_':ue'.=.~.v,r.lir> MAv_.7g. 1;g__as_’__. . E3011 FARMERS’ Biff Family Of Pinks Can I‘ Turnip seed Furnish Whole Garden THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN PAGE ;I‘_l_‘IIRTEEN -—._. STOCK BREEDERS AND GARDENERSE ~ .a Sweet Corn Best Grown” l Double Duty For Cold Frame /Everything About Transplanting We have a limited sup- ply of z , pm: 111% Iunnnlpomsr Tool. '10 A 1 s I SEEDLINGS. — t 1- use rm to (mow PEBENNIALS 01113; Huurd,‘ I""”'°"‘-‘d IN sulimizu. A LATTICE - - . - . AND CAN BE Ushn LATER IN FALL. i 9°"-"3 W"-L 1’?-0"‘-CT FROM GIVE IT men. WELL nnuxnuj it would be 6-ally nouibls to tiu is one of the showiest cf the sun. Halls’ Westbury w a gardencomposed entinly of mnuel pinks. 'I'hey can be bought, . . pinks and produce ., grand show lnlaingle colors or mixed. The self- 1g'":°"g , oiirfiivz ms'rANcns cum. SOIL. PLANT lN nows wing coored rich reds make most ef- 9" U Drtmars Yv AND DO NOT CROWD when the mm M5185 and hot 5 on s SEEDS TO THE FOOT!’ or color from curl! 591158 “M11 PLANTS. beds have done their early spring hard freezing checked the pence. 199"“ plantings. Plant plenty. of 1 All of which we are 1 The one and only reason for not There are P1535 5°’ ’°°k 3”d‘“‘- 3-mlilfil pinks and it’, the same time T“ ' pm“ for edging, pinks for bedd- selling at lowest flees. From the opening of the golden. duty of raising tender vegetables 1 growing Sweet Com m the home V mg_ pxnksiftg D11)?‘-)8‘-lI‘1)1!l‘\§II:)f:_Tg<=nllx_t“t: can soon as ourp t k mtg season until cold weather :3‘: E)“"t‘1:’-5: xi’-EEY 9119 W0‘! 0"?‘ 1 garden is because thegarden is too V M and pfi EB. norai purpose will n t. I 1 S M 0 em out warm days‘ mm L’ ‘L until full defvrviandsrtahn’ an Wei 5 l small’ Omemse “me” °°”‘ ‘5 W y en CDl0l‘.dI ms Hg: ‘ In“ num_ 0 3S1. ong. Zllflyst more or less transplanting to V They should be k at“ :59 EEK“ “- - mos‘. desirable of vegetables for the" plant on 1 or an ‘ad v"1e_ o. I is an all-season task whether WHEN REMOVING sg[._D|_|N(', IT WAS IN FLA seedbeds or £9? 5 W" “5 home garden, the king of mmez ber of SD90 05- hybfi VA & it is annuals in pi-ing, perennials in FfioM FLAT Ax/gm Diyrupg. Ago THE SO’llL 1 nurse! 95 for young , vegci;.i,,«cg, a)way5 de5;mb1e_ and . - . Me season. or dividing and mns- mo ROOTS sv mono mVEU§gM‘g,§G° 96"“ “is all sul_nmer- Much seed 1 too often not of the best quality. piuntirig perennials. Careful ti-ans- PLENTY S0lL W|TH IT. ‘ l‘ -WWW“ 1“ "535-118 Perennials by ‘ This is true because quamy Com sowing the very fine seeds in the open ground so that a large pro- portion of the tiny plants are must be fresh picked and, to get 1 ‘$119 colors run through All shades i it, must be grown at home. ; 0; red pink. rose to white. with black. There are one planting starts the plants on their way with little check. Poor n'iins- Tum steps In Tr-mivinntins I Charlottetown m 0, two pale yellow pinks. but blue pluntinz wul kill many of those 1, absent in the genus dunthus. moved. ‘ one-half pound per day per head This slfalfa. makes very choice W3-shed EWBY bl’ heavy rains. I} For immerlim display the was Dig in large enough hole to is fed to begin with. hay, strong in protein, making ex- The fine seeded Perennials and 5,,._..,,., we him the uuhusi spread out the roots, firm the soil This is increased until they are cellent feed for increasing the lean biennial-=» such as roxgioves, most Monaco. and Chinese pinks. careiully about the roots, soak the eating about one pound per day. most of these lambs. 0‘ the bell flowers. and others. are perennial ff protected. For the transplanted plants into space, and At the end of three or four weeks The lambs are fed ‘in pens con- best sown In the spent hotbed or he ration is strengthened by the taining about ten head each. It is Vac“-ed COM ‘fame when they can perefinllil border we have the bully bearing the great possible resemb- _ , iance to each other. i scldition of peas. The mixture then not desirable to feed in larger 1: P_;‘<;]f«:Ct9dlfr0ln incrcmmii \h'€r:iil‘i- . EI"l 71",‘! r ‘i)« l‘.'.'.“‘ p_nx5_ the grass pinks, clove pinks. E hardy C9-“1“l°1-5 “ml “"9 HD1116 Frequently a few of the best will be, oats 100 lbs., peas 20 Ibs.. groups. or individual observation of :0 .,. {- pinks for the rock lBl'd|m- lambs have to be left out of the and oilceke 20 lbs. Both the oats them be impossible. In a‘ 3 = The mainstays no the Innusls final draft. some may grow larger and pens are fed whole, as sheep small group of thk kind it is easy; and the grass pinks UIOW I5 than the a.verage.whi1e others may are good grinders of feed. These to observe the progress of each ' I ; Om“ ?‘ be off color. The object is to get ii. lambs are not very heavy feeders lamb and so keep them all con- ,,, -\ =. King Of Garden Vegetables. tinually on their feed. 1 Exercise is essential when heavy‘ ‘eeding of grain is carried on, andg the lambs are drLven along I lime. or road to keep them fit. If they were allowed to lie about as they, please. they woufd soon be unfit for Diimthus plumarius. also known as June pinks. clove scent- ed, fringed with blue green foliage ma a wealth of bloom in their sea- son The pink enjoys the distinction of being about the quickest of all and their limit will be hbout one and one half pounds each per day of this mixture. The aim E to fin- ish then: at about 80 to 85 Lbs. each. While on this grain ration these lambs are fed all the turnips they will clean up. and the second cut- I group of well finished lambs as much as possible alike. These lambs must be started on grain with a. light feed. which can be carefully but quickly increased. The first mixture consists of 300 lbs. of whole cats. to 100 lbs. of oil 131171118 the past few years there has been 5. very noticeable decline ln"the sheep industry in many 10. Ca-lties. but at the present time there seems to many indications which should more or less. induce Com will gmvv lll any welkwmk. ail soil but the best corn requires the bash sol‘. Gcod corn land is the criterion of a successful farm. Give inc gflldml plenty of fertilizer in 1115?» Dortion of it where corn is to flowers to germinate from seed. with good growing conditions the Pink: Come in 3 Great Number of pliints come up inside 8 week Species. Hybrids and Varieties. The annual pinks mode masses of color with flskings reds and Pink- snci single forms. sow seed and transplant eight inches apart. In s few weeks they will gorgeous bloom. developing stems t. wThe giant single-fringed. iseinin- Selecting Ewe Flock‘ and eiii-ly summer season is the best period During Spring time to make (election of the animals that are to make up the breeding flock of sheep for following year's crop of lambs. 'I'he ewes should be ewhat along the some selects his chosen som lines as s dairymen blP'il'lg herd through the milk re- cords he keeps of his cows. It is of the greatest importance for the speedy maturing of limbs that their mothers l?.i.ve 9. good suptily of milk Sometimes n ewe that po firiciv l‘.'.\ll1ded out one with the mm: rlc-simble form. but if she fs a wool milker she deserves is. place in Hm f‘ock. The thinnest ewes nre u="~l‘l' ill“ but mothers. Azain the breed type should not ba ‘.c't slcht of by the sheep-raiser who wciilci maintain p. flock uni- form in character. whether it is the lill‘.‘f)‘F(‘ to disease of the surplus as hrseI'l"'s n: to finish them for mlrkef. It will pay vou flock owner in k°m a record of the lambs. as to :i~.~‘.r number at birth. their sp3f".l\' growth and general health. and from the-e make his ewe or run so‘rcilon for future flocks The man who knows l‘ttle about sheep. but think he is following I shrewd policy in collecting a flock is cheaply as he csn. mnkinil Dll!'f‘llf"9S of all sorts sim0l.V 54'‘ reuse fbcv were going cheep. will never make much out of sheep filrmlmv. no matter whether m~in obiective is mutton or lamb. Mixed breeds. end old lots even of the slime breed. if they are of var- ious niiallties, will never prove very profitable it should be an axiom with every flock mum to never see or dispose of any ewe that proves a. valuable breeder until she become too old to produce siinerior lambs. There seems to i~~ - -enerni tendency among fl" ' ~i-5 to plloe foo light 1:‘ on the breeding fiunllt'e-s r ewe and to - fluently lei tin--1 go in the prime of M!’ This practice is dltrlmentsl to the m-ouress of building up I. flock of breeding ewes. that bring pro- fitable returns Time In Select The beginner who has in View the starting of B flock next Fell °h0uid be on the outlook Sufi 110" for the strain of ewes that are well-doers. as well he the flock from which he is to choose tho Hm It Is not wise for lnvone to lilunve into keeping sheep in large numbers until after he has become familiar with the business and cori- ducud many experiments on I Small scale. Anv nil-mcr with wood iiidcmi-ht can rnuke o mull flock my mood profits. but few furners W‘ keel I lane flock with equal ‘*°i'!e of success. “There is one th‘n¢ thlt I begin- "'-’ {Mild keep in mind: he should 9:?-with a small flock well select- M-m'f"!*eie em b- no true hui-mess Mmhrellr: is cm-ifioing merit to get k:7’“‘0ss one is willing to'leIrn to dmhli fhoep uni study their in- um‘“Bi'.’ies. there is not much Hang‘ :3! he will succeed. sue- Mh" '‘ MD rni.-in: comes by no ‘moizlv. end the mount time mm, c WW! to men I start, and bum he well-dons. no nut in ' 0' Ieieetirig vou will. not the ewes for “ilrcziue or km, ‘ "‘" u"r:om that should I0 '0 the hiitcbg "'“°" iii‘ «M out or mi muo- n . .3‘ ~33 Ind make tho!i1«lii‘Im~.h out ~“ "1 mm mix or bloom. '0 h»fifi g 1. emf lfltflofumm‘ . ‘~|.'_“.‘ . fine end zonirigs the prevailing colors being They come in double now bein new all summer if need is kept ssesses this quality is not a MI¢0\i‘s fifth sir Nbon __ I - . iii-ril"L.“,,:g It u niglop It You Cannot iliwe Too Many of Them. start perennials for next yenr and the handsome ‘L-iennail Sweet Wil- liams, which are also pinks. You won't have too many pinks and they fit all situations in the gar- den. They fortunately. are one of the easiest growing of all the gur- den plants. Lamb"’F€iTling a profitable industry nml like nil other arts cannot be restricted by arbitary rules and regulations. However. some assistance can be given to less experienced feeders by way of suggestions and advice based upon the experiences of other feeders and on trials conduc- ted by Dominion Experimental Farms and Stations and other in- stitutions. Since l9li feeding trials with lambs have been conducted in Alberta at the Lethbridge Experi- mental Staticn. Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture, and, with the idea that the condensed results of these trials will be helpful to lamb feeders throughout Canada. 9. bul- letin entitled "Lamb Fezuing in southern Alberta" has been issued for the benefit of sheep producers and lamb feeders in the various provinces. General lamb feeding practices, plans of feeding equipment. rank- ing of rations. detailed tabulations and‘ comparkson of rations, finan- cial aspect and statement, and gen- eral results of the trial are some of the principal items dealt with and give definite and intesestllig in- formation to those farmers who may be planning to include lamb feeding in their farm program. The future of the lamb feeding industry is bright but it is only through it carefully planned pro- gram of economical production that the individual feeder can hope to achieve the greatest success. It is R foregone conclusion that lambs will not be equally profitable every year and under nil conditions. In fact. losses will occur in some years. but as a long-venture operation lamb feeding may be looked upon as B permanent venture so that losses in unfavorable years may be made better in good times. The man who plays the market to make is “killlx-ig" in certain years will in the end suffer loss. Investment in equipment alone is another factor that calls for B long-time program in order to spread the cost over a large number of lambs and not be a. burdensome item in any one year. The bulletin may be obtained fiom the Publicity and Extension Brunch. Dominion Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, free of charge. _________ Do 8 good job cf staking now be- fore plunts that need it get out of hand. Branched twigs for weak stalked annuals are very practical. Registered Stallion COLONEL AUBREY 2.10 2-5 Reg. No. 3940 Will make the squon of 1930 :1 follow: lanes home Monday Ml! 25th. going through Carleton, Chelton. Lower liedeque to W. N. Jenkins’ from I too 5; thence to Bwllhen Mclennfl overnight. Tuesdny. MI! Itch. through Fcrnwood to Mn. hm: Connolly's, Middleton, noon: thence to Albert Mcl(enIia'I. Emer- All. overnight. Weduesdnyi MI! fltli tlmilgli sluirnroek to Cool! '1‘:-Ahsofs, Klnlon M, noon: lhoflcfi m by Albany tlll the follcwlnl hooves home the followllll wick, Inc as to Alglutlne Cove to Keith loswellb Q13: lilo!‘ up on c S to .I|Is’:eInflo:ll's ‘overnflhin WN- uulsi. June in! thronlh Kelly'- Ones to Ralph ‘ones’. We-‘mow hail, noon; thence home by Gim- bhb corner and 'l'r!0'I- ‘nlu route will continue '0“- lightly iiuiith end wcnther rem"- mg. — Inc: M owner: risk. 1. P. IKEOUGII. Owner in Chart!- Cnrteton SIGN‘- lo-0%-I-8-It-6-6-l3. Is Profitable‘ Lamb feeding is an art as, well as . I the ordinary farmer to himsef in a flock of sheep. Sheep Will. of course, thrive best where im abundance of grass is must remember that sheep natur- iilly like to live on hills and will m5Ve abcut 10 find feed on very poor pasture. Perhaps there is no other more villuiibie source of information than the actual experience of many suc- cessful breeders. The feeding methods of the breeder in mind be- am with the ews. which, 1 may say. are allowed to run out 35 much as possible, having B. she‘.tcr behind it windbxeak of trees‘ nnd so can get ilway from storms. The field flock is considered the best from which to breed. They are fzd alfalfa and straw. cut and mixed, and also red clover. Alfalfa with | plentiful supply of leaves, is regarded as too rich feed for breeding ewes. Roots are in high favor. turnips being preferred and are fed liberally. When the lambs begin to arrive. the ewes are ireated well. as milk is the best diet, for young lambs, and ewes must be well fed to milk well. Whole oats and brim are the concentrates fed. About 1 1-2 lbs. per day is the ration for a nurs- ing ewe, and if turnips are plenti- ful vcry lintle. if any, bran need be fed. in any event. only about one-third of this ration would be bran. The ewes are fed ensilege for B Jew weeks before lambing and are then fed tuinips. From a ciosc observation ul one's fiock of sheep the caretaker soon recognizes ilie unde:irable habits in them to be avoided. The ewe fha , at the approach of any person gets her head up and leaps off in a mad scamper. with the flack following her, usually does not remain long as one of the flock. On the other hand, the ewe that comes up and looks you in the face. unafraid, and wi h quiet confidence is considered a favorite. us she seems ‘o emphas’se the good feeling that should exit be- tween the attendant and the farm aninuls under ills charge. The plan on this particular farm is to develzp tllosc quiet cliamcierlstics in the flock. Restless ewes do not do ivefl by their lambs. Tempera- ment plays an important part, in weeding out a flock. The lambs for show purposes come along in March and are taken mm of as soon as they are ready .0 take 3. little feed. Earlier lambs are not much favored. as there is no advantage in keeping lambs going right ahead, and this can be done easier if the mothers can get some grass when the lambs are a month old. The lambs begin to take 3 little feed in a creep when about ten days old. Tile creep is made with openings too narrow for the sheep. Whole oats. bran and pea-size oil cake is the mixture given the lambs and they must be watched that they do not gel too much. The lambs get out on grass early in May and are brought in every night and fed 8. mixture composed of cats 100 lbs.. bran 50 lbs, and oil cake 50 lbs. They sre given what they will clean up of this. Succulent green feed is an im- portan‘. factor in feeding these lambs. Oats and vltches and rape are grown for indoor feeding. and cabbages come in for liiter Autumn feeding. The lambs are weaned early in August and an effort is made to spare them any evil effects of being deprived of milk. with 3 good sup- ply of succulent green feed. and healthy, hear y appetitles for grain. the lunbs never get any setbnck when weaned. Wcther lambs thst may fine‘ly go into the show group are fed no grain until after they are weari- ed. These lambs run with their mothers on the grass, getting no feed except the milk and clover pasture. They an weaned early in August And fed green feed. They Ire trest- cd [or stomach worms, And then shout October let, the work of fit- ting them for the fat lamb com- petitions begins. They have only two months to feed for the prin- cipsl show and so must be pushed along on rapidly us possible. In I group of show hmbe one of the essentisis is uniformiiy. color is use on important factor. Limbs have different shades of wool end 3 group must be selected shed: newly transported clam interes: available. but at the same time we cake, of which I ration of about ting of alfalfa. buy for roughage. Four Perennials T o. Grow exhibition purposes. places for them. AQUILEGIA PVREHRUM daisies and the cclumbines. transplanting. Another factor once the root system which bound to be somewhat done by trirnm_fg off half leaves. blunt pointed instrument whic It is much faster ber will also be Very useful one in your garden tool kit. Observe distances care ully their best. Follow the its best development. fore you is to get the earth in it: close an perfect contact with the roots will at once of supporting the plant an starting it into renewed growth. eosiest way to shdae a transplanted seedlings. pose, as they are easily handled. In the tre testinnl parasites. Nd here rlther then cu? 00995 Ire not full grown. During elect in many ways. Most perennials can be grown from seed without trouble or ex- pense. provided you grow them in B secluded spot where they ‘will not be trampled upon or disturbed. A corner of the vegetable patch, or the unused cold frame are good Deiphinlums and Hcilyhocks are the tallest perennials which no per- ennial border can well do without. when it comes to those of medium height ranging between three and four feet there is 3 wide selection. These. however, form the main- stays for sheets of bloom at various times during the season. For the earliest display, starting in mid- May. as the tulips wax and wane. come the pyrethrums or painted In the latter there is a. wide lati- tude as to blooming season, extend- ing from late April through July. The pyrethrums come all at once in ___ from hot sun for a few days. These are elemental points in successful that of trimming the tops to bill- disturbed and shortened in moving. This is the For making holes to receive seedlings from seed rows or boxes, 3 dfbber is the handiest tool. This is merely a steel or cast-iron rather ‘you stab into the soil, give a twist. and the hole is ready for the plant. than digging each hole with a trowel. The dih- for bulb planting in the fall. You need in transplanting. The little seedlings may look lost and lonely when put 2 or 3 feet apart. as in the case of zinnies, but remember the rim they will attain if given is chance to do directions for splicing on seed packets care- fully. It will pay and you will get more from your plants than if you crowd them so no plant can reach Select a cloudy day if possible and also preferably a cool one to avoid the wilting’ of the piants. Four 3 little water in the hole he- set the plant and then seek it in afterwards. The object roofs of the plant as possible so that the begin the work A plant set on flower pots is the low of strawberry boxes should be saved for the pur- s‘ment of sheep for in- iou‘.ne is prefer- phate of r or gasoline. They are given 1 oz. of Lugols solution of iodine in I on. of mineral oil. hens forced to fut for sbcut 18 hours before. A Imnller dose is given lambs thnt the Glimmer the sheep are treated «vary month or six weeks. as the owner considers it has it good healthy AGBIOULTUEJEP great sheets of bloom for amonth. with later scattering bloom. Pyrethrums are one of the finest of cutting materials, the long- stemmed daisies. sometimes grow- ing three feet tull. keeping for days when cut. They range in color from pure white to paiesl. pinks, rose scarlet, maroon and crimson. The dark shades are the rarest and a packet of seeds will give a prevail- ing number of light tones. To get A good strain of pyrethrums it is necessary. first of all, to buy a good strain of seed from a. reliable seeds- man. It is neCesSay also to grow a much larger number of plants than you really need and select types. It is best to grow the seed- ings—a pack them-—ln rows (_7—lfiv:ci—fifi§ Serious portant insects to be They do an immense plants ponsible for the d feed on the foliage. while other species attack the root system. Most cutworms are nocturnal in habit, hiding in the soil by day and emerging in the evening to feast upon their favorite kind of plant. Cutworms are widely distributed throughout the Dominion. Under garden conditions. cut- worms can be controlled by a poisoned bait which is broadcast over the soil either before the seeds are planted or prior to the setting out of the young plants. The belt is composed of the following ingredi- ents—bra.n, 20 pounds: molasses, 1 quart; paris green. 1-2 pound; and water about two and it half gallons. In making the bait, says Alan G. Dustan, of the Field Crop and Gar- den Insects Division, Entomological Bunch, Dominion Department of Agriculture, in charge of vegetable insect investigations at Ottawa, the dry ingredients should be mixed thoroughly first of 9.1]. The molasses is then stirred into the water and this solution added to the bran and the parts green. In mixing the bait, add only enough water to make the material the consistency of wet sawdust. It must not be made sloppy but so that it will crumble in the hands and slip through the fingers easily. In Eusferii Canada. the bait should be spread evenly and thinly over the surface of the ground a few days before seeding or trans- pianting. It is important that this should be done in the evening and only following it warm day. since if the night is cold little feeding will take place and the bait will be wasted. If the plants are already in the garden, 5. teaspoonful of the bllt around the base of each plant in the evening will give good results. In the Prairie Provinces the bait should be spread after seeding but before imy plants are up. In the case of transplanted seedling the bolt should be applied two or three days prior to the setting the plants. Furthermore. the ground to be treated should first be watered but ullowed to warm up again be- fore the poisoned brun is broadcut, In British Columbia the method of control is much the same us in Eastern csnsdn. However in this province the addition of three or four lemons to the butt is advo- cated. Both the juice and the rind are used. being nddcd to the liquid Diff: of the bait during its prepara- tion. Bcit should never be left in u piles accessible to children or livestock an it is s deadly poison. is is h d d Pedigree certifico.tes- registered by the cundlui Notional Livestock Records. approved by the Dominion Minister of Agriculture. for the f£"ii.t“four months of 1836 numbered 4 the ct will give scores of like vegetables until Enemy in Garden .__..__ From the viewpoint of the gar- dener end the vegetable grower. cutworms are among the most im- combated. amount of damage annually especially in the spring and early summer when the are young. The type of in- jury caused by these insects varies considerably with the species res- srnage. Most com- monly. cutworms while feeding at the ground level cut through the stem of the plant causing it to fall over and eventually die. Climbing cutiivorms ascend the plant and they bloom. Then take the ones you want and throw the rest away, propagating any particularly fine variety by division, which is easily done. There will be a large number of plants with washed out coloring. Select those of clear color and throw away the inferior ones. Columbine: do not need this selection, as they show a. wide di- versity of color but not much di- versity in size or form if the seed is from 5 good strain. There are fine- named types that come fairly true from seed. You may select the color you like in columbines. but it is one perennial which. because of its soft coloring. is LS effective in mixed coloring as grown in separate colors. It is best in shade. but will grow well in full sun. Set plants a. foot apart for masses of bloom. Canadian Garden Service 1936 A constantly cultivated garden. will seldom be affected by dry weather. Stirring of the top soil prevents evaporation of moisture and it also keeps down those rob- bers of plants food and water. weeds. Especially during the early part of the season is cultivation necessary and more particularly after each shower. with some of the many hand, horse or tractor drawn garden Cultivators on the market, this task is done quickly and without the old time back- ache Window Boxes A brown or gmen stained window box overflowing with gaily bloom- ing flowers is within the range of almost every person. There lack of ground space does not matter. Even the lofty apartment dweller is able to satisfy I gardening ambition. Success is easily obtained provided two or three points are kept in mind. This sort of gardening is highly intensive with many more plants to the square foot than would be grown under ordinary conditions. This means that very rich soil should be used and in ad- dition a, fairly frequent applica- tion of chemical fertilizer during the season. The box must be of fair depth at lcast seven inches of soil being available. Being exposed on all sides to drying winds. 3. thorough watering once a day is advised. The box should be as long as the window and should be arranged so that the top of it is almost flush with the window-sill. If higher the foliage of the plants will soon fill up most of the widow. There must be holes in the bottom to provided drainage and also 3 layer of gravel cinders. broken crockery or similar material for the same purpose. If one can secure a supply of well-rot- ted manure put this in next, ssd finish with 9. top layer of rich soil. If there is no manure, use a fairly heavy application of good garden fertilizer and repeat every month The box, which should be at least eight inches deep and from cight to ten inches wide at the top, should be filled to within half an inch of the top tiums, German Ivy. Lcbelia, Alys- sum. and similar plants are put in with Petuniiss. Ageratums Begonias Fem-s. Gel-uniums and other plants especially recommended for this purpose further back. shelter from the sun for 3 day or two should be provided until the plants get established. The same treatment and plsnting materials will be used with hanging pots Three Lute Ones Even in the more northerly sec- tions of csniida it will soon be time to pin-it those rather tender flowers such us Dthlins, Gladiolus nnd Cannes. None of these with the possible exception of glndiolus, will stand my frost. but because Ill are bulbs or coma and planted severe! Inches deep a light frost nfter they are set out but be- fore the shoots appear will not do my dunnge. Rules ere simple. ALLOW W (‘or LATH |‘NU'H si>AciNc. A LAT Enouall 288% 3%}. min Ti-IE SEED BED BUT BREAKS [15 EULL FORCE that a free curlent of air can 123:. over the frames, and it should be shaded For this shade, B lath screen is 8. convenience. It can be made from common building lath in 6 x 3 foot sizes to fit the individual frume, placing the strips 21 lath wide apart. This provides suffici- ent sun but breaks its full force After germination and when the plants are sufficinetly large to stand up under ruins ,the glass is removed and the lath screens sub- stituted. They admit the rain, but break its force. The return from 9. packet of seed is doubled by this means. It is also an excellent plan to use the hotbed or frame to raise late cabbage. cauliflower or brusscls sprouts, and late celery plants. They can be pro- tected from scorching drousrllts. and brought into sturdy condition to transplant much more easily with the protection of the lath cover. some amateurs tack burlap over the glass and use this shadc until the seerlfngs are under \\'{’._V. This can also be done after the glass is removed, but is not so convcnicnt Choice perennials sllould hr- raised in 3 frame in order to avoid the usual percentage nf loss in the open ground from mi"< fll‘{‘ill'Zl‘i.‘. or insect pests; and because of their longer period of growth, they can be kept intact better. and identified. ‘ feet apart each way. -row. W(‘ll-(ll‘8ll‘.€('l warm soil is to llir: ve;rcfnble's taste with con. taut moclcratc moisture. It does not like \ ate-rlog;*.ed soil Corn is a warm weather crop. In cold, wet springs there is often dif- ficulty with seed rotting after 1: is ‘own and it has to be repianied. It '. wise: to be in no great hurry to "."L corn planted. as greater speed of growth will be made in warm clays and nights The time-honored system of nfanting com was in hills. three or four stalks to a hill about three With the smaller growing corn planting seeds sowing at the rate of five or six kernels to the foot, planted about 2 inches deep to insure plenty of plants and then thinn- ing them to 8 to 12 inches apart in the ml. is a better plan and pro- duces morc ears in 9. small garden. Corn needs to be hilled up because of the auxiliary roots that start above the surface of the soil at the l0\\‘(‘l‘ joints which nature pro- vides fnl: the anchoring of the plant. Hillimz up encourages the forniation of these roots and en- ables them to take hold of the soil more quickly and firmly. Corn responds to lioeing more quick}; than most other vegetables and the combination of warm. weather. a fair amount of mois- ture and iznod hoeing sends it spinning. The earliest that com planting can be chanced with any degree of safety in the middle tier of states is about May 1. the date acivnnciniz or receding according to lntitiidc. If stable: manure can bc procilrcd dig it into the com; patcll. Otherwise use comrqercinl ff‘.'llll7?‘.‘ to give the com the rich rations it like: fo fill out plump ears ‘Thirty Pounds of Butter Per Head Accorciliig to a provisional esti— mate. the people of Canada con.‘ Fairly rich. but loose garden soil i is preferred by all three. though 1 good results from Dahlias can be ‘ obtained in almost any kind of soil. The bulbs or corns should be planted from about four to SlX inches deep for Gladiolus to twice this much for the larger Dahlias and Cannas. All prefer an open position though with these as well as all flowers of vivid color- ing. 9. position which is slight- ly shaded around noon is prefer- able to protect the blooms from be- ing bleached out by the hot sun. These flowers will benefit from a. thoniigh soaking during the hot. dry, weather Tender Vegetables. The more tender sorts of vege- tables are beans, tomato plants. Along the front trailing Niistui--_ squash, cucumbers. and melons They will not start to grow until the weather and soil really be- comes warm. In order to get a. long and steady supply of green beans make at least three plantings at intervals of ten days and use several valieties. To do the same thing with tomatoes one may use a few well started plants for the first crop and hurry these along with fertilizer and possibly Inl‘.l(‘ll paper. All garden tomatoes should be staked, using either WO0(lf‘l‘i Cl‘ steel stakes about six foot hlcb. Trim off all side shoots as i.h.~y develop, training the main stem up along the stake and tic-inr: lrmsiy about every foot All these warm W('ill.hf"‘ vouc- tnbles prefer rich open soil and any members of the melon family, that is squash. cucumber. citrnn. etc. take special delight in hot sniidv soil though it must be made rich with well rotted manum or ilflfld garden fertilizer. Along with the vegetables mentioned one may set out egg plants. well .=t~rfcd popp- ers, and the first n"'i‘iiiii‘|lI celery. "f‘l1e latter miitl havc vcrv rich soil and water diiriniz rhv weather. There is still plenty of time to make second and third sowings of nearly all standard vegetable such as be:-is, carrots. corn, etc Extr: Seed. l Most gardeners order consider- ably more seed than is necessary to fill the regular garden. After any "mfssess" have been filled. |lal‘fl“ll anmoriiles advise sowing the re- mainier in rows lit the back fo'.' cutfinw. where any type of flowin- mill! be planted in the row. The colorful Irnv will be welcome. 3 I ‘ ])0ll!‘iflS sumod 30.91 pounds of butter and 3.61 pounds. of cheese per head on population in 1935 when 338,396,970 of butter and 39.572.341.- pnuncis of cheese were disposed of. ,lii 1934 the consumption of button \\'as 3'.l6.824.B94 pounds, or a pen caplta coilsumption of 31.12 pounds. Bciwceii 1933 and 1934 there win an iil:'i'(-:i.se amounting to almost 41 pound per head. but the 1935 fiizurc is just about three-quarter! of a pound above the 1933 figure, and loss than one-half pound above the 1932 estimate. In other words the “Crate run of consumption ol butter is over 30 pounds per head of population. The consumption of cheese in Canada in 19:15 is estimated at 39,. 572,341 pounds, or 3.61 pounds peg head of population. This is prac. tically the same pro capits. figure as in 1934. but compared with 1933 shows tho small ‘increase of 021 Pound. and an increase of 0,36 C0nlDRl'(‘fl with 1932. l.‘-ARTEWS SEEDS GROW For the Garden plant NOW ONION SETS SHALLOTS FLOWERING BULBS GLADIOLI BULBS 25c, 35c. 45c per dozen DAHLIA BULBS 5c ciich up to 25c each We have some very choice SHOW and CAC- TUS DAHLIAS (Imported) Plant now GARDEN PEAS SWEET PEAS and many varieties of VEGETABLE SEEDS Buy them at cAIiTEIi’s Seed Store