NEWSY Novas 1'13 ' ' I - ,~ 0N THE COBNURAKE Gm- good friend. MT. Hobie W. Tlflfi, writes an acceptable note on thgLVComcrabe in which he com- mmk as follows: "Dear Agricola, l vreeflyed the copy of the Sept. 18$ Ggflil-an, and read with pleasure yojgfllnterestillg article concerning Coqvprakes. your inspiration for the sag being the mention I made in myqgbcok of its single occurrence in N15; Scotia many years ago. i}; this article you say that you, a e these birds have been suc- cegplly introduced into the Unit- Bdqfitflles and that the one which was ound here was a straggler from oulgfneighbors to the south. This is to J ise you that so far as I know, now. tempt has been made to in- triflgce these birds into America; specimen referred to, w occurred here by accident, probably came in by way of Ice- la‘ »possibly aided by favorable g ' since like other "Rails" they argprobably very weak fliers." aDEllYDllATED RHUBARB Slime of the Island housewives usefto cut up the rhubarb (when it got plentiful: and bottle it, using. I ;t_l_aink, cold spring water to fill theljbottle and keep out the nir. The-rhubarb thus bottled, went to mabe rhubarb pie in the winter. ‘v a. correspondent in all ex- chtj ge comes along with another ' - nkle," which she guarantees to produce a better flavored pie. Above the~kitchen range she nailed two 2-l-rlbh boards (a little distance apart) to form an open shelf. This shelf should be a to l2‘ inches from the ceiling. Then she washed and dried and peeled the rhubarb in the usual nlcnner, but instead of cutting it into chunks, she split it right down. (Thick stalks were split into four strips.) The "strips" were than placed across the shelf to dry. which usually took 4 or 5 days. It ls important that the strips do not touch one another, or they won't dry-out evenly. When properly dry. the‘ stripes are broken up, and stored in a sack in a very dry place. ' This lucky person, who says she has 100 lbs. of the dried rhubarb put» away for winter, also “cured" son... of the strips by “stringlng" them on a long cord and hanging them behind the range till they dried. You don't need sealers for thlsmethod. When the rhubarb is to be used. itfssoaked in water overnight, and then treated exactly as fresh rhu- barb is, and it is claimed that no- was can tell the difference. Don't lettthis recipe get mislaid. i‘ i jma amps AT POWNAL Miss Maude M. Jones, who, it will bgtfemembered, contributed a ser- faiTf-list of birds of her district, to these columns. again. favors’ us with her observations during the past summcr.- ’ .‘-'Dear sir: In your Newsy Notes ofJBept. twenty-ninth I noticed I-tiilmg the "Excluded Species 0i’ Blfids." the Warbling Vires. We have hfiki pair here this summer, warb- from morning till night. We a large yellow birch with grfiit spreading branches, near our dob}, on which l’. saw them" many tlfis while sitting out. Reed says ltligb" song is after the style of the Plflple Finch, but they remind me r1193? of the warble of the Rubin. two summers at least, we have beg; hearing them and wondering wiiat bird it could be, warbling so mpeh like a Robin. pipnbther little bird we saw and eémotlmcs mistook for the Warb- iifigfCWlres, llntil, with the aid of the glass, I could see that the ‘throat and breast was yellow and theoback greenish. Do you thinkbit might have been a yellow-throatad Vines? YlQn August eighth I saw another Punfahliliar bird. It hada deep yel- Iowt. throat. and was somewhat striped or patched with a dark and ‘ a lighter color. It looked to me much s xrsisfs€;srr.iz-horfidr'oi~nzengs,uf~lss1" did not notice whether or t had a yellow rump. In a large leafless apple tree near by--on6 that was killed last winter -on Aug. fifteenth 1 saw a pair of Olive-sided Flycatchere. and two smaller Flycetchers. On. looking with the glass I saw that (to me) the latter were new specimens. They appeared as small birds with a good deal of yellow in their plumage. One of them flew to a lilac tree quitenear me. and then I saw the dark necklace across the breast. At once I thoughtof the Canadian. Warbleryfind whlleldid not hear its song, I heard what Reed calls its querulous ‘chip.’ As Reed says, they are very lively, rarely still for more than a. fevnieccnds, then dart- ing after some insect flying by. we had another little songater this summer that sang all day long. We thought from its song it might~bc< n. Thrush. My nephew said it was e small greylsh bird but did not notice whether its bxeast was spotted. ‘The Phoebes were with us this year, also the Redstarts but only one pair of Purple Finches. and not so many Goldfinches as we usually have. We did not have the Waxwings, nor did we hear the Least Flycatcher this summer. “In March my sister and nephew saw what we believe to be-frcm their appearanoe-J\merica.n Pipits, four of them. We are all interested in your writings, and when the paper comes. we like to turn to them first. Yours sincerely, Maude M. Jones." In answer to this very interest- irlg letter, I may say that the ex- cluded species were only rejected alter most careful consideration of the evidence. Had there been a single stuffed specimen of the Warbling Vireo preserved in the Museums (or privately owned) in the Maritimes. the case would have been different; but neither spcci- men nor looord exists, except in the Bulletin of 1916, which gives no date, place, nor authority. Better to exclude it temporarily till a real specimen is taken. ‘The Vlreos. too, like the Warb- lers, in some cases are difficult to differentiate: several species semble each other, and this makes it harder for the naturalist who Vireo in question looks like of its song that it is continuous and not composed of disconnected phrases. There is no doubt about the Canadian Warbler. I have seen it two years running here. I am submitting the rest of my corres- pondents notes to Mr. Tufts, to ascertain the unknown ‘birds. ACTIVITY m Qunnnc The {Tiower Grower" is a live gardening paper published at Al- bany, N.Y.. but it is perhaps the last place to look for news of Temiska- mlng, Quebec. Nevertheless. because of some municipal activities, that town gets a, page of publicity and two illustrations, a brief account of which may now be given-as promised last week. The Temaskamlng Athletic As- sociation supervises. controls, and finances all “Sport" in the town. It consists of two appointees from each branch of sport, who then elect-outside of their own number -a President, Vice-President, and secretary-Treasurer, and then operate as a Board of Directors for the conduct of sports. Each club submits its Budget and has it ap-' an independent unlhbeing respon- sible for its own programme and the keeping down of "deficits." Any surplus funds are allocated by the Association, to whore in their opinion they will do‘ most good. (It ls not often one hears of such co-operation!) that a Wading Pool for tho children was needed, and. as a ‘means of helping the unemployed, mum depth of 29 inches a‘. the [centre and 14 inches round "¥. li*v* Those who have cold frames- d every gardener should have emsolvea with anemone ooro, A in available is of Irish origin. known u the Ct. Bngldane- .2; comosln unable. lerni- l! Q31‘ uni“ "U54 grow man pe jooking-Jtfmbers be-.o1eI"-¢.d.~,i?' w“ i. m. not. completely em; ‘eaeilyfn a frame only in April. d6‘ lu- "P ' rm; finest lg» Winter Gqrdening ._ Frame alwml arise to a height of about a foot, bearing flowers two to three inches in diameter in - varyln! shades of scarlet, blue and rose with central contrasting coloring. They last well when cut. They are of v easy culture. _ e Maripcsa. tulips. the butterfly and globe tulips of California, may be crown in a frame very easily and ‘bloom in lute May. Their mark- an unululLon white. yellow or Levend groundl, rumbling the eyes on butterfly wings, Plant them two inches deep. They sometimes winter outside with a mulch of leaves, but are short lived under these conditions, whllef-hey thrive in a cold frame. l , - - _ ranunoirur may “whom; a frame glving ouble buttercups in orange, a ant d scarlet and yellovw. There are cluster olpointed tubers to be prem- ed into the soil with the claws down - inebel imp. They are not as on a bed of sand and about two liable u the. W‘ phate and eleven parts ammonium h“ m‘? a Ta-"Ze 0f Specimens? The is a, useful fungicide for use when the damping off or wilt first appears in Philadelphia ViTBO, but the under- g ngw (31-91; A gqlutjqn mgdg by parts are almflst lwre white. while dissolving 1 ounce of this Chestnut $11058 0f the Philadelphia Mlle B powder in a little hot water is made yellow suifusion. Dr. Taverner says up to two gallons with cold water proved. but otherwise operates as] Treatment 0f Greehouse Soils.- With Chemicals (Experimental Farm! Note) The loss sustained by the green- houle industry of Canada throlllh wilt. blackieg. root-knot and other diseases is very heavy. Tbegaaraaitic fungi and nematodes that. comm these diseases are apt to develop in greenhouse soils, than out-of-dcora owing to the practical impossibility of establishi satisfactory crop rotations and 0 the more) or lees practical conditions of Ereenhouse crop protection. Many growers eliminate these troubles by systematic steam steri- Illaatlon of the soil, but steam is not |always available, especially to small ‘growers. These small growers usual- i rely upon replacing their “siok" {soils with fresh soil from outside. These growers are cautioned topm- vent re-contamination, by sterilis- lng with chemicals all seed-bed and potting soils not removed, and tn sterilize at once any area upon which a diseased plant appears. The Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology, at Saanichton, has tested many chemicals for this pur- pose and studies to date suggest that formalin is the best general disinfectant. Soil for seed-beds m- pottlng should be moistened with the formalin solution and placed in heaps. start with a layer about six inches deep and built up in layers. soaking each with a solution con- taining 1 gallon commercial for- malin to each 100 gallons water. Finallly cover the heaps with can- vas or burlap dipped in the 1 per cent solution. Ten days should elapse before using this soil, and plants with clean healthy roots should result. A cubic yard of soil requires 15 to 20 galllons of solu- on. Infected areas in beds or benches should be dug aM soaked with 1 gallon of 1 ‘per cent solution per square foot; go well beyond the area of infection and cover with formalin disinfected burlap or canvas. Before placing fnesh soil in a bed or bench, the bottom and walks should be soaked with the formalin solution. Formalin vapour is toxic to plants and the green- house should be empty for several days after using. Chestnut compound. prepared by grinding two parts of copper sul- carbonate, mixing and storing in m air-tight vessel for at least 24 hours, and it will check these diseases if the soil is well watered, without sig- nificant injury even to small seed- lings. A pint or so of Chestnut compound should be poured into the hole before l ‘ ' diseased plants. The importance or regular sterli- llzation of seed-bed and potting soils cannot be too strongly empha- sized, since so many root troubles originate in the early stages of plant growth edge. Many of the unemployed felt that they were working for a good cause, and asked only such wages as would provide them meals and lodging. The pond was completed at a cost of $700. The natural bould- ers were left in situ round the mar- gin to increase its picturesquenese. To judge from the illustration the wading Pool is a popular place. The town meanwhile undertook the formation of a Rack Garden. as a municipal enterpriseflrhla was carried out in a public park as a. ro- lief measure, and so far has been SBflBfBCf-OTY. but as the town is so far North, it will be a. year or‘ two before the really hardy plants are known. ODDS AND ENDS , l / rns CHARLOTTETOWN GUALJLLN (FARMER s, STOCK JBREEDERS Sitvéiifox‘ Farm "rlllrlrtr horas 0N promos _ CONNECTED Wm: in: Yesterday wereceived with compliments of the Hudson's Bay ‘Cowbell! tendon, their catalogue for‘ furs (other than Silver Fox) to be sold at their house Garrick Hill, on Wednesday the 2rd of October, 1934, and following dates. It tains 310 pages and on Piles 1 to 22. 28.915 beaver skins are listed. 0n page 28, 013,195 mus- quanh or muskrat as we call them. skins appear. Then follow otter, fisher, blue fox, cross fox, red fox, three kinds of marten, Russian sable, ermine, mink, lynx. leopard, wolf, wolvetine. skunk. raccoon, badger. portion lamb. squirrel, fitch, seals, etc, etc. 21,089 white fox, 12.470 marten, 200,000 ermine, 55.100 mink are items that intrigue ua. These and practically all the other furs list- ed in their catalogue come from the mmpany’: posts, hundreds of them, reaching right up to the Arc- tio circle. One fur that docs not come from the Company's posts and the moat valuable in the world. is Russian sable. Only 92 of these were listed and only e. few lots were sold the highest price realisei being £0 ($45.) We remember being at a. Hud- son's Bay Auction some years ago and seeing Russian sable sell at £50 apiece ($250.) We understood that they were being purchased to complete a coat for the wife of one of the richest implement manufac- turers ln the world. The skins had to be perfectly matched and up to n year ago sufficient skins had not been obtained to complete the gar- ment which is ‘in the hands of a. New York furrler. The Russian sable has fallen into almost disuse because of the very limited quantities which are finding their way to tho world's fur markets. There are plenty of sable in Russia but the government is retaining every good animal they can capture or raise for breeding purposes. They are going to-unlike Pflnce Edward Island with Silver Foxes-establish a monopoly for that type of fur and when they have progressed aumclently will Place them on sale. ' The day that dark Kamchatka sable appears will be an exciting one for whatever auction house se- cures the privilege of selling them; They will be picked up like hoti cakes. Their beauty and richness is marvelous and their scarcity malees them much sought after. Another very rare and very val- uable fur is Peruvian chinchilla. Do not confuse this with chinchilla rabbit which is a very weak imi- tation. True chinchilla has been of! the market, at least we have not noticed any on sale for many years. It remained for a Prince Edward Islander to be the first man to ofler stock in a. company raising chinchillaa. J. P. Duffus of New York, well known to many for his Silver Fox ventures and featuring of Prince Edward Island Silver Fox furs years ago. If Mr. Duffus can makem. success of raising the elus- ive chinchilla he will not lack for money. We understand he will es- tablish a price for breeding pairs of ummd $2,000. Getting back to the Hudson's Bay Company and their catalogue, it is o. far cry to that afternoon and evening in 1070 when Prince Rupert, the greatest cavalry lead- er of his time and brother of Char- lce I who was beheaded. sat down with a number of other bloods in a. Some typical allpl: In l. “Nbte" on the central school Fair, appear- ed the sentence: ‘The true Juniper lgcncrally recognized. By a. slip somewhere a "not" had crept in, like a Magnolia Warbler. Seeing it they completed the Pool, which is that had no business therei And in ljust once, and then only for a min- fifty feet in diameter. with a maxi- ‘the article about the American Bpikenard. the Saraaparllla wine an "alternative." This should ave been “alierative"-that is, ‘having the property y! changing an un- healthy into a healthy condition of the blood or system. Propagate is the oonectyg spell this word, s. point that needs emphasizing. since some Gardening Services persistently spell it pro- pogate. What in Soon-In‘ a gardening paper a subscriber asks this quea- tion, and wonders i! it is a product of peat smoke since he has heard [it called Scottish root. Now, true 'soot is produced by the imperfect combustion of loft coal-not peat- and is a "furry" settlement of ear- bonhdlflfllited in the " v _ after sue burning. There is very, very lit- tlo soot deposited by a wood fire, the residue being wood ashes and creosote. As soot is pure carbon it is a great menace when it catchee fire. and the chimneys should be well cleared of it and often. In the Old Ooun 1n formll‘ time: thil soot, from ‘countless chlmneyl. wuaoldtnthe farmer: by the ton u a fertiliser. It was said to be valuable on the wheat fields. Applied to garden crops it produced a nob, deep mm in the foliage. and wee aloe believ- ed to act walnut certain harmful 7°17" 0f life in the loll. v been: "lei, whit“ Bfllhlflfll called ..,. new“ 1 Mil 5 _ does not grow here." Now the truel°"‘, In 1922 the Association decided Juniper does grow in the Province‘ and is fairly common, though not‘ coffee house in London and band- led themselves together azithe “Gov- ernor and Company of Adventur- of England trading into l-lud. sons Bay." It speaks well for the traditions M’ the ofmpflny and the principles which. have governed them that after 204 years their prestige is un. diminished. For the benefit of our the ‘was said to be used meclicinell as read“ wh° "e n“ ‘Wm’ °1 "18 fact wemay say that in addition hundreds of ports operated by the Hudaorfs Bey Company in Canada. they have the largest store lin Wlfmipeg. the largest store in Vlflwllvfl and stores at many oth- '°l’ principal centres in the West, own tobacog factories, 011 mug, 1151,1192 floetd. mines and many other ventures apart from their Principal business which 1| m", Their introduction to the hand- llhc of ranch bled Silver Foxes came in 1920 when Messrs McLui-g and MaoKil-lnon visited London, Thin wu. followed by a. vlgjt 1mm the Governor and staff to Pflnog 4% ' Railway llroekvilil. It. the Edward Island where BR O OK VILLE Gmllfld Limestone _ has given excellent resultb where med Write forprieea delivered nearest lraoltvllla llanufactiritgifilo. Ltli. ormnxrmo oovanumrifllma run’: A (if. its. ltnliuailfooq») they hilsed a large interest in the Vimy and entitled "Dairy Produce sup- 0 Ranch and still maintain it. Th1! was followed by the establishment other points and a month ego a large new ranch We! 1111181191! ll ‘ 'Winnipeg, Mgpitoba, and ‘stocked lwith foxes from Mini!!! Blam- This ranch will .~i in charge cf w_ Q, Douglas. who spent over a year gt the vlmy Ranch and during his residence here made mil-HY. friends, who will be pleased to know that, he has had n. singularly active life the past few years viril- ing the various fur centres in which the company 1e mwrelwd- establishing u. large ret farm, build- ing the new ranch and generally looking after- the expanding and increasing conservation of furs de- partment of the HBO. We have before us the Prize List for the Fifth Annual 11px Show under the auspices of the Silver no: mhibiwrs Association of Prince Edward Island, which will be held at Charlottetown, November 5th to 9th. rt is a nicely printed end "f! interesting booklet giving clear and intelligible information concerning this fox classic. Copies can be ob- tained on application to Walter Shaw, Secretary. Dvlllftmfllli 0! Agriculture. Charlottetown. _ A week from next Monday will be a. busy time around the Exhi- bition building. The hundreds of foxes will be moving in and all will be pandemonium. Pity the Classifying commitee, Gavin Hard- ing, Fred Burke and Dr. A. A. Iiockhart. They have a titanic task on their hands, and certainly three better men for the job could not be selected. They must have every 10x classified so that judging can start Tuesday morning at nine o'clock. It is Judge Callback’: intention to utilize as much of the hours of sunlight as possible, ac only e. brief respite will be given for luncheon. Arrangements are being made with a caterer to serve meals at the grounds. The lighter side of the show will be taken care of by the folemenb banquet at the Canadian National Hotel, Tuesday evening, November 6th at 7.30. This date you will re- member was changed from Wed- nesday so as not to conflict with the opening of the Big Four Hoe- key League on Wednesday night, November 7th. No doubt all the fox- rnen. their wives and sweethearts will be there to see that game too. It will be a wonderful week with the excitement of competition for the prizes, a night of mpsic, mirth and song and good food. and the bl; hockey game. all ending on Friday afternoon with the presentation oi the magnificent cups and trophies by His Honor Lleulz-Governor George D. DeBlols. We had a request the other day to give a list of the Vitamins, their functions and source of supply. As our space is limited this week we are going to be brief. The principal vitamins discovered so far have been named Vitamin It, B, C, D, and Vitamin A has been called the anti-infective vitamin. because it seems to play a part in the pre- vention of infectious diseases. It is a means for promoting proper growth of children-or fox pupa. It is plentiful in cod liver oil and is obtained also from carrots, tomat- oes, green vegetables, egma and milk. Vitamin B. is a complex vitamin with at least five distinct factors. It has aroused particular attention during the past few years because it is generally agreed that the majority of people do not normally have anything like sufficient for their adult needs. A deficiency of ‘this vitamin is associated with dig- lestive disturbances, constipation. inervous troubles, anemia, etc. ,Chiidren or fox pups require vita- Imin B._for it exerts a favorable in- fluence on growth and development. One of the richest sources of vita- mlrl B. is yeast. also the germ of wheat and it is present to some extent in milk, eggs. whole meal flour, whole meal bread, liver, let- tuce. but is entirely absent from white flour and white bread. vitamin C. This bu been fouml in abundance in fresh fruit and wegetabiu, such u oraugea. lemons. tomatoes Ind green vegetables. It is very neceuary to have in the Inrln months and lino to some exten all the year round. (Continued on Pele 10) .rol.$'o¢:-'N;"n. pur- the Imperial Ewnomic Committee of ranches at Mingan Island and’ Dairy Produce. z Supplies in 1933 ‘rho growing bnportance of Can- adieu bacon on the United King- dom market is well the annual survey just pu plies in 1983." Lest ‘year Canada rose from seventh to fourth plbce on the list of countries supplying the United Kingdom with bacon and the average price received was .12 per cant. higher than M1932. Im- ports of hams. butter and" opu- densed milk from Canada. were larger than in the previous year, while supplies of Canadian eggs wen greater than in any year since war downward trend in shipments of Canadian cheese. which we: checked in 1032, was again apper- ent last year. _ The United Kingdom maintain- ed its position as the world's larg- est importer of dairy produce, poultry. and pig products during 1933. These oommodltlel. states the report, although costing I14 million less than in 1932, represented prac- tically 80 per cent of the nation's food bill. An encouraging feature of the imports was the marketed in- increase in the proportion receiv- ed from Empire sources. A record volume of butter, flmvilllllflg t0 8.836.000 cwtl. was im- ported last year, at a. cost of 584.4 million. Butter imports by value were greater than those of other food commodity. The bulk of the butter entering world trade lg directed to the United Kingdom and the proportion of world o3- ports taken by this country has 1'18"! "Om lllfit over 00 per cent in the three years 1920-30 to over g0 P" cent in 1933. The consumption of butter in the United Kingdom has increased at a remarkable rate in recent years. and in 199a wu equal to 23 1-2 lbs. per head of the Population, Denmark was the chief 8011MB 0f United Kingdom butter imports last year. but was followed closely by New Zealand, with Aus- tralia occupying third place. Em- Dire supplies comprised 53 per cent of butter imports, a larger propqg. tion than in any previous your, Imports of cheese in 1933, amounting to just over 3 million owts. were very slightly largel- than in 1932. and 92 par cent of the to- tal came from lirmpire countries, mainly New Zealaxld and Canada, Bltlwush supplies of Canadian cheese were 16 per cent. gmgllqr than in the previous year. In the case of both butter and olueee, av- erage prices last year were comlld. erably lower than in 1932. the do. ciine in the case of Canadian cheeg; “meantime t0 l2 per cent. There has been a remarkable fall- in; off in the world trade in eggs, which declined by about one-third between 10x1 and 1983. Imports into the United Kingdom in 1983, total. ling 183 million dozen, were i; per cent less than in 1932 and 29 per Bent smaller than in 193i. Denmark retained its position as the chief source of supply, accounting for 34 per cent of total imports. Empire supplies practically equalled Pfevlm-IB Year's flBlllle and OOmDflB- ed 33 per cent of the imports as fllliirlst 30 per cent in 1932: this is (he largest proportion ever record- ed. The average price of eggs in was slightly lower than in The effect of the quotefregulatlone i! 090.11 in imflvrls of bacon. which totalled 9 million cwfs. or 2.3 mil- lion cwts. below the record 11m imports. Here again Denmark was the chief source o; lupply. but; the proportion from Empire sources, al- though comprlslng only 3 per gent of the whole, was larger than fn other recelnt years. 1n addition to the comprehensive flaure! Riven for the United King- dom, statistics of the exmrngf mus “Ml-hill 1926. 0n the other hand, the poet- mm” "'5' by s. w. Rand, Monctcu. and Asi- thew’ I Ho rse .Mebmoirs Itukuunnnnfl‘ (o. n. Mickeniiel . magnum noes. 1M In over thelold 5M9 book loaned m0.) find that it 10H! three Island horses CW9!‘ m Mal‘ time racel- in use. They - We" “Melange: BOY." at 0116 w" “u” ed by the 1m A. n. ruse- 0h"- lotutown. android to e..w. Rand. Monctofl. ‘vino 0841108181194 mm season, "Dem Swift" 841d”!!- iend Chief’ bred and owned by the M, when mtuioumna. Sunny 51¢. 1mm, mug River. That these were u speedy as those of the other Muitlinss will be noted by e look at the summer‘..- of the 1964 noel. Tile then noted trainer and fit- ter, the late P. B. Brown of Char- lottetown. did the driving for M!‘- 1n saying that "P. s." kept the oth- er fellow thinking in every race- On sept. 4th of that year there was an important meet at Chat- ham, N.‘B. The first race called was the three minute race in which the following horses started: Dean swift, Charley, s. loan celdlna 0W"- ed, by John Fey. Newcastle, NB» Knox Lesa, owned by H1181! 147°‘ Monaglo. Sussex, sandy Morris. l chestnut stallion entered by A- 1-- sllpn, Truro, Colonel imox. owned tator, a. brown stallion owned b7 C. J. Wescott. New Glasgow. N8- m the first heat the followin! were the positions: Charley had the pole, Agitator second. Dean Swift third. Knox Lass fourth. Bandy Morris fifth and Colonel Knox out- side. This latter horse was a. hot favorite but was lead to the half by Agitator when he ehot ahead and won t heat eeeily- A8199“? gewnd, y Morris third, Dean Swift foul-tn. Charley fifth "d Knox lass a bad sixth. Time 2.40%. In the second heat Dean Swift captured the P010 If W m" ‘"0? bufwhad to give vim f» w“ ’ whq again lead to the half only t0 be passed by Dean Swift and Sandi’ Morris. the latter ill-Fill‘! Dem “d came in ahead. but wile PM"! '°°' (mg on account of crowdlne- All“ tutor third and Colonel Knox ohsrlvy settle: m" ""- ‘Tlme 2.30 1-4. ' In the third heat Dell! Swift 191d to the three quarter polo but was passed by Send? MWYW- Wm won. Colonel Krwx landed #01101"! wit; ti; Islazniio ‘eiltry a close thi .— me . - - Them were only four starters in the fourth heat. Knox Lass being drawn. This was a very closely 6°!" tested heat. The three leading horses." Bandy Morris. Dem 3W1"- gnd Agitator could almost have been covered with a blanket. Time 2.42 1-2. The fine-l heat was a repetition of the fourth, only Agitator be“ outpaan swift at the finish. Time 2.4a. the race coins w Bandy 1w- m, Dean swift second and Agita- hird t . On the following day practically the came horses started in the 2.50 class, the only addition being a horse named "Young DQXWY." I- black gelding owned by W. H. Bowen, Sussex, NB. Of the entries Charley and fimberlixle were drawn- Accordiflg to the news report the day was fine and the attendant!!! large. The races started at 1.30 and the following is an account of the race: Young Dexter captured the pole, closely followed by Bandy Morris. 0n the stretch Bandy gave Dexter the gn-by and malntlined his lead to the finish. Dean Swift second, Agitator third, Dexter fourth and Knox Lass fifth. Time 2.42. In the second heat at the quar- 111 481W produce of other countries have also been melded and indicate the extent to which imports 4mm foreign countries have been re- stricted in the past few yell-g, 1m. ports of butter into Germany, foi- example. have declined by u be invaluable to all those interested in an industry of vital importance to the Empire as a whole. Package Bees In Ottawa District Results obtained for over eight m“ at the Bee Division, Domin- mperimezltal Farms. show very plainly that it is not at all profit- able to purchase package bee; 1b;- tho Purpose of strengthening week oolonlel —under conditions existing in the Ottawa district. Al in gn- vimil yearn, results obtained in 1933 from teat: of Italian and Cau- casian been demonst to that the ftaliane are equally u hardy u thcjgflucacian under the slfmms - of the Ottawa district and that they are superior a; honey getbereri. . A project to determine the moot 6001107111051 strength of lug" "my for winter feeding wee begun at the Bee DlVlllOfl in the fall of 1999. Solutions containing 1 pert water to a 1-2, 2. 1 1-2, and on, pm m. l!’ WW liven to non-m groups of colonial. The light lyrup n; tag. en moat rapidly by the been but the Olbfllb amount w“ up“ in gbr. I it in the oombe. while the lent mu occurred in the heavier eyrup. Cant since 193i. The Survey should m tor, Bandy was leading with Dem a close second, Agitator third. Dex- fAr fourth and Knox Lul fifth. " ‘ opened up. Dleeed Dean, but mule s. mistake and fcll back to third position and on the home stretch giving promise of pusin! the two leading horses, he took a of mike and was passed by Dexter. Time 2.42. Dean got the best of the start in the third heat with Bandy sec- ond, Dexter third and Agitator fflllrth. and Knox Lass behind. Sandy forged ahead just before the Fitrsimnione and I feel ‘quits safe. place but balked just ‘after passing the half and was pa-slevfbyillex- cent the Sussex mare Dean, and Sandy hi4 a. game struggle for first place on the home stretch. Both did some running ‘but Dean came in ahead. ‘time 2.44 1-2." v In the fourth heat Devin‘ w... closely followed half way found and 0d by Bandy. He kcptolose on to leader. and was bare! a length behind at the finish. c other mm were bunched far be- hind‘ but Dexter picked up ih the lest quarter and got inside m, flag, the others being distanced. Time 2-30 3-4. Brown. driver of Dean Swift claimed a. foul against Bllpp. and on conformation of this statement by the patrol judge, Dean Swift was given the host, This gave Dean and Sandy two beet; each. ' . The-final heat was a-horse rug between those two handsome stai. lions every foot of the gray, Sandy winning both heat and race. Time 2.40 1-2. This must have been real racing foroaport as the puree was only $11 . Ae it would be impossible to give a description of all the ram o; this meet at once, I feel that g number of our older horsemen WOUId be interested in the breeding of Dean Swift, therefore I am 31v. ing it as found in his card for 1805. D9511 BWift W88 sired by Import- ed Bush Messenger. he by Win. throp Messenger, he by Ifnportgd Mewheer. by English Mem- brlm. B021 of Btnslneer. The dam of Bush Messenger was an inbred Mor. Im- lecond dam the old Maxim mare by Swifts Black Morgan, by Sherman M07858. by Justin Mor- gan. Third dam a. Morgan and Mes. senger more. Dean Swift's dam m; Fairy Queen by Farmer's aim-y, a son of Columbus from a mare by Rainbow who was a son of the first Bush Messenger. Dean‘; uwnd dam was the dam of the then not- ed race horse Young Bportgr ang W“ lived by Royal sporter, who was a son of Revenge thoroughbred, ROYHI Bnorters’ dam was by 1m. Wmd 5mg. also a thoroughbred. Thus we note tha: this grand old hone bNd back many time; to the English thoroughbred and with this foundation it was not much wonder that hil colts were such wonderful road horses. Dean had a sufficient amount of Mvrsm and Messenger blood in his veins to produce colt tmtters. as these strains developed quickly. For mam’ years both on New London. ice meets and on the various race courses on the Island and the Marl. times, we note that his ‘stock made 800d. especially as youngsters. So much for the head of this family of real horses, and future articles will give an account of Is- land Chief and other sons. Poultry Husbandry (Continued) Of the numerous important points which enter into successful poultry farming, culling ranks among the foremost. By culling we mean the regular removal of the drones of the flock. The non-layer may well bs called the parasite of the poultry- man. It is possible for an experienced poultryman to tell at a glance which of the birds in a flock are very good layers, which are good. which are fair, which an poor, and which are useless. This is a faculty which the beginner nlust work hard to acquire. The looking-over, in conjunction with the production of the flock, fixes the time of actual culling. All culling should be done at night. as any attempt at culling during the day will serious- ly upset the entire flock. As to daytime inspection, we have before us two birdl of the same age and breed. and of identical rearing, housing and feeding. ‘The one is a good layer, the other a poor one. 1st us consider them carefully. The good layer will bo tame, probably anxious to know if we have brought her anything to eat. The poor layer will be flighty. only too anxious to hide her guilty held at the far end of the pan. half mile wee reached and Agita- t_or_ opened up and went into second Gorgeous Ah (Continued on Plea 16) em 07188 Easy to Grow 1f for m other realm, every gar- den should have a cold frame to now p0 anemones for early Irwin: ml ting. This l: a very old- faahioued flower of Europa offered in u for yeerl. but its Pfllmllrity with American gardeners in comparatively new. Now we roe great bowie of time handeome blooms in their beautiful blues, reds, rem and with whih center: ‘inboth leaudlingllvypoa each year in all florists‘ windows aueiaffl-rfllllnlifomtwotothree inches meal. are durable and keep well when cut, and bloom ever a. lung period. ‘may are not quite berameuouch to endure winter! ln~ e l e ma in the older the down, lndin one of doubt plant 0!! They may be planted now or he"! over until cprirlg. as they will last a long time out of the coil without injury. Planted now. you will have an earlier crop of bloom. The tuber! want rich soil and advice against monurfng for bulbs can be 18M?“ to the advantage of anemones. They like plenty of food. men manure however, should not be used. Plant two inches deep, six incl-lea apart in the cold frame. Then live a cover of leaves and “It on the flue. m spring when t e flint warm dlvl appear, remove the mulch. ‘Then the lturdy lteme will n to ush throuzh the soil. unfol ng foieee ‘ream ling parsley. Ind tho big buds on six to ten-inch stems will begin to develhv- ‘ The at. Brigid strain is one of the fineat. when ‘coni-iinmllble-trm OM11 Q Q Bil I I0 I l All eremb-eautiftii. To obtain a hi: stock these plant! up eujly raised from seed. which may be sown now to germinate in the only spring. 1t looks like dirty conga batting. the peed: W"! a dad in this wally substance 1 mould be rubbed cpl-rt with 4-’! may... m -off mu to Mar- chenille elected A land to separate it for went-inl- t (xrroaak 21 ign (AND GARDENERS I