For Parents. Teachers Darrymen Farm

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THE FARMER

Fli'lllsrl and others interest

invited to contribute to 'l‘he°gar`ixi-it rev Dairy The 'rui-1. and odcd i-dads denartlneiiu di the ouiirdisu 5"-Nl’ W Qlllllllslli correspondence or otherwise Answers will he gives hy BYRGWB £0 all Questions of general l threat lad lance will be given to ny artic es that will in any way Mill in sd nce Prince Edward ls land interests.

(‘ t Ib f Oil \‘ ll 0l‘l are asked to have

their articles at this office early each

ltem can be handled as late as one Th p ni Wednesday. All received after 0*"

WW* U-I 'lilly s short emergenc °“"

that hour cannot appear until is som

following week

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Guardian's School and llome, P 0 Box 188 Charlottetown

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(Dy Geo Green Principal of Mt do

Stewart School Read at Pio nin

vlnclal Teachers Con on

vention ) the “W uh

llr President and Fellow-teachers 1|,

lou will pardon me, if in my treat do

ure ii playground, so necessary not ing communities, where the houses at If the butter breaks and will not lu ly for the attractiveness of the home were perfect models of beauty gather. but remains about the size of U ool, but also for the development comfort and cleanliness, children at clover seed. take the temperature Of eggs which “N Dipping Bef C0V°l`0<l

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ment of the subject ss announced iii o

the programme, I may not keep ver on close to it though I think you will sch be able to see that most of the mat oi ter has come bearing on this very mi broad topic. My obicct is to arouse wil an interest'-not on'y so, bn* ,n in- th terest that will lend to a. detoiniin for ed effort on the part of o'i tenibcrs his

for better conditions in i.i,, pilblic i,

schools, and if my paper sh.ill be by nothing more than a peg on uuicii peg to hang a thoughtful and fruitful mo discussion, I shall consider 'ny 1.-ric Joi

in its preparation ueli' spent o

llc teachers oiigbt to feel gratified o

to observe that in a measure our ed f

iicutional system on l’ i I s, grid- up sing through its ‘ Renaissance Joe many forward steps are being at H

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tempted that surely all who have 9 the interests of education at heuit B

should be incournged to further cf to fort, where the work of improvement pi

ha ogun and to egiuning uliere to

iii ovei¥n§L&§Zi hitherto been ai;

iittem`¥§d u y we can say, in ief m erence to our school system, The op

so iruch room for improvement, and g so many opportunities for the wise I

exercise of ability that we some Ed times feel at n loss to know where on to begin first. But, would it not be wo lefreshing--to say the least-to begin to

along ii line to which, as a body we o

have been rather iudlflerent in the G0 ipust -namely in the matter of mdk- gp

rllngs the most attractive spot in poo

fl lrll0Wl9¢l§¢ 0! tree-planting the inception of this work and in the Always pill ill plenty of water, re

carrying forward of it can he ob volve the churn quickly about a dozen H

How 'ro Plioounn t,,i,,,,,i by the teacher doing M miie iiiiieii, ilieii uudw the wash water to ‘md °‘""" May' 5° ’““°h the better, us

0, it M Dosslbm and givmg the pu di-nin Ono wash waioi- wiii be out these are the birds from which we

tho coiuiiiiinity instead of what it is o (in most cases) the most dejected of

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accused (an not alwa s op 9 marins mom theypowébdrgg Iaftriixiligz sgiggeoiawagugsggagig U__ h 3; i:i1iiedi;{i°g:i::; iii:.»"i::a‘§°<;a:ii\;en1:’='f¢l5iuuiiuii win use suit regularly are

ution under existing condition the l¢ll00ll ill l‘»ll°l\' illllll°t°l‘“¢° |1°°\l »greel; glmnvzolfd ergliomelerg lat 62 tad earth. some earth or a sod should be vid' punt’ °‘ 9"” ‘M”u”¢ “'°"&°"- there is a work where theory and ing paint this yeqr Such o Noord It me ianutacturegrn 'lm ed°,¥"31°° placed in the nest first and then the and °°° th" th’ “Mm” 3°” °!°’ r otics go band in hand adniirally would he ii surprise to the county I as a guide many bilge linlgtaken it :gr “°'““5 m‘“°'l“1 °°"°f““V '"'"“¢°d ein' The mu" edt that is t“m°d

' 0 to of the earth ,_ d A d at out in a corral will get sudlclent ex

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cover most farm conditions would be

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ool work would be greatly dimin~ firgi; two efioots monhoned but it will make the work easier A great } ed must be sufficient at Present only to Tllllly Of thetlong chilixrnings areicausleid u

'rHn >,EcEssi'l'Y or coop state that we have au recognized a Y ‘W “K °° m“° Cream H 1 9

S(`HO0L (iROU\DB direct connection between dirty sur fhugn hmother emma of long churn lilxiltg lifnitlhlegslsils tliiaigefnlstenitlll ge 2

roundlngs under the chl1d's eye, for ng 3 'wing the cream too wld' If n E ° 8 un 0

Undoubtedly I nm addressing some five hours of every school day and an after "burning °'b°“t thmy mmmes

there is no sign of butter coming, raise t° gg

trlahelps wlliolsedsschools arel provaded impulée nor tcgrgless eodo of mcgrals, the tempemmre 0 fthe cream B few be much better to keep them imprison

d tho g o n ol groun s so im- er y a wi e connec ion be ween degrees Tak? the ,mmm from the ed during the whole hatching periods, b

at U10 pupil! Cvlllil H05 lll BUY dl" ‘md dl5°\W0» B113 W¢ are “Ot dwl' giiui-ii, piooo me om, in H vessel of letting them off every afternoon to business If the young animal is H

ree of freedom, practice the ruu- ing particularly with these subjects warm waist and sm. tm, ,mam ,mm feed, exercise and dust The hens h g brolid jump without trespnsslng We cannot have a school in any de- the required temperature is reached should be examined for lice on about gi

the neighboring property lf so, gree attractive unless it be kept tol Wiiii very thin oi-ohm ii ipqiiiiiouig U16 Sevelllll GB-Y, and lf HBGBBSRPY. the colt alongside a team mate select ly

sc teachers rroy be ready to say erably clean In this respect what are io gather tho boitor, and ii may be dusted. and they sh0ul¢l be dusted o nt can we do to better conditions! existing conditions? Our superiiitend necessary to draw off part of butter 1188111 on the seventeenth day The on if the colt takes o notion to pounds, producing highly satisfactory may be that you have not made li ent and inspectors have been shocked milk and continue the work, revolving h

ter-mined systematic effort to sec and surprised to find that in tliriv the churn slowly l’°“lb|e While me Lhickil are lllltclllng T

st a quick examination being made m

nd, one teacher at least, who not there and did their work in the ui st S

uug io submit to the utilizing ot of dish du liddiii desks and walls, rf"°5v° th? churn fl few limes, let it '”“Y """° "“*°h°d °“l WY early ° rfiitngygultghiltiiifii idiliiiliduig S22' s‘i,l.'§,°1Z'2ii'f.i>"i§'u]f§'fi°Iif Zzlriylfi Bali'ui"ii§‘.1',§§‘f,f,,§’,{,§,‘§1‘§,;§,‘,§Y{},§§‘Ii"¢§if hens and chicks should be len quiet “

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care, canvassed the whole dis bad as this and I am not speaking tlqgeatgiilflzliglrglgihicken d rl the Dggtél qulifts andrsiagf ,|;°l‘:;éi,‘;|Be “$31 afrad of it The man who fears ti,

ct with e. subscription paper, and wholly from experience, but teachers mee” of ch in ds ‘I "3 I do more ,inn anything to strenfth horses should never attempt to haw iamount of Bpmym and the low sheer force of character, and cali; may have an opportunity to tell us genes add etfggghgwffllér a€";’,“‘;“§;;)l‘; t 5 en ,1 K ' er tness of purpose obtained enoug of the exceptions School trustees ' hi k b f . d hi b hey to buy the nice corner lot, ed- should realize that they have duties f,°f,',;‘,§"f,'§‘,,f,‘f,"" '° d"“t° “ 5° that i' Wm gn; swnidlieilhgofigfduttifncgigipmléhs to sthxteriigiltlsnesiz milieu; {‘§;‘dnf§',f,‘;,’;lni0 gliiildpgitlyozlirriiiclsetllg

ning the school, so that the work to perform as well as the teacher ov Dimmu chummgs are caused in a Nature provides that all chicks are ful 001i and B ll0rV0llH driver f0l1ll H bpd ‘upper limbs Thus Lim-B ls ies, ,inn

they have been brought t be their ppee. , 0 ui.. in .0 ..,..,...‘:'.:,° -..~.. i... .;°l':.°. .‘:,.r':..:°::. s::~,:;::f:::-,su emzitsilsis :::,°:.,.::“°..‘;‘=°-“'i :ice .°°°° ir

h W D » nour s men rom e

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We teachers who are in the habit ytgiy 53111 lignieroglgng tmtlltithlng ‘or *£“‘ olwter .mln lunged .0 that the cent" Mun ggzntacgx a:m‘;l°‘t'?5*‘.¥:"h°d' °' °“°“d‘° °°l1v°°¢l°vl. have been y ll are r°In'<,>}i\sib1e'l3 ' ' why oi-iusmuc Fon eu~r1-an :v§en“i?ui:d§i§M»i~§2.;°iferfgsniliellllg 3?” itll"l\i°¢hg"m°dm°°bfi1m°1iia

i W fi 0 $0 POUR Ol! 8

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s in most cases the one is h c v o n 0 so plement of the other and eatin’ isosl tlleemlraclgilnsrougvitvbhy vphigtlihnttlivg *B Tigre is no standard tem erature bath gf l°“my sand' °”'"" °’ 5'" cg" excise' It is not a ‘md pl” to k°°p

st useless without the other Al transformation of any building `Let for churning as conditions vgry and "hu" ‘Mum be "mem °°”"°“l°“"y the com °1°°°1y comma me to state a few facts as to the ns as teachers, impress upon the dis llllllly things should be taken into con md pmnty °' “raw "“'°w“ d°"“ °° Usually tl” cnt" ’°°° wi" “°t " mon conditions existing in our tricts where wle labor the worthiness illderatioll for elample. low cliurnint the no" in which the wh°l° gnu" fed quite much attention K°°p than al schools and we must bear lu of having the eoiioop inode tg,-octive temperatures may be used when we t° me hem °h°“ld be 5‘]°“m""y 5"” 3'p°d t,‘€,th° p'°P°' ‘“;g1°'b°¥°°“ °“t

iid that out or the as sch i l iii “ la li du l *°*‘°'i 5° "mt "NY °°“ S°¢ if quickly ° °“' °' °°°°“'°“°1 Y “ “°"°'

oo B n in t B way Pemmtmce in agitation ` :argue ciimi I iii" as rch creigmt Wllsll Off f00dll1S. at the same time ob lpiure the frog by cutting it down

province, 474 are of tb t l ill d no o muc n e c ,

e grounds, if any, are fn gigs; :Q otgp avgxitogdfé §i:;n;,n;}):{',:; feed, and cows fresh in rlliilk new n taining necessary exercise A little As long as the foot is properly “_ i,B,,e_ harsh rheerieas and which mm salaries only warrant “B Choose the iemperamre that Wm common yellowisulpbur powder should trimmed and cleaned it will' usually

etimeg immodeim not much Wm be accomplished It ig llripg the butter lrilnice, firm granules ;’lfés}lllliv»:g;ierii;t)i:'1‘;ligi;e;ili`lstto Seth putre keep in o good, healthy condition

Children cannot be forced to like ti “ mm 20 '-0 30 m “Utes ' ° ' °r '°° 3'

ool They like it as they would mgiggweglosgxladiffff E? ggoastga? A range of temperatures that will ::;"il,5)‘;‘: B"£"'5l°3:'§g“Lgh;\:;lhaglgigulilg START THE TR/\I\I\C EARLY

e o. person, only when it is worth f, d d li

ing Anguyhel? tnlzley 1;” lt they zgmuipp `:h{s.ci;1s izngnsegpséhgogrnzigx gi ‘ii¢;g5N§;lBege`e'i;nlti;rsummer. and 56 to Xewgi *;\;{‘|al‘1:g gig ;p;=;x£atiol;serp;asi;i;il<1it Halter break the colt as soon as if

rn a c s ou no be blamed i gi

up-»= if- fo “ °‘ °““°“ °“ ,,‘:i;'°i.:.:;':";,.:l‘:..i:a“:'i.‘::::,.;';: if

oo n a grave yer TH , 0 '

I notice in the last School's Re F INTERI R ggggém T26 2:1 aglttwhne “peeks nl rt. (advise) the Superintendent Nnw let us briefly consider the in by partlglessaoincurd whlilli zblieiucitlusifitt si

d all 01° il\Bl‘°0l10rB attributed the terior and some improvements with have been in the cream and would "°m°"° ‘hem W the P|'°P'U'°d 1109*-9

“fx 0:1 °°l1°°1’§°'k lllflelylto lack in the reach of all The flrst eiisen not have been in the cburii it ii strain “h

B 9" “W9 °“l` B°ll00! WGN fini in a school room is cleanliness. e rllnd been used These particles in t em with s“ll’h'-"` 9°Wd°"» Phe” them Q T9 llllfllllllkifi lllld the El'0“l1¢l5 m°l`¢ This is an acknowledged fact from a Jure both the appearance and the keep in h if {|°m° mr"‘°"° Me” the °°1t SIUE” hands and is perfectly safe to handle, ractivc as the resulit of the work moral nd hygenic, as well as froir ing quality of the butter 9055936 N510!! UD the llesfili and leave home

the pupils themselves, this dead pp page ogio point of view Tho,-o io in farm dairies the barrel churn is gh

qi gi, I ore du k h tb li ld b

3 °“ ° P’°°S"`°5° Of 0 Nkulat food or a len b discuss on on the “sea “nd h“"l“5 it “bm” °“e ‘him ‘lm eased f:om“;hgnne|&,ya;d°\;“ow§d rg, struction alongside a gentle team

ee mate If the colt and grown horse 0

mai-ily, woii and good if not’ place are ir-ell acquainted the colt will ’

em until the next afternoon just be

d lf they return to the nest vol

the e s then can be trusted It will s

ccasionally to see that none of the 8

ith half shells which may have been

When the hatching is completed the q

he chicks, on no account should the

canstad dbit k Ifit

ut quiet hen .avoiding pullets ii’ pos moat bg hgiltel- beésgnoagsfr' it ha,

vi

fter dark Having carefully dusted ,the bit before trying to break it

t e nest with some nest eggs, B

ext afternoon. If then they will tulip tance is the secret of breaking ii colt is

sus should be disturbed ns little as st

sable to accustom the animal to

unlly this is the case of ii driving

Draft colts should receive their in

ave more confidence in its mate, 'W nd learn its lessons quickly Persls- B

soaking or sprinkling the seed ther

Ouirhly with some l tio kill the spores wit.l?;t illliiiivrlllneh vig

seed The most common so ation used is formalin and the treatment fe made as fellows

Mix one pint of commercial forma

lin with 40 or 50 gallons of water in barrels or other Im convenient vessels

merse the oats in this eolutiop

stirring well su that all viii be nip, oughly soaked Pour oil the solu $1011. dump the oats out and stir oo- °°°l°llBlly until dry Another method employed is to sprinkle the oats with the solution until they are well soak Gd. cud then heap them up fu a pike and cover with blankets or sack; Leave them in this pile for uve oi- gi; hours, or even over night, and then spread out to dry stir frequently until thoroughly dried after which they may be sucked and set aside until seeding tilre Formalin may be obtained from any drug store

Machines for treating oats and

wheat for smut nro on the market ln

‘ister an prepuauons have been layttained considerable size, deal gent- ,,

ads, see that the hens you intend to accustomed to the balm, Always use t are well fed in the afternoon, then an may fitting head piece It is ad

these the grain is passed through tank containing the formalin soru

with it and it will soon becerre mm and then dumped out on the nam, to

sive and are very satisfactory

dry Such machines are not expen

Formalin is poisonous, but in thi,

weak solution it will not iniure the

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“Spraying by handpower ia o labor us and expensive operation, except; here the spraying is limited to ii W *F905 Or plants If the spraying '~° be Pf°P¢‘rly done. the pressure

ucceasfuny must: be sufficient to force the spray

Do not wantonly abuse the colt mixture in ii fine mist to the top ut let it know who is running the most l"`“"°h°5 Of the lllghest trees

and Operated pumps seldom give ii

andled carelessly at first it may Pre°B‘"`° greater than 50 pounds,

ve tmuble later on when breaking which is not suiliclent to be i‘ioioi\gh

effective, whereas pon-er operated

horse that will go right along ev pumps Bive irpressure of 125 to 150

here will be few backers in ii com-

Do not expect the colt to learn d

op Bulky horses are not desirable I`f‘H"l¢S

Besides forcing the spray to high

unity if the breaking is done prop- points, which would be almost iniic ry cessible with hund pumps, the power

ven sprayer divides the spray into

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the children as well. I have in tended school every day and isnt mist égntgeizégtpryizpgesgisgigr gp: :mol\Ii1i;i;_t cast on, by a chick or chicks which everything the first time it is driven finer particles and distributes it rr-ore

everal lessons will usually be re- evenly over the foliage and ,imbs of uired before the young animal learns the tree or plant The leaves are ev

w to “go right along en

ly coated and crevices are filled

The colt will know if the drlper is with the gproy minopo A11 pm.” of

le a colt His fear will make him ii

e tree or plant are given a like

mbs are not, as is often the ruse in

I bvllllliifylllg the S\ll`l`0lllldil1gS W88 er whom they exercise censorship so number of Ways, but can be avoided ly fed when hatched combination gm. of damage to lower mlm 8 and

Pr°s°“t 1“d‘°at1°“B show that the less sprnv will be used to accgmplish

ver after possible That was one of often, and this is one of them, name- if "_ lime thought ,S gwen to me e multinous methods that might be ly to pay a janitor a reasonable re question test the eggs under all hens for fertll demand for horses will be strong in ed to attain to such a worthy ob- munerpgiop instead of the pittauce when the granules of butter are ity oil the seventh day. as in the case future months 'l`he well trained colt t he S0 often sets. and demand that about one half the sire or wheat Of ll Humber 01 hens being set at the w aving secured the grounds or the the work be done thoroughly to the grains, add a couple of quart water ° 8 y m

001 llavlllg been pl‘0Vld¢d “itll satisfaction of the teacher Out of several degrees colder and ntinue t° Um'-*W 001 38 1118"? 0888 as Would

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enterprise, ii very sane thing to do oo is to count the cost, or consiili of what there is to encourage us to un- “

ing the school house and its surroiln- up

ry

GUIDING PRfNCIl’LliiS

approaching any greiit work or 8

der-take it, and try to estimate some fr

0! the results that Will BCCPW- N°“’ great mepns of arousing nn iutepest. few guggegtiopg, which in many cas or short straw on the floor to sprays of soft soap

ise o ca

ce discussion, for discussion is a Finally, allow me to throw out a shed open to the South placing chaff

have we any psycll0l081°Hl gr0\l1l<1S» Unfortunately farmers fire so usy

on which to build when we under ev

take to develop the aesthetic side of would find it diilicult to give cven ii

the child s nature and at the same h

ulf day to the school, but if they

time give them untold pleasure in the realized the importance of the work

doing of it? I know that you will all an

agree with me that we have, Instinc children they would consider that tively ue love the beautiful in nature they could not afford to miss the op

in art-everywhere. In fact we might p

ortunity We are so inclined to con

almost be justified to anatbematize 8 md" our work og of secondary and

Ot of vital i"‘P°““‘“°°- that the 50"” W °’“'“P‘° "1"" by P"°°°Pt It birds will be kept the natural method nestwll nal/Br “N505 "h“"'° We time Wflllld 5° °1"\°°° “°°1°"f°" “ "°°°h of incubation will perhaps be found

ri man ivbo had no love for the been n tlful, in the words oi Shakespeare in Q

reference to the man who had fo n music i his s l And so

how iiinch more susceptible to n

es fortunately, may not be applicable

ume to make, I invariably include myself, and a teacher is never too old to learn

ual improvements that might b made, but still the work would be incomplete with an unattractive teacher Just here much more can be

cb, another difficulty confl‘0l\te the common respect for the female teach- churning until the granules are the leave 0110 Ol* even two hens without cber in the carrylllg Ollt Of the ers, I maintain they are often shame size of wheat grains, when the churn 055% and in this C350 llless hells uns Ile or she may be at a loss fully insulted, not by their pupils ins as a rule, is completed ¢°“‘d be started “D *liain with “GW

know just what iretbod will prove but by tho digg,-ooofui oopdigiop oi If butter comes with the first drawn °

once the most economic and the the goiiooi room This is no ohiiii 5 buttermilk it is aslgn that the churn

est profitable llbatever is done, dork 11; required o strong person ing is not llulte Completed Give a few di h euld certainly not be done in fl add the work siiuiild be done alter “We *Urns 1° the Cllllrll th” °,§,l"“°°d “I0” “P 1° them when

fields are white unto the harvest' - imp hozpi-<1 fashion, but sho-lid be school is dmmissed so get he Wm!! ¢;llll;ll68il1l0 hatch, so that they

8 Peslllf- Of u W01l'l2l10\1L’llt'0\1fl'\f\“ school-room clean and insist upon WASHWG' THE BUTTER leaveutlie fiieztnt restless and wish to this counect1ou`tll;e lfeportinelip of cleanliness, polish the stovi; occats After drawing the buttermilk mme “est hatched cI:Jii;kl;o0n géggsthelaixg

ucatwn und UC 00 JMD'-0 OTH ionall ii few inexpensive pic ures o '

uid yield Valllahle 2“4”Hf-`~“‘° "Y rellevey'tbe harenees of the walls may gfiiiliuiififoiveilguttiggogdhtlrg tlvldsdhtzvcdt :~'r;(lllg8ll‘0$nlllgiiqdsatslidizld lllflulnoteiidil Y Of B\lSE€Sil0ll and fuFll1=llll"§ the be easily provided, some houseplants 8,. nes5_ in which the hens and their

M110" Wim h““°"m° t° Hum” “U” wulii be 0l>¢H~lll°d lil We h°m°*‘ by in winter it is necessary to temper b

r her lil Hill* l"\p°f¢l“lt 11"* Clllull- the children themselves. lp fact, ally iihe wash woioi-, taking into common will serve for the young pilliets in the nseientlous teachers i he l--~\‘° little artistic touch here and there- tion the condition or the butter and late Summer and Full uiizu they ui-u t led to mnke Arbor Day W¥"~<‘"*’“ no matter how seemingly trivial, will the temperature of the room Choose Placed lil U19" Wllller quarters.

practical all P0BB1l>l‘= lllllllf- lmvff add to the K6ll9l`"l 956% Of the Wll0l9 such n iemperlitilre that the butter will

lizud their luck, of iriisiic iii'-ns certainly the heat ri-suits noni in he iii u iilee cuuditloii roi- woi-king galchlne completed at leaiu by may

I would not advise any ic-i--.ier to pil, ovary opportunity to invest; ip ilclent, li' the water comes away clear, attempt iliiii wurli slugs handed l v the ,,,,¢,,,,,,,,,,_ mul the butter is firm

en early in the sprlllk lllllli llllllly In any advice or suggestion, I pres- INCUBATIQN BROODING AND

REARING OF CHICKS

d the benefit bestowed on their We have referred to several exter (By T A Benson. Dominion Poultry

Representative )

Wiliere not more than about 100

r other thinkin" Children in- sch°°l er who has little regard for pelwon- the better Having dui, Wm, the metimes are heard to say I had al nppearal1¢° £0 l-TY '° lm9"°" “P” question of selecting and mating our 't time I try to ill'lPfe55 “POD my on the BCh00l, the necessity of tldi bl-seams birds and the selection and

l-lla llfllllltillll “fe "h“d"°“ tm” pupils T-he lluwesify Oi l00lll|1ll "P0" ness or neatness in person 'l`h°y care of eggs intended for incubation, grown lips Notice the great de their work as of primary ilr\p0l'f»Hl1°° would not be able to hear what the our next consideration, oiiopid bo me

iid when even the parent interferes, teacher says for the noise of what he selection of ii suitable location for the

light they ellie u pickles the ii charming may flowers, dandelions t etc The poet appreciated this when ¢_

he said They an luidorlado in the W

ey should reason thus Have I

Erase have found " can you not read ucation in all its elpelllii- *M5 very best face on, and showin! U0 0'

the love of pretty things in the very

le iii ii iiearins °“t 1" *1 “W to

gt W b hh

litt 3 P 'dress as elle pertly deslB' you may have observed I am speak

nu es if The Boys too. e iii

mire pretty horses, pretty houses, ii, beautiful pictures, with a stroni!" b

admiration than men are capable of. in

1 teacber's point of view

nel rtigtnsg much from that 0! U10 ogy farmer and the point of view

for their adnlration is pure and an one occasion alittle boy Ou tl" "Hg" mixed with any envy Of k'l°d"°d ml' made himself V017 B““°7l“¢ °

ing that robs beauty of its charm, o

gum- passengers by continually

di touts it d ln fact. leaves it “ping remarks and asKillB QM!" eoiiilless Yed, :viii are all quite Willlllfr tions. as he looked out the car 1 have found that any elle" 1054” 1“ these nests, we cannot expect to suc no agree that all and more especially window Finally be exclaimed 0 this direction have been amply 1;;

children have an aesthetic nature tolmyi D°l\'l- *-ll* "'Yl“'“ 1°°k l°"l7

What a pity that this

be developed

oi; dared for in our

fsoulty is ii educational

As to the

tlmate the

W8 BSD DGVST GI 1

om the car " To which one of the

clety by iioys and

of our schools,

been trained the value of Because this

me so

e four

°'"Q where it

fostered

in every phale

idence of a disordered liver or brain

beautify 'the Kl’0\\i\ll9 fag following the attendance of-say °

a dance the previous evening Male teachers should be as solicitouii re- gardinl the shining of hill ah00l 0l‘ shaving daily if necessary. “B l* "Uh

regulations are rigidly enforced Par don me for mentioning trivial things, but it is the trivial that coullll lil the aggrsgate, and iii my experience

paid by the resplllt lt °°mm““ 3 from the pupils and the B004 lpn”

ilrassengers replied ‘Il y°\1 ll° t ence on the school in general The mend your ways, my lad, it won't be eiiild that is careful about its per ong till the train will look lovely son mill' bs careful in the perfoiziaarilpqe

h 1 k H mar

conferred on so from the asylum ofws: li::n;f0;ot iaiedygllthon “nn

Tun school. BUILDING ten an not liiizmmd and do iid:

notice. They do. and the teaebsr who

Probably we have dwelt long en iookg ii on such as a phase of pride oiigb on the school sfoulllll. but or snob isliiisss and not ae seltres-

wa have noticed a rssi pose which is very different. is mek

sometimes duped with very pleasing surround in o god mistake, gghmzbiigurss

i gs, while the interior or exterior of might have been co ills iiuiidiiig mul is out ui mill quam: ei a century uno but \\°¢ vm, giiem of a residence may be e pow, and if any clan also il booste- th, iiwhiggii Bepulalirl with ii beau- ml ia this respect (though within mul exterior and s very slthv we tseli- iiiseds sud lim 1 sm ti-esiiia¢_ ¢,-.delve interior The incoligruoiis il on dangerous ground, it is the pub ever revolting to our nature. Let ns no school teacher' In wha: Inter: not at we iiiuuii but ist the said I sei im dentist. » “M ¢ produced tbroufaeae to do saab-1-elilegi *WI M “owl pp to impress urea you the

school , iiiltllh ers not fsm ty of adding dignity to

Our

rat bla t callin la ir eb we an

lm for sligllul as tbsyusk eagafl, known: we shell sisvsi- rs-A ni iefm>=self<~de=.eer,l!ltto wefevljlret- ti r » -'~» ‘ - °

- ‘ . ~ I' \ ' _. .- ,

-1<*.;?,< .1.f»~“__-.' _-ia 1»1<>_»_~. .~ _ » »'.._ ‘f .- - _ _ "‘ ~<"'“ ~'~:i.l ""'“h‘~~”»'r"" ~fi"= ‘ "'-' ‘"¥ '~ = _ ' `.. .,<;.i . ' _ - ~ _V " _ ~" '

sitting hens, the selection of the hens

h ime to plant potatoes, @1167' WMU Every teacher should enter the and their correct and careful handling e get our people to look upon Od olnss room in the morning with his It is not sufficient just to push some

e

ggs under ii ben, leaving her in a position which sho herself may have hosen, but the selection of suitable qu rters in which to carry on the sea so ‘s hatching operations is of very great importance

By all means then let us avoid the

poultry house as a place in which to

Pallinll 5° mdch A can in pomt on "1" in th” British Army Wm" me conduct the business of hatching Sim

ply boarding up a number of the nests which are ordinarily used by the lay ing hens and placing our brooding hens with the eggs to he hatched in

ceed fully with such conditions. Often times the sitting hens becomes disturb ed by the activities and calls of the other birds, and they are also made uncomfortable by insects against which they cannot protect themselves, in addition to which there may be dir~ ect interference by some of the other hens

lt is also a difllcult matter at feed ing time to avoid fighting. in addition

to which some sitting hens ni? re fuse to stay on the nests sufllc ently long to feed, exercise and pro rly dust themselves, all of which dl cul ties are very serious handicaps to success and often result in sitting hens losing the inclination to complete the

bstcblng of the eggs. which meat’ that both eggs slid valuable time s lout Some seclbded rmtliouse or

ziied slioulg be choseizhaiiddetsrsgily

Olllbd Ill DNDll'6fl» 6 fl I ul irrsiitediiiseiiiebeasueinvsiliiii them rather than fame

“cu--c°'-.,.e.i.~&

lei 6 ts

:\'l»gedsotll::U|ehensd\nbeim-

prfsoiisil iii then if necessary. -saisll

may expect early winter laying

an within our power shi uid ` h“'t°h°d chicks Uley Will be more val uxxd sto enlist the chaps-ation Pl-lRsnN,iL1'rY oil' 'rl-In 'ri<iAol~Ii<.R sable thahl00 p c or the lute birds S

the p rents. Probably it would be A FAC I`0R

t 8 ll il. meeting alll l-ave a Q

lt would be of great advantage to

ne time. it mi ht be found necessar

kgs immediately thus saving t

weeks `

The hens should be well fed from

C B

We should endeavor io have our

0tli. and if we can manage to have o

nie of our hatches out during April

lf we can save 75 p c of our early

isi

Hd H 80011 plan to ensure bringing ,.0

1)l’0

the man too sick for ordinary work is the milking The reasons for this need no elaboration

b i b l' re the calf is born and

mods should he placed' these c°°ps Egtlllliuese throughout its entire exis

should only be used as a lust resort weapons and harsh words not nt all

You might as well have the nddcil in come as not

ill bring the highest price on the arket -Clement White kansas

per spraying uressure. Steam and gas engines, compressed sin and even car time to time for maintaining the pro dnmagini: to their mechanism

bonic acid gas have all ‘teen t.ied

THE FARM 1; dl

some spray .solutions are seriously The steam ciigiiie driven num und

rect acting *Raoul pump. ba hotli

been used and abandoned, because of

'tbe boilers excessive weight Com

pressed air and gas ‘bottles' or

NOTES I large steel containers such as are

used by soda fountains, have been

The last job on the placc to give

The making of ll. good dairy cow

nce Kicking straps and similar devices iy

hc

Why not milk a few extra lows”

tw do

SCRAPING FRUIT TREES

tried with more or less success, but discarded for the more convenient gas engine

Small compact gas engines, of one

and one half to two horse power solves the power problem for spray ing This engine should be of special

substantial construction and re thoroughly protected The more

perfectly the engine is enclosed the better For that reason a reliable

o cycle engine, because of its free- m. from moving parts, will be best..

The compact little ninnne engines

Trees may be scraped nl any sen on of the year, but the better limo

n early Spring when the new wth is about to start. and when

he early chicks th hi i 3 ho coops on the "agree, use tgagagf hidden insects may be killed in the

cess, or by the application

make good spraying power plants Both engine and pump should be pro liable action All parts which will be effected by the spray solution should tected by ii “hood' or ' bonnet" since

Various devices have been used from

the same work

keeping thai-ii out of sight and bear lug if possible. This is the moat practical method of weaning coltil

fed Oats bran and corn chop a balanced grain ration Uorn fed er prairie hay, alfalfa tipothy, etc are valuable rough feed# for the colt The grin and rough feed ration should be free from mould and dult Nearly all is due to improper feeding methods overfeeding is not win Some owners of colin get anxious bs- canse the young animals are not making proper growth The ration is increased. all to no purpose. The trouble is that the aiiiii:sl’s digestive

in life On the bright days they will

have the advantage of the sun and sc

should of course be confined to the coops which should be kept perfectly clean fi Some hints on feeding will be pub

lished at an ea ar

th

'rim raliu muon col'r

Caring for the colt properly is not

a complicated process The ni-at eg Mntial is to gain the colt's conil dence This is not a difficult matter

animal kindly and it will be suscep ea tible to your wishes It is a good

young colt, be will have more time at his disposal for feeding and pet- ting it.

The colt should be allowed to eat

pl

courage the chicks 1° scratch early barrel hoop, or ii dull corn cuiienallii

protecuon from th i dl ously, removing much of that rusty, day, they Wm broadwgoreaughgnhiglg dirty looking portion oi the outside

bark This is found more on the main trunk of the tree, but is fre

ue'l)ltly pretty well up on the larger m s

rly date

others. and ll heavy spraying with

* lime and sulphur should follow,

plication of soft soap This soap is Y

easily made by dissolving w l cakes of cheap laundry soap lu soft water, and applying it wiili ii wiiiic

wash brush or an old broom -

Loose smut of oats is a iungous

disease of tho oat. plant which causes

as a usual thing Treat the young serious losses to this crop lhis dis

plants begin to head the iloweiu of

plan to let the farm boy care for the iofeaed plant, boiné almost com.

black dusty spores

Oat smut may be prevented by

Take ii dull hoe, a. piece of metal

rape the rough bark quite vigor

isf

Apple, peach, pear. and plum trees e more in need of scraping than

e tree should be given e. liberal ap

ns

FOR\lALlN FOR S\lUT

Oli

se is very noticeable after the

b

etely replaced by ii mass of flne, D

FIELD HUBBAN DRY

Crop Rotations -Plan to adopt ii

rotation suitable to your particular line of farming A mixed farming io tation must include hoes crops, cer- eals, clover or alfalfa bay to be sat-

actory Appliy manure to the hood

crops and sow more clover with your grain than ever before Sow early after thorough preparation of the seed bed Write for Bulletin N0 75

Summary oi Results Field Husband

’l’EPAP.Fi THF SEED-(`et the

seeil ready in March at the latest,

many other duties uill demand

your attention inter in the season Grains should be cleaned graded and bagged Purchase the seed corn

the cob shell it and sow the uni

formi plump kernels Select plump, bright clover seed, even if it does cost more Buy fresh turnlp and rcon- zel seeds, they are cheap Test all sceil for germination in order to be

le to estimate the quantities of

seed to sow per acre

i(‘ouiiniicd ou Page Fifteen)

then the weaning process will not adect ft greatly The colt had better be weaned when it is around eight months old Home farmers believe ln e gradual process of weaning That is they let the young animal suck every other day for ii long time, gradually allowing the mare to dry up We believe the better plan is to remove the colt from its mother.

The young animal should be l

the

t0

the

its

lyltem is not handling the food pro perly A rural colt occasionally uses more feed than ai big, grovtby fel

lrrsin and hay before it is weaned

Clears lhe Head, 0pens

You Get instant Relief b Inhsiln

The Nosirils

Stops Sneezing Cures Cslarrh

9

The Soothing Vapor " lterr

I

There isn‘t the slightest use in try

ing to cure this condition with tab

li lets, snuff or spray Such treatments

ozone.

Catarrh is bound to come with this

weather Blight colds become more offensive and sickening erery day The inflammation extends f@'f.her into

head Soon the ears

buss and ring The hesik es, the eyes pain dreadfully. th oss gets plugged up and this forces’t e patient

breathe through the mouth Vile

filthy secretions are forced back into

throat. requiring a great deal of

coughing to keep the air passages free Finally this foul matter finds

way into the stomach, causing

Dyspe sie and general ilihealtli By this t me the patient has SYSTEMA TIC CATARRI-l, which sapa strength depletee the vital energies till con sumptlon is the unhappy result