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Farmers Dapyymen -¢,_v..‘i1”_’;." __ _ _ , ,i- -_ - _ . _ _ V ____ V AV ___ ii V; -u._,;_,»_.-.-;'.,v- -,g.-1, _V =(‘~ l - ;=.s- f§ School.” I lt.; 'I MD- _ '. - .. wasmf wsarnsn ,succss-nous ron' cxuaoum mo-romsrs "NIow_I"that summer is\ aptualiy with. us,:_wlth the weather forecasters pre- dicting many-hot days to come, it may:-not. be smlss for rne.to offer a few liilsestions for the guidance of motorists. for the next few months," saysdf. ._ Grady, sales manager of the Studebaker Corporation, Walker- viiie, »Canada. "Lubrication is ,of course. one of the chief causes for motor ills during the warm weather. This, however, is not an incurable summer malady _of the motor car-the remedy is sim- ple and only requires a little care and patience on the part of the owner, or driver of the car. - “A heavier grade of oil should be used _in the motor during the summer than is used in the winter. As the oil heats it becames thinner and loses some of its lubricating qualities. The various makes of oil come in several grades and any Studebaker dealer will be glad to advise you as to the particular grade to be used in Stude- baker cars. - o ~, "The oil should be drained from the oil pan every five or six hundred mil- es and replaced with fresh oil. At this time of the year it is a very good idea to drain off all the old oil in the oil pan, and then pour a gallon of kero- .sene in the oil filler pipe, after first replacing the drain plug. Then turn the engine over several tinfes, using the starting motor and keeping the ignition' switch in the "off" position. This operation will circulate the ker- osene through the -system and remove all sedimen. After_tbis operation it is not sufficient merely to strain the kerosene from the oil pan. as each little gough located beneath the con- nsctin rods would remain filled with keroseney which would delute the freshlsupply of oil. Remove the oil and 'dlp pans and .thoroughly cleanse of all,particles of sediment. At the same time clean _thc screen which sep arafesthe pump; -well from the reat of the reservoir. "The,tendency for an engine to ov- erheat on a particularly hot day makes it neceesarythat the cooling system should be working to’ full' efficiency. A- thorough cleansing of the water passages now, to remove any scale or sediment which may have collected, wlllf save the motorist considerable trouble _later on. "To clean the cooling system, first drain the water, then refill with hot water, preferably soft water.. and ruu the engine. Insert through the radi- ator filler pipe a teacupful of com- mon' Wishing soda. and, with the en- gine running, allow the soda solution to circulate for five minutes. Then` drain the system and radii with fresh water to-‘flush out and remove all traces of the soda solution. ' After this the radiator is ready for its sup- ply of fresh water for regular use. "Drivers who make a practice oi loosening the fan belt for winter op- eration should inspect the adjustment now. lf the belt is found to be slack‘ it'will be the work oi' but a few min- utes to put it in proper working or- der. The belt should be just tight enough to prevent it slipping on the pulley, and the owner's judgment »-¢»-0_- snxinc. vounsur ' _ wsu lun moss You Can improve Your Physical Con- \ dliion by Keeping the . , Blood Pure inor ills that make others Don't you -strong constitutions os- m wi... ` does not know digestion is soundly ai come from Have you ever made strengthen your your system and disease? organic disease to so improve that perfect yours. first thlnl! done is the source of physical To. build-up the blood Dr. Pink Pills is just the medi- need. Every does helps to .blood which reaches every every part of the bod.\'. color io the bl‘l3hi‘ to the splendid the once made present good are OWS and and who state- No. 2 says: - few o IIBW underwent an ol>Bl'¢U°\\ tumor I had been ailins 1 did not gain as the doc- fn such a lllid it to re- should.. ondition and the try the was- srsstly received .from able be own Wil- Ill! ' BABYS OWN TABLETS Mrs. Edmond Gagne. Tikuape, Que.. writes:-"I am well satisfied with Babys Own Tablets, _They are abso- |\l¢°lY necessary in homes where there are little children. They cured my .baby of constipation and I would not be without them." Thousands of mothers always 'keep a box'of Baby's Own Tablets on hand as' a safeguard against constipation. colic, colds, sim- ple fevers or`any other of the minor ills of little ones. The Tablets are sold byvmediclne dealersor by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Willi- ams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. should enable him to decide when the adjustment is correct. “About twenty pounds to the inch ls the proper inflation of your tires during the summer. More harm will come from under inflation than from the increase in pressure which may result on hot days." """ " _ RHUBARB RECIPES Many houswlves object (and right- ly sol to using rhubarb. owing to the great quantity of sugar it requires in cooking; but if the fruit is fully ripen- ed and the stalks freshly gathered this difficulty may he largely overcome by adding a small pinch of baking soda while it is rapidly boiling. -Do not add the sugar until the fruit is nearly cooked, and be sure to add very little water. as the rhubard is so juicy in itself that it will furnish almost en- ough moisture. Almost every housekeeper is famil- ler with stewed rhubarb; but even this homely dish may be transformed if a. few raisins, a little grated lemon :reel or bits of sliced orange are cook- sd with the fruit. The ad'ditlon of -the raisins makes less sugar- necess- ary. Authorities differ from skinning the rhubarb, many contending that 'f the stalks are young and delicate- ‘y tinged with pink this need not be ione;! but in any event,always cut the fiuit into small pieces and cook it thoroughly. As examples of delicious ways of ireparing this "first spring fruit" the following tested recipes are suggest- sd. Rhubsrd Pot Pile Half dll a.deep buttered dish with lliced rheubarb and sprinkle with brown sugar. Add sufficient boiling vster to half cover. and cook covered ’n a slow oven until tender. Make t crust for baking powder biscuits. ising two parts whole wheat flour and me part whept. Roll out one inch ihick, lay over the rhubarb and cook. ibout thirty minutes in a hot oven. Serve with maple syrup. Old-Fashioned Rhubard Frlttsrs This is an old coloiilal recipe, and `t is very good. Beat lightly two aggs and add one cupful of milk. Mix .ogether two cupfuls of whole wheat ‘lour, one cupful of wheat flour, two iablespoonful of sugar, half a tea- ipoonful of salt and two rounding easpoonful of baking powder. Stir nto this the egg and milk mixture .ind add one cupful and a half of fine- y chopped rhubarb. two tablespoons- 'ul of melted oleo, and more milk if iecessary to make a drop batter. Fry n deep hot fat until crisp and brown 'oil in grated maple sugar. _ Delicious Dessert Press sufficient cooked and sweet- med rhubarb through a sieve to nakc a cupful and a half-of thick uuree. Whip two eggs until iight and lry, add half a cupful (measured iefore whipping) of thick cream beat- in solid,and' gradually beat in the rhu- ranb puree. Add additional powdered :ugar is necessary. and fill into slend- -r glasses that have been lined with- lalved lady fingers. 'Prepare the whip ust before serving. so that the cake viii remain crisp. V POTATO PO8BiBiLiTIE8 A potato may. by properly drying off inter boiling. be brought to a state of ielicious ‘meallness far. far different ‘rom the soggy lump so often offered. ‘lven the baked potato becomes s lner thing lf. before serving.. .it is isld in atowel and carefully pinched. Phe skin must not be broken. but the lotato must be made all soft so that when it is broken open at the ta-ble it 'oils out quite soft and' mealy. The flavoring of potato ls another bing lnwhich few cooks achieve suc- ess. Yet a pinch of sugar and a 'craping of nutmeg will glv( a dell- -acy that is very pleasurable to the relate, but not strong enough so that 'ou can tell why the dish tastes so veil. ~ HOME-MADE SOAP ` Take sixteen pounds of grease or irackllngs. To this add four boxes if lye and two gallons of water. Boll 'lil tho grease or crackling are all iaten up and the mixture is thick. *let stand till cold. then cut up. You lo not have to dry till! Mi/D "K0 the wld-fashioned kind. '\ ` -b-1-fr*-°*_*?*"‘ ‘ HOUR MILK l if the recipe calls' for sour milk when I' have only sweet. I add vfnaltll' -1, me muh. _A tsemooml of stron: -uhggsr will sour s cup of milk. This ‘s especially helpful when one has -to :ook with canned milk. s 4 Save your cast-off Dbttlvvlll- 0|' .um sux garments: they may bs made' .into handsome ross by llmlilv cutting them in strips. sewing them together and rolling them into s ball. The strips should -be about an inch wide. Crochet theotrlps into s round .,, mum-g mhz, which will last much longer if it is ltned with some hoav! material; or the mst may be hill” with heavy needles in stripes and then sewn tolether. ~ _ _ I _ --h-°~¢---°"“""‘°'* l WHEN GODKING PIAB _ W y Shell the small peas and put|in a covered bowl while you soil the pods the water in which -to cook the peas. An extra sweetness and richness is obtained ln this way. and the water makes excellent soup -for luncheon. BEET8 WILL NOT BLEED if you singe the roots immediately upon digging up the beet; this pre- vents bleeding and conserves the flavor and' dark red. SHE WAS WILLING U-fio "My dear, you will have to check this passion of yours for shopping." "All right, dear. Just give me the check."-Baltimore Sun. ' _ _- FASHION NOTES The elip~cn Chinese tea blouse is something known as the Chinese skirt. Long, tight sleeves with loosely draped straight gowns are charming. Gray charmeuse and pale gold are a good combination for an evening .g6vm.'._.....L_.....__ .. ________ ________.._.. _...-._ Women’s smartest new spring shoes have -flatter heels than many a day before. .Afternoon dresses frequently are combinations-of printed foular and Georgette crepe. Heavy Japanese cotton crepes ap- pear.ln plade as often as in plain colorsor stripes. eooeessnsv wma The gooseberries should be fully grown, but not too ripe. Pick and bruise the fruit and put in a large tub in the proportion of forty pounds of old wine-makers stirred and bruised the berries with their hands. After twenty-four hours the goosebeiries are run or pressed through a big bag of either loosely-woven flannel or canvas, and then to the juice -thus' obtained is added from twenty~flvo to thirty pounds of sugar, the quantity of liquid being made up after the sugar is dis- solved, to the amount of ten ami a half gallons. All is put in a tub and a half placed where it will attain a. tempora- ture of from fifty-five to sixty degrees Fahrenheit; the corner of a roomy old farm-kitchen is as good a place as any Throw a blanket ovor the tub. and let lt stand for from twelve to twenty-four hours, according to the time at which fermentation develops. When it has ‘leveloped put it into a cask to con- tinue its fermentaion. it can be tested from time to time, and the fermenta- tion stimulated. if necessary, by the ad- dition of yeast. When- the fermentation ls complete the cask is removed to a 'col' cellar. and lt can re- main ihere until the , spring. when it may be bottled. it will be clearer and' brighter, however. December. -it should also -be "fined" with islnglnss. The isinglass is dis- solved in tartaric acid acid and water, and than added to the wine, as it has the quality of collecting all the impur- ities and carrying- them to the bottom. Joosebcrry wine should not be drunk 'lnder five years; some that `nas.laln for twenty years attains a wonderful iroma. CLEAN HANDS Mothers who wish their little ones ‘o keep clean hands must set the ex- imple. Children are quick to notice lther hands after their attention has been dlreced to their own. I know. a teacher who was very suc- :ossful in inspiring her little pupils 'n keep their hands clean. She taught them to look upon their hands' as won- .lerful and valuable tools that had been given them to do their work with. And that hands must be kept in good order just as tools must he kept in good order- to do the things learned that soiled hands spoiled their work 'n school. ' Dirty hands/ are not iii to touch :lean food with. ' Black finger-nales are i`ull of germs. Sticky fingers ruin good books. and 'llrty hands s'hould never he allowed to turn the pages of a coveted picture hook. A email scrub brush. a short orange vood stick. a little file and a small siz- id ‘buffer at home will do much to iwaken in the child a desire to keep ‘he hands clean. if these little ln- struments ,are given to him his very own at an early age, they form just as 'lxed a habit as a toothbrush. I-Ie learns' to use them with neat- aess and despatch" and comes into ‘he dining room., _-promptly as well brushed and scrubbed and manicured 'us the' grown~ups and just as proud of 't. _ . SHE T00K`HER?_"-‘F A rx"rni-:Irs Anvlcs \nd'Dodd's Kidney Pills Soon Helped Hsr Backnche -low Mrs. Beaudqln Found Complete and Permanent Relief From Har Kidney Trouble. _ . Fisberton. Man.. June 7.--(Special.) -"I have taken your Dodd‘s Kidney Pills for kidney trouble, and they have ;ompletely cured me." These are the words of Mrs. Arthur Beaudoin, a well-known resident _of this place. and it is no exaggeration ."0 say she voices the sentiments of a large number of the people of Manito- ‘xs. They 'have had kidney trouble; :hey have used Dodd‘s Kidney Bills; they have found them good. "Yes," sho says. in speaking of her case, "I suffered from kidney disease 'or six months before I was- married .n October, 1017, and two weeks after I was married I was laid up. The doctor gave mc no relief.--My father advised' me to take Dodd's Kidney Pills. icommenced to take them at once, and a _few days after »l felt bet- ter. I continued _to take them until l was perfectly cured. I will always lessp them in the house. as they are my best friends." - Dodd‘s Kidney Pills have been used to treat rheumatism_ sciatics. diabetes. dropsy, sore back. gravel. and other simlar ills. That they continue to vs_. _ --in their ftsr-:gwing popular ty. _ If you haven°ii used, Dodd's Kidney fills, ssh your neighbors about them. .. -_.1 'f transferred to a clean cask about _ ForThrec.Ye'ars Since Hs Found n Cure For Kidney Disorders-Was Cured at a Cost of Two Dollars and 'felis HGV( Baker Settlement, N. S. June 8.- 'Here is more evidence that as a cure for lame. aching back and backache. there is no treatment to be compared to Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Piils_ The writer of this letter has no doubt as to how he was' cured, and his ex- perience should be of value to every reader of this paper. By keeping the liver, kidneys and bowels in healthful working order, Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pi-lls cleanse the poisons from the system and .thereby rfsxsiu.Pa_l_11§._aa@_asL\sas- and the development of serious disease. Mir. Anthony Bolivar. Baker Set- tlement. N. S., writes: "I, for one, have received good results from your medicine. I had a lame back for two years and at last it got so bad, with pal-ns ln my back and out through my stomach, that I did not know how to lie in bed at night. I had seen ln your handbooks about your Kidney~Liver Pills, and I sent to the drug store and get $1.00 worth, and I had not used two boxes before they helped me. I used that $1_00 worth and -got another. l must thank you, for they helped ma. l have not had a lame back for fruit to four gallons of water. The wise .9~b0\1t t‘hl‘00 years. since 1 took the Pills; 1 have them on hand and would not do without them. If l feel a little lame back at night after worlclng hard. I just take one at bed time and the uoxt morning it is all gone. I spent $15 for d‘octor's med- icine and got no help until I look your pills. $2.00 worth of your pil-is cured me." Dr. Chase’s Kidney-Liver Pills one pill a dose. 25c a box. at all dealers. or Eduinuson, Bates & Co.. Limited. (Toronto. The ` portrait and signature of A. \V_ Chase, M. D., Is found on every box of the gen- ulne. ¥ FARM _ Bié 9h iié (_ GROWiNG LATE MUTURING CORN Advisable to “Put the Corn by" a Lit- tlc Earlier than Usual. The coin crop in Ontario was zi fall- ure in 1917 so fur as seed production 'vas concerned. in the more northerly of the corn producing states to the routh-west ot' us. whence we usually lraw a. large proporilou of our seed ~orn. the crop was abundant, but un- timely rztlns und early autumn fronts combined to render mos: of ii uufll for seed . ln certain ol' the more easterly of the northern statch the varieties we nrefer did mature fairly well. hu as all seed of this description is needed in the nortliorn tif-r of corn states io on able them in grow corn fm' grain this v'oar. the Uuliod States War 'l`rudo Board' has prohibited the export of my part of this crcv. This uuhuppy combination of cirtjunislaiuvcs has ro- suited in tho-suupply of seed corn of the varieties best suite-.fl for cnsllagn production in Canaria lining practic- illy nit. The Seed Stocks (`.ommottcc of the United States has, however, agreed to permit the export of n rousldernble quantity of seed corn of the late var 'etics grown in or south of Kansas. Vlissouri, Tennessee und Vlrglui:1,sucli ls Red Cob #E-nsiiage,Man1inot|1 Soulb- srn White and Fodder Lenmilig. These late varieties. while not llkcly to grow into tho crops suited to ‘he making ofthe very best kind ol' en- lilage, may he expected to give fairly satisfactory results as fo quality and to be entirely up to expectations or hopes where `quantity or yield per zcre is concerned. This. of course. is conditional on handling the crop in the way' best suited to the production of 'good ensilage from such large grow- ing. late-maturing sorts. When any choice may be exercised in locating tho crov. high. dry' light soils. fnlrly rich in humus, had hotter be selected. Using a clover sod with mixed barnyarfl manure nt iho rate ol' 15 to 20 ions to the acre plowed under with a shallow furrow (4 io 1,9) inches incl immediately rolled and double dlacod, all u few days before plauilnr will courluce greatly io, if uni emuirc success. Work the nlnd up thoroughly' and plant as soon as snll ls warm nnri mel- low. Corn nf this type should bn sown 1s' early ns psnible. but under no olr 'zumstanccs before ibn soil is wnll warmed up. Plant in bills three incl sport each way. 4 io 6 kernels io thc hill. or i nrows three feel and' aliall inches apart in tho _row. As a rule.- plant on the iiai. but where soil is rather heavy or not partlciiiarly well drained. throwing up into low ridges will help warm things up and get the crop off io it little better start. To-if the seed before planting-. it is essential to provide such r-on ditlons as will compel rapid growth in the early stages. lf slow in mining up. running over the fluid with the tilting liarrow or a light drag wil hnlp. Pre quent cultivation. thorough hocing and even slight billing will. all help speed up growth in tho oary stages. Unless the season is very' dry or the held vcry woody; it is usually advis- able to "put the corn by" at s little earlier dale in the case of these large varieties than where the smaller. ear- lier maturing sorts are used. Stop- ping the cultivating somewhat early has the effect of hastenlng maturity and will usually result in a‘ralher het- ter duality of ensllage. although the weight of the crop going into the silo, will be relatively r_ed'.|_ced. Thlc com should be allowed to stand as ate as possible. A slight touch of frost will not vsry lsjuriousiy affect the feed- ing value and will quite possibly im- prove the keeping qualities of the on- _'inns (Experimental Farm Note) One of the greatest problems In bee keeping today is the control of swarm- ing. lt is natural for u strong colony of bees fo swarm in curly summer. when honey is coming in. but the breaking up of the colony cuts down the honey yield; whilewatobing for and hiving swarms fakes a great deal of file bee-kceper5s`tinie, and the swarm may escape notice und fly a- way. The methods oi' controlling swarm- ing that have been tested at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, fail under tlircc lieuds. (1) General measures. Partly shad- ing the npiary; providing u large cn- tranco with deep space between combs and floor; giving plenty oi' room in the brood chamber and supers; and young queens. These measures. while vnlu- able. liuvc bccn found insufficient. in themselves to prevent the hoes from raising queens in preparation for swarming. _ (2) Munipulutious to prevent more than one swnrui. The quccn's wings are clipped. preferably during fruit- bloom. und when at prime swarm la- shes und is siil_l_i_u_”t_li_fi__nir. the queen is picked up from the ground und placed in a cage. and the hive is re- moved fo u new stand. A new hive containing the caged queen is then placed on the old stand to receive the returning swarm, the queen being lib- erated later. The flcld bees join lim 's\\'al'm, leaving the parent hive so much weukcnefl fllui ii. is not likely to swarm again, Tn niake uvrtuln of this, however. ille pzlruni. lilvv may lu- uu~rol_v furxu-tl around and uni rc- umveil to ilu- illstalni sinud until ilvo iays litter. This ulotlxoll of swurrn control necessit.:-ries immediate allen- ilon wbcu the swarm issues, buf. as lim |nauip\llulions‘ :fro simplr_ they sun oftou be <-urrierl out by thc home folks should thc bca-konpor bc away. (3) Manlpulationa to prevent swarming altogether. At the time of \\'rlting, none of ills manipulations :hat have he-.cu tried has succeeded 'vxcopt the cutting out of ull <|uo0n~ coils cvm'_v'.=aovm\ or 1-.ight days, and ‘ills failed during u heavy honey flow from clover ai Ottawa in 1016 when the bees raised queens i`rom worker lurvzle, and swarms issued l1ei`n|‘o llic luoou-cells were capped over. li luis, l1o\vcvor, lvcru found possible io pru- vcnt swimming in mil-apiurif-s. forty miles north of1lfin\v:|., by this uivuns. ulilmugh if Iultzlllml \v<~.f.‘.lclj.' visits from lilo millrilu of May until ibn mid- 'llu of August, und much tlniu was spoilt lu oxaluining ouch colony. Experiments in ilu-. control of swurmlnf: are lining conilnimd, es- prwiully ulnm: illu l`nllo\\'ing lines. which unoni thc luosi pronilsing: (1) ’i‘os,tin;: sy:-itcuis 0|' raising !lr0u ' 1' 2- PIGS -|- ¢- 4- :--|-4--|--|--|--|-4--|-+ +4- +4--|--|--|--|--9. SUNLIGHT HELPS MAKE HEALTHY PIGS l-Iygienc means health. and all ine- -hnds: employed in keeping the herd n u hnzlllhy. thrlft_v condition, are iyglc-nic umtliods. if thinkin: of building a new hog lousv ur rcluorlcliug the old one, a `ew illnoly suggestions luay be of .-'aluax lu .flu-. first pluco. lm-ate ihg louse in such u manner that you may tot direct rays of sunlight. into every mu, us sunlight is a most effective :elm killer. Arrange fora system of‘ventilat|on; 1 hole cut in the roof is not sufficient. '-iuve plenty of pure air. but do not al- `ow the hogs to sleep in u draft. Soo that the hogs have dry sleeping uinrtcrs. Hogs that are obliged to :lcep lu boi. steamy pens, without ‘roper ventilation. are very suscept- `ble` to pneumonia when turned into he feed lot in cc-ld weather. Plenty of -xorcise for the breeding stock is very vssentinl to ‘lie maintenance of good Wealth. These points. together with good 'lean food and plenty of clean fresh cis of resistance against disease. water, mi-an' healthy hogs thai have l METHODS OF WEANING YOUR LITTLE PIGS lflxperimeuial l~`nrm Note) Weaning limo is thr- meal critical icrimi nf ilmtllogs lilo. The approved practice is io wean ai about six weeks l`cu<‘h lhc litter in eat fllrfw. weeks ho- nrv \\‘r~.ztui|\i:, using n crib or creep .vhlvh uxlrllltius ho sow. or u eopmaiv sou. 'i"cofl. in if trough prcfurubiy’ uifllllings with skim-milk. With mid- llinrs nt present unobtalnablc, finely 'zround outs: is heal.. Fr-.cd only small iuanfliics ul first and avoid having do- .‘omposr~.d‘ or stale food left over. Af- 'rr wcuulug. add shorts gradually up 'n 1-quul paris and from the socond to the lbird monih ndd baroy or corn as ‘mu-flilrd thc- total mnnl ration. First md laut. avoid over-feeding with its :onscqueni train of evili. Within the lost year af the floniral Experimental Farm. experiment and subsequent practice has inflicnievl u zgsiem win-rcby weaning is simplified and thc had results of careless feed- ’ng pruvtir-nlly eliminated. instead of “hand-weaning" or feeding the wean- ing pig-s milk and meal in a trough. o small self-feeder is substituted in thc crccp. skim-milk being fed n a separ- ate trough. Finely ground oats and shorts, and later ground elevator screenings with small proportion of ground corn. if available, are placed In thc feeder. Thus. the little pig foods himself when and as much as ne sees iii. is able to eliminate from the meal eaten much fibrous material which he must consume willy-nilly whorn fed a sion. and inridentially lc- customs himself gradually to skim- milk. Except in cases of early litters. the little pigs are given access to out- door runs at all times from two to three weeks of age. Excellent growth is shown, the pigs developing clean. | l 1 long. snd thrifty with no evidence of thickness -pudgfness or lack of en- ty of any skin. it-works marvelous- orgy. Absolutely no evidence of indl-_ ly on rough red hands. Try it snrli gestion or scourinzhae been seen audi |00 for ¥°\ll‘l°lf- la one instance w are a doses utters IUW. Dil! sol-"' ,;_ -`?';“."_ Whsfs my \re§..¥o}bo' ?‘f";'*_i‘ f"» 7 cusvily. :Ive mir'ua_n\m_‘ i-,l;;`j‘_""ii.~f._.-'T 4 check in‘growti;~_u¢pg11y\i , . ».r`~-.l_:'1 'gg W0l1l1|llZin’a reaiar7or,§iil`so`sf" - ln short, whife'the "ex V . msncsn baud-wean-his pigs - - » - imum results. the farnier lmkiht _”. perlence- or depending" upolf , ever- changing attendants. -is likely, into difficulties. The method desc ‘ b- ed besides -reducing labor apparently removes the danger of 'in-eguj,an,.ond over-feeding. Both method and results might be described as automatic. _- In the -foregoing method. .skim-milk plays an important part. Where this or other milk product le unobtainsble, experimental evidence would* show. that good pigs maybe raised .by fol- lowing this .method and supplying tankage. blood-meal.fish meal or some similar animal products in a separate C0mDarYm~‘.nt of the feeder; not mixed with the regular meal. Plgrso fed, have shown only slightly inferior in quality tn skim~milk fed lots, but the cost to produce would seem to be coll- siderably increased. -osooeoeeooooooooos * o : SHEEP o - -e -0-0-|-0--sooo-eos--|-4-ooo-eos THE COST OF' MUTTON PRODUC- TION. (Experimental Farm Note.) The scarcity of wool and meat has given u. new impetus to the sheep breeding industry in Canada and once it be- comes agaln firmly established as a common farm lndustry and tba bene- fits coming from it are fully recog- nized, tho- wrilcr feels confldent.that ll will not ag.|ln go into decline. This clas sof stock. while enjoying to the full the benefit of the increased high prices of the products produced, is probably the one which has been affected the least by increased cost of production. common to the products from other cla..-ses of stock. This is due to the fact that the feed con- sumed consists largely of home grown roughages and grains thus eliminat- ing. to a large extent. the purchase of high priced concentrates. It is also flue, in part, to the fact that very little labour is required to handle a flock so that the increased price of labour has not the same effect. To arrive at the I--lst of mutton pro- -lucflon many factors must be tallen into consideration. It may be safe- ly considered that the value actmiing from the manure produced and weeds _lcstroyed fully offsets the labour ex- uenderl. From tho records of the breeding and feeding work at the Central Experimental Farm. the rs- mainlng factors in the cost of pro- rluctlou of our old mutton may be ta- bulated as followaz- Cost of feed maintaining owe from weaning of one lamb to weaning of next .. $5.00 Interest on value of ewe ($3.- 00 nt 6 per cent.) $1.80 Service charges and mainte- nance of ram .36 Cost -if ‘-cdlny, lamb from w-~ wi- ~ fill fnislling at one yr.‘f‘|~-fe ‘- - - makes takes foot WELL 5A'|'|3p|§b WH" ` for an hour. strain the pods and use " ‘ ' " " “ '- courses or swaaumc ,me w_M '-0.' _ V ~ 0 _i centage of --cuuy.A-GQ' -=,““i“.~"r‘1's V _ low. when _ilnatiygff j ‘ -gif; _ l i l l .