I
i
E
-'June around
vent,
'giowlngseasonitisnottnolateto
` Prices f.o.b. Charlottetown elective
i
.
.
~ i
andthilllllslllllytllobest
_,oe out __vl11i=1_\_ _=\i9“?d ugly be botherins now, are ,gi-“ted by poisoned, and sweet- ms bait. Fungus diseases are ‘usually controlled by dust. powders like special, finely ground sulphur. in the case of the black spots which fsppear on beans during a wet ssaeonvery lltlileoanbedoneex- eepttokeepout_off,hepatchwheo the foliage is damp and to plant this vestkbie in a different spot next yelf- _
~ linaeb lllnta ii
lt U just asimportant to remove _. the dying bloom from shrubs as it 5 from the annual flowers because the production of seed pods takes‘_ much mor!! out of the plants. hrly-blooming _ absuba such as gilrsa. and syringe. .should -alsofbe pruned at this time. One should stopcultivathig after -the end of
5 -.E525 ggafilggi. iigigigifi ieiiétigi
mesand pcwt
NIIIIDWD
hats. bu , _ other thlnslwbllch large growerssow latheirnlohsid for tl-iesame leasonabcutiahiatimecftheyclr. ‘lottollteto Hlveudardeu
‘ Being fortunalteinhavingaquick
but in l vegetable garden. Of
DH-e-e-e-oo-oe-e-e-oeooeeeo-ee-e-e
Fox Food Prlca List
i sraouu. caan nxcas `
EF CHEIKB ...... Par lb. |560
F HIAl'l.‘B"...... Peg lb. lite
BEEF' TB-IFE ......,. PM lb. 8540 BEEF TIIMMINGS .... Pet lb. 50 BEEF LIVIH ......`.... Por lb.~lc HORSE HEAT ....... Par lb. (Ko P051( LIVER ........ Par lb. llée 'IONGUB TBHHMINGB Peflb. Bic WIABAND MEAT .... PM lb. Ilia
CREDIT REGULAR PRICES.
Island Guxldi 'Storage Company, Limited
i Turnrip
I S;e_`eiCi_ _ _
dsnrfnvs ¥'n.ssz.aan's
mraovam _ a
c1m'raa.'s “samnronny > .
P_lflile 'res V __
'ras two but awanafs- Prodacsa heavy dregs.;-Gees. terrors. very is the -_ Asfmfoau susan-rs.. _
*unlro ,...,|’
‘mnmle ‘M .~_i, - "nd
"l!aanr`d'a»‘lm "' for wi- sss.£""3§srs ‘ sx§°a'rf° ' g_° _
P- s. xssafm caowu ,‘ uamrs ~ ;
"rm-~
ai., '-lie iii it its
E
F OR FARME
mst somethlnzisknown about tomatoes. celery, esbbslzs ,gg I MENCFATUBE habits of these foes that one is similar things and use these rather There are three names -which-I
io oombot. Roughly speak- than seed. cultivate thoroughly hoid inesteem as those of the first iosset pests are dWi<1¢d ini# wif “so some, quickly uvsiishio systematic students of nature is groups. those that take their fertiliser iiirs uiirsts ofisods which; our province. rrsocis asia, who is. sy sitio: holeeinithe-`f°iiw. ii.ar>o1ie<i ot the rats of s some iiiire ouhertfwhiis of soiborooi those that si1nl!ly`5“°k`°\l*"th° huldiul to every four yards of “the father of our naturalists,"
The bitera_ are ' l00l1` itil' TUV. Will bring the vegetables along and whose little volumes on the
while the others makeiat -an amazing' rate. 'mere ue subject are classics; John -Mae-
pmssee known by wiltingfor certain, things that-money will mi, Bwatn, whose list of the following foiisge. when `eomethina_buv and ons of these is rsuuy plants of r. a. r. wus tho arrest-
this happens in a garden near- fresh vegetables. True, the comer Wmlii- lf- I °l!lBU’i¢i‘l H011: Ind one should tulsa precoutions fruit store can -be depended .upon Lawrence W. Watson. who was
For _' the eating in- to supply such tl-ilngs‘ sg p°1,g¢0s_»;_ gifted in many ways. and whose
,pply poison auch as - Paris cabbages, tbmaeess md ,,= (qw unpublished M. S. of "The Geolo- or .ersenrrs sf Lead. while oi.hei-s.whi¢-.h win not deteriorsis Ry °1 Prim Edward Island" is a.
'suckers' are controlled bya while being shipped from the farm l'°ml~\'klbly fine achieven:ian_t`: thot win burn them _ but uot` to the tssie, sud s winter supply of time three have opened up new the foiis¢e._ under this beets, carrots sud tumips oo.. be vleiwle the °bs¢rv¢r of nature. , sosiemootins suiphats_-‘or purchased with .essosssie ussur- N°"°fth°1m. in the realm of esmmonly kI‘iown~as “Black anceot getting good duality, but b°'_"°'“Y~ '°m° °f “"1” °°l\°1\lll91\l
wie--, whale ou soar. time simply osrmoi. 'soy ,mn ,,,,,_ must he neglected: though this is oiiphur or any _other _repellent corn, lettuce. young cas-pots, and 9°.” “P m“°h ‘mm “Y °“'°\‘ _°f ,mmmended by seeiilllivll- Often spinach and expect the original 3‘¥°5”"°“° °“.`th°“` 9”" “ ‘Wm up wi ~ get' 'a' combination 'of clsonesa and flavor which only t.h° f°“_1ty ' `t°xtb°°k° bf th.” FIFV' mis, sad poisoning in s special eo`mes"wh`su these sr, tskesout of D‘”"“¥ *»"‘° P°f1°d WMD M=°Bw°111
thegardsnatthedooroornand
5 ~ _ i.
"moons for smsu gsrdensss it peso their fisvor in s "¥“"' "°°‘= °f "f°f==\°° We Dr- prepered especially for the pur- few'-hours_while‘ crlspigreen beans A” G"_°y" M°““°l °! B°"°_°-V'
which break off at the- slightest touch when just gathered, are not atalldlssame astbosepickednn a. place miles away and which lose aidsy or two before reaching the ultimate consumer. City people often wonder why vegetables do not taste the sssne as those they used to eat in their youth when a geneiious sized garden lay within a few yards of the kitchen door. Yet there is no trouble about a veget- able garden, and even the man with a snail backyard can grow a surprbing amount. when space' is 1i1iai_ted,ofooin~se.itisbettertoiet the man more fortunately situated in-the way- of ground supply. the potaooesand winter vegetables, but afewxowad\fradish,ores,parsley, oorn._ tomatoes,~ lettuce. spinach. beets, carrots, peas,_ Swiss cllard, and-'ether good things to ea; can be_eastly A little healthful exercise, srfaiw pounds of fertiliser. agcouple of garden ~tools,»a.nda few paeketsof_seeda.realltl1atis required. Dig the soil, rake it un~ tiliii; is broken up into s._fine state of tiilth, 'and follow -_iihei directions
plants' come - up, .thin,_ cultivate frequently and lf_a hose is avail- able.use'this~durlng the dry spells. Qulokly grown _vegetables are tender vegetables. Even at-this latedata one should not sow all.the-seed at the same time, _. except perhaps -of thoseyery early things like spinach and radish. With corn. beans. nrrutl, beat, Cos lettuce and a lot ofother vugetublcl. however, it isrpouibletogoon ,sowing stew rows right up to the first w/eek of July, in most sections of Oanada. and by' spreading 'the planting out in this way. the harvutdng season of _these same vegetables _is also spread out. _
IN THE STUD
' POINSET 4804
STANDARD AND REGISTERED llfed by _Longlot 2.09% by Dillon Axwortby out of the American Bolle. Dlln Anna. Pratt 2.12 by King Belilne. had Dam by Annie Wilkes by Alcpne. 3rd Dam Nancy by 'deiferison Prince.
l’ol.uaet’a individuality and apeed
inheritance ||uallUea'him ta be I greet-sire. A* show ring champion. with perfect manners. msd in the “frssiueay sf. cssrsds" s rrwiliwu of the Great "Dillon Axworthy" “nuff said." ' ‘ _ ,Po|naet.wilI stand for service and Fridays at Flraliherr sans Stables, Charlottetown. mil It my resales, Swtlivort. _num solos to track." ,Toflll 359° for chance. 510-0010’ season. $15.00 to insure Mares It
_ _'_ . _ cso.»sfsepoNs1.p. s_~m_-e,is-last-ici. I » _
~, e-----_
Spinning and Vleaviiig
§f\ if
.`F'rcin the same causeBalnbe-
was wvrldna out his iist, the stan-
sixth edition. This textbook seems to have followed Sir J. D. Hook- er's "Flora of the British Isles" in the case of plants which were "circumpolar" or confined to the
North Temperate Zone, and also in the case of species introduced as aliens from Europe; the latter, by the way, numberingnesriy 'loo species in Canada and the U. S. A. '1'hla manual, then, was some- what misleading since the climate had inducedchanges, even in the Plants that were known to have been introduced since the days of the pioneers.
One esrample may be given to
make the point plain. There is a. plant which. grows along our way- sideswhoae popular name is agri- mony: It wss, in the oid days, much sought after to regulate the action of the`_llver.-Hooker 'says the nritish pisut is sgrimonis .subst- oria L., and gives its distribution as N. temp. regions and `N. 'Ameri- es. cn-ey's_ Manual (sixth eds.) tsises it for granted that this dis- tri_bution`_is correct. and, following Gray, M_IacS_wa.in lists A. Eupat- oria as our Island plant. _ _Astimewenton,botanistsbe- gan to call attention to differences ‘ in the so-called A. Eupatoria, and when at_ last the seventh edition of Gray came out the name was discarded. because two sepa- rate species had been included un- der it; and sufficient distinction had been made out to justify the number of species being raised to six. Our species, as determined by Prof. Herbert 'Groh in his “Bur- vey" in 1026, are A. gryposepala Waller, and A. strlata. Michx, both of which _were included under A. Eupat/aria in the older Gray. Bo it is evident' that Macswain was mis- led by histaxtbook, and that fu- ture lists must exclude the older 118518. \
lieved the province to hold certain species of plants which must, from fuller knowledge, be rejected; and Wataon‘a study of the genus Viola. contains names which are not to be found in any of the standard textbooirs. The genus vfois is eer- .tainiy one of the difficult groups and one to which- I would direct itl-is attention of the rising genera- tion of botanlsts.
For all that, vias we say) I honor
the memory of these men. who first called to us: ~ “Come out into the light of I things, »
.het nature be teacher." , _ some "ooaaso'rfoNs , In the notes, last week, on the new member of ouriflora it was stated that the soitsfoet, Tussus- go farfara L. was,~in the rustic pharmacopoea, reputed a remedy against colds; and the Latin "far- fara" was indicative I of this. I ought-to have stated- that "tarta- l_‘l."'was dog-latin, 'invented by Linnaeus on an onomstopoetic ba- _sls to represent the sound. of coughing, and that "tusals"- the basis of thegenerlc name-'is true Latin for a cough. - - . Ilrtha . paragraph an_ent`the
iiiiiiiiiii-ii r§fE!§§51§%§; 5” i‘5§£iiE§- §§;§iiiZ=l§§ Eiiiiiiiiili
#I B
tier &f0o.=
LIMITED - '
_- wm..f&ANoarti;a.'f:,”__
I '_ msrlottetewa.
Feedithe'Birds Contest, an error cccurs.i'l'lie contest was said to‘.be -.1 ltheiit "nous" or "strings". of `any .'li=scripti_om\. Tliiashauld have read -i'-ot.e`a", 'the -idea, being that the cntest was carried on without the old of votes, subscriptions, or any of the usual means -of beguiling tha' Y°\l!il`folk; in short, it was an honest-to-loodneia contest.
In the "nature notes". it was ted that `ths»thermoineter "rose
r. eu the oath, thus ‘f5cofd." " After the
§;
published- by the Imperial Oil Co.,‘
..=. . , _______'5rm crrs1u._o1°rE'rowN <_;_g_aRoI.m __ _ _ __ _ _G _W PAGE ansvzri
FEEDING FARM ANIMALS
This is the title of a little book
Toronto. by whom itrls sent free to-those requesting. It is a com- Paniori work to "Field and Farm- Yilrd." "Farm Management" and “Weed Control." all issued by the same enterprising company. Isike there. it is written and oompued bYID“°°‘;'-l\'Ml\’8hBll. who was for many years Minister ofiAgricultu_re for Alberta. and isa thoroughly up. to-date work. It is profusely mug. trated.
' vivuarvsas. nfsroar'
With the advent of the mosqui-
tos the bats get busy. During the day the swallows keep down the numbers of these pests, but gi; lilhtfall, when the tiny blend. suckers .clamor for their supper, it is oiesssrit to see the "fatter- mousc" circling overhead and catching them on the wing.
The other night as a friend and
I were standing in the barnyard watchingthe evolutiona of two bats, it happened that the animals at times flew quite close to us. I “hd my companion why they did this. and he replied it was because they were rather blind and did not see us-“as blindas a bat" was an Did saying. To which 1 returned that a bat has not only very keen Gyesiiht. but some sort of a sixth sense which enables it to avoid obstacles in flying. To catch small flies in almost darkness requires acute vision: and as for that "sixth sense." a naturalist once Wil Oilt I ba.t's eyes and turned it loose in s. room‘ crossed with rib. bona and strings. which it always avoided in its flight. The female bat. I pointed out, has much the harder task to get a living, for the young bats, which arrborn like little mice, .-ttachthemselves firm- ly to her' tests and are carried about until they can fend for themselves. "0h." said my friend, "I thought bats‘laid eggsl"
_ (Second Prize)
' MY FIATBIRED FRIEND!
-I-have s. great many pretty lit- tle frlends that always make me happy. .
They are-the little birds-that
come to my feeding station,_alao the ones that I see ln the woods and everywhere.
Last fall there were lots and lots
of sparrows. round plump little fellows they were. They always made ine thirilrthat their mothers must have been cooks. The Chick- a-Dees were. plentiful 'too. They are nice quiet little birth and would make wonderful friends when one is out of sorts. They seem so sympathetic.
The blue Jays are big. fat chaps
and they are full of mischief. I hear my brother say that the Jays always give the alarm when they go shooting and scare all the rab- bits away. My blue jays are pret- ty good fellows, only they are very 8’N¢dl'-
The wood-packers that come to
feed always peck at the bones that I hang out for them. One little wood-pecker often goes to sleep on the bone. I think our dog doesn’t like the wood-peckers because they get so many bones that he thinks he should have.
In the winter time there were
iota of snow birds about but they would not come to the feeding sta- tion.
I 'wonder how they can keep
warm. I used to see them before a snow storm. I guess that's why they `call them'anow birds. Pigeons did not fancy my feeding station. I auppose~they thought it was too small for such big birds as they are.
Sometimes they light and eat
with the chickens. The Robin seems to be the first to arrive of our sum- mer birds. Hla red breast is al- ways welcomed wherc ever-he goes. He is a very`po'pular bird.
The black birds were not very
regular visitors to my feeding ata- tlon. I-fowever, they took a lot of _strings and stuff that I put out for to build their nests. One black bird always builds her neat in a big tree near our window. I don’t know if it is the same one every year or not. The one that was here last year might have been boast- ing ‘about her tree to some other black bird, and the other one might have taken charge this year. 'I believe the birds can talk ta one another. Sometimes I wonder
if- different sires ssh understand
1
like our hawthorn berries very much. I took them for roblns the first time I saw them. I have seen the Hungarian Partridge several times. in the winter they' used to go in flocks. I suppose it was the mother and her family. At this time of year, I think . the season should never be open for shooting the partridge because I think they are really too pietty to shoot. I'd like to have one for a pet, but he wouidn’t be hobby away from his brothers and sisters. Still, I could let him go home sometimes for a. visit. I feed my birds on bread crumbs, suet, bones, wheat, oaifs and hay seed. Sometimes I make candy by melting some fat and .stirring crumbs into it. This I pour into a dish that will be con- venient for the birds, allow to har- den a.nd than put it out. The birds like it very much. My feeding ata- tion la situated in front of the house. This is the end of my ac- count of my little friends and I hope whoever reads this will be Zood to the birds. lt would be aw- ful to be cruel to them. They are such wonderful little creatures and are so useful too. i The boys and girls who take part in this contest must appreciate the interest and generosity shown by the three gentlemen who have made this contest possible.
He says "sow the wheat," For all the little birds to eat.
Sayl I saw him!
The first one here. A smooth shiny black bird. Isn't he a deari
Jimmy, my Blue Jay. He steals all the suet,
He's like a. bad boy, But I still let him do it.
Peck, Peck,_goes the wood-pecker. He goes hunting for grubs,
And all the old trees,
And the stumps he soon robs.
Chick-a-Dee~Dee-Dee!
BIR.D'CON'l‘ES'I |He'l u. tidy little chap,
He wears a. grey suit, And a. black bowler hat.
We have lots of sparrows Round plump little chumps They have a little white play fel-
low,
And he don’t get the bumps.
Snow birds are here,
Winter is near,
So goes the story.
When the snow-birds appear.
Ruth E. Cairns.
(Age 12).
Dunstaffnage, P. E. I.
-Olive Sanderson. Teacher.
(Note)-This essay was accom-
panied by a 10 page report of the birds noted and fed between Dec. Ist 1031, and May 44th, 1932. For exsmple: "Friday, Dec. 25th--5 chickadees, 15 snowbirds, 2 wood- packers." "Saturday, Dec. 26th- 4 pigeons, 2 chickadees, 5 bluejays.” This is a very methodical record and if persisted ln, year after year, would be valuable as showing the variation in numbers and in the time of arrival. etc. The latest ob- servation of Snowbirds was March 80. Three crossbills were seen on Feb. 4th. A "redcap" woodpecker was seen on Feb. 8th: this was probably a male Downy W., which is the commonest of the red-caps. A key to our woodpeckers was pub- lished in “Newsy Notes" of April 23rd. “April lst, 6 greybirds." I am not just sure what the greybird is-it is a local name, and is some- times applied to the female slate- colored junco (who has quite a different garb from her mate) and _sometimes to some species of spar- row.»0ur young bird enthusiasts should get rid of this name. in fa- vor of the standard one. Four ro- biris and 20 blackblrds were seen on the same date-their earliest appearance. Snowbirds, snow- flakes, or anowbuntlngs, as they sreesiied in different countries. normally live in the cold regions tn the north of ua, but under stress of heavy snowstorms in their native haunts, they are dri- ven down here to find food, and often the storms follow in their wake.-Agricola.) SOMl`A!'i'll0NOMfCAL NOTES
About thirty years ago the
find that we had another next-
realm. It was true that our new friend. liros. was of diminutive sins, aa planets go, but he ap- proached nearer to us of all hea- venly bodies except the moon: at
iii 3 s
808011" wal Omit-
eachother, sayarobinand is
‘biaetbhd for
000,000 miles. (In Feby. 1931 _fw- baled within ls.oui,»99J i. ._
Here's the robin. i
__¢_..,_.._o.srsss=_:-:rBri-:-:mi-:_:cux_:-cd:-:&:-:_:~:m:-:Si-ilu:-:mg==:r'.i'I=:-:a\o»:_:-:_:-sm:-asa:-:==:-:=:-:-:-: :-: :-.§»s.-.=.-..-.f==-_-ca..
RS. STOCK s BREEDERS AND GARDENE
_ __ ?’fE"¢¥_='¢_S;1'{§=-ia?>:~5:-:isis-.mfs-:e:z:-:'i§i-fixxpx§sinn:»:mse_:-cunning:-cz:-:ls:s:-:assmamxxxgxés-:E;-:__:-:gs:E:-:gr-:sauna-:a_sr-.¢ra=:r'=r..._=-»:-:e:-:=:-:E:-:E
V _ _ ° ‘- ___ M _ _ _ .birdsii tiyin tbswoods. . ~ ° [tl83Cl'3¢ Gnd. Dl88¢l8€S ` _ I ‘ ~ ‘ - i _ _so....o.l§. u'ff§°.os. any ross- .The Illustration Cladzolus ,Wzrips Hady Roses 1,,/-2. I med 5”” ma p_u_____D“ . _ ig; station to pick up crumbs off _ Control
lot ustbe _' ‘ - e d.'i’h ‘t tv
Uwdtgxiasee isnt_ei1it_ilc.:lt____vZ_i_f‘e i_i_i___;v_ery _po::_ibleI_nmannei-- l!_Alll.lD0lsA l;'_ie:gmcil'lilu11bs. The Acmenczb ex: tatlon In *lurid measures _oonnec ri it is wigs _ip mg' ~ _ . ,' _ dont belong here. I do not Th, lmmlus th,-ips <,_ wry ,mug _ “euro :fi-lym isi°;:'ortacf.'h';1rl-' mm xitxtzmgi nnnoas' nr no I 4' _ '__' -7 _-_ Eiivgwegihativtheybiitvzbzly mseoiimfi Y ““°°°"g’““ °°“‘°° “W ‘°“"“" “" hardy r;::)ihl»\
(Experimental Farms Note)
Can agricultural conditions be
and bet/tered simply by talking? No. By demoristrstlous? Yes. The truth of the above statement was realized in canada many years B30. and led to the establishment of the Division of Illustration Stations by the Dominion Government in 1915. This Division is comparatively MW. yet it has proven to be very valu- able for demonstratfng the chief findings of the Experimental Farms system.
In order that the neighbours in
the vicinity of an Illustration Sta- tion may have an ol7P0rtunitY °f visiting the Station and learning at first hand of the various demonstra- tions carried on. a Field Day ls held. By a. Field Day is meant a seneral gathering of the neighbours in the vioiuiiy of the stsiion on sn ai>- pointed day. In Prince Edward Is- land these meetings have been very popular, the average attendance at thirteen Field Days last year being 76.
At each Field Day ia systematic
survey of the Station is made by su present, the method ofrrowins each crop is explained and various fertiliser tests examined. Live stock and poltry demonstrations are held on most stations and garden and home beautification schemes dealt with. Usually at each Field Day there are a number of addresses given on special agricultural topics by men efficient in their chosen work. These lectures are all the more practical when lt is realized that the atmosphere is right, and material for demonstration is at hand.
Each year sees some new demon-
strations as well as the continu- ance of the older ones. A. new feature in 1002 on a number of the stations will be a pastiu-e fertilizer experiment, while on others the effect of varying amounts of super- phosphate and potash will be illus- trated. Economy in the use of coin- mericlai fertilizers and the value of barriyard manure will be stressed at each Field Day held this year. Many live stock and poultry demonstra- tions will be given.
Field Days serve another very
important purpose in that they bring the neighbours together and afford an opportunity to discuss matters of mutual concern: there- fore, when thc time comes for the annual Field Day on your nearest Illustration Station, lay aside your work a"` attend it. You will be assured not only of a profitable afternoon, but an enjoyable one as well. You will be welcome.
us.)
Enos, it was found. belonged to
that vast group known as the as- teroids-plarietolds is a better word-whose orbit, lies between Mars and Jupiter and which are regarded as the fragments of a.. planet spoiled in the making. The first of these asteroids Ceres, was discovered in 1801. and for some years it was the only member of the group known; but the vast im- provement of the rneans of re- search has brought the number of asteroids to about 1.200. Most of them are extremely small, the majority less than fifty miles across.
But what they lack in size, they
make up for in interest. For in- stance, the gravitational pull of Jupiter has reached out and taken captive ten of these little fellows, five of which precede him by two years in his orbit. while the other five follow at the same distance
_behind And many of the others itnstead of following out a properly defined orbit of their own as well ibehaved planetolds ought, have a furtlve habit of bobbing "ii in un- expected places rather than in their calculated paths: wherefore astronomers dub them ‘the vermin oi’ the sky.”
And now two of these wandering
bodies threaten to break Eros's re- cord for closest intimacy with our earth. One, the "Delporte-object," discovered by Prof. Delporte of Brussels, is calculated to have passed within 12,000,000 miles of the earth. Its small size, perhaps one or two miles in diameter, had
evaded discovery up to the pre- sent.
But no sooner had we grown ac-
sclentiflc world was delighted to customed to our new neighbor than
Prof. R/elnmuth of I-ieidelburg an-
door neighbor in the planatory nounces the discovery (on April
2'lth of this year) of another pla- netoid. similarly small, and if its path is truly calcuated it may come within 3,000,000 miles of the earth. But that/s the trouble: the
his minimum distance a mere 14,- little planet may, like the other
' '~“-?n* have an erratic and oo-
jury to gladioli for the past two
hand during 1932. A mimf~’08F1iPhPd
present lmown. This can be done
one of the following dips more
solution made up of 1 ounce of
con-odes metals. The material
diluted to the correct strength. As this is deadly poison the greatest
the coirns are peeled or not, since
The teuriperature of the bath should be kept up to 1200 F. for thc en- tire period. This can be done by adding small quantities of hot water to the bath from time to time. Care must be taken not in allow the temperature to go over 1200 F. as injury to the comin may result.
CHICKS NOT HATCHING
AS GOOD AS USUAL
Correspondence and reports re-
ceived at the Poultry Division, Ex- perimental Farm, would indicate that chicks this spring were not hatching as plentlfully as usual, states F. C. Elford, Dominion Poul- try Husbandman. l-Iatches as low as 10% of the total eggs are report- ed. while 20% and 25% hatches are not uncommon. This condition seems to be fairly general through- out the whole of Canada.
These poor hatches along with
the late season may have a decided effect upon the egg production, next winter. Chicks generally also are later than usual, the result of the very backward spring, especially is this so in Ontario and the East.
4
flower 'in June only bloom once
seasons. Reports indicating injury; therefore they should nb., N toover a. million blooms came w_ planted in B formal rose svden'
There are perhaps better classed ai
umm” has been ‘Sued recently by' flowering shrubs and have l'D15°( th” E‘"°m°1°“‘°a1 B'°“°h’ °“”‘““'f ss the boundary of s for-moi garden °ummng eomml metmds' The or amongst shrubbery. As thee( tm” "’m"' “V” °“ °°"`“” ‘"3 roses can be left undisturbed' for storage and in the spring are; wars me gmlmd shomdbeweuand “med to me new when me deeply dug and well rotted mHl'lil\’9 °°““" "° Plmted' md" ‘het mixed with the soil before nieniiflw coma of thrips prior to pla.nt.;1'i€§ TM plants can be put in em.” in is recommended, as the mcst| spring or mu and if they ue on promising method of control a.t_ _her own roots they Wm spread by
suckers arid make fine clumDS in ‘
elm” by f“"dgm°“ °’ dipping! few yeors. They need very littla m°u"°d" Q cape, except weedi!lK. A-Hd U0 fit* The gwwn' with ml? " few] susceptible to disease or insect
corma to treat, will probably findi __E_5_3_ T.” varieties mentioned
liere are hardy at the Cilfltffil EX'
simple and easier to adcpihthani perimenml Farm o,_,_m.a_ “maui any of the fumigatlon meihodsw pmtection _ They are just as effective and ara* H_m_15on.s Yeuow is the wen, in general’ equally cheap °r- known yellow rose so often seen in °h“p"~ . old gatdens. Seedlings of this
Corrosive Subilmate.-After peel-‘_ originated at me Expmmpntai
1118.61!! the corms for 3 hours in a Farm_ O,_tawa_ have proved equally
hardy, Orinda is one of the best
corrosive subllmate dissolved in 6_ and has cream_co10m.ed nowem gallons of water, at a temperature; 530.131 roses have dainty flower! °‘ 700 F" Au Stages °f we thripi, and make very attractive bushes. including the eggs' were killed by One that blooms all summer is this treatment” peeling °f me;Stariwel1's Perpetual. Two Ylfietw °°"‘“ *S “‘°"“‘“ if Wfect °°““°1. ies originated st the azxpei-lménts.l is wooden, earthenware, enamel or_ Farm which belonged ,D this class glass vessels’ Since it quicklyihave been named. Huron and
Iroquois. _
should be dissolved in a. small_ Bam, Bhmi which has reddish amount of hot water and then bark and pink “owen andye,-y
few thorns, is a seedling originated
Mr Skiniior Morden, Manitoba
' by . _ , ~
care should be exercised in its u.<i=._ R,,g,_,Sa h,.b,,d5 3,... vm, ,',5,,{ui H°i' wM‘e"_Au stages °( ‘het roses for Canadian conditions, The "h"iP°' induding me eggs' "efsperles riibra and alba are beaut- nued by dipping me °°"m5 1" h°"1iul in flower and in fruit. M8111 water at a temperature of 12001". I nf the hybrids do not Set seed_` but for A period of 10 mlnutm. It,ha\.e finer f1o,“.e,.5 than in ihg appears tobe immaterial whetherispeciw Ag,-,cs and fg,-a¢¢_ me
varieties orlginaited by the late, Dr.
excellent results were secured with wm_ Saundem have ambe.,~_°oi°\_“-ed both peeled and unpeeled cor-ms _j n0,we,s_ F_ _,_ Gmtendom _,S 8
perpetual bloom. It winter-kills I little at Ottawa but blooms on new grovith. It isred and there iss pink form siso. Hanss and Rose' role de l'Hsy are red. Blanc
Double de Coubert and Souvenir de _
Philemon Cccliet are white and have a long blooming season. _ Rubrosa variety Carmenetta is I
large growing shrub with reddish folage and clusters of pink flowers. This was originated at the Experi- mental Farm. Ottawa, and is very hardy.
Tivo species that should be grown where space permits are R. rubrifolla with red leaves and clusters of small red blossoms. R. spinosisslma. altaica has a lar-ga single cream flower.
Isabella Preston, Central Experi-
mental Farm, Ottawa.
Because of this condition some
having chicks to sell are advising late chicks in order to make up the number. Buyers should be advised to buy late chicks with caution for experiments have shown that chicks that cannot mature before winter
are a poor investment.
normal growth
color.
THE UNANIMOUS VERDICT OF SUCCESSFUL RANCHERS “We have never fed anytliiiig to equal IMPERIAL FOX BIS- CUITS and IMPERIAL PUPPY FOOD in promotiiig healthy and
velopiiig' sturdy bodies with sup-
‘ e1'i_o1‘ polts of lustrous sheen,
thick-skmiied and 1‘etainingthei1‘
7!
_-,-_ -.--_-_-_'is
of pups and de-