- oat tbe,nnu's'nopty Green Mountain; Green Mountainl' Jr., Norcross; Snow, State of Maine; ` Uncle Sam, Wee MacGregor. The experts present agreed that no one can distinguish between them as to plant, blossom or tuber. Why No More Cheap Food. Cheap food has been obtained in ihc.past by the exploitation of new lands, by robbing thepsoil, and by paying low wages. A continuance of such methods would result eventu- ally in the depopulation of thc coun- try distrlcts and the abandonment of farming. Our city cousins do not seem to rcalizc with Plunkctt that, "Modern civilization is one-sided to a dangerous degree; it has concen- trated itself in the towns and cities and left the country derelict, and if the downward tendency cannot bc checked lt will ultimately bring about the decay of the towns them- selves and of our whole civilisation." or with Bailey. that "the cities ha-vc grown at thc expense of the country. and the cities’ gains have cost tho' country dear in abandoned farms.4 weakened schools and churches, and discouraged communities drained of their vitality."-`-Farm and Dairy. Two sales of Breeding Stock. At a dispersal sale of-. the dai\'.\ herd on the farm of Mr. J. J. S. Smltb, Clarke township, two of the ilolstcin cows sold for $250 and $240, respectively. A nomroglstered. Holstein with twin calves fetchod` $245. and grades at $65 and $105. At a sale of Shorthome belonging to Mr. James lfallis, of Peel countyf a cow and calf sold for 81,435. and other females for $800' a couple Of each. The total proceeds of the sais were $20,000. - » Assisting Cow In Giving Birth. Mr. C. C. Nixon, writing in the l"aruiers‘ Advocate, tells of a case in wltlch a. cow, Wlilrill had DGBII 8tT’lVll|'§ in vain to 'deliver a calf, was imme- diately relieved on being turned-on her back. Mr. G. A. Brethen. of Nor- wood. tells Farm and Dairy that he had a similar experience- He was having trouble with a Holstein cow. thc eat: of which was being held by the hips. As soon as the cow wie on lim' back the ml! was dcllvencd. ltssociatie Course ln Agricnltpljo- An associate coarse in stgiculture for Saskatchewan fb.'t‘fn` , wat. opened at the Pi-civittclsl Un nits ut Saskatoon on Get. Seth. Tho. course will last tive months, closing on the lest 'thursday in starch to order to give the boys a chance to get home and help with the seeding. When Pork ls Being Prepared for Market, tho Most Rapid ag Wgll as the Most Expensive Gains Are Made During the Flnlsllllig Period --Pastures Are Found Very Valuable, _ _, After weaning. the stock selected for fattening is fed in two periods~_- first, the growing period, from wean. ing until approximately six weeks to two months of the marketing date; and, second, the finishing period, from that time up to marketing. Dui-_ ing the first or growing period tho ration is much the same as that given to the breeding stock-~tltat is, all ul‘_ the nutritious pasture they nf-ed but with a heavier grain ration of slight- ly wider nutritive ratio. 'i`hc object is ‘O KFOW a pig with plenty of size Hog Feeding.- and scale and one that will fatteli quickly and economically. Some feed- urs use the self~feeder at' this period and obtain excellent results, giving the pigs free access to such feeds as corn, xuiii feeds, and tankagc while on pasture. The practice tends to shorten the feeding period and pro- duces pork with slightly less grain per unit of gain. Under these con- ditions pigs do not neglect their for- age but really make more economical use of it than when the grain is limit- ed. In feeding a limited grain ra- tion on pasture more success has been attained by giving an amount, cquai to three pei' cent of the body weight than when fed in lesser amoiints. ` , The most rapid but also the most expensive gains in the pig's life comc- during the finishing period. During these last few w°eeks before slaughter the animal is given all the feed lic will consume with relish. Much more corn and less protein concentrates are fcd during this period, a repre- sentative. ration being composed of |.on pounds oi' corn to one pound of tankagc. The change in rations must be gradual and the increase in feed not too rapid; otherwise the animal is apt to “go oft' Iced," or losc his appetite. l"astures are very -valuable at this time. especially those com- posed of feeds high in protein, for they furnish a cheap source of nitro- gen and keep the pig toned up and his appetite keen. A hog will con- sume a 3% .lo 4 per cent. grain rs- tion at this time, depending, of course, on thc character of the feeds and the weight of the hog. a larger hog eating less in proportion to his weight than a smaller one. The self- feeder was primarily devised to finish t.he hog at this time and serves its purpose in excellent fashion. Slightly more rapid and economical gains are made by its use than can be oyalnetl hy the best hand feeding. Tight Stable Floors. By increasing the value of the manure produced, cement. floors in iivo stock feeding will return their cost in about it year. Tight stable floors save soluablu plant. food from :seeping away as It does with earth floors. ` Manure was increased in value by $4.48 annually for every thousand pounds live weight of steers led on cement floors over that recovered from animals standlngi on earth floors. lu thc experiments 58 steers were fed. The cost of concreting was about $4;’.'»0 it street.. Two six-month feeding periods would therefore psy for the expense of tho concrete doors. Much of the fertility value of ma- uurc is in tho liquid part. which is easily carried away through earth doors. Concrete prevents this seep- age, making each ton of manure worth more and at thc same i.ime in- creasing its quantity. _ Tractor on Bough Ground. _ ~ Mr. Ernest Gilbert. of Payncs Mills. tells the St._ Thomas -Times- .lourual that on his farm of two hun- dred and sixty-ilvn acres (one hun- dred and seventy-five under .r.uifi~vs,- tion), the tractor wlll,s.n‘c between five and six horses. "The tractor is good on a plough," ho says. "will ploilszll faster than a team. This sumiucr I put my tractor on a piece of new ground all NENT NAVY BLUE SRTIN GOWN $-_ The stylishly dressed women delight ln having this navy blue satin gown _ with a loose panel weighed with fringe. COAT THAT ASSUHES SERVICE Every woman with a non or clothes that instantly reeegnigeg' g Mgugtfut achievement in any qarnionf, w`|l|‘g¢|. _mire the coat pictured here. It Il of broadeloth with large, convertible eel- " lar of Hudson seal, and than grggwg fur balls on the book. The alaevgg are novel and graceful with wide ouffg and there is a girdle across the-front fastened with large ornamental sut- tcna. Other fur than sell might bl used for the collar and balls. TAT(`l~1 \"li0VlN(`E FROM SEA. Hollami's New Scltome to Secure More Territory. Tho aimoiincenic-nt that the net!9f'» nary authority has been given by the Dutch Parliament. for the draining of the Zulder Zcc probs hly brings ambi- tions which onginfrms have enter-' lztlncd for a very long period a. stage nearer realisation it was in the closing years of the first hell' of the uinetccntli century that Van Digge- icn put forwnrri proposals for drain- ago and reclamation. which. in their malnwispccis, arc not very different from ihosv whlcli are l‘9tei-ving`attcn- tion ti.\-day. Thi: area with which it is proposed to rieal is one of nearly 1,500 square miles, oi which more than -800 would be reclaimed and the remainder converted into a frcsli l water lake, thus providing n remedy lu the present dearth in Holland of water supplics in summer. From lite point of view of the engineer, the |'r~rlamatiou on which ii is proposed to expend £l5,7i'>0,000-, ls;-A larl° sonic prnio.t:ti of somewhat simple arm. , . . ~ ’l`ht~T construction of a main em- bankment more than eighteen mites `long.`.ri'litclt'ig is cstlmatedwould oc- cupy’ nine years in construction. would shut out "tho son, phd. enable four areas. extending mor? ,than soo.oco mor. to be get nude for rcrlamalion. These would prqbdbiy be avaliable for occ\ipat,i0n.'Wl`l\\|,\1 covered with crade knolls. You could-M1 fwmlyo yen,-,_ by "hugh mn; the n’t have driven over it with a team and wagon without throwing the box off, lt was an exceptionally rough piece. But I never had :~. new-piece of ground broken so well. From four to five acres would bo a fair day’s work, counting a tcn-hour day ami good heavy land." . Move Farmers From Strloken Area. A relief train to take financially stricken farmers from southern por- tions of Saskatchewan to the north- ern woods, is s proposition now being placou beforo.tho provincial authori- ties. Work focthoee willing to leave for other`parts,,i_t is thought, can be obtained for litem during the winter is tile' woods north of Prince Alhet. During past season help has been herd to obtain for the lumber camps, and by such a move as now proposed it is hoped to kill two bird_s with one lions. fu-<||nary rt~.rIamat.ion schemes in Holland. which have provided about 25,000 acres annually for I. ieoiididpr- ,able period, will from nature causes have been discoutlntled. When, the -/hols work has bedlbfoompleted 30 years hence, not onlypwll t new province have been added-l.0.l{i)lll..\‘ll and "hc risk of lloorl, damage from the Zclder Zee eliminated, liutlit will I lm possible to supply the hrackish ; <~unn'. with fresh wafer from the-new lllkc. ’ . an unpci-isnt railway 'coiinecticti l across the new embankntent-lfbtwtilii ~ rrtosinnd and North Hand; is also included in the prow/leio it ill-' gg the debit side o tbe,acee_uilt‘;'reea 'muht be had of the -deltftibtfon of the Zuider Zee flsherles,_bo\ in tom* parison with the advantages to Ie derived from the reclatifta lin WU* are or subsidiary importance. . 1 .VIP 3 ,I' vi `i‘3`I _ , ,,=, tt; ww. no . -1 Z`:~_-.. -_ % ii. ho. i