,and clays, are more susceptible to ,. y Faun-Made Vinegar , wa. the rims-oz. v The Fragrant Weed Grows in Favour Excellent ‘ ‘ l5 BMW" l" mnada and It I: finding increas- mg favor in the British market which absorbed eight and a half munch pounds or unmanufactured gamdlsn tobacco in 1934. In ad- dition, practically all of the re- mainder of the 1034 Canadian crop ‘mounting to 13,500,000 pounds has been sold in the home and other markets. The tobacc plant‘ shows great variation in the shape, ocl- mm texture, and number of leaves. and is cultivated with more or less success In all parts of the world. southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland. British India, the United States. the great producer, and other countries cater to the British mar- ket. 1n Canada there are five gen- emi types grown, namely, flue- cured, Burley. dark, Quebec pipe. and cigar, but the name of tobac- w varieties is legion. The most curious oi all is the Dwarf type, a native of Mexico. It is probably the smallest tobacco plant known and produces only a few tufts at the page, On the other hand the stalks oi the Peruvian plant grow seven or eight fact high. Yara to- harco of Cuba resembles Canadian ciunr tobacco to some extent, and the Pcrique of Louisiana becomes black of its own accord after cur- ing. The Latakia of Syria is one pf the most celebrated types known m commerce, and Sumatra tobac- eo is one of the finest varieties cultivated. Persian tobacco, known as Shiraz. is not unlike Latakia when cured, but is not adaptable to cigars because of burning badly. Then there are the Spanish, Hun- garian, Turkish, Japanese, Man- lllan and other varieties, but most Canadian smokers prefer the pro- duct of their own country.‘ Soil Drifting Control While extensive plans for the rc- habllllatlon of the drought areas of the Purlrle Provinces are proceed- ing, a bulletin from the Dominion Department of Agriculture has Just been lssud giving detailed Informa- tion about the most successful methods now known for controll- ng soil drifting. It is available on application. Few areas on the prairies are entirely immune from soil drifting, d observations indi- cate that ext mely light and ex- tremely heavy soils, such as sands (mperlmenlal Farms Note) Early blight occurs Ontario. Alberta Columbia, troublesome In vine-es where varieties suffer also season the resulting very heavy. it usually appears oval by the readily identifies this of the weaker condition of llnfectlom, which is further sects. seen at any development footed areas wards irregularity, varying be confused with shallow tubers. follows: drifting than the soils collectively known as loam. In wooded or park. areas, with natural protection against wind, soil drifting is relat- lvely infrequent but on occasions has been serious. Generally speak- ing. Southern Alberta, Southern Saskatch wan, and Southwestern Manitoba form the areas most sus- ceptible to serious drifting. Else- where there may be periods of sev- eral years intervening between the occurence of severe dust swims. Drifting usually occurs during the months of April and May, and on occasions during June. It is not an mfrequent occurrence in Southern Alberta even during the winter months. (4-4-40). Applications must made regularly and every ten days or two weeks. start- ing when the plants are six to eight be fungus, strengthens the plant and an aid to infection. mke up and burn Combine this measure with a rota- crops of yrotatoes on the same land tend to increase the disease an usually it is worse ouch your if there is no rotation of crops. Avoid piling the potato tops close to the newly dug pllo of potatoes. thus disposing of one of the impor- tant sources of tuber infection. evidence of Ailernarla rot should be discarded when selecting potatoes for seed. . Home-made vinegar of good qual- ty can be prepared from n variety of raw products, provided lhcy contain fenneniable sugar in suf- ficient quantity. According w the bulletin on vinegar making on the farm Just issued by the Dominion Department of Agriculture, Otta- iuice of apples». grapes. berries, or other fruit. or honey may be used as the raw material with success. Whatever the source may be. however. it is of the ut- most importance to bear in mind that there are two distinct stages In vinegar making, representing two fermentative processes. each Carried on by differs-ni- typcs of mleroorganisms.- The first stage is the alcoholic fermentation of the sweet juice, whereby the sugar is converted info alcohol through the action of the yeasts. The second step consists in the conversion of the alcohol nlo acetic acid. Ths. the acetic or vinegar fermentation proper, is caused by vinegar bac- teria. The two stages in the pro- cess are quite distinct, and for their best act-ion require different condi- tons as intimated in the context of the bulletin. A realization of the twofold nature of the process will do much towards ensuring success in preparing home-made vinegar. IMPERIAL PUPPY FOOD ' It is extremely important to give puppy, foxes a right start by early supplying nourishing food. This start can be given by feeding IMPERIAL PUPPY FOOD. which ls especially high in food values as it is made from carefully selected Ingred- ients universally recognized for high standard nutritional content. IMPERIAL PUPPY FOOD formula is prepared with a view to the development 0f pups into active, sturdy foxes with pelts of highest sheen and faultless color. yTo accomplish these results "lmperials" must be fed early and regularly through- out the whole season. Secure from your local dealers or dfici from factory. " Imperial Biscuit Co., Ltd. ‘ Charlottetown. P, E. I. Box 446 "Phone 721 my BIIIIIIIF or Pnilin£s in Quebec, and British and is particularly the Maritime Pro- lt occasions heavy losses practically every year. It is quite destructive in-certain sea.- 80118. especially to such early maturing varieties as Irish Cobbler and Bliss ‘Prlumph. Later maturing and when they are attacked lake in the growing losses may be This disease attacks the leaves and stalks ofpolato plants and is what is called early blight because comparatively early in the growing season. The disease is recognized on the foliage as dark brown to black roundtsh or spots irregularly distributed over the Leaf surface and marked characteristic target-like or ridges. The last named feature particular disease and distinguishes it from late blight as well as from all other loaf disorders of the potato. Because the lower leaves they are most liable to aided by such injuries as those inflicted by soil, flea beetles and other in- Contrary to the belief held for many years, early blght may attack potato tubers. They are contamin- ated by the spores during digging operations and typical spots may be time, but the greatest occurs in storage. In- am shallow, purplish- brown, circular. with a tendency t0- in diameter from one-quarter to one inch and surrounded by an even raised border. These lesions might late blight rot but closer observations show them to be and isolated from the healthy tissue by a tough corky layer, a symptom never associated with late blight infections which spread out‘ unevenly into affected The importance of this disease- has made ithecessmy for the Di- vision of Botany, Dominion Experi- mental Farms. to conduct tests for the purpose of establishing the necessary measures which are ‘as Spray with Bordeaux mixture- thoroughly i zhes high. Bordeaux destroys the reduces flea. beetle injury which is After the potatoes have been dug, the tops as they offer winter protection to the fungus responsible for eorly blight. tlon of crops as a means of ridding the soil of the fungus. Successive Use clean. seed. ‘Tuber-s showing l {Department of Agriculture, and a . body was left to lsalvation. [music in an original way." (Wom- ~ ma“ "CHARLOTTETO F011‘ FARMERS, ST WN GUARDIAN -——i ANOTHER. JUBILEE m‘ ment Halifax-that 1s, on it had Balllflrlidfrlfl. the discomiorts in very thin; and the Journey we bothered to talk to one hatch was raised, and hitherto the exclusive the upper classes, was put slings and lowered to our After tea <5 p.111.) the stewards an part of the crew rigged up as platform for the all Illa seats; iy since a, W558. everybody got a chalice to exercls his or her vocal powers. often a shade for was not up and go their the moriow? son, prcstidlgator." in spite of his age, Wmblicated equipment; Dart of the aildlence. Last week we left the new Can adians resting as well as could in the cubicles of the Eml Grant Sheds at Halifax: after th route to Pictou. They were surpris hailed from. We had some time to Pictou, and wandered about everybody was glad when It to the hour for embarking disconcerting; and accompanied us thither him- self. At that time he ran a business in the store now OCCupIed years we kept up the friendship which began that night. Next morning we were summon- ed to lilo Irgislative Council Cham- ber, whore the party was given a. luearty welcome by the Hon. John Richards, who occupied the chair. Premier Haszard. Canon Simpson. Rev. Dr. T. F. Fullerton and others echoed the welcome, to which our Mr. Halloway, a farmer from Dov- onsliirc, replied, thanking these rnntlemen for the kindness ex- tended to the immigrants. At this meeting it was announced that the new settlers would be the guests of the Government for a maximum period oi two weeks whlln they looked out farms cn which lo locate. Those islanders who had farms to dispose of had been asked to furn- ish particulars to the Provincial complete list was to be seen at the Ofllce. Apart from these two "points" the settler had no further assistance. For political and other reasons the Government could not recommend any one farm more than the rest. If the settler enquired of lhe neigh- bors, those friendly to the present holder gave a good account of the farm. whilst the neighbor on the other side laid great stress on its faults, Besides all this. it was not easy for a new hand to gauge the fertility (or otherwise) of a farm at», that period of the year. The im- migrant was than at a swat dis- advantage from the verv first In addition the Department had had no previous experience of handling a bunch of immigrants. so oval’- work out his own ODDS AND ENDS Music and Mental Health: "Dr. Walter Kluge of Berlin . . . uses en's Realm page. June 14. 1935-) This doctor finds that his mnnlll patients react naturally to certain melodies, and "abandon resistance" as a first stop to recovery. This idea is not new though: in Charles Reader's matler-of-fact romance ‘it is Never too Lain to Mend" (1856) one of his heroes. (for the story has many.) the Rev. Mr, Eden. employs violin mils-l;- Io break up old StrflW-i O 0n l00kilig over the last instal- under this caption, it, meme evident that an event of an sum- I8 character had been emit. led. The day before we reap-neg May 11th. ‘I910 —an air of cheerfulness pervaded both crew and passengers, Just as done when we commenced our OdYSF-ey- lt was a curious tact that although we set out lnaspirit of ml; lfiflsth of the voyage wore it towards the end of just could not be another. Now all was changed, for there was to be a concert on the last night aboard the old Carthaginian. The the piano. property t! 111W deck. choruses to the comic songs so that In those days comic songs were vulgar and the songs- ters let themselves go that. night, the company to break separate ways on PYObHbIy to meet no more. Ono survival from the past mlkreslvd mc greatly; thirty years bfifore, I had gone to an entertain- mfihli given by "Professor Ander- and here was the man himself still recognizable and still able to juggle money from one passenger's pocket to anothers. He put on a very good show of the old-fashion- ed kind, that is, without a lot of his wife conttlrlbutfdl a. Rumba!‘ of old-time sen men a son s w ich found fa- vor with the gore sober-minded m‘ m" °‘ m“ “Yb”- they lvng voyage they missed the rise and fall of the boat. The P.E.I. party were up early next morning and took the train for Truro, en ed at the rocky character of much of the land seen from the train and at the coldness and lateness of the season as compared with the south of England-where most of them on the °f ‘he 53° M Northumbcrland. We reached Char- W“, ""1 h“ 1°“ b?’ t‘! ilmr-gmvn Ry dmc and disembavked secret ballot; and that he might be undcr the glare or artificial lights, °1e"l“d l“ "Wmber with little idea as to where we were whethe‘ he Wssfissed going next. (To arrive at a strange While his Pam“! ‘emws We” w city in the morning. with all day be PM‘! M- This W“ Elm" P°1' to make alqvangcmgnts m is not so itlcal progress than had been made one m“ get the “my for over flve hundred years. It was of the land") Here fortune again stood my friend. Among the crowd 19mm can“! the whom curiosity, interest, or kind- ness had drawn to the wharf, was a Mr. Stewart who was destinpd to be a firm friend of the writer and his family. He took us in charge, had our effects conveyed to a hotel, grocery by Mr. A. E. Toombs," and for many Purpose.” and all his ‘tfictiozr’ drawn from real life. That ls modern: Samuel, Chap. I6, Coverdale, SDrete of God came David toke with his hands: so was saul m. d aprete departed from him." Also when the intensive and long continued eflort began to under- mine the people's morale, during the World War, all the factories, stores and many other business places. found that to commence the day with hall an hour's singing, lessened the strain and produced better work. Victoiran Music: I have been reading a little book on music, en- d titled “The Principles of English a Church Music Composition" 1n t “ l I which Sir John Steiner (author of auslvzip rsgglfifgnléelltext books on Harmony. etc), is 5mm. collection was w b" iwrrll slated for his devotion m the made m, their benefit The-concsru great masters of classical music. great sucmm with pygmy of His attitude to English folk music was also typically Victorian," says the author, and a commentator has pencllled-in the marginal ex- planation. "i.e., rotten!" The "old favourites” (hymns) are stigmatiz- ed as "sticky," “grovelling" "whin- ing" and so forth. What then wins the author's ap- proval? First and foremost is the Plain Song or Plainchant. The author acknowledges, however, that lhe Plainchant melody is not con- gzegatlonal-"or rather" he laments. that congregations are too apath- etic to take the necessary trouble to learn it." My own Impression Is that Plain song is more adapted to the southern Celtic temperament than to the taste of the northern rams. ln the meantime, I suppose. the apathetic musicians-will go on singing thelp "old favorites" and enjoy the process-which latter is Secondly. the . author admires _ ‘tfalse relations," such as a tenor C against an alto C sharp. Well, it's _ all s matter of taste; and I'm afraid e mine is too “Vlctorlan" to apprec- iate the acid flavor of such a. chord. The Victorian Era: It is the fash- ion now-s-days, in some quarters, to pull upon the Victorian era, as if it was a highly inefficient, muddled period. devoid of all genius. Histor- ians know better; they class the Victorian era with "the spacious times of great Elizabeth.” After the "hungry forties," E (a Spare mihang-ovsr of depression from the in rather desultory fashion, spying out the land. However from the lack of notes on this occasion, there must have been little to spy; and The phrmlmem“? WW“ came people increased. so that every man nineteen years ‘oi war against Napoleon.) the reign of Victoria merged into a wonderful period of expansion in trade. art and sclenfge. of t e twenty-one could was to be 0% Parliament and or not. in 1851 that the first Exhibition took "International." becausee very nation was asked to send some production to the great show. Exhibitions have been held ever since, in every quarter of the globe-but the original show was a "Victorian" idea», There also was ~a great increase in British possesslo abroad during this reign, nota y in Africa and India, The former colonies merged into an lilmplre ind Victoria was the first Empress; Turning to the creative side of t mltlsh genius, it should be rem bered (before criticizing) that one of the three greatest English pcrits, Alfred, Lord Tennyson. graced the Victorian era. One cannot here recall all the lit- erary iightsof the pbrlfld. but they give the lle to the nttion thal- the era. was a stupid one The harmony of caiiy Victorian popular music was one of the simp- lest character, and counter-point was little used. As thee‘ reign pro- gressed the harmony: developed richer and more pleasing effects and probably reached its culmina- ' tlon in the compositions of Sir Ar- lthur B. Sullivan. His light operas Iwith their lively strains, are as great favorites now as when they} first appeared; and are likely to outlast the critics of today. The scientists of Victorian times were engaged in sowing the seed from which our industrialists have reaped a rich harvest. Then were as yet no oars, planes. nor radios: but we can set against this. that ‘life was safer, from accidents. hand- its and kidnappers; it was not nec- essary to practise with gss-nm-sks and subterranean refuges; nor were we obliged u» listen to crooners. ad- vertisements, and the rest of it. Modern inventions are not an un- mixed blessing, nor were Victorian times so hopelessly banal as some would have us believe. 1n fact. 0h looking ma, in many remvw i-hb Victorian days were a Golden Ase. compared with these days 0f ill- security, strife and economic calam- lty. To his a Bow: “She was called before the curtain several times to take bows." says an account of a concert: and this phrase of "tak- ing" a bow has lately been immort- alized by the fllma An lmgllsh paper gives it in its correct sense a; "making his bow to the audience for the first time." A bow is nothing which you receive-so you don't take it. But it is somethinz which you do-henos you aka it. New Plant Ii h flora: Mr. l. B. Blanche-r’. Architect. of Char- lottetown, has been the first to put on local record the orchid scientifi- cally known as Cypripedium parvi- florum Bsiisb. and popularly called motel wrpor. Made was BIO IF‘ "l! “Indie: B1101‘ writer 0i lhe “novel with | "I! we can quote a more ancient authority. Turn to I _ Verse 2a. Miles the old Bishop of Exetpr, thus translates the verse into the Spelling of 1535: “Now whan the upon Saul. ye harpe and played freszshed and eased and the even gence. Their after some years Mr. Bod!!!’ had enough seed of the true strain to place on the market- Bo now the public rejoice in the TIIILY NOTES ON TOPICU CONNICTID WITI Silver Fox Farming point. Gordon McMillan of Cornwall has a nice crop of pups this year and has not 10st a single one since he counted the pups in the litters. Gordon has a. scientific trend of mind combined with very practical qualities which enabl into use a feeding for his foxes that brings results either from a show orpelt stand- The hlshest price realized for a silver Fox pelt in the recent London auction was £37. at the Hudson's 58y Company sale for a three- quarter silver. A rather good price and one which makes us feel that the era of good figures for quality stuff is not over. The high price of meat produds is something that has every fox rancher figuring at present. Yester- day we interviewed the manager of the largest firm dealing with im- ported fox meats in the province and he oould give us very little comfort for the future. He said that the stock of tripe in the hands of the abattolrs at Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, etc, was the smallest in years and the combined total would not be over 40,000 pounds. Year after year until the present, stocks would accumulate througlh the winter and leave a. plentiful supply for summer and fall feed- ing and this meant low or at least reasonable prires. met fall and win- ter the fox farmer took a run on tripe. Red meat was more or less taboo, or if not taboo. fed much more sparingly than ever before, the fur farmer believing that tripe would give him a, better colored pelt. The result-small supply now and higher prices. Due to the drought in the west- em United states and Southern Al- berta last year, hundreds of thou- sands of cattle had to be killed. That shortened the available sup- ply for this season and sections that had beef cattle in the west and in Ontario found s. ready max- ket at improved prices. There is an actual scarcity today 0r if not s. scarcity something that Is not far from it. The result. higher prices for beef. liver, hearts, bnef trim- mings, tripe, etc. This province I.s at a very biz dis- advantage as compared with Que- bec, Ontario and Western Canada in that we have no large abattoirs where thousan") of cattle are re- ceived. killed and their available for purchase. In cur case these products have to be shipped by rail with freight rates running from 3-4c to 1 3-40 per pound. and in addition we have to buy them in a frozen state, whereas the ran- cher near the large cities mentioned can buy them fresh killed. Whether we like it or not we have to face facts and use brains in an endeavor to see how we can offset some of the difficult- ies as to cost of feed which we are laboring under. The above was brought very for- cibly to mind because of a visit the writer had yesterday from Mr- and Mrs. P. D. Macivclll of Edmonton. Alberta. They are Jormer Islanders who migrated to the West where Mr. MacNeill Is Mflhfl-Eel‘ 0f "h? Belmont Fur lihrms near Edmon- ton. This ranch has 400 adult fe- per." This plant was found near Fortune Bridle, and was in bloom in the middle of June. This brings Orchidaceae twenty-two species, which is a 800d- ly number for so small a territory. I hope Mr. Blanchard will continue his research, since there are quite half-a-dozen species that are sus- pected to be present on the Island. but have not yet been actually 79¢‘ 0111' orded. How a New Plant Cams: John C. Bodger, of E1 Monte, California. is an originator of new 1111111“ and l‘ worthy successo to the late Luther and his assistants have, by years of careful work. de- veloped dooens 0f new Vlflelles °f garden plants. Imagination. Obie?" are the three Burbank. He 115i’. Of vaticn, and patience. most necessary quit-um“ successful plant breeder. accordlnfl to Mr. Badger. who also SW» "ml the originator of a new variety m5? reap s. rich reward for "Three thousand dollars a pound, and up, is. cheerfully paid for seed of some types 0f psi-uni“ that were created by plant breeders." Such prices are. Of course, paid by the big seed-houses who recoup themselves by seven-l season's trade. for resourceful One of Mr. Badgers introductions double was the nasturtlum "Golden Gleam" .4 species that sprang into instant favor. lts discovery was more 0f the nature of “s. lucky lull" will‘ er than of deliberate plenum- whiie examining a field of B4118" nasturtfuma several years" srv- M1‘- Bodger came across a plant throw- Ing a number of double flower!“- apparently without cause. Undeter- red by the not that no double nas- turtimn had ever before produced ma, m. Bodger kept the plant under observation. and happily was able to collect a few seeds from lt- The seed was. carefully planted next season, and many of the new plants produced med was sown in turn, and of this routine flowers. on of a "nasturtium" (Trop- year Muesli reolum) that diflers from the single variety in its infil- er, double flowers, its greater frag- rance, long stems. and etouter habit. "Scarlet" considerably and other "glleams" have mad: their appear- ifellvn 1M2’: It» can es him to put and care system products 0U!‘ upto the his dili- hsve produced over 1,200 pups. three-quarter silvers. This has bee as silver coloririgs have more and therefore made the ranc a better proposition financially. 4 l-sc, baker's bread 4c a loaf for 20 ounce loaf. cher has over us. Asked as to the quantities he fe 4 ounres. Our own about 8 ounces so he is feedln average for adults is 9 ounces pe er is added. - peg rancher whose case we cite that he himself fed a pound an stomach get heated start biting its fur. will be blessed by us all." chap we talked to believed in feed use of a larger amount of salt in thefeed. rimming up to as much as four pounds to 10M pounds of feed. l-le also uses swiss chard dur- ing the summer and sugar beets in the winter. “How do you house your foxes?" we asked. "The same as you do except that we have small individ- ual sheds or rather we put two pups in a. small shed or what we would call a coop and bed it with slew hay, that is a. coarse kind of hhy- We also use a lot of moss which is cheap, and it does not have to be cleaned out as often as the hay. ' The pups daily diet would con- sist of milk and bread with some tripe in the morning and an eve- ning feed made up of hearts, beef, tripe. liver or figs, bread. 2 per cent of bran. swlss chard, tomatoes with the addition of l per cent of flax meal. We discussed the feeding of flax meal with him and gave it as our opinion that one would have to be very careful in using it even in the proportion of 1 per cent. This is a good time of year to feed flax meal to loosen 11p the old fur and get it cleaned off, but It has to be‘ very carefully used during the fall months as there is danger of its loosening up thg fur and causing it to drop out when males and 250 adult males which Their stock has been built up from strains such as MacKinnon, All-Star. R. J. MacDonald. Ruth- ven-Brett, etc. They have few blacks or darks, most of them running to fortunate from a pelt standpoint realized The writer discussed the cost of fggdlng with Mr, MacNeIII and here are the figures he was paylns 1°!‘ fresh goods delivered at the ranch when he left. Trips 1 1-26. liver. '1 1-20, herits 3c. beef trimmings Contrast these figures with what we have to pay: tripe 4 1-2c, liver 10c, hearts 6c. beef trimmings 6c. bread '7, etc, and you will so: what a. big advantage the Western ra_n- he said that his evening feed amt- age per pup would be RbOIIt seven ounces. He feeds twice daily and the morning feed would be about average is about 3 ounces per fox more than we are. He is feeding his adults about 12 ounces per day while our day. These figures arc the solid in- gredients and milk before any wat- He spoke of a well-known Winni- last fall as feeding up to 1B ounces once a. day to his pups. Mr. Mac- Nieill says that is quite true and more daily to lots of his pups. He thinks that the climate out there and perhaps the breed of foxes is the reason why large quantities can be ind with good results. The most of us are afraid to feed a. Pup all he will take for fear he will bloat rld kick the bucket or its and ft will "Do you have any trouble with pups biting their tips’! we asked. He said, "Yes, that is a general trouble everywhere and the man that can figure out s. cure for It, “One lng raw turnips when they had grown to a size sufficiently large enough to be pulled. His method was to split the turnip In two and throw it 1n to the foxes. Others believed the trouble remedied by feeding greens such as Swiss chard. lettuce, alfalfa, etc. Personally he had received good results from the OCK BREEDERS AND GARDENERS mawsrnmuzs IIAKZJ BREEIIINE 0F IIIIEAT ACTIVITIES 0F THE DOMINION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (Experimental Farms otc) The wheat breeding acti itles of the Dominion Department of Agri- culture have been under way since 1886, when the Experimental Farms Branch was inaugurated. In the early days. Dr. Wm. Saunders, first Director of the Dominion Experi- mental Fsrms, conducted the work under his own personal supervision, and such varieties as Preston, Huron, Percy and Stanley were made available to the public through his efforts. Increased activities in other lines made it necessary for Dr. Saunders to have assistance and his a son, the present sir Glories Saunders. took over wheat breeding work in 1903 and became the first Dominion Gel-enlist. On account of the high quality of its "Manitoba" wheats, Canada had built up an enviable reputation but, more often than not, early frosts proved disastrous rmfl the demand was made to the Federal Depart- d ment 0f Agriculture for early maturng varieties. Red Fife, the popular wheat at that time, was too late in maturing and earlier sorts had to be developed. Dr. William Saunders had been a g great believer in the possibilities of crossing wheais of suitable types in order to produce strains ylikely to possess the specially desired char- ‘, actors. From some of these crosses made under his guidance, his son. Sir Charles, was able to develop the, world-famous Marquis wheat. which is perhaps the greatest single contribution to Canadian agricul- d ture resulting from agricultural re- search. This variety possessed and earli- ness which, at the time of its intro- duction in 1907, was quite remark- able. It was a week to ten clays earlier than Red Ffe and had quality and yield in addition. The advent of Marquis; and the remarkable expansion of agriculture to new lands "mhde during the decade 1910 in) i920 createtl Rie- monds for yet earlier wheats, and Ruby was introduced during the critical period of 1916 to 1916. This variety had the advantage of being three to five days earlier than Marquis, but in threshing it had the fault of shelling too easily and never became really popular. In 1926. a variety called Garnet was distributed to over a thousand farmers and was followed in two - years‘ time by another new Cereal Division wheat called Reward, which has since become famous as being one ot-the best wheats yet developed from the standpoint of quality. weight per bushel and ap- D l1 d PAGE FIVE ‘haq Mixed Farming‘ 0n the Prairies Farming in the Prairie Provinces comprises four more or less dis- tinct types, first, wheat growing: second, mlxed farmln ' third, dalrying (usually associated with mixed farming) , and fourth, ranching, according to information given in a ‘recently issued Domin- ion Government publication, “The Prairie Provinces in their Relation to the National Economy of CanL ada.” Wheat growing prgdomfrf- ates in southwestern and central Alberta,- throughout the whole of Saskatchewan (except the north- ern and eastern fringe and the dry belt); and in southern Manitoba, 1n the latter area, however, the Pflifiortlon of other cereals and "Take crops is growing rapidly. Mixed farming is found in north. em and western Alberta, and in the northern and eastern parts of both Saskatchewan and Manitoba —in other words, over practically the whole of the park belt. Mixed farming is also the dominant type in the irrigated districts. The greatest development in dairylng has occurred in eastern Manitoba. northeastern Saskatchewan and northwestern Alberta. Ranching is practically confined to the dry area in southwestern Saskatch- ewan and southeastern Alberta, and to a strip of land extending from the international boundary northward along the foothills to beyfmd Calgary. Wheat was first grown in the Prairie Provinces 12d Years ago by the Selkirk settlers in Manitoba. Dcarance for show purposes. This variety has never been beaten for premier honours at the big shows since its introduction. Both Garnet and Reward are five to eight days earlier than Marquis. Work is being carried on at the present time in the West to make a final choice of the best of several new rust resistant varieties of wheat whch the Dominion Depart- ment 0f Agriculture has developed at its Winnipeg laboratory and at the Branch Experimental Farm at Brandon, in an effort to overcome the terrible losses suffered in years when wheat stem rust was preva- lent . Considerable success has crowned the efforts of the scientists working on this problem and it is confidently expected that a new rust resistant wheat of suitable quality and yielding ability will be available shortly. Further work is being done by the Dominion Experimental Farms Branch to produce wheats as early as Garnet or Reward but which are more desirable than either. some very promising material is under test at the present time which is expected may make further contri- butlons to the number of good wheats already produced by the Do- minion Department of Agriculture. drummed. We think 1 rrr cent is a little stiff dosage. In the feed fozmula you will no- tice with surprlse we think. "liver ys the high or figs." Mr. MacNelll sa (Continued on Page 9r Flax Fibre Utilization Of much interest to Canadian flax growers and agricultural scientists engaged in economic fibre production is the appearance of a new process for the utilization of flax fibre to which the Canad- ian Timie Commissioner in Eng- land calls attention The process consists first in extracting the fibre from flax, hemp, and similar plants by artificial means, thus obviating the necessity for rotting. The fibres are then refined, mixed, and spun, after which the other parts of the process, such as weaving and dyeing, are carried on in the ordinary manner. It is understood that linseed fibre which would otherwisegotowaslecanbemade use of. The raw fibre can be dec- orticated near the locality In which it is grown. and the product baled and shipped to any point. A new fabric, a mixture of flax nbre and 11w cotton which looks like linen. has been developed by a large Manchester cotton firm, and, as the Canadian Commissioner says. if the process realises the success ex- pected of it, it could be introduced into Canada to make use of waste flax fibre, or, on the other hand. it 1. BUNGLO SUMMER-PUP ration until Sept, 1 and adulis from time Vixens on No. 2 Ration. SUNGLO WONDER SUNGLO EAR LOTION VITAMINERAI. International Fox 8i could possibly lead to an export If“! in flan. _ FOX FEEDS and PRODUCTS are steadily gaining in favor. YOU CAN RAISE PUPS WITHOUT DIEATS. YOU CAN FEED ADULTS ALL SUMMER WITHOUT MEATS. hydrated meat meal, fed with whole milk and eggs may constitute lhe pups‘ entire iced uniil Sept. 1. 2. SUNGLO FOX RATION NO. 2 buttermilk may constitute the adult THE ABOVE FEEDS WERE THOROUGHLY TESTED ON OUR OWN RANCl-IES DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS. Pups were started at 6 weeks of age on above feed, IN ADDITION WE OFFER YOU: SUNGLQSUMMER-PUP Ration without meat SUNGLO SUMMER ADULT SUNGLO FLEA 8f LOUSE KILLER SUNGLO WORM EXTERMINATOR SUNGLO WHITE DISINFECTANT All above Products are ISLAND MADE. Prices up to Mag-less than similar products. SEE YOUR NEAREST DEALER OR WRITE US. Llmllsll RATION containing de- soaked in skim or fox’s entire were weaned from pups without meat Animal Foods,