FEBRUARY; 1,8. _ 1_9Q9 Tl-la crlARLgrjlfpTpwN cuARplAlv, [FUR FARMERS, STUCK BREEDERS and GARDENERS !.’!§_F_3_!3.L§_Y_EN I! AG i NEWSY NOTES - moons 501th‘ UN ISLAND PLANTS The Juncaceac This ls the Rush family which - ' seven genera and 200 s - 495 wdcly distributed over he Qmlrl .n lemperate and Arctic re- iong, Wc have two genera. Juncus, common Rush. and Llmlll. cod-rush w§pwtp the present slx species of Juntr; ilflV" bean found here, of whlL-h J. effusus, the 89ft Rush, is pralaoiy the tallest. In Britain m1; specifs grows three feet high. of some importance to the before the ini-roduction "paraffin-o l" (Kerosene) 1t was the business _of the hollszwlfe to provde a l-uslflghffi against ‘the nths; how this was clone l5 pjgnsantly described in Letter p6 of Whltefs “Natural History of Belborne." Suffice it to say that me rind or peel was stripped away lrcm the pth, all bub a. narrow strip inr support. then the prepared nrh lvils dipped into "scalding iai‘. A rcd. w‘th a pedestal at on: end and a clip at the other, was called a rush-holder. White timed a lush. in length 2 feet, 4 inches long; it. burned three minutes lhcrt of the hour, and gave a "good clear light," t1 recommend White's |C(‘Olllll to the reader.) Our village children were ingen- lous in the construction oi toys: money was carce. and bsdes. toys were scarce too. 5o they made whips-something like hunt- lng-cro s—-f0r the older children. and ra ties for the infants, out 0f these tall rushes. The shank was ‘upped in an ornamental weave, and the thong was plafted: so that‘ a veil-made rush whip was an ar- tistic creation’. The rattle was harder to make since it was hol- low: it enclosed some small stones lnd a piece of tin to make atinkle. rile plant. it may be o . ¢~ rives its name from JIIIIKO. the Lat- ln word meaning “I bind or tie.” lowly as the Rush is. it afforded 113m and entertainment to s. past generation, and the lesson ia-Nev- er despise trlflesl 1m gerlug Lumh. is represented two speces in this Province. e foliage more gram-like, and always more or clliate with long whitish hairs. Cattle Will eat both Juncus and Lumla at a am not aware of any ec- cf the wood-rush. "Lu- zuia." according to Sir J.D. Hook- Il’, is derived from "luclola," a glow- wornr. Gray does not agree with different deriva- lnd was crliflg“? of the lamp. thrifty store 0i wider mo t-h's, and gives l. boa, q.v. Cold in Britain Tn an account of a an Britain in December it that 17 persons perished; question came up as to happened when the temperature had not fallen below 22 deg. It! fheanswerlsthattlem raumeis not the only factor in t esc fatal- lties, a few of which occur in most winters, generally in outlylnghdis- trieis. Several that I have card oi ooolmed when people. f-flvol- lng between distant farms in the hill coimtly. hooome austed and died oi heart failure and cold. Deep snow nearly always played I part in the exhaustion. The only case with which I was brought into d contact, was due partly to er cause. I was i at a ‘ on Pontop Pike, a hill said‘ to be 1.000 feet above sea-level. the valley below was a coal-mi, which extended under tlle hlll.- To ventilate tho mine a rather primitive method was employed: ‘shaft was driven down into the orkirlgs from tho summit of the hill. and a square chimney. (called a “cube") Wilt over the opening. A door in the sidc of the cube gave aces-s to a platform whcreon burnt a fir! never allowed to go out. This cre- slcd an all-draught that drew his ‘bad air" from the mine. The door was padlocked against all but the old pensioner who tended the fife night and morning. One winter's morning the 01d man called at the cottage to report that s dead man was lying at the door oi the cube, a couple of hun- dred yards away. At. once a party 0f us set out for the cube. and found the body frozen stiff. with the knees drawn up almost to the chin. We carried him to l-he cot- lsze with considerable difficulty. "Willy to his weght and posture. and laid him on a lounge . lrs dress we could see he was a mlrvr. llnd n big powerful man he must have been. The news spread quickly over the countryside and in "w- Hii'."'l’\'"On a coiliery coal- cart-we c "Mart, vmvre and foo iftllg body away. It was after- rlrdr will the man had called at ll *“"."~"' on his wlw fmm work. "i" ll-Ti bfrn sucnlird w'th whisky. ilali siunefied when he resumed "ll tourney. he had lust sufficient tense to make for the cube in the {ll-Wt of lv'nlz down by the fire. But be door was bolted. and so another was added to the long list. of the victims slain by strong drink. Doped Plank ~7°lln Undlev. an eminent. Eng- lish botanist in the early 10th cen- ry nncn described a number of gloerlments in which he dosed Hills with narcotics and poisons. H ME years something of the mic“! has been tried on this contin- A-tlllllllethe results are noteworthy. h e, tvvntmaylt, _ “mill. was used in experiments‘ "my: he beccusn it was found to i» r202! fliviréoon. In I007 plant . pa. .. an... ‘tillt trim h tell,- to lose the power- of form- “flijmllr between dlvldlno nuolc’. r "ream thgt. pin-gig m“; ,m.y, i“ "~-“~"~’ ra=l-'....r.: mccmmonly 0v ly- mfluw vlur w..-Mind... " of l-h-Mq” call it a dump-cart- been l-ama ulan 150 chemicals were tried be. 10m the eifperimenierg nit on the sulphate, which seems to be the" "lily llillfil-Illoe that actually m. 1°18! i110 lilo of the flowers. The Pill’ exception was aspirin which .5 said to have some value ln err- Wlldlllz the life oi Gerberas. Th?" hi5 been a great deal written about Root Hormones" 11nd We are warned by one Editor of Horticulture that much o: it l5 fantastical and mlsleacliing. Never- lhtlw- when properly used the irldnle and naptha ene compounds bring about def nito types or gmwph feilmrlse. such as bending, swelling of the tissue. and rooting. These substances are now available to the trade as Hormodin. The methcd oi treating cuttings consists of immersing the banal ends in the designated strength of Hormodln solution for from a few hours to 40 hours depending upon the variety of the cutting. A 24-hour treatment is most commonly used. It is a simple roccss and requires no special or oaborate equipment." At the end of the treat-mom the cuttings are removed from the so. lutlon and the excegg moigtum i3 shaken off and they are then planted in the usual way. I have sometimes thou ht. of try- ing the effect of very cl lute vine- gar (in different strengths) on cut- tings, but alas, there is always so much to do. and s0 little time to do ltl Vinegar has a kind of stimulating property and might well induce a. rooting action. The Constellations A few weeks ago we went over the constellation of Ursa major (which contains the "Dipper") in rattler complete fashion, and now we will review the star-group known as Cassiopeia. This group is easily found, by taking the Dip- as s starting point, and letting eye travel directly over and across the Pole Star. A group of stars arranged in the form of a. badly-made "W" will be encount- eced- these are the principal star-s in P‘ ' ' and are “ ‘ to be the “chair” of that famous Ethiopian Queen. Carrying we eye still further, four prominent stars, often called “Casiopeias Guards,” come into the icture, but three of these are actu ly part of the con- stellation Andromeda-which will be described later on. Cassiopeia is chiefly remarkable for star clusters and contains sev- eral double stars. Andromeda has several claims to distinction, o e of which is the ral ebula. ‘That is the gone bygever Lord Ross saw it. throng his at tele- scope. Now we know the it is not a. true us nebula like that in Orion, but an immense aggrega- tion of stars set so closely together that they become a hazy patch of ll t comparable to that of the ilxway. Th constellation belongs to what has been called the “Royal Fam- ilyof the Heavens." Cepheus, Kin! of Ethiopia. and Camlopia his Queen, were the rents of uhe Princess Androm a. who thought herself more beautiful than the Nereides. These were the sea- nymprls, the fifty daughters of Nel-eus, son of Oceanus; and what- ever the verdict of the beauty con- test was, it brought no immediate good lo Arldromada, for the Ner- eids chained hec- to a rock with the a tion that she would be devoured by a sea monster. At the critical moment, Just as the mon- ster attacked, the Greek hero P01‘- aeus swooped down from the sky nd killed it. (Ha had been Dro- fiided with wings for his feet. and a. falohiolbuby Mercury - This M- The constellation Perseus lies and is easily p ts fimtthonvgwellolnlotlgf: h ' 1 on e - ...i,";.§...?.°,l mlcd the Pleiadas. The celebrated variable star Algol lies in Perseus: and its name may b6 ranslaiod as the The Demon, or more definitely The Wlnklns Dem- on. “which shin steady light for about 60 hours; its ‘ then mnnaencr 5t?‘ de- crease and at e o 001$ it is only one-third of its normal brightness. It then commences brighten again and 5 hours later has returned to its orillml brill)" X1605 at which it stays for flnvllll" 60 hours when the fading repeats itself." The Arabian astronomers who named this star must hill/t! a ed at its oueer behavior, 0.P.|l. Given iiontrol 0f Grain Elevators lit West Saint John OTTAWA, Feb. l5-—(OP)-Effect- lve tomorrow, the Canadian Pacific Railway Cmnpany will take over full rating control of the Nat- ional rs Board grain elevators at West Baint John, N, 8., it was announced tonight from the office of ‘Trans rt Minister I-lowe. The C. P. R. s operated the elevators there since their construction. The announcement said: “An a; recment has been reached between the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- pany and the National arbOrs Board. effective Feb. l6. revising the present operating arrangmen with respect to the grain elevators at west Balm, John, as a result 0f which the company will have full responsibility for operations and conoro. of elevator charges." The agreement follows prolonged conlrovers over elevator argee at Saint ohn, which heretofore ililfiltit“. “E52”. “°¢“.’l’.i§fl§‘ 3i e rs r an. - Grain Commissioners. The railway now may 8 “B! charges at its own discretion W Eh- out reference to the Harbors Board but subject to rullnz by the Board of Grain Commissioners. Culture of The High Bush lWeekly Livestock - Market Report Blueberry A newer crop to come larder cul- tivation has been the hillFbulh blueberry which, ltlce its relative tho low-bush or oommoln native blue- berry. has been hnrvwted from Mild managed areas fclr yea-N. BMW" Cecil c. Eidf». 51' perforce-ital Btatim. Kmtvi-llle. N3 Selection of large fruited and prolific bearing individual busres resulted in the production 0f dio- tinot types of blueberries. Pro- pagation and cultivation motbods were worked out. Lat-er bl! 010551"! 3. * varietier, new hybrid varieties halve been produosd. As a. result the cultivation of blue- berries. has become a well- estaiblisltod industry in the United Stateapartioularly in new Jersey and Michigan. In Canada where the blah-bust blueberry is not native. except in limited area". very little if 8-110’ commercial development has been attempted. alibi-rough it is now lmown that some of the varieties are quite hardy and soil condition-ls that ame suitzafolo an be readily located. ‘The t, requlrs s. partic- ular type of soil. It must be docld- edlyacidsrldwelldraincrtblmwith avaible moistlxm mt all seatons as the phnta sme velry Subject. to drought. The beet soils should have three or fbur inches of pean. to plough under. A so called dry bog well drained table clown to abouwo imhes below thesurface sndgkhallowlwarolf pewt to plolnfh into the mill would be ideal. The plants grow quite IargeBonle at the Dominion Experllnerltal Station. Kontvlllo.N.5., are six feet- hiflh and bow as much as six quarts per plant. Therefore the rows should be at least six feet apart and the plants four feet apart in the row. Before planting, the land should be thoroughly cleaned and worked. After the plants have been set the first year. 'I'llis may be um. tinned 1f Plants d0 not heave. Under our oonxliilionsit has been found ldvlsalble to mulch hoavlly with straw or waste bay around the bushes in the fall of the first. WM‘ alnd slowl-y build to a perr- manant mulch condition o. clw whole arcs. "Blueberries respond to congplgtg fertlizer 5-8 at the rate of 000 WWW! pen I026 has given good result. Varieties that have dong wall at Kentville are Ramcooas amPlo- flflr. Cattle-rule and Eubel. MOUNT HOPE SCHOOL Report of Mount Hops School f-cr the month of January. 51'“!!! x—-l. Ansell Judson; 2. Florence Burhoe; 3, Cordon Dock. endorff. but now we know that the star i! double. a faint om and a bright one, revolving round a central point. and at intervals tho. fa nt one gets in the way and eclipses the other- It was that wonderful instrument. bhe spectrcscope. that gave m In true explanation. _________ pnarmsv school. Report of Dsrnley Bcilool for the month of January. l g X-—l. Wendall MaoNutt; c, Junior ale-ray: a. 1min M“- Kay. Grade IX-l. Charles MkoGnior. 2, Robert Mounta ; 0, Morley Croaicr. Gram VIII-l, George Wall; 2. Allan Hlclwy. Grade VII-l, Merle Crosiet: 2. on. P101160 vr-l, Dorothy Hickey; i. Roberta Morrison 3. DWI!!! H10- k . . , ' wPeriaoi attoruicnce: Wendall MacNubt. Junior Hififl; Robert Mountain, Morley Cronicr. Ohufcs mcGregcr. Allan Richy. M0140 crosier. Wayne llacGregor, Helen at mum. Dorothy Hickey. nvelyn Hickey, Roberta Idol's-icon and Mountain.“ ‘A. .7 a. Driaoo . . Primilll- Departmo ' Primary onus v-l. Edison a, Jack willl.‘ a m ma. -, arcncc mourn: Roach lmmfiywmmoweimm” ‘ dead. m 'sl-.'-l. . our "°""" _ "as “sibifillwii-"ffaati m. r i flndoll-Jtn-l, nap ann- Wayne MacGregor; 0, Helen Cham- ii. Tioronto even buying and weighty steers ranged up to $7.25 for choice with heavies at. $7.50. Good steers and heifers were mostly be- tween $0.25 gional tops of $0.75. e prices steady at steers sold u one load of mostly $7 to $7.50. Shippers liquid- ated more sparin and the reduced beneficial affect on the trade. De- mand was principally of a and Eastern character, and steers Ottawa, February 9. QUMMLRY Dfllbito the fact that there was little or no buying of cattle for ex- ‘l’??? 3o the Unitid ‘Stéaoies due to Q "W! qllo o .000 cattle having been filled, light run of cat- tle at all yards proved beneficial and the market staged a. remark- Oneor two ably good perf markets opened slightly lower than the previous week but were regained by the close. ever, further well Wlpfs would be in order for the immediate future. Calves slumped to the extent of $ while at the same time Winnipeg was making l. gain of 50 Iliillsewhere thgk ogawerewe ertotileextontozl 250mm 36c at all stock yards ex- oe 25c lower the market reacted up- ward under of the was little of interest in the sheep and lamlb trade, most markets re- porting unchanged prices. the losses How- regulated re- at Toronto. cents. vrade was steady. Toroneo where after opening‘ light runs with moat early loss regained. There i Cltllb Prices A good clean was effected at wi out any export a few butcher and $6.50 with occa- A light of- ring was responsible for holding ‘Ibmnto, and to a top of $0 for oioe with kood kinds at Winnipeg ings had a it’... local allied 25c or more from the m: low time of last week, while fcnlale asses also look on added strength cl with the better end of tile cows sell» to kleep the waforj Grade lX—l, Ervin Mad-cod; 2, Elinor Currie, Grade VII-l, Witlqy Judson; 2, Christine MacLeodi 3. Hubert Mac- Grsde lV-i, Jean Curr-is; Arthur MacDonald, Grade III-l, Elmer Maclood; 2, Marjory Currie. Grade II-i, Isabel Mat-Lend; 2, Ella MacDonald. Grade l—1, Gavin Ounrie. Perfect attendance: Florence Bur- hoe. Edvln Macbeod, Elbert Mac- Locd. Christine Macbcod, Eisner 2 . MaoLeod. Isabel mound, Ella MacDonald. Highest average, Ervln Manhood, 00%. ' Teacher. Annie K. MacKlmlon (Patriot please copy) plon; 2, Minnie Champion and Gerald Hickey. Hillel; 0, Reta Champion. Glide II-l. . Connick; 2, Theo. Crozler; 0, Rah-lay Mac- Gregor. ' Grade I (a)—-l, Elmer Hickey; 2, Leigh Orolier; 0, Eullo Adams. Grade l (bl-l, Esther wackay. Grads f (cl-l, Cutler Roach; 2. Wallace Mountain; 0, Carl Crckler. madame‘ orfo llldllr. Allison Msoh. Goons A. Itch. Clunwign, ‘moo 61%: i‘? OQI!“ , ERIN‘ hhkq-l . A , steers the attic, 212 dairy. and 1.1 ing around $5. 25c higher. A small quote. of steers sold up to $6.50 and t-he better grades of handywdght killers made $5.75 to $6.50. Stockels and feeders were scarce and the best of the offering made $4.50 to Under the influence of lighter receipts other Western markets remained about steady with Calgary topping at $5, Edmonton, Moose Jaw and Saskatoon making simil- ar high prices, while Regina had a ton price of $5.76 on steers, and Vancouver $6.25. U. B. Market Stead to Firm" Buffalo cold some 00 Canadian cat/tie at prices about even with those of last week. A number of loads made up to $9.50. The b18119!‘ rate of duty, however, plus carry- ing chargea would onl net back to the country in Ontario from $4.50 to 5 top o1 $6 for weighty steers or ap ximatlely $1 per cwt. below preva ling prices on the Toronto market. Recent advices from St. Paul indicated a steady to firm market with medium quality native maklnc $8 to $0, heifers $'l-- log cows $7. ports to the nitod States for week consisted of 2,130 beef 27 calves. The total shipments to date this year amount to 34706 beef cattle. > 1,190 dairy, and 4.762 calves com- pared with dairy, and 4.7m beef cattle, 803 5.506 calves in the some period flclals commenced collectlnB Last year. While Unted States cusilonls 3f; higher rate oi duty as of February 1, no official figures have been is- sued as yet to indicate when the qlmta of 00.000 cattle for the fiifilsst clout cultivation should o. given galore’ "l" YGBTYIS British Market While fat cattle on English mark- ets are temporarily weaker. 1M1‘ or conditions. Best light weight steers at, Birkenhead made up to 15 l-llc this week, and handyweight kinds up l» we“ weight including rpound or to 15c offal. Glasgow continued to estimate 800d Cam‘ dian feeders at 0c par pound 11W weight. rtstothe wereno e190 There United Kingdom during the Wool! and the total to date till-ll V601‘ 1'9" mains at 157 head, all dairy cattle. During the corresponding period oi last yea-r shipments W811 ed3- 002 cattle Calf Markets Variable Calves opened 50c lower at Tor- onto and lost a further 50c on Tues- dBtO my A market steady up to a. flop price of . $11 for veals. winnlpe l close weak at a general toll $10 with some choice at $10.50» good demand kept the Montreal g was strong- er with choice veal-s at $0.50 to $9 50. Other centres were mostly "l" = changed with tops at Calgary up to $8, Edmonton and Vancouvu‘ $7.50, Moose Jaw $7. and Saska- toon and Regina $0.50. Hug Pricsa Lower Hoes one . to but under the influence of 115115 runs the market firmed pa, and baoons closed at $8.90 to off trucks. Montreal was weaker with the ‘bulk clf the bacons at 8950 f. dzwlnsscsofiitlctoflcweresus- tsined at Western markets. winni- peg finished off ail $0.05 f. d: w.. while Calgary dropped to $0.35 f bsoons off trucks and Edmonton to $0.40. Prince Albert and Saska- mn closed. 05c down at $8.40 for off truck bacons, and Moose Jaw and mains d red l0 88-5" Slaughter hogs at Vancouver made $0.50 Wilishlre sides remain-ed un- changed on the British market with Canadian selling from 011 to 0M. goalnadlan hams ranged from 96s t0 Lamb! Moltly shill! Ina-lb prices were unchanged at ‘Pol-onto with Westerns sall- ing from $0. to $0.75. Montreal hsd a couple of early sprin lambs weighing, around 50 lbs. e par 1km . while wetherlwerencm wUMPcl-owt weir: 31750 to $770 Calgary vnsunchanleduptoatopoffl andllhtontosl sndBukatAOnM- cudcdhllhilflotlvlflfl. no- Jvithtopsat ned 5c lower at Toron- oelpik wen not sufficient at other yards to establish n market CATTLE MARKETS TORONTO cold 4.482 cattle. After opening 15c to 5c lower on steers and heifers about half the early loss was regained on stron fol- lowing markets. The catte run was sufficiently light that a good clean up was made despite the ob- iserlce of export buying. We hty steer; ranged from a low of .75 to $7.25 for choice with a. few heav- ies making $750. Good butcher steems an heifers sold mostly at $0.25 to $0.50 with occasional tops at $6.75 and common down to $4.75. .Cowswercfirm at$300fo$5wlilh canners and cutters Bit $2.50 to $0.- 25. Fed calves sold from $5.25 to $0 $0. A small supply of si/ockers and feeders sold steady at $5 to $5.50, and mllkers and spring- ers continued low around $70 to $75 for tasted tops. MONTREAL offered 1.243 cattle at steady prices. Steers ranged from $4 for common lights to a top of $8 for one load of choloe breedy cattle. God steers were mostly g to $750 Heifer; were moetl $0 $6.75 with tops $7 Good icher cows made $5 to $0.425, mediums up to 4.75 and common around 00.50 Livestock Men Told lihanccs Are .Slim In British Market EDMONTON Feb. Canadian cattlemen chap rmazrent of winning a. p6 foothold in the B tish beef market. t W. C. McKenzie, of lothlbrldge, manager of the south be (‘o-operative association, Livestock Marketing climate, cheap grazing land rented for little or nothing, and an all-water route to keep pp costs at a minimum al- lows the Argentine to sell at a price in England that would be ruinous l-o Canadian producers, es- pecially western Canada, Mr. Mc- KBDZLC‘ said. He added many lal" e Argentine ranches were owned y lisme n. average price received the Argentine for his best steers a home is $3.75 a hundredwelght live weight," Mr, McKenzie 501d. Cost of production lo western Canadian cattlemen ranged from $6.15 a. hundredoweigshgasfor a three- Conference n for a six- “The logical market for Canadian cattle is the United States. pro- viding favorable duty and quota regulations can be secured," Mr. McKenzie said. NEW GLASGOW SCHOOL Report for month of January. Grad eX-l, Herbie MalcCoubrey Canners and cutters made $2.50 to .25 ~ CALI‘ MARKETS 10301470 veals dropped $1 and closed weak at a general top oi $10 for choice, with a _ .50. Common lights sold from $5 to $0. MONTREAL sold veals from $6 to $11. Grassers were in poor de- mand at $3.50 to $4 HOG MARKETS The ho run for the Dominion was 70.51 conlpared wit-ll 60.978 in the same week last year. Total to date this year 350,947, last year 433.172. TORONTO hogs opened 25c low- er, but firm under light runs and closed at $8.90 to $0 for bacons off licks. Packers‘ prices on direct rhin- menis closed lower, HAMILTON at $8.65 to $9 for bacons off trucks alive and $11.50 lo $12 dressed. and MONCYTON $8.90 and $12. MONTREAL hogs were weaker mostly alt $0.50 for becons f. d; w.. $9.60 off trucks, and $13 dressed. Trucks were down to $9.25 at the close and rail grades $12.75. SHEEP & LAMfl MARKETS ‘TORONTO lambs 0d, good at $5.50 in . were steady at $2.50 to $5 for na- tives with light western ewes $5.50- were unchang, $875. Sheep MONTREAL" had 300d ewes and weilherg nominally quoted at $6.50. OVERSEAS CATTLE EXPORTS 157 T d te this Igstgrealr ye“ 3.692. Why Experiments Must Be Repeated ( Fern-rs News) runners sometimes asfk will!’ 00°11" meal investigator-s ropes-t their experiments so manly tilmcc; why they are so cautious i.n making pramical recommendations; Wh.‘ 1m‘ instance. investigators at the Sum- merllmd Experimental Station have considered it. necessary to con/ow wrea- is. states RC. Polmor, Dominion Elrperinuarltel Station. Bwnulerland, 15.0.. trained scientists lcnow llhalt II- grealt dml of roliofltlm is required to erasure acoumoy in the Iwlllfc secured. from enDfllflWnl-s- Ropetition is especially imliorta-nt when experiments are being 0011" ducted with living matorials because of the inherent variability of such material. No two cows are identical even thollklh they may M‘ “M91? this mime ancestry. There are small differences in simlcture and bohfllv- iour of any two pla-nfc. even thoueh also may be of the sum. variety. Agricultural investigators mice spec- ial premutl ho reduce this nat» ural variability in the experimental material with which they work. i For instance. they may propagate irllillveplantoio beuvedinaoet- i Grade IX-l, Chas. Dickieson; 2 ‘ Vernon H.111; 0, Alma Campbell. . Grade VIII-l, Elaine Parkman; 1 2, Marjorie MaoCoubrey; 3, Marie] Murphy. i Grade Vl-l, Weld/ch MacCou-l brey; 2. Croelman Dickieson; 3,- Isalbel Maccoulbrdy. l Grade V-l, Allison Stevenson; 2, Stirling Howatt. Grade IV-l, Gladys Parkman; 2, Arnold Diokieson; 3, Byron Hill. Grade III—1. Ian MacLcod. Gracie l1—l. Irene MaoCoulvrey: 2, Clara Bryant; 3, Richard Mac- Coubrey, Grade I Sr.—l, E1101 Stevenson; 2, Barry Stwenson; 0, Douglas Bryant. Grade I Jr.—1, Shirley Carnlp- boll and Beverley Dlckieson, equal; 2, Billie Mlulphy. Perfect attendance: Herbie Max» Ooulbrey, Vernon Hill, Elaine Park- man, lsbael MacCoubrey, Stirling Howatlt. R/css S. White, ‘Teacher. max CORNER. SCHOOL Report of Park Corner School m1- January. Grade IX-d. Gertrude Gra- ham Grade VIII-l. Roma Mont- gomery; 2. Nina Maolleod; 3. June MacKenzie. Grade VII—l. Basie Cousins Grade V-l. Jean MccKenzie; 2. Doris Delaney; 3, Donald Cousins. Grade IV-Sr. l. Bertha La.- mont; 2. Margaret Montgomery; i3. Jimmy Montgomery. Grade IV—Jl-. l, Helen Lamont; 2. Boyd Adams mGrade III -—A. 1. Verna Hard.- g. Grade III-B. 1, Paul MacKay, Coils ns. . Maurice Cousins; 2. Vernon Cousins. Grade II A—-1. Jerry Adams. Grade D.‘ B l, Eliza Campbell; I. Jean Parsons Grade I A -—i. Wallace Harding and Walter Lamont; 2. Iottie Parsons; 3. Barbara MacLeod. Grade I B —-1. Nellie Mont- i 2. Margaret Campbell Perfect. N-tendance —Marg.aret and Eliza Campbell; Nellie Mar- garet and Roma Montgomery. Highest Average -Bertha La- fIlOfl - 'I‘ea.cher -Annie M. Dyrnerrt. SOUTH PINETTE SCHOOL Honor Roll for January: Grade X-l. Isabelle Morrison. Grade VIII-l. Alton Cantello: Albert MacDonald; Ernest Mac- Leod. Grade VII-Sr. Belle Gillisq Lucille MacDonaki; Katty Nichol- son. Grade VII-Jr. John Gillls; Billie MacDonald; Harold Cantello. Grade V-l. Mary Cantello; 2. Silewart MaoRa e. Grade IV--1 Thelma Hubley; 2. Mary MacPherson. Grade III—l. Doris Cantello; 2. Thelma MacDonald. Grade II- l. Kathleen Hubley and Lane MacKlnley equal. y Grade I- No Exams. Teacher, Marion Gillls. i taln test from cuttings balcern from one individual plant. However. even when ouch care has been taken to promote uniformity in malterlal, experience has shown that it is owl necessary to include sevcml ind- lvidual plants in each plot. Then again the plots must be re- plica/tell. for it has been found that small variations in soil or other environmental conditions often halve an important influenza on the re- sults seourod. It ls for this reason that expert-intents are corrunmmly run in triplicate. Inveatigwhors have also found that seasonal weather conditional clfton affect the results of erlperlmcrvt: to R WIT mrlced degree. Lloordilgly. it is considered advisable to ropes/t "WW experiments every year for p, period of several years. l time and slpwc and labour. but. it h escemlvd in order to ensure re- liability in the results scour d. Ac- patimts with the invest-ha WIN woolen-ls. Thee wimtists are value to the mm on the land. N01‘ BO IIOT A hot water bottle st night. is n i finite source , But. if. in u... “longing, “m” You meet wli-hout wirning. It: charms an willingly Iliflit- iltion of experiments takes Ovfllifllly. famrers must learn to be who are endeavouring to solve agrlcul-l "ll trot-M- ‘Phsv know their lob. l I CONSERVATION » a walla! cowml or naonoar. ornnoxs ovum vn-u. rasuls An-lcmvo m: usks an» aansas or nsruau. aaaopwls a! m. Lupmw JENKINS. mum-tam gay Elwood was... u. Forest lllflwo can put um idle land and ‘fit oora) When we drive roads shaded by woodland, tliful beechw lo the oolmtry ove pieces of of ins or beau- map e5. we do not realize that the furnish the largest HHlOH-nt of tim r which is used. We are so accustomed to thinking of the immense amounln of wood which are cut to give us the news, to furnish ma {or our in- struction, or amusement or per- hflll! i0 d-llfilwt . t it seems to overshadow all other uses. when we think of the large number of’ wooden houses and farm buildings and read about the importance of our lumber exports it seems asif this was what is usln up our for- eats. Both of these nk into com- parative insfgnlficance‘ when the total amount of _wood cut and used is totaled up Tile farmer's woodloi/ is the largest source of supply. From , it he gets woods for his buildings and fences, the odd stick which he needs to repair a shaft or a plough handle, the wood for his fires, his maple sugar and syrup and often a sulbstantial share of the cash which he needs for the things for which he cannot exchange his pro- cluoe. When the crops are gathered in and there is no more work out- doors, he sharpens his saw and grinds his axe and sallies forth to his woodlot to get in the fire wood for the next winter. to cut a tele- phone pole or so. a few cords of pulpwood, some new fence is, a. fewlosfiflotaketothenlll toget lurn/ber for his own use and others which he sells outright to help fur- nish the supplies needed in the locality. In this northern climate which breeds a vlrile and hardy race. the winters are long and fires are needed for nearly eight months in the year and our people who live in the country and in the small villages are absolutely dependent on their woodlois for fuel. it is ea- sontial that the supply be main- iained. Unfortunately when our first sellers began to open up the country. the easiest way to clear the land was to cut down the trees and burn them as theiy lay, often setting fire to the adlo ning timber and devastating the country for miles around. This stale of affairs could be seen on all sides, rior to 1912 when the first coopers ive fire protective association was formed. In any sensible pro of land use only the areas whch were good for farming would have been clear- ed and the poor land left for the production of timber. Noll only was this not done in o up the country, but settlers were allowed b0 clear land which was" sibolutdl! unfit for farming and after years of heart-breaking labor they had nothing to show for it and had to move off to other areas- You can always tell what kind of land a farmer has by looking at his build. ings because if the land is e will be large and he will nerd large barns to store his amps. The tremendous waste of energy in trying to wring a living from a poor soil is pathetic. All through the country farmers are giving up the effort. ‘They cannot raise enough stock to furnish manure sufficient to feed enough stock, and so on in a vicious circle from which the farmer cannot escape. Every- where we see more and more aban- doned farms and vet our produc- ilon of crops of all kinds is more than sufficient for our needs. In- tensive farming is the order of the day and with the developments in agricultural chemistry leap and less land will be needed. There is only one use to which SPRINGFTHlD SCHOOL The followi-régl is the standing for Springfield ooi for the half- year. Grade X~1. Clare Haslam; cKay. G . Joyce Haslam; 2. Roland Matheson. Grade V~1. Bennie Matheson; 2 Evelyn Heslam. Grade IV Sr. —l. Morgan Mic- ay. Grade IV- Jr. 1. James Bin- Clair. Olive Buchanan, ‘masher. M N ii lQIWQ-w 1s the growin gof trees, If no intel- l.i tdirectitrnll Wllthglfllld come up to species w will have no commercial use hlch and which will be of the lowest value oven for . Thqre lg wonders Lu him of the laiut methods and discov. erie and in helping him to in- crease his production and to find new markets. We need this some kin counsel for the lots. county should have s. forester work, ing under s local board who would control the cutting in the farmers’ own interest. Every woodlof. could furnish more timber than lil dces at present, if handled intelligently. Many of them are being ruined by overcuttirlg and many more by grazing of sheeg and cattle. These eat the young of Each and so ruin the next crop. The farmer, usually, cuts only the best trees taking no thought, to get out those of the poorer kinds which are thus en- couraged to develo? into the next cropandsothelo runsdown. 8o often we find a splendid sugar bush 1n which the cattle are allow- ed lo pasture so that no new trees can thrive and the bush will finally be ruined. ‘Them is a great local scarcity of fire wood in many cts it must be hauled long distances, up lg twenty miles, which fortunatel goo pomlble the much ma gn, truck. Sinai wood-using indus- tries in the towns and villages are having more and more trouble in finding suitable wood for their pur- poses, and, were if. for tin truck, would now be out of busi- noes. All of than ovfla could be slim.- inated c. little intelligent (plan- ning by giving advice an in» formation to the farmer. It has been found in Europe that no prl, ti‘; i“‘3.‘.”.‘.“‘#u‘ii“‘ “.302 o ngs _ ou su vision. He is too prone to nor-Elw- the future benefit for the mime: late cash. Neither can rules and regulations for cutting be laid. down by a central authority. Con- ditions differ from one locality to opal within s or the good-i Jooksovea-the truce year govern» merit will do it for him, at his exi- pence. ‘Ihelocal ,,madeu'p of m. farlners, with thl ad ca of the loca. lfcneshy author- wood lots and ad.- the farmer how much he can him to get the bat Qades find the best markets. The result is that the local supply is insured in perpetuity which makes for the ty and stability of the country. as a whole, and for each community. Weneedilhemmekindofizhfng in this country. We need muni- (alga town and village forests w ere firewood and lumber can be lned revenue ob- tained which willl help to reduce the burden of taxation. Further we need such supervision to prevent the clearing off of the hills which permits erosion of the soil ruins the scenery. Our is too big a source of revenue to be lost and no one will come to easlnle. Our forests are a furl- enial and tremendously valu- should be done to pot the greatest value from them urithoul; reducing their value. The Canadian llbrestry Associa- tion is the logical agency iihmugh which this forward looking step can be talcen and we should begin a movement to provide a local for- and a local forest authority in each county. Steps have already taken in one locaiiy and it is ‘Phil you they intend. to cover the hoped that before the first month in the New Year ends that it may be an accomplished fact and serve as an example to the rest oi the country. ILES ANNUALLY FOR LESSONS‘ mm the tiny ylllsre of Ants. over D0 of w.....‘ cameos“... Ioysnawsrner wn. coxcome twice amonthfotnk i lesao Ila is 14 25,000 miles each for their ode-Trail: 19310:: y ' “a Wu!‘ u’ m‘ l“ "u ‘M, ‘on’ they're no keen about music they don't mind in the least sitting I, In a day ‘we 16-hour humus pvu-ndna shown willl bk llsnlhl i Iallnsll nnedhtanemas: handle .