespoollfui peroxide Yi _ continue until discharge stops. ‘ '_ Bplints.-41. P. W. wants a relniylll splints on a horlds fore legs. lllx 1 (QU hinlodide of mas-oury with 1 os. lard. &#
a little on the splints with the ml every third week until lamenel _ ' pears. -
'ru-mor.-0. R. "A year age
had a swelling on her iq wh
but has returned. 'libs tumor we
about two pounds. 'neue is shea ing on the jaw. lhs has illlid H
silo. Will! will help her?" through Ula tlunor may help to __ ._ _
Knock Kneed Coit.-AJK. °‘! have’s
eolt that is well and strong but B lB*_ lrneea. is there any way ui straiinsa ds legs'l'_' There is no practical way war!! bracing a ooit's legs to straighten suQ.a condition because the braces will shale lt. He may improve as be gets l:Nn¢._"
Wire Cut.-Subscriber. "A young' HOIU
was out by barbed wire above the
joint. The cut healed but left s. IH!
a hard bunch has fonned. Whit 60 7 sdvise'."’ Clvver the sore with `a. HIGH layer of powdered sulphate of ins: hge, ln place with pee or cotton and bandage; repeat when needed. '
Nasal Discharge.--N. 5.,
team of horses last fall; one of had a green discharge running
nose for four months. Is this do distemper!" if the gland bstw lower jaw is enlarged keq the away frorri others and report ts t ernment vet at Otts.-wa.
Canker of the Ear.-E.
that has a discharge of rnsttr
ear. Mix one part peroxide at ll with two parts water. Inieot a. e , the ear with s syringe twice a dgyj continue until the discharge stop. ‘ '
Tmliotunce.-A. J. B. has s. Jsek ti I
Imiwiant. Mix 4 oss. sulpha¢0.0¢l.l'Q 1.
2 drama eanth ld . Di ldaiuotwqi-
four doses and'-gi°v; one' twice a gn
a Il .lli Wi ii.'f»‘lI
ei- liili
ill mill?
bran mash un'ti'l all are taken. li' "ol oats. oil meal and clover hay aa Hts' regular exercise. '. ‘
Imperfeez Colt.-Reader. "lats__wa_s
_worked steadily though carefully onling. Foal was ruptured and defoqillqd in leg and did not live. The mare hllflb' milk onli' stilicy water. Wha»t'wae is callse of lhis condltinn’."’ It ls often cull lo find the call-ie l‘/lr such a eos! ll of imperfect roelal rievalopmmt. an .ln this vase l am unable to say wbase the fault was.
_Lice on Cattle.-J. M. "WMA Will ldll mills lice on horses?" The best thing after mid weather is st is to 8°°d div: repeatin agut a is desired to treat in cold wla&sl‘ lib mercurial and sulphur olltment back of horns and ears and along the malls sind gggk and dust insect powder intel the
Seeding Questions.-F. L. I. "L What
Lo gi; best grses to sow to out this year? ~ ol Kress best adapted to my isoel- ilif? 3- Would olover and timothy do will on spring plowing?" 1. German millet. 2. Bronlus, ilu olhy and clover are reeoni- mended. Il. not generally, they require g solid seed bed such as is secured on iiail plowing. Cl-Mase Worms.-Subscriber. "What is best to xlll green esbhsie wonnsi" if plants are dusted with pyrethum powder once a week during the prMenes.,dl -lhe Worms iiley will causeiittfie trouble, Mix the powder with five times, its bulk in flour s.lll dust on with bellows. ’l‘hls' powder in considered l\s.rmiau`to man and tile higher aililnaist '
Cows Eat Manure.-“I have three cows
that est horse manure; seem to be crazy for it, also est the water-trough. I feed ‘hom Wild hly. ground oats and give them salt but they do not seem to cage. much for it." Get a sack of bone meal. which is made by our packing som Qniaa, A small quantity now and than 173| stop‘ all further trouble.
Rate-Itch.-A. S. F. “L What ls~A |906
method to exterminate rats? 3. I have a horse that has some kind of itch, There are no lice that I can discover. What lsLa remedy?" l. We know of nothing better illnn the rat poisons advertised in this rl- per. 2. Use any of the dips advertisadiri F.. S. H. llepeat the application amor about eight dsys.
Lsmeness.-R. N. R., has s horse whose
foot was pared nn account of having A corn. Ile keeps very lame. Poultlce the foot with warm liran mash put into s. bag and tied on the root. Change the poultlse
iv/loo s dev and continue for one week. if the horse still roniiniles to be lame ni x L’ dr.-ima rltnthartdes with 1 os. lard. Rub this sroliml ills I-nronet, let it remain on for i\\'oll:}-.'.\lll' hours. then Wdlli It OK. Give the lmrse several weeks' complete rest.
f`llrl»-llnl'so's Color.--E. J. H. "l. A
illrc~¢»-_vcar-r-id coll became suddenly lame Iwiliie turning filler! with the han-ow;'I lilillit ii is curb. \\'iial I.~ li rrmedys? le lion.: color alter: lllr marltci value of a
goin! ilrvrse and if <0 what r-oirlr is boa; ,l. lllislor Izmir as fur spavin: liydrrg i |rul~. ‘.‘ rirnmr; p|li\'. ralitmiias, l ; pol-..‘-iii l= llrnms, Apply nlvitll fri n
they hegin to perch nf their own M91 ' _ ‘ ' ‘_ ' ' j ' I , ; 1 ._ __ B- _ M k
cord. My' iireml is \Vhite Legliorn. f\.‘:._f.‘_`I'\It\';,I“,`_';§_' HI}I`i§$1lI~ slllngefi (ntl): rule. Y’ ' »
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;I__i:;_y a\;g8m1&_thi;!‘;‘ii?lIili{ ilonl tile nil. luat‘c'il|ll|»ll§lh that :lt no l_Iist.'liil rla_~:_I 1\..__k __R_ (._ “._ M! ,_ mu* an "U
and nt th” ,mme “me """`I"" ‘I "‘"°r"` ki'-lied on tim lclll-°. Tilerrll I Ulllji.
Of green fred. cabbage is the best. sponding |ir.»m_
until grass stnrts. mill ull soon as the lzround is wa rm lhe chicks hayc afrenh- I_v spaded spilt culril dai' to dig and wal-
eei corn mf-al olilmycako
I lnvo mv wife l lore mv rhllvlrpn
I ll,-,.4 1.._~n,. rl.. life knee and the mars~i| ll,-~,.. ww ' .irams cullharidss wrth i os.
my llnrrlr rilid lnyv-c:lillr'. Illiy Ilililu flnrni lol-'<i.‘ limi, it Iitlle 0.' this on he knee ls: has been In 1-.i l ~. i' tl tl i , i`- Il \`P"'»"I" “" mr Hwe"U'f'°'“r`h°'"“
\V¢m"3 0 F"'° MJ G 'hw .';H“"'I .‘.-I|lii"~'-IIN hotle and Milk dI'ét., The cllnniZ’eI
ailsr tel provided he will pol up .» - _ ~ _ ~ _
, -~ \ - l ¢<ul!sr qtslili of the cells in which
~“yn tg°|bn"¢. Hue milk is elaborated, and there would ,.1 `.-‘mm-.i .no “ u ' _ '°"~ reel-ll in he -rio .remedy for il. Should
in 9 -W0\l- _ I N A flrfn mars he an obstguotlon in the teal it_
and not lv lorol into train tn rll-et...,ey ,scig.¢li»r.ee e removed, our me year. But only ambition and -,Work ¢-:lust or bard milking is entirely alf-
will _ eq thi_s.'_' '
I ferent. - -
i'i`ly`.__,ln. I f I . .I_ -m_ixerl_ with butt:-rmilk to p'.:sl'lgi.'o\\‘tl\ other- they are two \\-lurks old. ki*-‘t‘DI“Fi
_[porn-‘the oat fluke niust bc, gradual th i.Iwii3'tllio weaker orlesnre likely to §H`akcn‘sldk an die from-.lndigesiion. Where'ti1ere"ls s demand' -for. sqliah hrllilers, thaeis. young chicks _iuoigliing 'fi‘orn`ili to 16 ounces each, il ishcst to sell if they bring from 40 ln B0' cents ericil. But it must llc r<~melniiel~m'l,lhf- greatest cost and ¢-are comes in tho llrst few weeks of a chlck's life.
It requires very little more- i`»-ri rn
hrlngiheln up in the regular broiler- weight of UA pounds eacii, solif-the price of the squsb falls much below tile above price. it is host to ilnld them longer. for the denlalill for the lll_rK~? broiiers ls always good. iviif-rolls only high-class hotels and rel=laurnl\ts~ use the squshs, which they serve as indi- vidual birds. Later in lhe season oi-cn this class of trade will not Doi' Wim' the squsbs are actually worth to lilo grower. when the larle Iii"‘"°"* ".5 0°'
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ning -nf vrfziliion.-mill will he until t\i°I,‘1v,"@:i)I°d.n Kfixii tlleplcail tied sn that the _;>_i;nii{;ir. _,It Isl l;llll_c- nlli_,. _li ll'lle\_i.lm_|m,,| ,.,,n.-wg gp; mr mouth to the par!
¢_ P *U ' “nl H25 f"l2 ‘ll lo ,C11 ' while the ollsier ls,op.
tlt'nicnlllllll" 'li' i -~lI t I.ii -'~‘ como :lf fir us-.":n"'(o ln* iviw 1 Int In-ls I nlnm-rs.---'D. has a horse that has
t. i,il\ls lottl0lichng__, i’.n
l earn for ilu-ni. limi in.-_.»`gl\-e linen lo ‘l»1~;-n___iair;e4_ijo_\r___lv;~;»__§:e{_~e- _. i;§’.l;;l\_`a“li;::
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m¢:__bil_ss_illl.. ._lll_iillmlrf»drnl_<l_. ___ _ _ H_l:__e____l__m_“ wmewlmt M _"lux "Pr:
hm.. |.~n l_rf_~.lt field npr .ling nl.l~ -_ ____m`_ .llmm ,,,.,. ,wo ,mln mm” mu
cllliilr-‘. :ilili i.i- _vollng man n-im l__}¢ll,-www me \m,°_ -pymy hay, M," "mt put tile sniiio thnuglit. stlld_\' :ind Il H!,,d_ hm gm.. dons nn good. Little can _ wnrl¢_into li limi is put into tllrsc nliicr .lone for chronic iemelless. Such an ‘lib
linr-s _cr l»u.~=l.nhss ra-ii aclllovfiilic eom;|n».~l .~l\_l_\;il_d iz:-_l:_l;o;_.l_i‘_i_§l_i;rut shoes. New fort". tim luxllriqg mid them f~i-isllres o vine \\' E - ` il more qlliol, ilillopolldf-nt life and pos-I siiliiliioo _\-.~l_ullkllnu-li, \\'l\r\ri wo get ’ _ ‘ iiicsr- edllcaleii. thinking fnrmenl we mmm). ,ml fl”-up gf lim \.u(|_|r_ Q,
will kenp one rrnvl' ln lllc ul'l'<\. and we m_M,,m.|z|,,K mg pq-sgm In? gqgjngk ¢_ “`m med ""3 “"”rI'I' l-linrior wlllch mmialns lhe lellredif Ill _ 7 _ N L--‘--N,-_R_M ‘KI f lm.-loriu the -llsracisr uf' bac erlal qTARTF Rs I B. I no :Erma-lil ill the riiienlng cream dalllil-' The value of sl:lrlc|-.~=_ in lvlliil-r-_ri1al;_‘,_,mm__. ,.,,m,,,1|¢.l_ To lleterniine just
“‘I """"""‘ I" "“` “"‘I.\\ll|l~l\ nlrlrir-rs arc ilesi. limi whetrlerfs
.
ing, the kilnl a » . ills sllbsililliinn nf other matt-rillia for milk ill ninkinlr starters. src qiieeltiolis that are of great interest to butter- mskers. The principle on which the use nf starters ill hoard is the lnflilvllcc which certain llavlerla have on the
my; to use any ni all nr lint. a ller_ el extensive experiments were carried on l._r lhe llsirr Seelion oi' the ions/ lx. p--rinieut 8lalion.llm1er tho, direction -of Prnfi-asnr F. \\'. Hoilskll. flllry DINO- rlologist.
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