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Eastern Canada
pgbnan official. nbvlsas !NoaaAsanA loo sAl.a»m'sA's'r.
giiuivrllrusv, ivan-on 1. -at `a
1,,-5 y-attended meeting of poultry-
,.9 of this district, held in the Ag-
,icu in-al Hall on Tuesday night, the
pro ems at present confrormng the
n-.diigtry were discussed. the princi-
pal " peaker being Mr. G. R. Wilson,
va ouver. Dominion poultry promot-
er r British Columbia. _
T v increased sale of B. C. eggs
m tem Canada, through _proper
my g and consumer advertising
find the development of export mar-
kets; were advocated by Mr. Wilson,
,_= gisolution of the present problems
fa¢i§; poultrymen in this province.
“B itish Columbia’s problems,"'said
Mi- Wilson, “are distinct from those
of jther provinces. The D0\11fr1fi _in-
dugtty here is specialized to a degree
that: enables us to pwdlwe eses of
iaréfuperlor quality than in other
par of Canada. We can deliver
meg; superior quality eggs in car-
1ga.i§ that will bring a premium over
dh eggs. We must have that
pregiuln to help off-set our geogra-
pnléfl position as regards transpor-
tatiltn rates, higher feed costs, etc.
Tofobtain that premium, consistent
Rnd-ipersistent advertising is neces-
sar ',` with stricter grading. Eggs
shoild Q cartoned in B. C. and the
gm g be sufficiently good to per-
mit istribution without rehandling.
B_ eggs and light yolks, firm al-.
bill n and appetizing flavor, must
bb il nonymous."
QEVELOP EXPORT TRADE.
Regarding the development of ex-
por-eitrsdc, Mr. wilson advised that
instdad of storing in the flush sea-
soii`5l_to compete with our fresh Aeggs-
ill the winter months. they should
iind~a sale in, foreign and empire
markets and would do well to investi-
gstel the possibilities in countries
whom seasons wereiopposite to ours.
notably Argentine, Brazil and New
zealand. ' When B. C. approached
flush production, those countries
were approaching fall moult and cori-
sequent decline.
'file Dominion live stock branch
had now a sample of B. C. eggs_en
route to Argentine. Cold storage fa-`
cilities were available from Vancouv-
er and British Columbia should se-
cure some of the business with that
country to which the United States
co-operatives on thd_Paciiic coast
hadjshipped--6Q,0i_l_0A cases last year.
‘More attention should be paid
Br£tish markets," continued Mr. Wil-
son. "From the Pacific Coast to
i/iciiltreal, handling charges and
fre_ _t’ amounted to approximately
six fents per dozen. “I-lltherto the
m _ r of price had been largely the
dominant factor. But with the go-
ing`_’into effect of tile British Egg
Maitketing Act this year, the purpose
Cf which is to recognize quality, there
is o possibility that the relation of
price and quality of the imported
Product will be more proncilnci>d_
 any development in such 'dii-i\_~-
i5`il would promptly reset in Can-
edis favor on account of our gov-
ffllltlent gradili:;_"
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sifyoons AND rlNANcrNG.
 the question of pools. Mr. Wil-
roi§baid the main cause of a pool’s
~“u§$css was service. Whether assem-
Ulljg and packing could be done
Cbegper than by private enterprise
\‘A'é_d.open to Question. For the pool
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to assemble and pack eggssnd allow
the distributor two centsper dosen.
as had`been suggested, -wouldvmnkg
the spread between producer an'd"re-
tailer wider th`an'at prese`nt."` `
Touching on the important ques-
tion of pool financing._ Mr. _ Wilson
said that using the product»ss-s.bas-
is of bank security had worked well
in the prairie provinces md were
our problem that of the prairies, it
would work well here. ' ' '
“We must not forget, however, that
to use the product ls I basis) of fin-
ance, firm sales f. o. _b. shipping point
must he ma.ds'or'rece_lpt.s from re-
cognized storage wsl-eh_ousea_ submit-
ted as bank collateral," he. added.
“The prairie pools. have been oper-
HUD8 from Marcl'l_ to. September,
when the price is stabillisd ol" on the
upgrade, and it is possibloto se!! f.
o b. shlpplng'po`int_
f‘It is_ a different matter to sell dur-
ing November to January when deal-
ers are buying from day today. mga
can not then be sold f. o. b. Vancouv-
er and so can not be used as 1 fin-
‘ancing basis. To do the necessary
advertising will require capital as
well and certainly thrdevelopment
of the export trade can not be sc-
complished without`oapitai_" .
_ METHODS FOLLOWED.
Since British Colurnbiivs' egg pool
had to function all the year, the logf-
cal precedent to follow was to in-
vestigate the financing .of similar or-
ganizations. the speaker _referred'io
the Prince Edward Island Egg ‘Amoc-
iatlon, in business since l_9l3. .the
|Marltime Egg and Poultry Exchange,
operating since 1925, andthe Pacific
Esc Producers, comprising co-operr
afives in California,` Oregon and
Washington. - _ _
“None of these." said l\¢r.A Wfiison,
"are financed with the produet‘a.s_ a
basis alone. but all ' have capital
either__in the form of collateral n0tU
or paid-up stock. The Washington
co-operative is now doubling its colli-
tal in order to carry onconslsiént
advertising and develop export nisr-
kcts_ the some ss is recommerndeddn
the case of British Columbia.” A -~
The matter of contra-tg wg; 5|-igy.
ly touched upon. Contracts might
be declared binding by the courts.
but it was useless to carry on n co-
operative under legal coercion, and
practise had demonstrated that un-
less tw- ¢~~~».-.1-»--i-~. -nw; gh, nf-
"ice expected, contracts would not
l~»~"' »-~mh~i~s together.
The speaker then dealt with the
nronosed plan of operation and of-
fered some suggestions. The opera-
lion of several. candling stations sit-
uated at strategic points on the Low-
er Mninland and Vancouver Island
under the direction of a central boo`rd
of 'directors had been proposed, but
effi.-Mir" supervision under such
method could scarcely bo expected;
CANDLING STATIONS __
` "would it not to better." on
speaker` asked, “to establish loop_!
cnndling station on the basis of dh-
tricts of isoooo laying liens, and tb`at.~
‘mars be _o board of directors for
each loci. *du Further. that the
president of the local bolrrdof dir-_
the central board.
“To finance such an organisation.
collateral notes to the 'value of lfif-
teen cents per laying bird. ronqw-
able st the end of cuchbusinssl ysor
so long as required, should be livlll
the management appointed by the
central board. of direowfl. md
that further capital be' provided D!
retaining one cent per donmA_uaf-11
3300.000 paidup capital is accumu-
lated. _ _
"Certificates for this paidup MDI-
talwould be issued to thsmomberi
contrlbutlnt, to bear 0 pci' NM- ill-
terest; following the accumulation
of this 8300.000, further provision for
sufficient reserve fundr should ho
made." _ ~_ ;
The speaker pointed out 
oi efficient mmssemlnt N4 °*‘”_°'|
moreso-operative failures  Ill!
otherrsuon. _~ ' '
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_:to each. member of
' his jcoilgrogatlon to
 put in the collection
platsfof the compet-
O -ing -church? '
.THEAAPIARY
wuraiimmcsrl ronnaaoon is
A A nilnolrnoxls
(Experimental Farms Note)
American nulbmod. an infectious
_lisease of-bees, can do no harm to
msn. It can, however, make a consid-
oi-_sblobolo in the profits or the bee-
lrccpci-. ' _\
To rollin' why American Foulbrood
is dsn`¢ea'ous, onoshould know somo-
think of `its origin: It is caused by a.
germ or.or|mism‘col1ed Bacillus lar
no which lnioou. only the roam:
ms. 'rim -'oritmumAi» very insidious
in its action, for unknown to the bet-
kecpei- it mdy get rgoodstart in a.
colony before there is my perceptible
evidence of its presence. Again, lt
may live in I. dormant state in unused
material for years, and at the first
favourable, _opportunity _spring into
'activity a_.nd do _much damage.
_ 'raogroitdnnsgroitlriralscsssls
that is so Basil! lP\_‘¢ad. This may be
dons in o. number of ways. M
` !‘lrsttl_l¢loi|therobberbee.When
nectar is scares. bees will steal from
one another md it isthe weak infect-
ed ‘colony _thot is 'usually the first
Dlimdetedf In this way, the disease
may bc spread over 's 'large territory.
1 '.0ncc infected; the strongest colony
will be’ destroyed by thisldisesse unless
pi.m`lntervsnes. When .thc beckceper
 »._warc of its presence and at-
tempts totfoat' the colony, he runs
 risk, for often his efforts to save
thccolonrdo more harm than good
uid _rsulteAin_ infecting other colonies
fnfthe vloir'llt`y._»Ho would do far bet-
toritodostroy the infected colony by
fire and ihulslfelulrii the clesn ones.
.Then there- is-' a. further danger
from infected material. The bsekeep-
ci-_wno liolas inuotsa rnmi-ui to be
treated later would do better to des-
troy this sllo,'is in number of ways
there is a. chance of the been of clean
colonicsgsining access to it.
Still another 688801' is that of mls-
hklng American Foulbrood for some-
thing else. When in doubt as to the
nature of the disease, the beekeeper
should send apiece of comb contain-
lllllnfoctcil brood to the Bee Division
llxperimontsl `Fsrm, Ottawa (post
free) when' it will be determined
_whether or not American Foulbrood is
present. _ ' `
llxparlmcniol Farms Note.)
'I‘hs»ued 'problem is one of the
mostfimportant matters which con-
fronts thc.farmer.a.lthougli many foil
_t°‘17oslilis_ this fact. Too much
tlicuqht cannot lie asvotca to this
Question, for failure to select proper-
ly=_mo!A~.¢\_lil¥'_r¢lult"in sn unprofit-
able oropzntbsr than s profitable
Wu »f.l‘hs'fu1uor should know what
hs saws. ‘_ . _
'~!ha\he  ci varieties it is
ltioltilmportlnt that they be Adapted
_to_7‘tho`_tof.iou i.n:»_ which they are to
 he t.bo_m`ain crop. it is
not Inicio tl'ko'ahsncs| with little
 ihwah they be
bishls advertised or 'reported it it
is _dqimdf to ohllile the variety or
~out'»'different own. my ln-
 nspded regarding
 validly benobtsinea from
some 'reliable source at no treat dist-
mooiawly. _' / _ `_ _
 factors which must be
token? into consideration is yielding
nilitir-_._`_ other iliinu.i»_in¢ sqini,
n`.v¢_riety_-or'»tr~»in virion will give
s_iiv_»_to ton in cant 'grantor yield
il  ton' lower yielding sort.
°r$_5‘nlatt`»r oi'p\‘irit'y in important.
gor_ngt_cnly_ cop ini, unruly cause
mon  _performance in the
field, MIG rlultl ln I product which
lima sua 'ras
must be known.
s low or weak
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NEWSY' FARM Tibfas
By` Agricola l ' ‘
THE ROAD T0 FAILURE
'nw f01|0W1!18 len commandments
fro`m the University of Tennessee, if
faithfully followed, are guaranteed to
Pill? Shy farmer, young' or old. “on
the road."
How Not To Succeed
1. Grow only one crop.
2. Keep no live stock.
3. Regard chickens and a' garden
as nuisances. _
4. Take everything from the soil
and return nothing. _
5. Don’t stop gullies or grow cover
crops-let the top soil wash away,
then you will have "bottom" land.
6. Don’t plan your farm opera-
tions. It‘s hard work thinking-trust
to luck.
7. Regard your woodland as you
would a coal mine, cut every tree, sell
the timber and wear the cleared land
out cultivating it.
B. Hold fast to the idea. that the
methods of farming employed by
your grandfather are good enough for
you.
9. Be independent-don‘t join with
your neighbors in any form of co-
operation.
10. Mortgage your farm for every
dollar it will stand to buy things you
would have the cash to buy if you
followed a good system of farming.
In a certain particular instance we
havefollowed the first rule with per-
fect success,-as far as 'the rule is
concerned. The policy of this jour-
nal isconsistently to encourage mix-
ed farming.
Live stock is the life of thc farm:
there is always the milk cheque, the
pork cheque, and the "egg money."
coming in, to say nothing of the
manure going out.
Chickens promise to be one of
our great sources of revenue. For
‘generations looked on as a. side line.
almost beneath the farmer‘s notice.
they have advanced to the dignity of
a specialty. Farmers look at the gar-
den in` the same way now, but the
time will come when it too will claim
attention. "A good garden is half of
a man’s living.'_’__ _ ___ ___ ____ _
The fourth rule, I believe, is not
practised by our farmers any more.
Some of our fathers and grand-
fathers believed in it and it was
found very cfllcacious in giving the
results anticipated. But even our "jun
ior" farmers break this command-
ment now and use fertilizer and nia-
nure.
It is surprising how gullies form in
our rolling lands. carrying the fertile
soil to the brooks and perhaps ulti-
mately to the sea. Contour ploughing
will do much to obviate this. A pam-
phlet from the Publications Branch,
Ottawa, on "The Management of
gives' alcbapter'to_tbis subject.
_ 4 l».iiy'said to an English land-
scape painter who was noted for his
brusque manner, "Pray, Mr. Opie,
what do you mix your colors with?"
"with brains, madaml" was his un-
expected reply. And despite the pre-
vailing impression, farming must al-
so be mixed with brains.
No. "l is, I regret to say, followed
in the first part at least. by nearly
all farmers. 'Perhaps it’s in the
blood. The first settlers could only
have s. farm by clearing the trees
and their _descendants have not got
clear of the idea. In older lands "they
just about worship the trees," as a
Prince Edward Island. farmer once
told me. We are young yet, but in
ii. generation or two, we shall apprec-
iate them as much as other countries
do. When we reach that stage our
land _will truly be the “Garden of
the Gulf". England is one gteatgar-
den as all the world knows, but this
is the result of one thousand years
of cultivation and care. Look what
has been done here in one hundred
years! And_if we progress to the
sa.ms_extent, we shall excell Eng-
land, for we possess a. finer pastoral
scenery, I had almost said, by nature.
But I digress._
Grandfather was il. good man in
his day-the right man in the right
place-and` honor to him for it.
Many a prosperous farmer owes his
position to his grandfather, both fl-
nsrfclally and by heredity. But it is
trite to _say that the world has
changed, and onlyfby suitlng our-
selves to our environment can we
survive, say the biologists. Be up to
datei
Some military genius-I forget who
-said, "Providence is on the side of
the big battalions.” 'I‘his is as true
commercially as in a military sense.
The rapid growth of the co-opera-
tive spirit in our midst is one of our
most hopeful signs. I remember
twenty years 'ago it was almost un-
heard of, but now we have an ever-
increasing number of Circles and
Clubs, which sro rapidly improving
f=f1ll1as__°f>a9lP121§__!°1£i_l?!l°F=?- _
WHAT' BIRDS DO
It is estimated that 10,000 cater-
pillars could destroy every blado of
grass on one acre of cultivated land.
An insect-infested tree may contain
12,000,000 sphides. The bird popula-
tion of the' country has been esti-
mated at from 700 to 1,000 per square
mile. and these' birds. few enough
in number, are our best protection
against the insect enemies which
they were intended to destroy. The
man who kills_ these insectivorous
birds is helping to destroy his own
Farm Lands in Eastem Canada,"
country.
_ 1
' _ (Experimental Farms Note.)
Winter is the season when plans
should be made for planting a shel-
ter belt about our farm homes, for
at that time the benefits of shelter
appeal to us most strongly. When
the warm days of spring and sum-
mer come and the work of planting
trees for shelter should be done, we
forget the howling snowstorms, the
days when the wind blew a. gale
from the north-west and the ther-
lnometer dropped below zero. We
forget, too, the days when we dash-
ed through dritfs to get to the stables,
and that during those days the stock
received insufficient water as they
could not be induced to stay at the
water trough long enough to drink.
In winter the many discomforts due
to lack of shelter appear very real
to us. We know that it is the high
cold winds that make our winter cli-
mate so disagreeable, and that this
can be overcome, about our homes at
least, by shelter belts. We know
also that good' shelter wbuld save
much fuel, would materially add to
our_ own comfort and to _the comfort
md welfare of our live stock. and
that the planting of I good :helm
belt is a plying proposition. But in
spring and summer wo forget. 'Iberi-
foro lst us plan now to start .plant-_
‘ing a winsin-mr aiu 
While l sinllo lvl of treo! will give
considerable shelter, the Holi. shelter
iildlint from  at the
nirpu-imsnal sh _' t

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The Farm Home Shelter Belt
about six inches or one foot in
height are most easily transplanted.
and should bs dug up with l. mill"
of sod attached. If two furrows
are opened with the plough where
the lines are to be set out. the trees
may 'beplnoed in the furrows and
planted with little trouble. Spruce
stand transplmting best in August.
september or October, but tbework
may- be donrin surly sprin¢.or in
late fall. After the first planting
has been made, its width my be in-
creased from year to yur by B551'
tionsl planting. A few native hard-
wood trees set out with ister plant-
ings of spruce add much to the all-
pearancs of the shelter belt, and form
A good background for the buildings.
All plantings should be protected
from llvs stock.
The present had of the household
may feel that no benefit will be de-
rived from 1. youhz shelter belt in
his dsy, but trees grow rapidly and
so on afford considerable shelter. ne
should remember too. the fruits of
his efforts may passion to his des-
cendants. ~
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’ Till WANDIIING WATCBMAN
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GARDEN INVALUABLE
There will always bc many critics
who will maintain that, if the labour
involved in gardening was valuable
at so much an hour, it would be
cheaper to buy vegetables and flowers.
Such a calculation, however, neg-
lects to take into consideration the
exercise alld pleasure derived from
the growin of vegetables and flow-
ers upon which propel' value can be
placed. No money could purchase the
quality of vegetables grown within a
few yards of the kitchen, or the flow-
ers fresh pickcd from the beds at the
door. _
, SOMETHING NEW
Do not be content with the same
flowers and vegetables y-ear after
year. Certain locations and soil will
suit certain types of plants, but there
is no reason why some of the newer
sorts should riot fit in as well as those
already proven. In the flower line,
besides such well known sorts as zin-
nias, marigolds, petunias, and phlox,
there are lesser known beauties like
calliopsis, godetiu, calendula, lupins.
annual larkspur, scabiosa, salpiglossis,
California poppies, schizanthus or
Butterfly flower, and several others
now listed and fully described in the
best catalogues. Some of tllese are
worth tryng in every garden, Among
the vegetables one would do well to
experiment with the cos lettuce a new
spinach, asparagus, Brussels sprouts,
cress, Swiss chard. endive, kohl rabl.
vegetable marrow, or some of the
herbs.
BEST VEGETABLE VARIETIES
The following list of vegetables
suitable for planting in Canada is re-
commended by the Government ari-
thorlties at Ottawa; Aspal'agus-Wash-
ington, satisfactory from the stand-
pcintof ‘disease resistance and a-good
cropper; Beans,-Pencil Pod Wax.
Round Pod Kidney Wax, Strlngless
Green Pod,, with Kentucky Green Pod
and Kentuck Wonder Wax as
pole sorts; Beet,-Flat Egyptain Eal-
ly and Detriot Dark Red later; Cab-
bage,-Golden Acre, as a round-
headed first early, followed by Copen-
hagen Market and Enkhuizen Glory
as mid-season, with short stem Dan-
ishrllaliheadwfor winter storage. Cau-
liflower.--Early Snowball and Early
Dwarf Erfurt. Carrots,-Chantena)
and Danvers_ Corn,-of _thc early varie-
ties Cory, Golden Bantam, Early Mal-
colm and Crosby are recommended.
with Stowel‘s Evergreen for later use.
Cucumbcrs-Improved White Spine and
Davis Perfect. Celery-Gvlden Plume
or Wonderful and White Plume which
is good for Winter keeping, Lettuce-~
Grand Rapids, is one of the most
popular leaf carieties, with New York
and Hanson where a head sort is
wanted. Muskmclons-Montreal Mar-
ket, Rockyford, and _Hackensack are
all good varieties, as wcll as Hearts
of Gold, Millei-‘s Cream or Osage,
Bender Surprise and Emerald Gem
Onion-Yellow Globe Danvers, Red
Wctherfleld_ prizc Taker Yellow Globe
and Red Globe Peas,-Thomas Lex-
ton, Blue Bantam, Gradus, Little
lvlarvel, Laxton Progress, and of
course American Woncler_ Parsnip.-
I-Iollow Crown. Radish-Scarlet Tur-
nip White Tip, French Breakfast, and
Scarlet Globe. Spinach,-Bloomsdale
and New Zealand. Swiss Chard-this
vegetable is used las ii. spinach while
the fleshy stbm may bc cooked as as-
paragus, It is available in White or
Red stem. Tomatoes-Canadian as
first early followed by chalks Early
jewel, Living-tones, Globe, John
Baer. Bonny Best is one of the best
forcing sorts. tl is well to remember
that the quality of the sccds is even
more important than variety, and
that vegetables to have the highest
quality must be grown quickly. To get
this result, beds must be thorougly
worked before and after seeding and
a quickly available fertilizer, such as
nitrate of soda, should be applied
every two weeks during the early part
of the season. The easiest way to ap-
ply this is to disolve a tablespoon in
a gallon of water, and soak the
ground about the plants with a water-
ing can.
~ MARCH GARDENING
This is the season when catalogues
of seeds and flowers rival in interest
the month‘s best novel or the bright-
est magazines. The finest gardens are
produced when the mow is deep and
the thermometer dips eastward. Of
course they are in the imagination,
the triumph of optimism over expert#
ence, hope fostered by cntologues fil-
led with beautiful photogrspc of mas-
nificent floworitsnd gorgeous vase-
tablos. Perule 'those delightful pages,
gun upon these pictures of perfect pm-
duots of Mother Earth, uldforgotten
are the weeds of yesterday, forgotten
the bugs one slugs and snorted ill"
‘winch pray upon the amateur ll?-
douer, far in the dim post the perils
of drought and early frost and ex-
cslive rain which stalk in the path
‘af the devotes of Irwin! thhlt
countries all of which are good mar-
ROTFERDAM, March 11, 1929.-The
breeding of silver foxes and other fur-
bearing animals is a Canadian in-
dustry which ls_ well adaptable to
Switzerland,_ and it has already sec-
ured a firm foothold with a total of
twenty farms housing over 1,000 sli-
ver foxes in addition to blue foxes,
mink, raccoon, skunk and opossum
and other small animals. _
Cllmatically and geograpically,
Switzeland is an excellent position as
a. fur-bearing country. Almost every
altitude and range of temperature can
be had, while it lssurrounded by
kets for pelts. The beginning of the in-
dustry only goes back five years, at
which time a few pairs of breeders
were imported from Alaska. The pion-
eers were enthuslasts, however, and
made, and those engaged in the ln-
dustry are hopeful that Switzerland
may be to Europe what Prince Ed-
ward Island is to Canada as regards
the fox industry.
a point of development that it will
but also s 'competitor Swiss breeders
pairs available for export.
The first Swiss exhibition of fur-
bearing animals was held at Zurich lil
believe that it was entirely success-
ful. Its object was to popularize ani-
mal raising, and also to convince the
Dublic of the good quality of pelts
which can be raised in their own
¢0UHifl'Y_ It is reported that the prices
FUR FARMING IN S Wi
$4_a0 to $800 a pair; mink
to origin) $240 to $400 per
raccoons (according to the
the fur.) from $400 to $500
For the purpose of furthering
interests of the lndustry in
the swiss breeders have formed
Swiss Union of Fur-bearing
Breeders, the address is
16, Zurich, and the secretary is__
professor of animal husbandry
the University of Zurich. This
sociation keeps a herdbook in
animals are registered. It also'
different standards to which
conform, and has undertaken to
that no inferior animals are
ea into the Swiss industry ol'
and ingeneral its function 8lld»
deavour is to maintain the i
oi' fur-bearing animals on a.
since then rapid strides have been plane and to ensure that buyg-;_|Ȣc
only the best. It is also its intenlloll
in the near future to begin the pub-
lication of a periodical dealing with
the breeding animals from the ‘Bwlsl°
point of view. 
Switzerland has now reached such while the swiss industry hu gm;-3|,
and foundation stock for new estab-
ff°m now 011 be not only a market i iisinnents will to a certain extcntybo
prchased locally, Switzerla.ndA must
Sf-ate that frvm the present-seeS0=1`s still rcmoin one oi Canaan be(
utters they have twenty or thirty market; in Europe and wan-ant; gh;
closet attention. A certain alnount~of
new blood will at all times be 
essary, and there are also buyers who
N°"°mb9\‘» 1928. and its nromotors will prefer to make their initials 'pur-
chases abroad. ',j.'
A 'list of the names and addresses
of fur-bearing animals farms in Swit-
zerland has been supplied to the 
partmcnt of Trade and Commei_*o_é',
Ottawa, and a copy may be obtllliod
asked for silver foxes ran from $1.00.".
to $1,600 per pair; blue foxes from
ov those interested in quoting ‘nic
moz, _ _ ~.-
(Experimental Farms Note.)
A number of sets of excellent lan-
tern slides have been prepared by the
Dominion Experimental Farms on
matters pertaining to Poultry Hus-
bandy, Planting and Care of the
Home Grounds, Origination of new
Varieties of_ Grains, and Selection of
Live Stock for Breeding Purposes.
These slides are proving very helpful
and popular where shown at agricul-
tural andhorticultural meeting. At-l
.v
. _>'
Illustrated Lectures Popular _'ff'
iendances of from 400 to as highlflif
having been recorded at a numhtik
of places. Ari explanatory millil-
script accompanies the slides which
may be read as they are projected
on the screen. The slides are loin-
ed without rental charge fn agricul-
tural and horticultural organizations,
schools, churches, woinen‘s instltutd,
etc., and are obtainable upon appli-
cation to the Division of Extension
and Publicity, Central Experimental
Farm, Ottawa.
disillusioned. He is never disappoint-
ed when the giant double turns out to
be a dwarf single, if it turns out to bc l
anything at all. While the fire spark-
les and the kettle sings he surrounds
himself with a thousand stately
plants, from the aster and the aquile-
gias (the latter seeming to be a fash-
ionable developmcnt of our old and
humble friend the columbine) to the
verbascum and the zinllia. It’s along
road and profusely illustrated with
glorious specimens which tempt 'the
purse and spur on to greater effort
the ncophyte. Who can resist the
tempptation of trying to grow a flow-
er with a resounding name like sai-
piglossis or orobus vernus or opilobuin
angmtifolium? The hollyhock, the
modest pansy, the Canterbury bell,
done in colors on glazed paper witni
appropriate reading matter, assumf.-si
the complexion of new and thrillinz `
experience-particularly when the
snow over the garden plot is three
feet deep and the coming of Spring
ii. matter of faith.
Over towards the end of the catfi-
logue are marvels_of the kingdom no
80 English Boys 
Sail For Canacld
To fake ‘up fanning in this Country.
Many cslllngs represented fn the
Group. A'
LONDON, March 1.-The prUYGl'f_
bial butcher and the baker s.re.in-
eluded in the list of occupations 'fol-
lowed by eighty boys whohave just
tailed for Canada, under the ausplnts
of the British Immigration and
onization Association and the C
zation Department of the Cl.:
liaticlial Railways. Of the total grow!
ther are two parties, one on 
other on the Cameronla, Cunard
both bound for Halifax,
There is no record of a candle
maker amongst the boys, but there’
a candy maker, a plumber, a
bus conductor and a golf caddy. All
these boys are headed for for-rn; do
spite the fact that only three of them
less remarkable than the presenta-
tion of flowers, and the reader decid-i
w forthwith that no more shall hei
patronize the comer grocery or Byi
Word Market. Here are peas whit-hi
multiply into terrific crops, beans
which appear to have come from
Jack's own celebrated stalk, cucllm-
mers of vast length, melons of "ex-
quisite flavor," the clloice onions, to-
matoes with the quality of peach and
apple. The lowly turnip appears tri-
umphant: "...rlch orange skinned..
.deep yellow flesh of splendid flavor
and quallty...a real acpuisitlon...a
charming dlsh;" the cabbage is large
and firm, the lettuce ci-isp and string-
less; I happy realm of prolificaey and
perfection. - » '
And so the' mail of the seedsman is
heavy these days. What does it matter
if, next August, the tomatoes wither
on the vines, worlns attack the cab-
bage, the sweet pens succumb to shade
and the psnsies to sun? This is bllt
March and gardens are in the
mind’s eye. (Ottawa Journal.)
engaged in agricultural work
to sailing. Of the eighty boys now 0!l
the seas only six were out of work
when they elwied to try their fortun-
es in Canada, _ _
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hogs daily;
Saturday, paying
est market prices.
, Davis £9'
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