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"8alad'days" it is a term often used
in reference to youthful days gone by_
tnat_>_werre blissfully happy, _Buy these
daysithé present days should the and
dsys is fthe trlld' sense oi the world,
"When the first hot wave makes its
yearly visit tothe city, I draw an im-
ag-lnarvy lille across the names of all
the hot meat dishes, bot soups and
-fl~ie`d_tl1inSs, and let my unsatisfied np.
paths.; for the reireslling salad, rule
ll1_e._  `s'alad, well made, is appetizing
just too look upon, and "its cool, rc.
‘freslling depths, moistelled with a
French or -boiled dressing, makes it a
thing of delectable beauty.
Considering that tllere are nlany
hundred kinds of'salads including veg-
etable, -fish, meat, nuts, egg, fruit and
cheese varieties, it always strikes me
as being singular that people do not
go on a salad diet. Salads are so easily
prepared, and so delightfully cool in
the preparation, and so fasclllaiing to
work upon that every housewife from
the seisntuledlly ifltted llllellons to
the inadequately fitted kitchenette
should have the art of salad making
at the finger tips during the warln
nlollths.
Lettuce is a beautlfier, becauselt is
a health giving food, celery is excel-
lent .for the nerves, tomatoes are good
for the blood, nuts are nourlslling, and
all sorts of fruits alld vegetables are
good. The oil ill the salad dressing is
the best thillg in the world for the
human system and cheese is health-
ful, If eaten slowly. .Get your cook
‘books and magazines out and give
yourself up to rho salad lliblt and ill-
cldentally the habit of health and
.beauty. ' _
FLIOWERS AND-O-HICKENS
. By Mrs, Charles A. Smith
Chickens and flower gardens have
long been considered an impossible
combination, but for several years I
have been able to colllbine the two in
a more profitable manner.
The yard where I keep my coops of
hens with baby chickens has little or
no shade. Having a few dahlla roots
that 1 did not need in my flower garden
I planted a row in this chicken yard
twelve years ago, putting each root
where a chicken coop had stood the
previous yaar. This soil was very rich.
the plants made rapid growth and the
baby chicks did not disturb them.
Each time I gave the fowls frcsh water
l threw tne stale water from the chick-
ens' drinking receptacles on the plants.
This added nothing to my work.
The growing chickens were kept in
this yard all summer and always sought
the shade of the dahlills during the
heat of the day. As the blooms faded
I picked them ofirand threw them on
the ground where the chicks devour-
ed them grcedily. Since lialllla tubcrs
are used for food ill certain localities
I knew the blooms could not llnrnl the
___ _ _ 
lrritations
* oi the Skin
_,__-
Ar. soothed and l-tested by th” U”
of Dr. Chanda Ointment-Two
Interesting Cases Reported
- The old_ method 'of treating “lem”
by mean's'of internal medicines is
too slow and uncertain of- rcsultlt
The new method is by the use of
Dr. Chase's Ointment, You lllllliy
the ointment and obtain almost iln-
mediate relief from the itching.
stinging sensations. In a few day!
the sore spots are cleaned out anti
the healing process is set up.
As-you apply the ointment from
day to day you can seo for y0U"S°ii
the splendid results obtained. Hilti
this will encourage you to keep on
with this treatment until the cure is
complete,
Mrs.. Stafford Lesson. Winchester.
Ont-. writes: "I can heartily N"
commend Dr. Chl\so's Ointment, NS
it cured me of rl very severe case Oi’
eczema. After using several reme-
dies without relief,_l was about dis-
discouraged, thinking I could never
endure the intense suffering. At illiii
one evening when I felt I could not
endure tho poin another tiny or hollr
longer. 1 thought of Dr. Cllllsi'-H
Ointment which I had Btwn. l\dVe"'
iiavd; and decided to Siva ii ii ‘rm-
To my great surprise. alter “Bills it
a few times, Iobtalned relief. limi'
in a few days my niluotlon begun is
completely disappear. My llllltiltlfiii
and 1 often speak of the quick ami
lasting cures I obtained in a\lCi\ Ii
short time. That was ten years B80-
and we have' kept it in our bomb
ever since, a`nd it has been a great
healer for many other collllliiiilliii- I
never fall to recommend Dr. Chase's
Ointment tot my friends and neigh-
bors, . `
"l might statethat we have also
used Dr. Ch e's Nerve Food in 01"
household, a¥d',I can recommend it
an doing all hat you claim for Ii." ¢
In scores] ofpvays Dr. Chosen
Ointment is* f use to every i\0i"\°-
Alwlled nite! liilsving ll users 01°
skin soft an 'srt'loo'th.- Used, f0r MW
alter the bot . it cures 'chafinl “ii
lirln irrltxflio "lt is so soothin ‘ "iii,
timing me t ms on n. sennliner of
-ills skia. ping it son, smooth ‘Mi
“iivatyl a y nelttsfa-boi, aIl""tiG'i.1'
Bra. or alison, Bates &‘ Co.,
Limited, To Q. _ _ __
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owls, In fact, I believe they are
“°;i}°\i'Si\il18 and beneficial.
B next year I increased my dshlir,
planting, saving all of the tubers the
fi
h:'stth,faIl and buying some new ,mes
cm ke °P1'il1K. The results is that this
unfit Bn yard that formerly had been
sh rom attractive is now one of the
0W‘Dil\¢es on the premises; posse;-5.
bl' “C09 to look at it. So many stopped
and asked for bouquets that I put 3
Biln during the summer: “Fresh Eggs
and Flowers; 25 cents a dozen."
FB" of the “WUI”-y nlade from the
:ta e of the Howe” “V0 years age was
sed 'U buy 6838 frolll blouded poultry,
and choice varieties of dalllias. Last
ye" I “Did “Very blossom from the
ncw varieties of dalllias. which were
° illllllensc size and had exquisite
coloring,
This whole chicken yard is annually
a forest of flowers. The tubers are dug
each fall and stored the same as pcm.
i088. I no IOIISBF keep all of the more
common varieties for planting; these
are stored separately and fed to the.
laying hens throughout the winter, AS
mi* "iliUk9!l-S KFOW iiley eat some of thc
i°“""` i""‘llCili‘-s of the tlahlias, but
'h“i`i` 5°l`11iCiiiIlE in no way disturbs
me `Di“ms- fi-‘i` they bl*-collle sturdy
long before the chicks grow strong
€ll0l1l;il to harm them.
CAKE-MAKING MADE SIMPLER
Hints ln Making Delicious Pastry.
M y°“ aw “ll 341911! at anything you
do not have to be careful, you can
take all sorts of risks. Thus the ex-
pert cake maker uses one egg, two or
three eggs, according to how plentiful
they are, alld takes all sorts of liber-
ties with mixing the sugar, spices,
Sh0l`i€llil'l8, etc. But just let an anla-
teur deviate a hair’s breadth froln the
reci-pe alld see what happens, lt is
all in knowing how.
Tile usual way of combining cake
ingredients is to cream the butter and
sugar. You can melt the butter and
get just as good results except in the
case of_ pound cake. Pound cake con-
tains so little liquid-practically nono
except the eggs-that melted butter
cannot be used. But in all butter
cakes the butter may be melted in-
stead of creamed, and by this sllort
process the cakecan be lllade in just
half the time that used to be neces-
sary.
Another easy short cut, both in
economy of time and dishes, is not
to beat the egg whites 'before adtiillg
them to the mixture. `
-lf the butter is melted and the ogg
whites are not beaten, you must use
a different process from the crganlill:
method. To make it clear let us take
a definite recipe. The following is a
delicious, lnolst cake, and at the same
time is inexpensive:
Prune Cake
Three eggs, 1 cupful of sugar (pre-
ferably powdered), 3 tablespoonfuls of
sour cream, 2_cupfuls of flour, 1 tea-
spoonful of alisplce, 2 teaspoonfuls of
cinnamon, 1 cupful'of prunes (cook-
ed and cut fine), 1-2 teaspoonfnl of
soda, 3-4 cupful of butter or substi-
tute.
The fat from pot roast is an excel-
lent substitute for the butter.
Break the eggs into a cake bowl;
add the sugar to the eggii- i“i0 im'
other dish put the flour, soda, spices,
soft and prunes. But the butter
where it will melt. Stir the sugar
and eggs together; add the fiollr con-
taining the other ingredients altern-
ately with tlle sour cream. Beat in
the melted llutter. Always add the
butter last instead of first as in the
old method. "
Any recipe can be used by i0ii°W'
ing this lllethod. -If it is yellow cake
and tllo wllitcs are not used, beat tile
sugar into the yolks. After using this
short-cut method you will alw_ayS U50
lt, ns no one can tell the dlff9l‘BllC9
between a "short-cut" cake and one
prepared according to the convention-
nl way. lf lard or a lard substitute is
used a little salt must always be add-
ed to bring out the flavor-
Eggs that are one day old beat ull
better than oss! freshly ssthered-
Economy In Baking Powder
use 5 good uniting powder. Thoulill
the first cost of ll 5000 5\'“d° °.f bak'
mg powder may be more than that of
a cheaper grade less of the former is
med and the' better results even t1D
the cost, so that In the end it is H0
r
more expensive tllln thi’ °h°“i’°.
rade. _
8 -Cakes of as B005 illlamy mu be °b`
tuned with water as with milk' T2:
use of water In cakes means a ow -
I3
t
ing of the coat. You can save s 0::
h lf on every cake If y0\l
and a :Where muy ls abundant this
water. -
l|` no special inducement but Gite"
"ce and than the economy
lnilk is sc nh
in worth conslderinb CW” ’“,“d°- w
water is often more delicate :nd t@l\-
del- than one mud° 'iii' “““- ‘-
,.. By#  water _,pdl ya, btlttel‘_ still'
'riddle we practise., '\l°“§’;,, °f;“°’;‘§,
BY.. “ie-i-im! the bpm, aratsi we
beating the egg white sell Y .t
BI good results are obtained we are
‘i““m°‘i in Milli! both economies.
Ritlnem-ber to mix all the dry ma-
terials together, and all the wet to-
Eether, Stir the two into each other
and add the melted butter last. Du
“Oi Stir the batter much before the ad-
dition of the butter. Stirrlng too much
before toughens the cake; beatilg
tlwrvushly alter the butter ls added
makes a tender cake.
df a cake cracks in baking it means
that it has been mixed too stiff. The
flour and dry ingredients are out of
Droportion to the wet ingredients. Re-
Cillfil-l do not always give the correct
lJi'0Dortions of moist and dry ingredi-
ents, but this can be detected by ex-
perience. Pastry nour should be used
fur cake making, but ii bread flour
nlust be used allow two tablespoonfuls
less per cup than is called for.
HOMELY WRINKLES -_
Hof-air furnaces are likley to rust in
summer. When done with in thespring
take down the flue pipe, clean out the
heater, keep the doors open and put a
big lulnp of lime on the grate.
Fruit-jar lids can bo cleaned by
putting ihenl in a large jar, pouring
skim-milk over them and letting them
stand several days. Tile milk will eat
out all the hard substance and the lids
will look like now.
Lay llnoleum over a thick padding,
oi' newspapers ii’ you want it to give
good service. A rougll floor will require
for the lintnuenl wears out on the out-
lines of the boards.
From April to August ll fly family
alight easily raise disease-carrying
descendants numbering 191,010 witl
nothing happened to ally of the files
they would cover the earth forty-seven
feet deep. See how many fly fmilies
you can break up this summer. Tile
earlier you' start the more you get. En-
llst cvory lncmber of your household
ill this canlpaigll. and tio the job
thoroughly.
Window washing is easy when done
this way: Wring out zl piece of cheese-
cloth in water as hot as can be borne.
to which has been adell a small amount
of kerosene-oil. Wash the window-pane
with a few downward strokes and pol-
ish immediately with a worn. discari-
od Turkish towel. 'l`he towel being
absorbent anti without lint quickly
tlrics the glass and imparts a wonder-
ful polish.
Gasoline is always dangerous. In n
hurry or in the darkness the gasoline
can is too often mistaken for the coal-
oil can. Have distinctive types of cans
so that there can be no mistake inthe
dark, If necessary, wrap sandpaper'
about the wooden grasp of the gasoline
can. ln that way no mistake can bc
lllade. Paint the gasoline can red; have
it certain place to keep it anti, when
not ill use, see tllat it is kept there.
SOMIE THINGS A TRACTOR WILL
. NOT DO
By H. A. Crafts
The farln tractor not only possesses
powerful positive qualities, but cer-
tain negative qualities that are well to
consider.
The farm tractor will stand witllout
hitching; it will not 'bite, balk, kick or
run away; ll will not shy at a loose
scrap of paper in the road; it will not
kick the sfall all night and keep_ the
tired farmer and his wife awake; it will
not crib the nlangcr.
lt won't break out of the barn at
night, jump the fence and eat up your
neighbor's prize cabbages.
It will not lic down in a particularly
moist spot in the barnyard, roll over
upon its back, and elevate its four feet
in the air. -
It does not have to be carried, spong-
ed off, or treated with horse linilnent.
It is not addicted to colic, cough,
heaves, spavin or wind-gall; it will not
run up a lalge veterinarian's bill.
it will not snort in your ear. or whisk
its tail ill your face.
it will not “haw” when you tell it to
"gee,"' or vice-versa.
to stop. ‘
You do not have to jerk the lines or
holler your.,head. off when you want it
_n does not, up spd lie* just as the
spring work i`é"cbinfing n‘I .'
-liABY’S OWN TABLETS
0F GREAT HELP
Mothers, if your baby or growing
child is sickly; if he does not sleep
well at night; if he ori9B ta Efeai
deal; is 'constipated and his little
bowels and stomach are not working
right, give him Baby's Own Tablets
-they have proved of great hell? i0
thousands of mothers. Concerning
the Tablets Mrs. (W-I--I-I. Decator. Cor-
sonfs Siding, 0nt.‘. says:-"I have
used' Boby's Own, Tablets and havg
ones and would not be-without tfllem-
Tbe,tableta are a mild butthorough
lnxnllve and are guaranteed t°¢°0u-
tsin no harmful drill*-that. is why
they alwa ll do good and never, harm
l’0Ul.'l?itY' '
Hens ` uno A vanlzrv
` ‘By Marion Walker
A cooking teacher, in a large city
school, was asked by one of her pupils
why the yolks of some eggs were
orange in color instead of yellow. The
teacher's reply 'was that the darker
shad.was due to the fact that the hens
had been eating grass; and not con-
tent with this statement she went
deeper into the matter by insinuat-
ing that hells should not be allowed
i0 eat ZFHBS. it being tl most dangerous
procedure. _
Probably the aforementioned lady
was an expert dletlcian and could talk
at good length un the subject of
“balnced ration"-*all for the human
race; but she coultl not atpply her
knowledge to the poultry world nor
imagine the need for it there
Many poultry keepers find them-
selves in just such u fix; they do not
apply their knowledge of every-day
life to the every-day llfe`in their hen
house,
Picture to yourself a family of chil-
dren brought up on corn bread-corn
bread three times a day for 365 days
be empty, and they probably would
live in som: fashion; they would pick
satisfactory or comfortable.
properly given. is indispensable for
their development and the production
of eggs Happy hens are not only warm
When the grains and the dry masll
are balanced, do not neglect to feed
green footl also; for when the snow
blows high and lawn clippings are no
lllore, vegetables must take their place,
il’ you want to,keep~your hens healthy
and well. 
GOOD NESTS SOR
4 HENS ARE ESSENTIAL
When hens steal their own nests ir.
the hay and thc fence corners it will
be noted that they are rather shallow,
possibly lush covered enough -to make
their eggs roll up toward thc center
without piling up on each other.
Wllen nests are made in the poultry
house they should follow out that
cerned. Place just enough straw or
hay in the nest to make a hollow just
as the hen would make in the hay.
to the nests in such a manner that it
is not easily scratched out. Frequently
the hens will scratch most of the
loose straw out oi’ u nest in two or
three d-nys.
hens should enter the nests on a track
built at the rear and the eggs remov~
ed by lowering a hinged door at the
front. Darkcnetl nests containing suf-
ficient litter will usually prevent egg-
eating. Some breeders place tile
nests beneath the droopings boards
but this makes them more difficult to
and mites obtaining ll start. Nests
placed along the wall should be at
sufllclent height so that the farmer
can gather the eggs without unne-
cessary stooping. lt pays to hinge
the bottom oi' tlle.nests so that they
can be dropped tlowll to release ull-
cleaned littcr, This should be raked
up and removed from the house in-
stead of being mixed with the scrnich~
ing litter on the floor. Nests with
hinged bottoms can be cleaned and
sprayed in a short time and filled with
fresh litter. They are few cracks
and creviccs to act as breeding places
for mites anti lice.
It pays to have plenty of nests for
the size of the flock as this will pre-
nests. The amateur may rejoice
but the practlcalpoultryman knows
that those eggs should have been in
in the year. These children might notl
®i 
- STORING PUMPKIN8
Pumpkins can be kept in storage
nearly all winter if a few rules are
observed. The garden specialists of
Purdue advise selecting well-ripened
mature disease free pumpkins be-
fore they ars injured by freezing, be-
ing careful to handle them so as not
to bruise 'or injure them, which causes
early rotting. Place them in a warm
dry roolll or baselllcnt anti arrange
for 'good air circulation. A few feel
around the cllilnney in the attic or n.
hanging shelf in the furnace roonl will
answer the purpose. Tile same llirec-
-tion will apply to slluashes tllat are
to be stored.
‘ it is not often that a farmer would
have good soulld apple tree logs of
ay size, but sometimes it is thought
necessary to cut down all old orcllurtl
in which there is some good timber.
The usual method of disposing of -tllls
wood is to burn it, but some inconlc
nllgllt be secured from it by selling it
to some of the saw lllunufactllrers.
Apple wooti lunkcs good saw llantllcs.
COMPOST FOR THE GARDEN
There is nothing more vital to till-.
I I tl tl lull-
up a living out-of-doors ill the sunllner, success or ' in giin en um le "
.
ure lldup, will it ls pretty safe to add,
and balance their own ration i'or all H, I
few months in the year; but the final; no "ng "ww "eg e'“tPd‘
In the vcgctable world it is thc sav-
more papers than one which is smootll, i`€S\1it Oi’ 1-lwil ll diet would not be ,_ , `
- ings bank .lnd the storage-house colu-
bined, and when properly attdnded to
S itl ithl. :A '>t ff ll,
O B w ‘Pm writ y 0 Oo 'will pay large diviticllds and never dc
fault.
In solne slnu_ll suburban gardens it
. l i.t' ll l . ibl‘ l _
of-'thc-way placel to put lt, but when-
ever it is at all possible it should nev-
er be llispcllscd with. If properly
looked after it need not be unsightly
or tiisagrenblet in' ally way. It is very
easily scr;\'cned by planting or some
other method and may be relatively
close to the house without being oh
jecteil to on account of odors,
If the marure heap is nicely squar-
qli off’ and has a lcvc| top the rains
will penetrate ami give the necessary
moist conllition, except in very dry
weather, when an occasional watering
with the llpcs will be beneficial.
'Should the manure heap be in lx
position where the water accumulates
gypsum, dry muck straw or any ab-
sorbing material should be added to
principle as far as the litter is con- ‘conserve tile' manure water or much
of its value will be wasted.
Never add ullslaketl lillle. This will
release thc ammonia and other plant
'Hay can be knotted up and twisted in_ foods and they will be wasted. An
occasional light application of salt
over the top of the heap will help to
conserve these plant foods.
When the manurel is evenly spread
on the ground lllld tiug ulltlcr then the
al lication oi' lime is beneficial, as the
Tile egg-coating habit is largely pre _ ID ` > ' ' '
vented by having the nest dm-k_ The -line releases the; plant food anti makes
it available for the plants.
A place should be selected in the
proximity of the kitchen garden alld
stable. Do not place in a hole where
water will accumulate, but on a level
position then a small trench may be
dug around it to drain in tl. sunken
barrel to supply liquid manure, which
f t
clean and increases .the danger of licel i3 *1i“'”YS "f’1““bie- “specially °‘° 9°
plants..
Keep the manure heap nicely squar-
ed up anti let sucll tially accumula-
tions be spread evenly on the top; a
few minutes elech llay will keep it
looking very tidy.
But once ll month or oftener, the
whole siloulti be turned. rebuilding
the heap thoroughly mixing it anti
working that portion of the hcap that
was at the bottom to lllei top. This
will insure an even distribution of
nloisture tlrrougll it and a thorough
rotting of the whole.
‘Tl-IE IMPROVEMENT OF GARDEN
BEANS BY SELECTION
(Experimental Farms Note)
vent some hens from stealing their ~
` d aeralna--it is c-I
Importance of poo
when finding tl large nest full of eggn_ tho utmost importance tllat truck
rowers find out what buyers want. ns
Z
:llc poultry house. He KHOWS lillll ------*- ---"--"°'_"'
they should have been marketed when “_
fresh alld the eggs in the stolen ut.t~t  H 
must 'be used at home where every ' . ' ~ _ 
one can bear a rigid inspection beloro ____
use- New is the’-rant afoot all of 'rum
Occasionally hens will lay in the ` U9” 89°"
Iitter beneath the dropping boards. t ____
At first thought it might appear best ,I,here.s no longer me sligmegt need
to leave these nests In the litter ll. 0! realms ashamed or your freckles’
anticipation of finding some more in otmno_d0“ble m_ensm__,a sum,
egg’ mare the next day' Howeler' antoed to remove these homely spots.
we always destroy auch nests by rail- Smply get an ounce of omhm_
ing them full of litter to discourage double su_ength___(mm any dmnm
the hens laying in places wI;lere‘tl;; “nd apply 8 “me or it “mm and
eggs are difficult to gather. ggs ll
mornin! and you should soon see tha.i
an the floor may become last In the t "ankles have begun
even the wors _
straw or they may be broken by the to dlswpeary whne me ‘umer one”
birds and eaten. This will lead to 1 d mel _ It I. sammy
, t| _ _ _ have van she en y
found them excellent for the lit H the egg eating habit If an egg is ac th” more than an ounce is needed U
cidently broken on the floor and the, I
hens BM it qulckb, “_ does not fonow completely clear the skin and Sail F
that they are egg eaters as a. habit. ilitllliiilli. 0i0i\l` ,i‘-°mPi°“°“-
Many hens will eat nbrolten. ea! NV- F9 °“"° w. “k fm' i'h° d°“b\°
'pney sfo {oldt_.by|l\;e;lIcLoe dealers -_of _,manly wnentney would never think strength Othine as this is sold under
ifpynmll qt, 25 cents aw ox from 'life qt_p,ck|n5 wen 5 an with a strong glihrantee of money- back if lt fails to
ractisinl iii” °°°“°m" It ju.
oro D
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Dr. Wllliamb' Medicine Co., Brock- she". ,V
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remove freckles.
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it is useless to produce something,
however good it might be, which does
not sell easily.; few markets call for
a nrst class article of high quality and
in this case it is certainly better not
to grow a coarse vegetable, whilst
other places demand bulk at low cost
and this means that larger yields
must be llatl. In some sections, early
stuff is remunerative, and in others it
would not pay to offer this kind. To
meet'certain requirements 'year after
year, a person luust have seed from ll
specially selected -strain, as what is
'bought ill the trade is liable to pro-
ducc diffcl'clltl-y from one season to an-
other. _
Improving garden beans by select-
tion.-V-Wllot-vl>r wishes to start this
kind of work lnllst, first of all, have a
clear itlcu oi’ what is wzlnlt-,lI, so as to
inl-reasc or illtell.~lil'y thc l‘cl|ull'l~d
chaluctcristlcs by nlcans of selection
and, at the same tiulc, eliminate ull-
tiesirablc features. As beans vcry scl-
donl, if ever, cross, il certain number
of plants, the larger thc hcticr, are
chosen ill the field or garden, and
staked, so as to allow tilt-ln to mature
seed. The next year, all ctlutll quan-
tity of beans fronl cacll plant is sown
in as many tliffercllt rows and thc
product of cacll row oxulllillctl for
whutcver point it is ticsircli tu ilu-
llness, size,'etc_ Tile following sctlsun,
tl fcw of the best strains arc grown,
anti so tlll, ulltil only one is kcpt. Ev-
en alter this, llealls from the best
plants, hut not lleccssal'lly sown itll
separate rows, must be ustltl cncll
year If the strain is to be kept up to
grade.()lle oi’ the main things to guard*
against, in all this work, is anthrac-
llose, ulltl no seed slloultl ever be usell
on which are ullllellltlly spots, or even
from pods affected in this lnallllcr.
What-Cap Rouge has done;-in 1911
selections were made of tl few stand-
artl varieties and in 1915 four l‘ap
Itouge Experimental. Station strains
yielded at the rate of 105 bushels of
green pods per acre more than the
sccd bought from wcll known seeds-
nlell, which was an increase of 45 per
cent.
What Farmers can do.-lfllrlners can
get at Cap Rouge, or possibly at tile
Experimental b‘al‘lll ill whose district
they are situated, good, vigorous, well
bred seed, and by tl few ours' work
each year, the-_,I can keep the stock up
to lligll gratlc. Applications sllould bc
sent i-n early as the quantity grown
at ouch station is linllteti anti will only
be increased if there is a demand for
it.
APPLE BUD-MOTHS AND THEIR
CONTROL IN NOVA SCOTIA.
The apple is attaced by a number
Of different insects. ln Nova Scotia
the caterpillars of the Bud-nlotlls arl-
probsllly the cause oi’ more loss than
all the other insects colnhlllctl. 'I`hl»
Entoluological Branch oi’ thc l)ollllu
lon Department of Agriculture has
just issued Bulletin N0. 16 er_lti‘.led
“The Apple Bud-moths and their (Ton-
trol in Nova Scotia,". by G. E. Sand-
ers and A. G. Dustan. This lllllictill
of 24 pages gives all account. of thc
life-histories of the four tiestrut-tive
bud-moths which occur in that pro-
vince. The chapter on thecontrol
Jf these insects discusses results cl.
tained froln spraying experiments,
following which definite control men-
sures are recommended. Useful ill-
formatlon is also included on paras-
itic insects and other natural enc-
miea. l<'olll‘tt-.ell illustrations appeal'
in the hlllllltill. These show illj\lrt‘tl
blossoms and fruit, various stages or
the Illsects, etc. This publication will
be of lllllc value to apple growers
in eastern Canada. It can be obtain-
ed fl-ec of cllargc on application to the
Publications Branch, Department ni
Agriculture, Ottawa. A tccllllirlli elli-
tlon of the bulletin 'giving s<~lt~lltlll‘
descriptions, etc., has also llrr-ll pull-
lislled. This will be oi’ spot-lal ill-
tcrcst to cl-onollllc wurkt-rs. ldtlqlllr
ics regarding winsf-c_t_s_ ill l="lli'l=\i
slltlulti be addressed to "'1`lli‘ ilfllll
inlon Entomologist, llel>1\l`il“\'ili 'li
Agriculture, Ottawa, Ont."
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HOW TO MAKE A
GARDEN WITHOUT SOIL
(Tity llwcllvra who llavc :ln instlll.t
for gartiening arc oftcn ht-tlrli to coul-
plain bitterly tllut they are tlenictl all
access to tllc soil, null are thus pre-
vented from grfltitjvintz their llzlrtivlll-
tural tastes. Such pl-rsons will llc sur-
prised to learn that tllcre is surll l`~
thing as gardening without soil. as any
one who has a convenient shelf nrar
a sunny window may l'll`0Vi'i@~
A number of bulhous plants, ol
which the most familiar ar ~ llyacilltlls,
will prosper In glass jars flllcll wllfl
water. Crocuses in EWU VHl'iBiy» “Oi
Among thc several kinds of bulb:-'
colchicum and several of the ilu
prove, such as appcurallcc, yield, ear- .
amarylis lllliss, as well as the remark-
ble "monarch of the east,” which $250 'mm T 8 DL Wmhm.. “calm
nun-or ~‘ "`,_ - . . , -4 ` `
ofteuas much as two feet in height. .
All that is necessary to malta 1*.
garden without soil, according to
Percy Collins, writing in Popular
Science Monthly, is to place these
bulbs In a. saucer, or`e`ven on a shelf,
in good light, and nature does the rest.
The gardener to whom soil is de_nl_ed
will soon discover that many kinda of
seeds will sprout and grow almost
anywhere, provided' they at‘e‘ ‘kept
moist and ia fairly warm'atlnospl_\’ere.
Another plan described by' Mr. Chl-
Iins is to wrap a piece of felt or flannel
around tl brick, which is then 'placed
In a dish of water. -The water soaks
up constantly through the s`ulisfd'n'ce
of the brick, and seeds scattered on
the moist fabric will soon put forth
shoots and rots.
Instead of a brick an ordinary sponge
soaked ill water may be used; or
hollow clay, shapes, in the form of
amusing heads of animals maybe pup.
chsed from stores that sell novelitles.
Perhaps tllc best seeds to use for ex-
periment of this kind are those of
mustard t~.nti crcss, as the young
plants may be eaten as a salad,
Mr. tfollills says that carrot ferns
anti moss flees are both interesting
curiositics 'lull easy to cultivate, Cut.
a_ couple of inches off' the top of a big
carrot and scoop out the centre ofthe
Diece so that tl kind of cup is formed.
Ililng this ln a good light by means of
a wire, zlnll keep the cup filled with
water. Vcl y soon pretty, 'felrn-like
loaves will sprout allli turll upward,
and In ll sllorl time the bit of carrot
is irallsfurllled into a W/cry decorative
object.
IMPROVENMENT OF THE
GARDEN PEA BY SELECTION
(Experimental Farms Note.)
lI()l\il-I G-RO\MN SEED tI_S GEN-
FJIIALLY TIIE BEST.-lt is
now a well-known fact that
iwllll* grown seed is generally llettcr
than that ill the trade. Seetlsrllcn
themselves nlust feel that they c.'.f.-
not bc sure of what they sell wllcn
they have practically no control over
the production. lt is certainly hard
to understand -wily farmers 'do not
produce on their own place more of
the scetis which they require, sspeg.
ially those which are easily grown.
Not only would they be surer of the
vitality, but, which is very important
in the case of vegetables, they would
also bc surer of_tlle purity. '
ll()W T0 IMPROVE GARDEN'
l‘l~l.»'lS.-Gartlen peas are best grown
on thc flat rows three fcet tlpart.
They very seldom cross, so that each
plalllt is practically ll pure line which
can be isolated with comp;a`rati_vel'y
time dttlioulty. Plants eontsl"n_ln"g the
largest number of long podsare cllos-
en anti pr-as from each plant are sown
ill septlratc rows. ()f course, the more
plants 'arc chosen to start wltil,
the greater the chance of findillg"uno
of extraordinary lllerlt, but if fifty
are used the first year, ten the second
two the third, and the best the foui'th_
it will be found that there wiliibe
quite all llllprovclllvnt over the in-
itial stock. A
\'i/'HAT \VAS DONE AT CAP
ROUGE.-~At the Cap Rouge Eperil
(Contlllued on page ten.)
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I roll Att. 
How Best to Overcome the ‘Houble
That Aifllct Women Only
The most fateful 'years In a woman’s
life are those between forty-five and
fifty. Many women enter this term un-
dcr depressing conditions through
ovt-rwork, worry or a-neglected con-
dition of the blood, anti so they suffer
llcavllv. Still, variations nl' health at
this lilllc can Ile relieved by home
trr-.'lllllt‘lll.
Among the commonest symptoms
:lr;- lltlllllilrllcs tlnll pnins ill the b:lr-,lc
:lntl lilies, t'e\'cr-flllshcs. palllitatinn.
dizziness tllltl tll\|»ression.Wolnen stand
ill nccti ot` rich, red blood all»t,lleIr life,
but llt~\-or lnorc so than in mltldle age.
when the nerves are also waaland
ovcr-\\'rl1llglit. Now every wom`“\.can
rr. vt- thc prompt help afforded to her
llcnltll by l-enswtlng her blood supply.
lt is tl tt-sl that any ailing wom-an can
makl- by taking Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills, for those pills make rlch,.red
hlootl. winch ill turn helps the appetite
strengthens the nerves and ,restores
robust. llesllll. Thousands -of_ women
lllve tountl ill Dr. Williams' Pink-Ptlln
the lllutllls by wlllc-h new health and 8.
llrlglltcr outlook of life were gainedln
proof of this- is the voluntary.testl-
nlor.-_/ of Mrs. H. S. Peterson,Milford.
Ont.. who says:-"l_ have suffered,
greatly from those troubles that af-
flict my sex. and I have found Dr.
“lV‘lliallls' Pink Pills in such cases not
.only do all that is claimed for them.
but more, Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills
lalvo done so mllch for me that I urge
every weak woman to try -them Land.
to mention many notller charming they will soon realize the great 'differ-
ilower, may he raised in the same way.
ence In one's health they-mallo.!'~ 
li you suffer from a'ay'of~tnht*ills
that particularly afflict womanhood
that will bl01\B0m illliie i\'e"iY “'ii“"“`~ you should avail yourself at 'mica of
either sell fr water are the common the health help of Dr. W‘lllialns'. Pink
9 Pills. You can get them .-Glam-‘tiny
dealer infmodiclne or by- il, st
paid al, 50. cents n‘-box~ol'. sixllxteopgor
throws up a huge and grotesque bloom ,ine C0., -Bl-ocgvillq, .0n¢_'r‘.,f *-1 I .
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