l i QT) v » » _ __ _ .-_.,_.-_.,\t_v-~ . _ », . _. - _ I .___ _ ' l . v , . ,-. It ‘ °'l , _ _ , _ _ _...i . __ _,\:,;,___ l \ ‘ "»` ‘y _ -:. l -\ ‘ ’ . 1? l 1 - _. .. ', J Y14 1917 _ .. iiishcsslun Y ` 7 'A ' JM. ~ _ - _ - *___ -_¢- v- 8.. '*"‘ _ wa..-~ _ l¢°lll Nil.-ndled_e"s late ‘l`la` one fllllyde D-_lIl- __ _ By- All received after- lll thi! that h_ ot appear lmtil‘tlm‘._Hoarll1s f0l4°Wl " _ _stances ¢l5'l“l_ ll* _Farm§fs,»al_ld others latin-eaten' si-e' 'ed eco invited tb collti'iliute` to _The ll'tlrtn=,~-rine for The Dairy. The Turf, and Good mates-. lt0adl,Departmente of The Guardlas was use €lll|°l'- ll! QIIMUDII. corrmpondence or good ph 0£ll°l'Wl€l0. Answers will he' given by slcians |190!!! to Ill questions of general, before. Interest and space will be given to :butter any article that will in any wily help health to advance Prince Edward tlslland in improve streets. In th ~.--"li _ iltiltiltiitllliitiliiiéiliilfiiilkiliiléiiiliill Derty of 8l‘0Wth T0 THE FARMER *ll gnupg; llealilltlioioleaioleaielclolialeaiealoieali ll . *T _ lynn() crepanc . 9|( growth HE sclloot 5k_§l(l€¥¥li€iE¥ _ _ l By J' H' Fmndsn’ Nebraska Agnew' sure ythe mos-t careful consideration rice. Add the beaten yolks and half 0 T = Siééiéiiéiliiléiiiiléiié - ills Hollis tural College. _ give _ to the There has been an idea prevalent. among' dietists and chemists as well $13' I _as people in general, that all fats, re- tfrox) gardiess of the'ir source. yielded only energy and heat when consumed by F the animal or human body, and until very recently no chemical or dietetic "I l experiments h ad shown any real lm ers, portant difference between butter fat cans W and other fats. It had, of course, h et been proved that fats of low melting how be point were more digestible than fag( those of a high melting -point. Aside ° Vg from this. there was thought to be '30 3 but little difference in their food you value. in theestimatlon of many “fat pall_’f,;5 was fat” and yielded only energy and ve tr hott. _°°“" l'i‘heoleomargal'lne people often tg: C _took advantage of this fact to exploit b ma a cheap product as a -substitute for E __ butter. Whether or not this “just as Y u ter d b tt l - to goo or e er product" is at al wor hy_ ol' the place they claim for it has men always been seriously questioned- by ra Bio dairy and creamery men. in this con- cfs nection experiments carried on by F. ,nf 5 B. Osborne, of the Connecticut Exi digg" periment Station, Dr. Mendel, of Yale, and E. V. McCollum. of the w°“l‘l iscon n pe ment Sta on. are the" W Bi EX l'l U ca peculiarly interesting and prove be- m ir yond a doubt the real value of but- _‘Wei ter, viz., that butter fat not only 5° d yields energy- and heat'as do other _“im fate. but thal it. contains something m0f8 ciple vital than other fats-'a prin- which, like proteids, _supplies the elements neces-sary for growth CLE and life itself. . In white rats, young rats were fed mix- _Gd W tures experiments carried on with composed of chemically pure C0l”l\ protein, starch. fat, sugar and vari- Pub ous salts. and got along splendidly lt 0 f_or the first three' months. when they ullti lost appetie, fell off in growth alld Neve finally starved. After numerous re- shou . - . ' b and comb every inch of fur al* if h 0 *k ,\ / Xa Iletiti ons- of this nature the ilnvestiga- cami tors round that when milk was added skhk to the ration the little nnlnlllis he- Se gan to regain normal condition. to or l thrive and grow to maturity. Many pal-le changes were made in their diet to mee make' it more palatable, changes ill or lo salts- to de the animal or vegetable kingdom me would produce the same effect as or had butter fat. Experiments with on tallow. olivev oil. corn oil. cottonseed ry] oil and peanut .oil prove futll6. of while the fat of eggs and fat extract- bu Gdfrom the cells of pigs kidney Dl'0' len duced the same result as did butter ho fat. Thus it seems evident that thfl fits 0b - ' plasm of the animal have this DP0' aff: ilow Is Your Appetite Zi -llloss of appetite during llw lllllll' mer months is a common trouble. and indicates that the dllwllllye SYS' ' tem is out of order. Lacking a heal- thy appetite molly people- aspect- eo ally women- go to lon! Wlllllllll C" food. seams to distress them. and ll lll "0 W wonder that they complain that they fll arp constantly tired and unable to stand the hot weather. This simply _C means that -the digestive Svmlll l° ° not doing its proper work. and thalt l-ll the nutriment that should c0»m0_fl'0lll fn the food is not being distributed t0_ two various organs of the body. in ll o her words the blood is growing thi!! tlllv. ou need a summer tonic. and in _ the realm of medicine there is |10 used, the kinds and amounts nf lloo termine whether other fats from er] _.l Ol' ~ pl lr ing care that the cakes do not touch. reasonably safe during the hot weath- . _ °.}‘.2l,§°§“Ll,§fg with .Those are sued served plain or rut or. stomach trouble., cholera intan- mr-Lusuca or 'ms alps. tog ~» off th - ‘l pills now and notice how prom- dlgeat food improves. Your than do you_good,your stren- returil and you will rio longer that the hot weather tires begin taking Dr. ‘la the moment out of aorta.. ooner -l ; -. ' . l&vG l‘e Cmtflbhtorl are asked to have ed with lll°ll' 51.’ll_°l°.l ,lft lllie oflice early each Hl€'fll~l 0 week as a short einer-gooey reasonab D0 Sl]-DDDBS il growth -but the dairyman sure foo ing in. his claim t than b §§f.f21b tigatio xperl has ceased Thus far no 1... t t has been found to possess Ono half cupful butter, one egg two er. cupfuls flour, 1 teaspdonful baking-_ ments with Digs and calves powder six ttbiespoonfllis sugar. cms suits. similar to those obtain-.f-way. seeds. _ . _ _-..~ the rats. If records of expert- ' Add the butter to the flour in-.whiolg _ n man were a valiabie, it l_s_ the-balring powder has been sifted,mi`x* -' le to suppose that results _'inf weil,' then -add iihe sugar and egg, _:trilrin_g_ wolilld be dvtbtainegi In xer_l__toge_;her._lllV0ri; all gagether wil F onnec on e e or moo an no ou . ut out h ‘ ` ver, to o o _ Dall'-yl11lm,recal1s two._ in- cutter, qs in small squares a'nd sprinl "M llkhgnp sy h “ld be “ed _in which two -public instlltu-'tie with oaraway. Bake in a slow c d. in the interests of -s_o-call- _jovon. - _-~ ' _:n- niy, substituted olemargsf .. ----_--...___ .-LE butter in the diet of the in- VBGITADLI- H.0‘l’-P01". ‘ -- li it was noted that when oleo ' d the inmates were not in as Cook two carrots, ` one medium- ” ysilcal condition and that phy- sized turnip and two onions _ln 'boiling were in greater demand than salted water for twenty m_lnutes.Slice ° When oleo was replaced with them. add six talhieepoonsfuls of can- lt was reported that the ned -tmna-to and arrange the vegetabl- of the inmates was materially es in e vhakingdish. sprinkling salt h d.__ _ _ glad _pepper sn_d a little cooi_red hominy 3 e ght of these exper ments l t edish w th tomota Ju ce, and ar- __ observations it is reasonable to rangfe s layer of potatoes, boiled three ll““dl°‘l' °°’t°' ‘nd 9°” make °"°°l` that even more marked diss minutes and sliced, on top with the iles would be apparent in the slices 'overl-sipping. “Dot over with and general health of-young small pieces of ‘butter or dripping and how much or how little butter or until the potatoes are soft and ll be used and still maintain browned. y has not yet been deter-mlnod 1<._.___ member -that it will pay to feed lib- enough has been proved to CHOCOLATE RICE PUDDING. _ e 5 _ . m here fter that he has Grate-the chocolate and melt in a cial a h as good as butter' article, and double boiler; add to the milk, salt.; llllllllllllls Krowth after BCGTGH SEED CAKE oelrtrate part of the ration- cannot he c a bake two hours in a.moderate oven 0 hat butter fat is a better food Two cupfuls rice, four eggs, two moro legumes decrease the cost of utter substitutes composed of_ thirds cupful sugar, one teaspoonfui keeping a herd of dairy cows, but le fats and oills. Facts sndlvanilla, three cupfuls milk, oneltali s like these make it most em- teaspoonful salt, one square choco- d NEW FACTS REGARDWG FOOD barrasig for the oleo manufsc- late turer t VALUE OF BUTTER FAT. a "just it behooves the bousewilfe to and sugar; then stir in the cooked ,, AILS WITH BOARDERS. pudding; t en return.to he - i hink the reason so many farm-l ives fail with lboarders, is be-‘ -CHEESE AND RWE BATTER_~ t they are not willing to lea-rnl 0 kool, tllomy- a womon who? Make a batter of one cupful of :_ flour. ons egg well beaten and one e u I l ith va atio ‘ l-lilo; cll;5;:,1loooo‘;oo alloc tool: half cupful of milk. Beat it thorough- ° l e de o tieast aif an 9 solutely essential for success. Y and 5 l ll “sl f l' ll h r look tllroogh' the lol-ge dolly hour. Then add one half cupful of h you will find many people nd. boiled rice, one half cupful of milk n mg for a few weeks lo lllolone half teaspoonful of baking pow ’~ “W ‘B “‘"'“’“ “‘°"’ °" 2'i?§'.,.f.°“f....‘.“'ii§il’°§-.'Lf.`§§o..f.3' ..‘l“I.'§i‘1 w ones ondence between the ham ' ' ‘ f one bushel peas to 1% bushels oxlllbll roots, or apples' he mokoo to the gtg Tllig iq about thg prgpgr gm very careful sclectlom and when he R`lltii0l‘B Frfiflk T. Silllll.,'M. A., D. SC., unt pei acre where a young catch is has round on ldool sample ho ll-loo to Dominion Chemist and B. `Lesiie eeded at the same time Legumes choose all the other similar so that n ElllSll€- C-ll & A-. F.<`-.S.. and is re easy crops to grow They not uniform shape -and idea of -ty-pe pro- Bllllflllll N0- 32 (Second Series) of the nly increase the amount of home valls."There'is no other way of catch- DlVlBl°ll Of (`l1G_llllSt_ry. As the title rown protein but they also odd nu ing the eye of the lodge, or of showing “”Sl-mill- lll° _llllllffllfl ls intended roxen to the soils of the farm the produce at its best. ` lllalllly l0l” lll~‘_lllll>f"ll=-lil-ll -if market D » and a dash of Cayenne pepper M‘ix 0 nd payling guest, afld you mus. ' well, put into a buttered baking dish o emu and judge something of .and ' ke in a hot oven twent to o _ _ ba v would be boarder from his let T _ _ us 0 stand B und young men and young wo. after i-t is taken from the oven. 3 _ mm, 1°.’.§`."§.“.;..§l§”°5§2".’.‘.‘?§.‘1' .".i‘.§’....l’.'§f’. Hour-MADE mr- - . The-y did not crave excitemeglt. onspound can of Putnam "ve and gslgggnrisgollég vlvl$e“;.i,Tn§ igllfg one half pounds of grease (straln- c » ' ed : one half eu ful of ammonia; n frequently .ask for a lunch and _l_ P ,Demi the day on me watel-_ rl-llo one half~pound package of borax. y dloogroooolo goo,-,to were moth, Dissolve the potaeh in three pints of e the cold' water. Tbts causes the water to he would if he knew he could hold ence of one of your prietakersz. Prac- ll-ll Small °llll‘l"el1- Wllflll I “NW lm longer .He Wm sacure A bu" tice ul home Wm, your .herd and ploy tention is paid to barnyard manure. taking children I found vory lioboil- When wld. Stir lu the mulled ll looollslgoollon among my oooplomgrease, then the ammonia, and lastly c om and pl,-ooldo_ tho bora_x, stirring constantly. Pour h __ _ _ tl ted into panteboard boxes too cool, and pay for. shows' oulld and rigidly ll<>l<>l<>l<>l<>t<>l<>i<>l¢>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>l<>iS lu H fllllel* gon' ake arrangements to exchange with ent matter, and only few ex'l1ibii0l'S 5”? im. This may be a complete or quail seem to practice the nrt.. sic” ed exchafrge as the breeders sec' Where groups are shown by exjert Uh t. An understanding as to tho rc graders the great diversity of types 0" l <1 Vllllls Of dlfferellt fertilizers. aling of the former sire at the end can be noted and compared to full allll- r who is usln a similar aged hull thev will be unbeaten in the graded C°l'llll0Slll0ll lllld methods of appllc-3. in this connection the section ted to Potassic Fertilizers 'ls es- ully interesting and valuable. Ad- with elaborate -tables is given flllully. suggestions to meet tho f'two years is usually made. advantage to the breed type. Where fellllllef F9'-lllll`€ll'l1€‘lllS Of HD€Clal Some breeders do not approve' cl' manv types of single individuals are °"°Pll- lll WlllCll,Hl'e included all kinds maintain an animal of that age. is readers do not stop to consider that much of their useful work will be lost. e extra amount of capital which There is no finer sight to be seen in WORK THE HORSE EASY AT hey are investing in a new sire ev- any exhibit of live stock than this of ry second year _ is a more serious group-showing, where each are chos- s in their business than the extra en after the distinctive type of some e extra amount of feed required 'animals this variation of breed type dl’ a-pt to get lost. Grading is of vital' his plan because of risks involved mixed together in classes for single ‘lf Vegetables ‘llld fl`Ullll- All BDDGH- gives the results of experiments in fertilization wit*ll carrots, turnlps, nd an inborn feeling that the other importance to the -breed; and until it PHl`SlllllS- Uelery. Onions. tomatoes and eliow wlill not play s-quare. These is fully understood by all exhibitors Pells- -T START When the soft hors-e is started at ed necessary. Harmony among family or strain. of some outstanding heavy work. the shoulders should be e- better class of breeders is also prepotent sire or. dam, and certainly given a good deal of care. The horse npirdly established. no other w-ay whereby breeders' ani- will The second and probably more to mais are so well shown to advantage. and g deelred method lg to join a co- Grading has its value in breeding as as perativs bull association. _ in this well as in showing, and the graded cool and to dry. When it becomes _dy the capital is lessened for each group in the showing ls no fanciful moist from sweat, it will become sore need frequenl breathing spells ut these times lllft the collar eo to give the shoulder a chance to ember and bulls of _proved merit exhibit; it is there to fulfil an end; much quicker than if dry. The collar v r exc tional breeding may is an object lesson to the breeders should be kept smooth,ii any lncrust- ebeginning to improve his own ,gi- Records of cattle herds maintained e country have forcibly _.brought to acticall neutral and six,-were sn posigtiye proof that therll is a call r more careful- and construét-ive Any good breeder of live a herd or dock which CURE lld ey GD - ` ' e brought into the community. The Live-stock breeding is valueless to ations form on it. scrape_ them off. provement of the stock. in a com- the individual breeders or to the Caro should bg “ooo ln moklog oo,-o unity means as much or more mon- breed, lf grading at home is neglected. that the horse has the collar that is apt to lead to shoulder trouble When starting the horse at hard work. watch it shoulders and neck. too, carefully. -_.___ - Even if the farm tractors do come. good horses will still be needed. And Europe is already short of horses, and the United States will be equally short if the war goes on. - it is estimated that an ncre of beans will produce as much ioodmat- erial for human consumption as five to fifteen acres of pasture. Buckwheat and emmer are-two late grain crops' which can be sown any time before the ond of Jllne. _--__ lf sheep have not already been dip- ped dip them` now. Kucp dipped sheep oil pastures for a few hours until dripping stops, as there is some dan- ger of poison. - it will psy excellently for every sheep _owner to cut burre along fences and in pasture fields. These burns are the means of lowering the price of wool tremendously- This' _year one man suffered a dtop of approximately 15a a pound on a clip of 250 pounds because his wool was full of burrs. Now in the time to prevent this loss ,since the burrs get -into the wool af- tel harvest when sheep are turned into pasture. ' _ é-&& _ . Make plans now to keep old ewes which are still good enough to breed .-Aa~ again. *~ - - . _ I , It lu, no tb liormllnek xml* ~ ‘ " l 'Nu .ya .swf o... elses, drpfood' problem has liéeome ao acute that it one can by an 'means keep ovqr~th_o y’ollils‘--beef-eailaals to gn é sell at heavier weight. and if one can keep s goodly number of breed- ing stock whether of horses, sheep.; swine beef or dairy cattle, and feed' them well. it is almost imperative that this be done. Some time in July it will ho possible to guage with fair accuracy the prospects for feed next winter, and the limit o‘f'_anitnais should be kept. Make preparations for breeding sows thin- fall. Be consistent with ‘the amount of food which lnnat be bought. Grow all the animals possi- ble, but do not overstock. -tm be sprayed or brushed well l. Early in July, there is still time to plant some rape on which to run fall _ lambs. Provide now for fall pasture. See that tho hogs get a balanced ra- tion in the summer.. Give plenty of wiley, or if these are not avaliable, sec that water is given them in abun- dance. Provide plenty of mineral feeds - if you have some pasture, fence off a piece for the hogs. A number of farmers are using an annual pasture crop this year grown from seeding of one bushel of wheat, one bushel of barley, one bushel of oats, and seven poulliikl of red clover seed per acre. , if there is no forage crop available for the hogs throw In some green feed such as alfalfa. or other material. Provide plently of shade for the hogs. if nothing better can be ob- tained. lean some boards or an old door up against the fence. _T *l"l°'|"l'§* +1' \l»'!'l'll'l"lI'|'*\i4' 4- -|- -l- POULTRY -o- -l--we-l»-l--l--l--l--l»-|» +4- -o-+4--|»~|»4~~|» thing new '.-ind different every once in a wililc. For instance, each spring one should try to have a new veget- es one fresh interest in gardening work and :lrltls to the store of necee sary fond. Another good thing tn in trnllucc this year is the practice of pllttillg flown cglzs. i think it is t00‘ much to expect. thot. liens will lay in tllc depths of our cold winters, and e. capped. Nor does one need to be ing eggs is so highly organized that the surplus of spring and summer months can he held over for winter with scarcely any depreciation. cach of the provinces the department of agriculture is 1>L€)_§i'_ed tonffer the ing eggs to any who are interested. Briefly, the preliminary arrangements :ire to seperate :lil mule birds from the isyiilg flock as fertilized eggs will not keep as well as non-fertile. 'hen collect tile eggs regularly. When othcr place that is free fro-rn the blazing sun und then get ready the plcscrving mixture. Experience points to two standard preservatives preparation of "water glass" and wat- solving lime ill water and the latter is bought :lt ilrug stores. Most people should use the former, as it costs very little, and that is a prime considers out it in two and make tubs.. about tell pounds of lime in one of these and fill it up with water. '\Stlr lllltil the lime has dissolved, then put the fresh eggs into the water. From time to time this will have to be re- filled, ns the water evaporates, and as the lime settles add more when fresh water is put in. lit is not much trouble to put down a hundred dozen eggs this `way, and they provide a. spenrlid variety in winter. Sormetimes eggs are rubbed with lard and packed in bran, but this does not prevent moisture escaping from tile inside of the egg. Where one lives close to a cold storage plant the trouble of preserving may be saved -by sim-ply putting the eggs in storage. Such stores usually carry thirty doz- en cases for ten cents tr month. lu lny event. preserve some eggs and do it before the hot weather of July arrives. L_ CURING HEN8 OF BROODING FEVER What to do with broody hens is a problem that confronts many farmers during the spring and early' summer. To bc sure. a few refused to hatch and rear chicks, but! the remainder are not only a nuisance hut a source of loss during the time that they are not producing eggs. lt ie desirable test which the 'Connecticut Agrlcul tural College conducts, a broody coop 1l,§x1%x3 feet. and made entirely of slats. is provided for each house. shut up in this coop with no food but with plenty of water to drink. Three days of such confinement is usually sufilcient to cure her oi all desi-re to nit. 'l‘h`e management feels that being in the same pen where she can see the other birds moving freely about the pen and eating at liberty will fever sooner than she otherwise would. in extremely hot weather when such close confinement would perhaps be dsngerous,_tho broody with bare yardst At one of the contests referred to parison of the different breeds with respect to broodlness. The highett percentage of broody birds was foupd in the Rhode island Reds and`t e lowest in the Leghorns. it is interest- horn does go broody, slle_l_t:selA!_o s time than s bird of any ot era;-lr By time lost due to brnodiassso s mea t' the number of d _N mbsf. at iiay|.lolt.lllrr»tli\» m _. .-lm-_ ‘ ,ui hepsufhsn-,bex comparing ' -,,-L-g;,,_.r_-._`t.,,f`>l."»¢.;.\i.e&l§;é5_¢l.till-.i`._3.&i ~ ' ‘- "` 4| * ~. WINTER EGG SUPPLY. l- it is a good practice to do some- .l able or fruit for the garden. This giv- '1 - “1 _ "‘ fi. - ti without eggs .` The science of preserv- 21- ln ,_ , for eggs, namely, lime water and a . er. The first may he mlade by dis- li tion. A good plan is to get a barrel, 'rf Plll ":=‘__ . ill; - -(¢°_°*llll\,¢ll_°5¢l°le tell.) . - i,_ fl tl' -. ll. 1 - -L - __ fresh, put them into n coal cellar or `_ - liquid. such as skim milk, buttermilk, ,‘ ----»-. t. -._..,_ '- ' i _ _ ,._. 1' 'll l ;~ 'lv ill if .- it it .\_- f_-l‘ '- i ,lA . house without eggs is sorely handi- il _'fl E .15 -A l t'» . '. -most complete suggestions on keep- _,if ‘;"_ .53 e 'li- `il_ l- __ 1 l' l 'lll' E- .~,-. _ 'l ‘ il ‘ti r *lf 1 ‘<..L l* l t' _ l ;. 'ffl _-¢»»¢-s- -ow, _. yl . 1-so -_-_ .- . \ 2 ' 'l _.` ¢»~._,_-lol _ ,..,..-1-.1 1--1-. ~ - ._ §=s=-»~e-l‘a§_\o---»o’..‘=o.-.>~s».-1-__T..-a._ l_~. ld- Ii _ .- . a..-f; i t .QR cause hor to get over her broody ,if - » hens are simply turned into pens ._ :l:..?ff:l_.°'....~l-,-'°......~»~r°§.l"lf j . _ _" l l X f . fit?" Ll; :-5 _3' ‘.i'l. 0| J 'if' i. . 'l _ l” 1 'Cl ,' Il it 15 f' l \' l fl l fri ..__ ,_, it' t l. . l` t ._- _ l. " l l-l ,f that these birds be “broken up" as il- soon as possible. ln' the Laying Con- .~_4 'Q ‘ ,le sw ‘yi l li l When a hen becomes broody she is - i » Q’ t l pg . _ ll _-it `. ‘e l fl , ` 1 -' ‘ . records were kept showing s com- - ' . a if ing to not. however. that when a ‘ . if ` if ,_ l Y