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_.nook Chicken-Soak overnight a
pint at navy beans. Cook next day:
with a ham bone. liacon rind or quar-
ter ol’ salt pork until tender. Drain
and mash. (lretlse li baking pan_ in
it ptlt it layer of the beans, then tl
iiiytr ot’ stuffing made- as for chicken,"
or two cups bread cruinbs. il titlartcri
t-up of melted lluttgl~ or butter substi-
tute, ti half teaspoon or powderetl,
sage, put through a sieve. salt audi
pepper' to taste, alld niolsten with hall
it t-up of hot water. -Over the stuf-
fing put it second layer of beans.
which dot with 'butter substltltte. Bake,
until top is well browiletl. Serve.
with tomato sauce.
iviolasses Pie--This is l'athe`r"l{tore
~-xpensive than any ot' the other dish~
es( so cannot be served ofte-il. How-
t-ver, when such a very inexpensive
dinner as cod-fish balls and beans is
.--orved it might be permissible. Make
it crust after any prefc~rl'ed recipe, nl-
ltiwing for an open ple. . llake as for
ttlsiarti pie. For the filling heat to-
gether two eggs, tl cup of nlollasses,
halt' il cup of sugar. a tablespoon of
titelieti butler or butter substitute,
iviuhlcspooil of ilottr. tl teaspoon of
iwlnon t'~xtract tlild il few gratings of
tillttncg. Beat until thoroughly
tnlxetl, pour iilto crust and btike un-
til iirnl_ if eggs are clleap enough
use one whole and two yolks in the
pil-_ ilicn use the whites of tile other
two for li inerlnguc. This is stifli-
cieut for one pie.
lb-lcd Peach Pic--Soak the peaches.
nrtrt' washing through several waters.
ov~~t-nigllt. Steam lil the dotible boll-
t»|~ with plenty of water tlntil the-y are
tetitlei' and swelled to the size of a
tresll pencil. Make an open crust.
l‘ut the peiiclles in this, hollow side
np\viil'd_ ill each hollow pllt li. little
sugar alld :i grating of nutmeg or a
iittlr- powdered cinnamon, With some
oi' the water in which the peaches
wi-tc cooked nlake it syrup. using a
t-up of water and hail' cup sugar. Cook
ntuil syrlipy. which will be ill about
it-H minutes. then thicken with ii
thaspootl ot' cornstarch and pour
around the petlclies. - Bake tiiit.ii the
t-rust is brown. anti if the Juice has
t-ooketl into the peaches add a littic
ttiore ol` thc syrup when done. Serve
with t-realli and sugar..
Vliicken Saute--Iiuvc a tellder fowl
.-ut tip as for frying. wash \veli. dry.
dip first in rlliik then in flour with
tvliicll has been mixed pepper- and
_alt. Try otit the fat t’rom two
tablespoons oi’ salt~pork cubes, put in
it deep iroll skillet, itntl when there
ik plenty of grease- pltt in the cllicken,
but do ilot crowd the pieces. Cook.
until llrowneti on built sides then rc-
inovc to at hot platter. 'l‘uril ot'i’ some
nf the grease fronl the pail, and into
that remaining _stir three tablespoons
of hrolvne-:l flour. continuing to stir
itiltil smooth. tttrtl ill a cup and a
half of rich milk, or half milk
litilf t-roam, cook until sinootll
thit-lt. turn it over the chicken
giirnlsll witll parsley.
lt`lg Ptiffs-Make u paste of a cup
and tl bali' of sifted flolir. ll pinch of
still anti two teiispoolls of baking pow-
der, lilto which chop two tablespoons
n|` slitrtening_ Mix in three-fourths
oi ti #lip of chopped figs. olie egg Emi
ii coffee cup of milk. Bake in cus-
itirtl t-ups wc-11 greased or in gem
ptills. l1oli’i fill too full. Turn ollt
wllen done and eat hot or cold withl
iitirii sauce, honey, orwith sattce made
lroill syrup of nlollasses.
"linked Indian"-Pour a quart of
boiling water oil two-thirds cup of
lntliiill coril meal and stil' until per-
fectly smooth. Cook in double boll-
er for thirty minutes. stirring fre-
'iltf-ntly. Remove dish from boiler
ami add three-fourtlis cup New Or-
icitlis molasses. two tablespoons lint-
tcr, title teaspoon salt, one-half teas-
poon ginger. one well-beaten £‘§{K» *Hill
finally one quart of tllilk. Bake slow-
ly for fottr hours in tl deep dish.
Aint to set-uro the pcculiar condition,
ltnowu as “bonllycla.bbered."-ln “'0-
titiltl‘s World for Jlliliuiry.
and
and
and
“epics or Lire." V
Plum Pudding. l
in ulcrry old England the iililililng
in as tiucicllt as its history. M 11'!
lirst priinltivtl style of cooking WHS
|11' bolllilg, ulltl pudding was ill‘Si
cookctl ily this method. it is n nil-
iioliul dish, served allkc lil the cnstlc
tif ilu- king nlld the- hut of the Dl‘flHl\“'»
"l‘oiict-_ -pudding hot.
l'euso pudding cold.
Pease -pudding in tl pot.
l‘ousc pudding nine days old."
Mrs. John ilull excels oil concoct-
lliir'putltiings. She makes all sorts
and all k-inds of which custom never
llrows tired; they are of infinite va-
riety. Tile greatest of the K\‘0El
is plum pudding.
"Plum pudding lute the vlltwf 1°
which it is named in honor.. WH!
grridtlally and slowly perfected. ll
was. at first. a mere spoon meat..
hilt ii, nnally acquired consistency
and became tho luxury we now eat,
Robert Argyllen. master cook to Wil-
liam the Conqueror, when he PPG*
sented this dainty to the King. called
it l.s Greuten, otherwise 'Dllllll 1l0\°'
ridge. The chief served this dish to
William on theday of his cornnatlon.
and the cook received as a kill- ill?
estate of Addington. This is not tra-
dition, but an article at history recor-
ded in Domesdayllook.
From plunl po|'l'_idge in N19 f\'l““'*‘
of time to plum Pllddins- ;
'rhs l-hyat dish. slthtmsh for "H"
time" like Shakiapeare. ll 110! f°l't
every day. The ltfillrisimas festivities
demand all that is tlnut_ariIl best ol
the seasonal food supplies. _
"nntihtl¢d while plastic in tt tlittiten-
ad  _ I
Wm" mom “'m| mam! WM n'm|d¢|.`.yo\lr crop nf lambs in at one time Before the weather gets too cold
‘ *O00 Q O O O O OO O OO O OO O O formation begins, and it continues as
  g - » 'Q long as the plant lives 'l‘1leoreiit-al~
AND
.I FARM 2 ly, therefore, every weekdthut the
lant lives in vi oroua con itlon ai'ter
-r4\'l»'l»O~I»00§O0§°li'|'0*'l“O gba manllfacturging operations c-lin-`
lnence means an out ut of about 2
THE DIVISION OF BOTANV oz. per plant, oi-"sligbtly more than
P 31 'bushels per acre, the yield hollis
"°V°Mion of Field and Storage Rot assumed to be 250 bushels per acre.
9'. P°***°°l by Bordeaux ~As a matter' of tact June; showed int
Mixture 1 _ Vermont years ago that of a total
B _ crop of 379 bushels 321 bushels were
-V Paul A- M\Il'l1llY.Ofl‘lcel-in Char.{;e produced in the last 51 days ol' a
Field Labor-atory ol’ Plant Path- growth period of 125 days, the av-
0l0g1', Chat'iottetown, P_E.l_` erage weekly increase during thitt
time being nearly 45 bushels.
Dl'lAllldl]p0a\lgl'\otltc:1!ll lvenlknmlm mauhe . `
_ S "5 055 " l’0ta'~099 Late Bli hti the Maritime Provinces
ggléhlilltlp lille' field anti ill the cellar, U n E
the ..mfv l_0f.}.“ ignlwgflfg' 'Tl’l”9`“"ed in the year 1915 there was all early
“nu” £8 whsgq Mmm Lt ebfialflle and very severe outbreak of the late
on the foliage 'H is not 'il 9 g I blight all over the Maritime Provinc-
ized that spraying the ilbllvayg rein; es. Most ofthe foliage In tlilspl-ayed
Bordeaux m|xmr(_'H0'meu “gi Y t fields, even in the latest parts oi' the
ns princhml imimrtauce"'eI’,‘_‘°‘ v§“.»countl‘y. was dead by the middle of
.mevemiun ol. rm levelo I “Nfl ht e Sr.-ptenlber. in some sections much
and snbsequem I; ` dip '.15' lf" ,"1 earlier, while potatoes had been thor-
¢,hnnfmm1“cn,uSin` th gg;"lgl 'mm' oughly s-prayed with B'ardeaux 'pix-
m~0mm_,_,mim f' h K -8 Ye( bythe titre remained green t'rolll two t0
I 0 K e me 'll me mm' three weeks or more longer. This
lengthening ot` the life of the plants
Gr0wth--of----tbe- Potato " 'showed itself in experiments carried
_ ` _ out~at Charlottetown, P. E. 1., on three
it is oi course of great importance comnlon varieties ill an average ill-
m l“"“l’ the' fflllilge lil ti llVll\l=! lilld crease in yield pei- acre of 97 bushels
'a"‘l"‘”' °°"d"l0" as |0113 HB D0¢\~‘<llll€- of marketable potatoes.
All the i'ood which the pota,to plant The season of 1916 was dit‘l’erent' lil
inallui’a.ctures and stores in its tu'b- character and t`.'in`et'ent in the way
b
the longer the foliage lives aild func- tlieeasegilevel) got far enough ahead
tions the greater will the crop be. in that year as ti general rule to kill
other conditions being equal. 'i`lle the tops coiupleteiy, although it was
l"ll_l0i`ll1“ffe °l' 1ll‘0l0llf:lllg the life oi' present oil them for from t'olir io six
the foliage to the utmost weeks before digging time. in soiue
will be better realized in cases it tiitl an apprccil-ihle anrount tit'
the utmost will be better realized lfllinjury to the leaves, sufficient to lm
\ve coilelder the life llist.oi'_v of the mmlsliretl ily an lncreasctl ,vielti in
Diem. lil the Maritime Provinces lidjoinlng sprayetl plots. ill which tllii
the period' of growth of the potato lpliugo remained inltact tliitll frost
Crop. from the time of planting until struck or the crop was dug, But
llill`\’€Hlll\s. is approximately four several cases were observed ill which
months. The first two months are the use of Bordeaux mixture did' not
spent in growing the sprotits, roots, seein to give any increase in _\ie|d.
siolons, stems and leaves ot' the, lil some ot' these instances it was
plant. This is all in the lititurc 'li' possible to store the- potatoes t'roill
cn-pitiil expenditiirt-:_ it is as ihoitgh the sprayed and unspruyed llfllllmls
it factory were being btliit which will ot the field separately, llllt in the
in-the ensuing two months nlanttfact- same cellar' anti under ex.icti_\~ the
ure about 1 lb. oi' potatoes. After same conditions, when the results set
the lapse oi' around two months tubei out be-low were obtained:
Table i.-t‘onti'ol ot' late blight rot of potatoes ill tleld anti cellar by
~<lll‘=tylng with Bordeaux illfxtllre; V:tl~iet_\'--(ireeli Moilntilln.
_ Latc blight t-ni itl hush. per ticrc i Nc' amm_m.. Dm-erenn
ers is elaborated in the leaves. anti the ll ht a etired anti' acted. 'l`llei
'|`tiial yicld`
l~lu.~. cellar
Sprayed .. .. .. Zi 2;’
'ia
$56
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'Sprayed' ,_ __ __ 
`l`ri-.ltuteni pei arrc In field and in cellar
O&‘\-, l')|6
» Oct. 1916 !\l:t_v, 1917
tatoes in lilly. of sprayed
Total Buell. prr ar plots
I saleable po- in fnrnur
22
209
‘.588
3-
* Hits. per ac
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l40
oo
7:
tc
l-o
Sprtiyed ,_ _ .' 27h
l’ii'sprztycd ,_ ._ 1!
it will be .seen t'rolii the above fable
that the use of Bordeaux mixture did
not result in all increased yield when
the crops were ting. 'i`llis was to
have been expected because thc lille
blight was responsible i`or little or
tio tiaiilnge to the tops, even oil the
ililspriiyetl portions, altlltlugll it was
goilernlly present there. 'i`lierc did
not seein to be any t-tlllspictltltts rc~
duction in the tlnlount of rot ftluliti
in the tleld in certalii cases as :l re-
stllt of spi-ayllig. lint in every_case ct'
which we have the record‘s the syii~lt_v-
ing effected almost roiilplete t-our' ll
oi’ dry rot. in storage. 'i‘his was must
evident in the months froln October.
1916. to Jnnuaigv. 1917. bitt its gootl
Table ll.-Control of lute blight roi
spraying with tllordeaux Mixture; Va
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itil i
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A
Q..-
275
148
127
were sustained up to the mid-
May, 1917. Taking the aver-
the three sprayed plots there
was ti loss of less than 10 bushel-'
pei- acre froill late blight rot fruit
lutrvest time to thc following liliiy,
while the loss ili the check plot dur
ing the shine period was 140 llu~l1»=,l.~
per acre. The latter figure. siltlu.
tlitit almost one-half ol` tile' crop \\‘<l=
tltrstroyetl ily rot, a very large pro
poitlon, blit ilot as large. as some -.li
the coilllnerclal losses sustained ill thc
satuc year. Authentic cases are oil
rccorti itl which one-half to three
f1t`ths of the sound potatoes piurctl in
storage were lost owing to late
blight rot. _
effects
die of
age ot'
of potatoes in field' and cellar by
riety-(‘limming’s Pride.
t _ _
l.sle l»il3ht roi in llusli. per acre l Nd ann. nl
Total yteidl l saleable no-
'|'|»¢;||m¢nt pt-r acrc :in lieltl and lil Cellar ' f tatoes in Jan.
' cellar Ori . |016 Total 1917
' . Out., lolo jan., 1017 _ lin. per acre
Sprayed ii times i 489 lv Kiwi/Q70.. fl* '_l`d1‘/.» ‘ 437%
Difference
should be dipped in any' of the coal'
tar_ noupolsonous dips, used accord-
ing to directions. 'fills' will more
than repay for all the trouble and
expense.A dipping tank can be' niadc
of cement, buiilt ill the ground. at
comparatively small expense, where
li will he out of the way and can be
used for calves or pigs it they should
get lousy. as they sometimes do. 1'/g_
bbls. cement and two loads ot' good
clean. sharp gravel will do the trick.
l will give dimensions suitable i'ol-
the average sized' 'sheep sincef the'
larger it is built t.1le more dip is re-'
quired. t
lil width the tank should be 22 in.'
ai the top and 6 in. at the bottom.
The length is li ft.f 6 lil. at the bottorn
and 8 ft-_ at the top, 4 ti. it itl. beitlg
:iilowed i'or all int-line. 'l`ilt=_ depin`
oi' the tank -should be Si i'|_ it iuj iiiitiut
2 i`l. tl ill. of which is below g`t'f~ult<l
uild 1 t`t. Zi in. ailovc ground. 
With a tlgilt boltonictl craic ai the
top of' the_inciine. sloped towards thc'
tank, each sheep can be' delayed foij
a few minutes to allow most of’ tin-‘
surplus dip to run buck itllo the iailit.'
thug minimizing the waste. 'i‘hcn.
Ile openeti and the slloep allowctl to
walk away. \Vhe`ii the dipping i.~~ toni-
pieteii il' the weather is llarsh anti
cold. The dipping not only kills llc-‘_
flock around the field for an hour or
so to get their blood iitto circiilatioll;
and prevent the cllallce oi' cult-hingi
cold. ’l`lie dppng not only klls lit-t-i
and tit-kg* but lt. cleans the skill anti'
_»-.titnnliites the growth of wooil
I should have said ill the beginning'
that owing to the st‘ai'cily and high
pi-icoi-:_ there may be it ielidellr-_v for;
sonic to start lil b_v llu_v'ing old olvosl
becailse they are clieap.'l‘ltiS is some-5
tfuleg profitable with pure brems, no!
t-attse ot' the extra price tllat the off-'
spring will t-oinindntl. it would pity;
to give thc oltl ewes sonie extra t-hop'
to bring them tllrough in this cawt
litti with tho grade or common slot-1.!
it is certainly iitlvisabie to seiltl c’\'ery.
bi-oltoii nioutiled t,-we to siuligilter. 'l‘lt¢f
old ewe does not produce mticii wt. _
ami tilt-_ <'liniit~es are tigaiil.~'»i hcl' stir-;
viyiiig the winter unless shc gels
ctiilsidf'-'i'itllie extra rare, 
i1oil`i be tempted into liuying' old
ewes to \\‘iuit-r ovcr. simply liecilti.e~c
they arc t-lictip_ lt is lic'tter to have
prime t-\\'t-it evt-‘u it' _volt have to lic
cotilelitcti with fewer itumiiers-_ Last
l.\‘. stillltt- tip with the shears any that
'nay b,. ioatletl with dung locks. befor.-
tltey arp pu( itito the mating fold. it
_'ollo\\'iilg spring wllcrti you otht>t'\vist-
'night not have any. .
>`»ilcep are, ext-cptiotitlii_\' profitable
ins-‘t uti'.'.' and we are all wuri'auietl
'ii gi\"n;.; them the 'attention that
flit»._\- t.cst»rvo_ so ict us colnnleuce
now. - -
TION OF FARM MANURE t
(Experimental, Farms Note.) l
.\.li itivcstlgaiiotis go to show flinti
t`::i'l:i t-it-itit'c li:i:= its g|'cntc.sl \'aint‘l
\\'1t»\it fri-sii. liiiti the iitillitl ptirlioll ls!
tit-liet than the solid tiiate_i'ial and
that the i‘orlner is more readily lost
through tlt'iiitl.i;t= :.tid loacliitlg. lience
i_t  that evcrr prcciitltioli is taken
ilr-rc to t~ti~'t:~- it itlitiiiiiutn loss of
plant for 'l 1-' tisiitttetlts iii the inuntire_
anti is ilic cllict' reason t'or applyingl
mrinurc to the lunt€'. where practit--I
*" 4? ___ _,_.
the door oil the front of thc' crate t:tin_
may ii»'~'.ill all li1creu.sc in latubs thc|
CONSERVATION, ii\ND UTILIZA-l
able, as quickly as possible after it
is produced.
At the Central Fai-iu.'Ottawu, the
lfquidmanure is absorbed by means
of litter, usually cut straw, and as
each load of mixed liquid and solid
iniinure is gathered it is taken dir~_
ectly' to the field and is spread on
the land' either by hand or by means
of the nlanule spreader, as conveni-
ent. This method is carried on con-
sistently throughout the year although
during occasional winter seasons this
system may be disorganized for a
time due to the depth of snow ot'
other causes. Tile contour of the
iaild at this farrti which varies from
fairly level to gently tolling lends it-
self’ adnllrabl_v to the foregoing plan
ol’ procedure,
'l‘he mantlre is always applied sys-
icitlaticziliy iii definite cropping sys-
lenls_ or tfnnii rotations. 'l`he amount
and freritiellcyi ot app_lic'atilJ-n vary
tit-t»orri'ing to the tluraltlort of the ro-
tation. but. without ext.-eptloil, lil the
leguizlr farnl rotati‘cils. six tons per
at-te ni' fresli inunlire is allotted to
cnch _veal of _the rotation. For i`n»
stative., in it liii‘ee~year systeni. of
hood. grain anti hay ci~ops,'_elghteen
ions is applied i'or the lloetl crop. In
t'clli--yeiit- tatntioiis twenty-four tons
is _the titlatitily used. ‘i~‘or ii five-year
totutiotl the atliount is t|llrt_v_tons
of which fifteen tons is iippliedmfqt'
the hood t-t'_ip`.s'iiiiilwth'e”lialiiiit~e is
>1prt»-ati in iigllter tlressings for _the
cltvct' and tllnothyj hay areas.
Where nlanure is applied for culti-
vated or lloed crops thc i|nportan<~e Of'
iilcorilorating the ulanlire thoroughly
with the soil as near tti the surface
;is-prut~ti<-allie is t-loseiy ohservedt
DON’T BURN LEAVES
D0 iitil liili‘li li|i leaves, '|`llcv :irc
worth nioue" as t`t-i'tiliv.e|' iiccttrtlliig-
to the iles: csiiiliates. l`he ieti\‘c.~; le-
tain l'eiativ<'i_v large amounts oi` ilitro-
gcn anti piiospllorus which were orig-
itlully at part of thc soil, 'l`llt'ough
tit-coiiiporiiiioll thc fallen leaves enricli
the soil anti it is llecatlse of this :ind
the a<‘ctiiliulatioll ni' llunltts that iiir
black t-'.ittll of the forest is so fertile.
For this rcasoil the llurning' of icitves
robs the soil of' uint-lt of its l‘ei'f.tiit_v
,says totZ'lty'_s bulletin t’rom the .\'aiiou~
:tl i<Jitlei'gency Food Garden.
llccotnpiositiotl o|` lcaves as iiicy
fail l`roiil the tree partly dry, contalti
traitor. iiiirogetl, phospllnric at:id_ pot-
itsiuin and lime. A ton of leaves will
t-oniatin elgiliccii pounds oi' tiiirogcn,
i`oui pounds plios|illorlis_ eight pounds
potilssiliiti anti 40 pounds lime. \\’c
have known the valuc of i`crtili7,cl' and
have known it .~'iiit-t- thc gitrticn cunt-
paigil of it _vcar ago :ind il is oi' iltc
tittilosl iitipvoi'tatlt-e that evt-r_\' thing
llc doin- to t-otlst-‘rye aiiytllitig that
will fct'iill7.e tllc gardells ti'.tritig thc
voniiitg year. it should llethc \\'ork
:rf every colunlunit_\' to organize now
to take up this work and seo that
ovci'_\' tiling possible is saved, i'or we
lwill need it~ next _\'t>itr il` we never
ncedctl it lit'-f`ot'c.
Now is the time for cat-ii anti cvcry
uluiiiclpiility' to ot'galil;e it coitlilltlili-
t_\' gardcii ctiiilpaigtl, for soon will llc
uprrli tis the tilllc wilt-in wc will have
to go iii work ttlzigtiiii bcgiii t'ei!tilii~g
tiursctlves and our soldiers who are
iwing rapidly sent to the t’rom.
This saving of loaves is just :til-
othct' of the littlc things tllat we can
tio to help win this war, 'i`o coliscrve
the t'el'tilit_v tronttiiiletl the leaves as
prepare them to he applied next
well its to make- il available and iolvery best animals return only ri stnall
p';t.t'l.'lii 'ily
spring on the garden they should be-
come posted; that is piled to l\reitt_\'
feet square and four to tive feet tlct-p
and tightly compacted.
CARE' OF COLT DURING WINTER.
The fial should be well cured for
during its first winter, as the ilrs-t'
yeai of any animal life has much to
do with its makeup .at=niatul'ity_ 1n‘
tile first place ity food should be of it
suitable kind. sweet and wholesome.
A5 the stomach of the foal  quite
small it shoulii not be i'etl't<io rituch
at any one time. Small quatitities.
regularly' fed, will tend to keep thc
appetite silai'|l_ wliereas its tially r..-
tiotl is one feetl would not he r»-li.~ii-
ed to the stilne cxiont.
-While the chit-i` t'ootl.s'illfl`s for the
l`0ui .~'-ilouitl llc well cllrctl rcti vlorct
or aii`ail'a, oats and bran. tt \'iitit»‘t_\
of foods sncll as eilsilagt-_ ittrtlips.
étt'.,`l`ctl in iriotlciiiiitill nloni.; wiin`
the regular' ration will ii.. found iti
be beneficial. Salt anti wait-r is dc-
sr-ireti anti plenty ot' cxcrtise in the
open air. with coiliforiiiliit- titiairit-‘rs
tu _lic in should he :til that till- t-tilt
i'eqniie;.i to start it ollt on the road
sttct-css. The growing t~olt_ wt-ii noni'
i_¢.iied_ does ilot iiliild tho cold.
R. H. H.
FEED FOR CAL-VES
‘ ’l`hc following _~:_vsieiii of r:iisiil_;
calves is followed by it silt-ci-ssi`tli
tlulryinaii with very excellent results:
lleliiore the tlairy t'iii\'cs trotti the
cow at llirtli_' Do ilot allow tht-ti: to
such unless weak or unalllc to tit'lilit._
1|' unless thc- t-ow’s utltlci- is _~'t:\~t\l-lvl
raked. )loihei"s iililk i`or the first tour
-tlu_\'s_ at the tate of S to io potiiltls
tllvjdeti' into three or four l`et‘tls_ is
t-lsseiltial_ Feed whole milk for thc
first tell days. the-il stziri rt»pi;it-tug
part ot` the saute with sltinl niiilt. so
thai( when the call' is ouc tiioiitli ol'
age. it iuay llc rectiviiig in two daily
t`eetls 1‘_’ pounds ot' shim iilillt pills at
talllespooiltul ol' t1nei_\' grotlitti _~'t~uldt»tl
flax-seed jolly. '
At three wcelts of age fred it small
tiuaniity ot` whole oats in the' niiil'igcr_
Fine hay' and clean water might pro
fitallly be kept before iheni i`rolli this
time- on.
lluring the next tlftccii lvccks grad
uiiliy iilci'e:isc the sltitii tiiilk to i.'.
or 20 pounds tially. .»\tI'.l to the flax-
sced jelly other coiistittictlts to lilt»i,l<.f
it creziin _stlllstltuie its follows: l~‘itl<-l_\'
ground titix l part, lille grtitttid oats ;‘
parts. giouutl corn 2 parts. l"cctl in
the lliiik tlividetl ililtl two foods tiitil_\
at the rate ot` title-cfglltll pound at thc
stitrt anti itlt~t't-use to I ptltiittli
ilciilace tht- whole oats at four
weeks of age with ti grain mi\tu|'t> oi'
ctiuul parts liritii anti t'lllcd or gi-tttttttl
oats. Start thc t-ai\'t»s on oiit--civlitii
iiotliitl pct- day :intl illt-t~ciise gt'atduitil_\
to 11,4, poillids daily at |\\'t-ttt_\' w-~~
of age when the .skilil iniilt itiay bt-
i.:riitluaii_\' cut tlt`i` and this grain r.itlt.;\
int-teased prtiportioiintely.
DOES IT PAV TC RAISE ALL HEI-
PERS FROM RAIRV HERD?
l'Jt'otioliiy. t-oiiservaiioii anti effici-
cnt»_\' have no lvorse foo than lilo inef-
ficient' farm iinlntai_ `
Auiiilals are exiioilsiw pt‘otlttt-ct-s
oi` iiutnan food for the reason that
they cousliine ntucll niorc tligestrlllc
ilutrienls in their food than they
rt-turil in nniuial protlut-ts. iirt-il the
etccn age 0 lie loot vi tic iii le
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grain t-otisllttleti in the fornl of food
for hiatt. i"1'r this reason lil these
titties of iiipll grain prices ollily the
tttost ~|.t-init animals should be rais-
ed. if we are to maintain the proper
balance -between dii1"erent needed
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food products and prices paid for 5
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some go as tat as to say we- should
eliminate our animals almost entire- .;t".{.
l_v in secure the most efficient results.
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ut ilose who make this statement  "
tail to realize that t’rom the. - crops
raised in thc tlrtllnar_v rotation neceit- , " A t
sary for the best protltlciion of gruilln
less llluti one-iialt of the total digest# f
ible nutrients t-oiltairieti in all of
tllcse croils are available roi' the food
ol' tniiii. 'l`llei‘et`oi'c the ily-protiltt~is ‘
front our tlil`t'ei't-»ilt :igi'it-ttlttlral crops
niusf he at least pot'ti:llly u.till7.etl in
the let-tlitig of i’ilrin iinint:ils_ il' we
are to t»oit.-ervc to the best ttdvailtugta
anti ltcep it prti|it>i~ litilullct- til' tho ftiotl
.supply l‘rt:tii our fiirtits, 'i`o tilitaln
tllt~ lit-si t-estllts then, iininiais iltiist
be t-tiiisitleiw-ti ill our flirttiiiig ineilr
ods. or ti large linloutli ol' the |'ootl
\'nlut~ of our .tgrit't|iftii'iii crops will
he t\-asicti_ lint. its the tlt-iilanfi l'ur
linnluii food liet-o-ities i_ft‘»-iiletx il is
ilit-tciisitt;,»l_\' itilport.liit to fer-tl tllese
prtitlut't- to _sul-li atiiiliiils its art- cup-
alllt- oi' rcinrnillg the lai'p_.'-.st po.~tsilile
pcrt~t-iittii.:t» of tht- cnt-i'g'_\' tvliich these
footls t».;»iit.iiti_
Situ-t~ H t-»-rtufii atliount tit' tluinlai
food is cs-_st-tltiai to ilu- well-lit.-ing
and hi-altli of the pt-oplc as hiibles
and iii\';iiitl_< t-iinnoi bt- pi'operl_v nonr-
islteti on plain and \'f-gcialilc food
alone; and its the gtiotl tliii:'_v cow is
tht- nio~t t-t-oiititiiicail protlut-er of ltu-
niitu ftloti of iiti_\' of our tloi|it~.~'lit' util-
nlziis, ,-li»~ is to lit- t'tiiisitlet'cti in the
prodtit-ifolt tit' ittiiniiil protluttts til the _
pirsciit iinic. and is at vital i';tt'ior in
the t'tiuiiir_\"_- food supply.
lint the ctllritltitgt- ot' t|tt~ t-uw that
is its-pt is oi' t~\'\».i gi'eulei' iliiporlalice
under ilit-se cuiltliiititls than ill tiniefi
past, and ii' ihtere was over u llnic
silltte thc lyorltll llefzati when ilitt pro-
duction ot' t-vt.-r_\' iiitiivldtial cow
shoultl iw tlt=tt-rillincd and not only
the iii:>il`|t~iciii titles but their o|`l`t-iprliig
ds- well co to tht- sltaiiiiilt-s_ it is now. I
iti it ti-si i~t»t-eilii_\' cotltiuctctl the
priori-st one-tliiitl til' ;i ct-rlilill ilunlllel'
ol' t-tlws prodtice-tl all itvcragt- of If.-
.
634 ptttilitls ol' niillt and l;.4 ptiuiitls ol' l
butler tai iitiilttally, elicit rovv lat-.king
;ibtlut ii of ptiyitlg for hcr keep. Like
lit.-gt-is like, so \rliei'ein lies tilt- wis-
tiom of saritig ilcifcr calves f'rotii
such t-o\\'s its thcst-, wltterl- il portloii
of tilt- ftfcli roilsliiiietl otily helps in
aittgtileiit thc iiiiititirc pill-_'_'
\\'iiilt> grains liitvt- ilit-\'cii.setl in
prit-1-_ tltp pt'it'<»_- of. tlait'_\- products
liar# not ltcpl pace with ibeni ill the
satttc ritiio and wily sell gratin at $20
per toil to lilo tiiiii'_\' t'ti\\' \\'ll€ll the
price tit tht- t~ic\'nlot' or the fecti
stttrc is two or three times this tl-
tilouut, This is only it tlionctar_v con-
sidt-raiion and tailtcs no account of the
itt'lu:ii loss til' _-.».t'ain <'ttllsnn|etl_ \Vlly
-=lttr.i1tl ztli_\-trilc tvalii to expend his
titnt_~_ t\iit‘i'i;j.' :ind ntoilt-_Y in raising
litii`oi'~= from suth loot' cows, oi even
t-tilitiliiitf her-piiig cows which not only ‘_ if
fail to pay for thcir keep, but lose
iitoiit-_\' for their owtiei- liesities wast-
ing gratiil so iuut-ll ticctllzti in these
tryitig iitilt-.-_ Yct it has been tttlrocat-
tttl that all ltci.l‘ct's should be raised.
'l`lit-- csstltltiztl thing in farnliug op-
eiwttititls is lialallt-c. 'l`he mun who
kt»cps _sul-li vows as llicse anti rillseri
tf‘tinliiiiit>ll on page twill f
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plots
Bu. per. acn-
Sprayed 4 times ‘ 442
Unsprilyed ..  424
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Similar results were o-btiillied oil the
variety t‘ut'nnllng's Pride at t`ilar~
tlottetown. l’.‘E.tl. _(Table ll.) The
comparative f1gul'es‘are only avail-
iitble to the month of’ .laliunry be-
cause the unsprayetl potatoes were
not kept any longer, bitt the potatoes
l‘rom the two sprayed plots combined
were kept tintll May tllld the furtiiel
rot which developed in theln allllint-
ed to ll total of 3% bushels for the
two, or ag average of 1% bushels for
each. Spraying ill this case result-
ed in as uearl_v perfect control oi' the
late -blight rot ns is possifble coin-
morcially_ the tdtnl loss pei arrc oil
sprayed potatoes up to May being
only 31/, bushels while 70 bushels oi'
slmllnr unspraysfi' potatoes had t-ot-
ted by .Iunuary.
Conclusions
Results such as these are likely lil
yours such as 1916 when l'or certain
reasons the blight is not H\lfllCl€l1Il.V
severe to ltili the i'olinge conrpleteiy
nild the conditions are good iorttlle
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5 1% 4401/2
` 70
tbtililieti where the soil isvinclined tc
be heavv alld moist, and in localities
lil which late tblight rot in storage is
generally severe. lr. districts in con-
ditions known t’rom previous experi-
ence to be very l`ti\'orable to it. Willie
tis it geilelni rule the benefits from
iliorollgh spraying are obviotls in thc
tleld at digging time this does not in-
clude the- ful" benefit, wlllcll is only
.teen after the crop has been stored".
Whotllei' the crop is stored by thc
grower or not, the improvrtl keeping
uuiilities will react to the t'ilrnier‘s
benefit. ln the fcrnler ruse it' thc
grower holds his crop i'or higher
spring prices good spraying will in-
sure hllll _against loss from rot. ll
he sells in the fail. the great .bulk oi
the crop will still be stored in ware-
houses and it the farmer who will
eventually sut'l'ei if his own potatoes
or potatoes i'rom his neigltborhood
earn it reputation as pool' keepers.
i~`nriuers would do well to i-enlizetlltii
the trade attaches more itllporttllce
to keeping qualities than to practi-
cally anytbing else, tilut the keeping
qu.llit_v largely regulates the plicr--,
trailst'er of infection to the tubers anti
and that there is all assured market
for stock free i'ronl danger- of rot.
they ale getleraliy more llnllle to be
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FALL CARE OF FLOCK lprovltictl tilt* i'aiil is filli oi' vigor ur.d
_ |is not overtuxcti,
With choice himh selling st iii per: if the 'rent is vxtwvlfftl I0 =‘0"V°`
D°UlNl Bild bel-l0\‘. BHG W00l Bl 65"- more' than 25 hc should be a inuturcl
gurely the sheep can be tl`\|l_v l’»\\l\l li’ t'aul,illlt| if tested nne.all the better
llosdess the "Golden Hoof." 'l`llB Slill"\\'ltei'e llc is expected -to do satisfac-‘
ply is short. the demand lb 8l'¢lliil|Nl,itil'y s`c't°vice ill ii larger flock. say :iii
all these tl1illS9 9l“’“l‘l Bllliillliilii *~‘~VEi`1/,to G0 ewes. better wori' \vll1 be tlolle ll
flocklliaster to do his very best. toliiie ram is kept trw~~- ‘ti mtlle flock
meet the requirements of the trade. hy tiny imti fed tl I - oats. then it`
_iii order to do this if is ilecessalv' the flock is' yardcd li;-' shi. the ram
to star; with the flock right now tis will not tire himself t-tit running over
mating time is near and the cnlldl tl wide area. it is iitlvlst-‘=»'~ to mark
tions of the fl0Ck Bt mll'~lliB lime- ll" the ram on the lower part oi ills chest
considerable to do with the ilattiral with paint mtlistened- with illaclllne
Itlcrettse' of the flock. The ewes that ‘nn or grease; with this lic' will mark
are thrfvlllil- “M "°"’eH¥6I‘lly ill! --,thc ewes' as they breed and by this
during matinlr- are more lliwli' is mst-it tl note could be made ot when
produce twins than the ones that arf! the ewes would he expected to l.iiu!i.
losing flesh durinlt me °“"’9 D¢'l'l0ll-l About 18 days after the first ewes
A lt is advisable to reserve a field were mai'ke'd with iinotllcr color paiitf.
of clover or ti patch of rape or a field which will he a guide as in whether'
_of rye into which they Qlili 510 l-llfllefi the owen are returning or not, also
two nt- thi-ee weeks previous to mtli~‘its to whether it is advisable to
lng.- This acceptable change Wlll change rams or not. A well develop-
mirt them off on ti fair wav for .s od ram ismh should handle ti i-lock
_daily gain and put them into the of 20 or 25 fwes. but generally speak-
iies-t form to breed promptly; bringing irig .We pre' er ii more mature sire.
.instead of scattered along for .weeks that better tlmi then-never), the flock
cxuttly describes ii. but
time and \\-catilct; Repairs
Concrete wori`t rot.
' Rats arc another .sottrce_ ol'
iitlaw tlvett' nay il'i'oui;li all illnds
E’VE called it “What the Farmer
can do with Concrete "---a title that
any idea ot how vital its help is to you. 't ti
realize this you'\'e got to uildcrstaild flint
Concrete is a big factor in stlccessftti tatrrliiiit.
Just consider thc conlmttil leaks your farm is
subject to, and how Concrete .t-/npr time /rdltt.
Wooden Buildings rot under tile stress oi'
etcept L`t\tlt'i't'tc, \'.'l:i<'ll is rat. proof.
init; \ it you want tnformzbon aliou
 tOp the Leaks
` _ in your Farm Profits
because of thc lack of'
clots not i,?.'tf
utis:iiilL2it'\‘ ctitidil iotis.
Concrete. -
cost inonry.
leakage-t lzcy `
of building.-. --E of Ltlnrrctc, and tllcre
kcrtlci lost.
FLOOR5 DAIRY HOUSES
SILOS FENCE FOSYS
yull lltl. '
GARAGZS ROOT CILLARS
TROUCHS AND TANKS ROADS
VA i '.1 I ' V ' 'L a l 4
.- concszfz stocks °  eases' 
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“\Vlnl- the Tumor an do with conctv.-94"'
Canada Ccment"Conipany l.iinited\\~» Herald Bldg., iilontreiti
day, :lily scasoii.
farul--you find li. makes
onlv, because lt ilevcr
weather
ing bag  ii V
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You are surcly usiut; concrete on your
Tile same notable feature of concrete
makes it the only practical inaterlil i0l‘
economical road-building. .
Only by having Permanent Highways
of Concrete can the farmer run hu moto?
Car or drive his team where and when he
please-in quick time and in till g .
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` On Concrete Roads
there is iowiiauiage cost mid 0012 HCCESS
for all typos of velliclc-nity /ttuf. iifilt'
for true econ-
needs repairs. J
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Fire oil :i ftirtn usually means total loss
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Crete cannot iltti'n»~zinotlicr leak stopped.
Disease among your stock is usuai_i_v ciuc to
lic entirely i'cnicciIt't,i by litiildirlg tltc vrclis,
wait-r tanks, septic tanks and barn floors ol'
'I`ilerc's atype of r.-Liste that is peculiar to
the farm that is built oi' t>itl~stylc ittatc_‘i::is_
For instatite, mud \'.a.~: ncver itltendcd for thc
pzlvitli; of a fcetiitttr lot. liuild your fccdint: floor
i1oy.4_~'.l /tr.-wi' thisllooic that makes it
cu.-_\' t..r you to ltnprovc your i'a:‘.tl-
stop iisicilks ~-\'» itil Ctlnt’t'ct'c? Over
it lt-.iiltfrt-.i ‘.l'..'.:.f;iil;l f`Llt'titct's ti.iw
ttsiirt this bool; would tcli you tii:it
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