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c t s- cam?” . "seesaw ' . ease. ‘ . . hedatmdencrtoeonnsethcm-Wtwmthem . ' ‘ L H B Idwa mama and odorsfrom-‘the droppings ture atithepentre of the egg. The ‘ “it: ~ "" ' E “ . n Y O . a m, Park :desfieath the birds. Mr. Baldwin proper tunperature required in an in- ]m M . in a ' horse mac ddiiizlfiirds mum! the m 1’ “whim“. inbehevedm ‘ , ' - O ' DRESS BY EXPERT, UNDER AU SPICES OF POULTRY l\8300m, ‘the leaving of a 'space between the 8110ch0; failurein afaetch depend: STANDING OF PUPILS AND NUM' a» non, PROVES HELPFUL AND INTERESTING - A 6000 Tim“ Warm.” '4 P0 allow for the very largely on the first twenty-(on: 35" 0‘ “All" 3500950 BY e l tble to se ATTEN DANCE ‘ 'clrcnlatlon of .811’.' Ting would carry hours of treahnent. It was known EACH. . ”One else . - [Off any foul 81! Without exposing the that the vital organs in the embryo - . m that a f .bzrds to drafts. In the henhouse il- chick were formed in the am twen- Tl“ “mm ‘3 “1° m 0‘ “1° . Is the “all: 1:12': was fairly well fill- gOOd feed for them_ Now for 18 in [lustrated by Mr. Baldwm, the nest; tyofonr hour; ’30 the importnnce of pupae 0! 8i- JOIOPh'I Convent for . It of its -' , V .- nigh: for the address de the hen must first get suiiicientyfoogd i could be placed wherever desired. care in this period could not be over January, m:â€" . - l. L. H. Baldwin. of Deer 32::8 imam? and nourishment, a Mr T‘Eald‘ii‘inttexplggg It‘ll.”- Henstegere found to turn th ' Senior IV.â€"Total m: Teresa Callas. : , . 1.. , or ' - err gig] 0‘ . fig: 301? innfigiqggttefi over this goefrto erifiike '16:; m3: ious plan he had for telling 11:51:; repeatedly, and it was well to fall‘s: ban 535’ Hm Downey 503' m 9. with ly sav ll; Billwin is one of the demands of 30 hens however .will hens were laying and Which Were this plan in the incubator. They Ho 4%, Annie «8’ | * i as 1:1 by the Onta ' 8- usual thing leave no s hrs a; n0t' A trap door was placed in the Should be rolled very carefully. All Berry 428, Kathleen Prunty (27, Katie . :â€" a”; he ”is assuredly 1:: the result in ’the natural :guericgf 3:331:13: a c2121? inhthet Sag-:1, The hens O thattw: negessabrey wastojust a move- Flurey 4m, Katie Dwyer 383, Ethel : go oug o e nest, and'men , 8 1 ea in! prevent the Jeru 373, Mary Breeu 337 Mmme o from. adhering to the side of - ' . ’ until January lat, lilo, (no premium included). for the bargain sum : ,. "~ Mile. ., ...- His address was i a larger attendance, but . ~_ :..:znif(-sted by those pre- xnatie up for the fact v.71: not more than filled, mil-.2 have been crowded. , , wnjoyed the splendid. . ' .;.i:irt-.~‘s given while those 1 Tim. opportunity of hear- :lrz'; expert, lost much that ' of interest and profit. I Not a Small Audience. Devuif-'-ii';:".'i‘ B. L. McLean, pre- ‘ .« the Victoria County Poultry Stock Association, under s the: meeting was held. chair at the opening of dings. Mr. McLean said apologizing to Mr. Bald- small audience, but Mr. Elwin ilil‘l told him that it was not emu-.11 llll'ill‘llce compared to that will. in some other places. It ' a. get all those who were _ 3; ~.:;r-~:~w~t-wl i'il poultry matters to ORF 2,, r » proper attention to such ’ ice-‘lllflu :l~' those, but as he (Mr. llulmn: «aw that the audience kept ; right along, he felt sure laldwin would have a good .‘pl‘l‘ll To talk to by the time he got my :l‘irll-vl Deputy-Reeve McLean’s was fulfilled too, for a good are (“782' ’; whiChiw 8‘ most a. 'ay be 1'; 'ing for. n’t tempo secure t..,. low egg, :COS'C {lllrl'lt'l‘ »: ll'zv .:, Illa. , A, ..:\ ,3 for lilr: zany-1‘1” final. .\I " ”lupin r'\ and smdiv-ncn was present when Mr. Baldwin l-«smnwn‘ed his address. A mull” “l ladies were among those E”:"" ‘ The Poultry Show. \I--I “any raft-rival llrlPii}' ill illlD ' [mulh‘r llll'i [\wi‘ Silli'k “Shilli- iu ‘lrtlgrvaa {‘0‘ ”"3 {ll‘ll'lll Ii: arr-wuss till: i‘LJH‘ “fig g“ .i: in in. ct iitailur Hi hfiiifii‘fll": all .‘hIJ Qfillt \Ir Minn v. inn .t. u -l |>|‘.‘I'ti'.\€tt‘ Iiutlaur ltml “so an": ul" [Ills billtl lit Ulli‘di‘lu. was llm only i l.‘ 'w oi aim-it .. 13.5; ,.\.‘.itl ul- litttlllnll c. lllol uztilllnatzd ldlltl- . in Ilnia llil 'lul'uttlu and ulltul‘ [slutt- lu-mn'l this show in qual- l or mull-us. This year there were “in-r 1.000 unlrics --.- an increase of moral hundrt-ds our last your, which it iuul‘kt'll lllt‘l‘i‘ilatt. particularly lu- fact that 1905‘s show we of any precedâ€" . trill ‘ 3 ~ (ailing. .‘n‘w Hi I I'Mh l-l'ltl'r than tlu .ll.’ .5 Reeve Jordan in the Chair. _ Deputy- H ..:<.-_r to NW fact that his presence is 'lull‘ml in the exhibition hall. llr .\l -l.v:m found it necessary to va- n: chair ultr'r introducing Mr. 2‘.» ,::: In ”in audience. Deputy- l: W. W. Jordan was asked to .z t , during the absence of the pre- ~ ‘. which he did very acceptably. Congratulations on the Fine Show. owing, .\lr. Baldwin said he . «l to ban: the opportunity app-Ming in Lindsay. He xi». In congratulate all con- thr tine poultry exhibit. It wurt-e of satisfaction to all with poultry matters and xx; in general. The number ‘~ was large and the quality ‘ "‘1‘ l-Xl‘t'llt‘llt. All who had :«wml in the management ; t of the show deserved ii: for the success obtained. object of the Address. of such addresses as the . .Ilmut to make, Mr. Bald- Um-l. was to make it possi- 'w-tlrr ways and better me- .. which greater success could l in the poultry business. mount was responsible for ~.- on! of men on such occa- ' Thu-<5 those interested, and _' t, was to achieve practi- - i'l lilo ordinary lines Of the ‘1-~llln‘\'.~' where the idea was :md to make a profit, he - .237; from the standpoint of 3- . ‘ poultry man, rather "2.1:: . ‘ll::l of tho fancier. The . :~:wr was useful in many ‘ :~ instance. the fancier was -i importance and benefit r of breeds and selection, - - wu'vning’s address special "1‘“ r. . sulld be paid to those mat- ' wall conCcrn to those who z..:_1~;-y as a means of profit . 2 rather than as a simple pit-asure added to some Ant.“ Don't Keep Too Many Hens. lake is having too many hens. Many Eouluy raiscrs would be content With 011! 0r fn eggs a day, yet they keep :hflock of flu or 30 hens. Even then me? do not get the four or five eggs ey Expected. If they will try my Flambowewr, they may achieve the {98111: desired. Instead of 20 01' 30 lithe flock. let them try say 10 or 15. “iii: the lesser number they are more 5? to succeed. The reason for afiairs is a shortage in the expected number of eggs. 0n the other hand ten or fifteen hens would find good sustenance in the same amount of food and there would be surplus enough over to allow for the laying of eggs.” How to Get Winter Eggs. “A common complaint,” continued the speaker, “is that the hens won’t lay, when they are wanted to. They once inside they could not return by embry the same trap door. They had then 388- to pass into another coop where there tWi was a male bird. When the poultry- M man came along the bird was marked tality with a leg band, if a pullet, and in great. this way it was soon easy to pick out yet," the laying hens by the bands. idea was a modification of the trap- many nest idea, and Mr. Baldwin explam- ML. ed it fully, saying he had found it not to said the speaker, “but the hen The spoils eggs. He turned his incubator eggs ce 8 day. r. Baldwin confessed that the mor- amOng incubator chicks was “You can’t beat the henas too, and the incubator has advantages.” Baldwin advised a questioner try the incubator for bantams. Some Other Points. la all ri ht' th ' y g in e summer when their , very useful. illlltl'ojutlltiull . (I , ‘ . PrOthly the most common mist ’ilajlmar be briefly explained. Gen- , , bird? _the best available food for the m5 Is‘the table refuse -- cr’umbg. ‘ , “ails or food and the like. ' This 13 t they generally get and it W product is not. so valuable. but in the Winter when prices are good, we get no eggs. better prices. plish this ?" Mr. Baldwin then took up the nat- ural laying period as evinced in birds in their wild state. He explained that care, selection, etc., naturally mo- dified the conditions, but that im- principles were not very material-y ,altered. In the natural state May and June chicks would lay in the cor- responding months. “They follow this as a law of na- ture. They take it as their bounden duty,” said the speaker. "Dy care. feeding and housing, etc, we can ad- vance them a month or perhaps If they are hatched in March more. lthey can be advanced to February and so on. If you want to g't wm- ter eggs then, you must gauge your hatch accordingly. Difference in Ere-.39. “Of course. there is some difference in breeds. For the Mollmrranmn breeds-54hr: Ileglmrns, llnmr‘eo, etc. wit the; are lmloltml early in May they Mll llwwluli and he lu‘mllf In my in the \lllllul‘. ‘l‘llu Antonino Ill-ml; l‘ll-mmltll ilwlts. llllotlc islnllli llmla. clv-vslmllld lunch in Mar-till or Mir-ll .mlsl they will coma imo lay: lug condition in the hill. ll well cured in! " Warm or Gold Henhoufiei? “There seems to be some differenco of opinion as to whether warm or cold hen houses are the most desirable." continued Mr. Baldwin. “111 my op- inion the warm heullouse has not been proven the best by practice. nor is it really correct oven in theory. healthy hon is the laying hen,, prov- iding proper food and care is given, and the healthy hen will be the lay- ing hen, no matter whether it be kept in the warm or the cold henhouse.” Mr. Baldwin went on to show how the chances were that the hen kept in the warm 000;) would stand a poor- cr chance of being healthy than the bird kept in less artificial quarters. He illustrated his point by reference to men confined in artificially heat- ed rooms. They found themselves troubled with drowsiness and little desire for work. The hen, too, would lose its natural aptitude for work â€"â€" for laying eggs. The natural way, other things con- sidered, the speaker pointed out, was generally the best way.‘ The air in warm henhouses was generally not good. 1d often moult in the winter time if kept too warm- ly housed, and there was little good to be accomplished from putting the “feathers on the house” instead of leaving them on the hens. Open Air is Good. “Aim to have your hens healthy and vigorous, and keep them as much as possible in the fresh air,” said Mr. nt out to illustrate and explain why birds housed too warmly suffer from comb freczrng and similar troubles in the natural course of events. Henhouses. “The simpler the hen house is made the better it will be,”- said Mr. Bald- win. “Poultry journals used to be full of elaborate plans Mr. Baldwin we back from the window. The colony henhouse, had much to commend he thought: it, but they They them. could be placed along the lanes, We want the ‘hens to lay . . in the winter months, because of the made hlm believe that the pullet that laid well the first winter would be a How are we to accom- good layer for two or three years The l The Laying Hens. Mr. Baldwin said this experience I thereafter. Let the Hens Run. Mr. Geo. Hill, of Montreal, repre- sentative of the Bell Telephone Co., was present and asked some pertin- ent questions. He kept a number of hens and kept them in separate hous- es. Would Mr. Baldwin advise the running them together ? In reply Mr. Baldwin explained his plan of henhouse for large flocks. Di- visions were good for the weaker birds, as it gave them a chance to keep out of sight of the bossy birds and so kept them in better spirits. He advised, however, in the case of poul- try kept for profit, that the birds have the run of the whole building. This could be- done by making the partitions low with doors or open spaces joining. The advantages In having the birds together in Ihls way was that they had more freedom and the feed question was: less difficult. as Illrl whole flock fondling mails adjust- imam easier for all. of course. no: vial lmwy llmlu nuul lw loam spun. Hatch Your birds Early. Mr. llaltlwin utlvlactl lllc lmlclllue 0i llir-tla' its early as iloasllllu. mm than raisins them under the heel (Kilt dillcus. In this connection Mr- lluldwiu told of Prof. Graham‘s heal but-ch of chicks. They were raised in a 20-acre corn field, and were given no water. They had, of course, the juicy grass, and the slugs, snails, etc, Ito give moisture. At any rate they did remarkably well. Growing birds shou dom, and an ideal place to get this ml 3 good field where the grass is grow-l ing. Mr. Baldwin told of his ownl success in using this method. l Feeding. i Whether mesh or dry feed is the[ best for feeding young chicks was a question that each man should de- cide for himself in view of o ditions. Personally, Mr. liked to feed a little mash, but great judgment had to be used in this. Hop- per feeding Mr. Baldwin thought an! excellent plan. He also liked to feed - l Id have free- I I l lgrain by scattering as it encouraged l scratching, and in his own case, he; rowing too i was troubled with grass g rapidly, It kept down the grass. Don’t Call the Chicks. . Baldwin did not believe it good policy to call the chickens to heir feed. They woul dcome quick enough without ,and calling simply meant confusion. birds for Baldwin, your mind that you September is | winter laying.” “you can make up must do some culling. lthe best time to do this. Weed out Ithe unprofitable birds then. 1 W151) there was some easy and sure meth- od by which this could be done.” Mr. Baldwin went on to tell of a cer- tain specialist’s system of culling ducks. The birds were chased and the weaker ones would soon start to left behind and- “flOp.” They were _ \ the chase continued until the weak ones were spotted and left behind. bed that some simple Mr. Baldwin wis . 'method like this could be used in the case of hens. I ncuhation. “The question is often asked,” said Mr. Baldwin, “as to which is the best 0 direct answer can be incubator. N given to this. There are many good incubators.” _ Mr. Baldwin said incubators in general could be divided into two classes â€" the kind where heat was supplied by diffusion and the land where heat was supplied on the rad. iant principle. The first followed the principle of the hot air register, the second that of hot water or steam. Mr. Baldwin believed the radiant principle to be the best for many rea- sons. “We are just at the _A. B. C. of artificial incubation,” said they have. much to learn y Many questions were asked of Mr. Baldwin, and the answers brought I out interesting ideas. Mr. Baldwin said that he would not advise cinders for the henhouse floor as they would be too rough for the birds He thought coal ashes well sifted would be all right, however. Mr. Hill and another gentleman pre- thought coal ashes sent, however, bad. They had found them very in- jurious to the feet of the birds. “They’ll burn the feet off your birds" said Mr. Hill. Mr. Baldwin said he gave ‘the birds snow instead of water in the winter, and believed this to be the best way. On motion of County Councillor Michael, seconded by County Council- lor Varcoe, a hearty vote of thanks was given the speaker. e to Mr. Bald- In presenting this vol. win, Deputy-Reeve Jordan spoke of the information given by the speaker. He trusted that the poultry men of Lindsay would have opportunity to hear Mr. Baldwin again. County Orange Lodge :- Holdsllietllng Here OFFICER! ELEOTEO=OOME OF THOSE PRESENT. The County Orange Ledge is in sea-â€" siou in the local lodge rooms hereto: day and the meeting will last all dull. A large number _of delegates are in at- tendance and considerable business of e transacted, Bro. importance will b County Master, in Wm. Thornbury, the chair. Among those present are: Bro. \Vm. Cottinghanl, Omemee. Bro. Robt. W. Wilson, Omemee. Bro. L. Deylnan, Fcnelon Falls. Bro. F. J. Aldous, Fenelon Falls. Bro. John T. Thompson, b‘enelon Falls. Bro. S. P. Mills, Omemee. Bro. W. Wilson, Omemee. Bro. J. J}. Fee, Omemee. Bro. Wm. Gamble, Bury’s Green. Bro. Geo. Brooks, Bury's Green. Bro. J. J. Williams, Omemee. Bro. J. A. Elliott, Dunsford. Bro. I. Bowins, Coboconk. Bro. Albert Hore, Pleasant Point. Bro. A. E. Stinson, Omemee. Bro. J. G. Beatty, Emily. Bro. Wm. Manning, Cambray. Bro. John Oakley, Cameron. Bro. Hugh Elliott, Dunsford. Bro. John D. Copeland, Valentia. Bro. Henry C0peland, V'alentia. Bro. James. Courtney, Emily. Bro. W. J. Patrick, Dunsford. Bro. J. Barber, Hartley. Bro. F. G. Sanderson, Dunsford. Bro. R. McFadyen, Sonya. Bro. R. Wallace, Dunsford. Bro. J. Wallace, Pleasant Point. Bro. J. J. Vout, Dunsford. Bro. John Kelly, Lindsay. Bro. Wm. Thornbury, Lindsay. Bro.Wm. Warren, Lindsay. Bro. J. W. Elliott, Lindsay. Bro. R. R. Elliott, Lindsay. Bro. Joe. Brown, Lindsay. Bro. J. W. Wallace, Lindsay. Bro. A. Marshall, Lindsay. Bro. R. J. Moore, Lindsay. Bro. G. 1. Williams, Lindsay. Bro. Wm. McWatters, Lindsay. County Officers. Bro. W. J. Elliott, Dunsford, was el- ected County Master. Bro. Wm. Manning. Hartley, Dep. Co. Master. Bro. R. J. Elliott, Lindsay, Chap. Bro. John Kelly, Lindsay, Go. See. Bro. Joe. Brown, Lindsay,- Co. Trees. Bro. John Vout, Dunniord, Co. Fin.- (‘0. ' Ceremonies. ' 1M ‘ â€"-Miss Watch accompanied hr Gillogly 96. Junior IV .â€"Total 550: Clara Martm' 3%. Annie Killen 345, Lucy Gillogly 323, Nora O'Reilly 304, Madge Denison 292, Mildred McCrohan 220. Senior III.â€"Total 540: Monica Breen 407, Mary O'Connell 403, Teresa Mur- tha 399. LiSDOri Moher 384, Mary Stamelen 38), Marie McPhee 379, Lor- ine McIntyre 367, Ruth Shannon 365, Gladys Bissette 356, Genevieve Gro- aelle 353, Genevieve O’Neill 352, Mary Cain 339, Kathleen Murray 334, Mary Hennessy 313, Agnes White 307, Mo- nica Primeau 303. Junior III.--Total 500: Mary Kings- ley 416, Agnes Brady 390, Dorothy Ni- coll 372, Dollie O’Reilly 350, Annie Banks 33, Mabel Tetrault 3%, Helen Breen 324, Ada Sullivan 320, Helen Duck 277, Alta Switaer 258, Mildred Meehan 256, Christina Berry 234. Senior III.â€"â€"Total 290: Genevieve Murphy 258, Mary Hogan 257, Irene Curtin 262, Mary O'Loughlin 252, Tere- sa Barnett 247, Marguerite Mulvihill 242, Mildred Cain 240, Clarice Teevan 235, Mary Murphy 233, Clara Flaherty 230, Gertie Flurey 224. Pearl O'Neill 224. Rosie Gossein 224. Lena Button 820. Junior II.â€"Total 280: Florence O'- Neill 218, Julia Tetrault not, Julia Bkipworth 194. Mary Cuddahee 192. Eileen Murphy 190, Margaret Tangney lee, Agnes Callaghan 17?, Grace Tee» van m, Mary Prlmeau 170, Gertie Davey mo. Philomena lawyer lee, Viola Blatoliferd 11!. W DEATH OF MR. JOHN MeOULi LOUOH. IOHONI’O. _ 0n similar stimulus incl at his home ‘lu ‘l‘unmlo. Mr. Julio McCullough. to: llwr- of Mr. J. MoUullourll. of town. pun-ml away all llw ripe old are of i0 Xfilll‘is ‘l‘lle tleceascd had been ailing only a short while and death came quite Hr expectedly to the family. who are. widely known throughout the coun- try. Mr. McCullough was a strong, lilo long Conservative, and a member rl the Presbyterian church. He was for many years a valued resident of Uxbridge and only lately moved to He leaves behind him three daugh- ters, Mrs. Gregory, of Philadelphia; Mrs. J. Glover, of Toronto, and a stepdaughter, Miss Mackie, of Toron- to. There are two sons, Mr. W. A. McCullough, of Toronto, and Mr. J. McCullough, of Lindsay. The funeral will take place at 0:- ,bridge from the G.T.R. depot to the cemetery there. OMEMEE. â€".â€"â€"â€" (Special to The Free Press.) Feb. lst.â€"Dr. J. A. Thompson was in Lindsay this week on business. Mr. and Mrs. John Curry visited friends in Lindsay last week. Mr.‘ James Nobcs, of Marmara, vis- ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McCaflrey over Sunday. Mrs. McIvory attended the funeral of the late Mr. T. G. Kells, at Mill- brook on Wednesday of last week. The concert given in the opera house Thursday of last week by Southland Sextette, under the auspices of the Public Library, was well attended. The Sextette gave a program of plan- tation songs and melodies, and was highly appreciated by the large audi- ence., and after expenses there was a balance in favor of the library. Miss Etta Scott visited at the home of Miss Valeiro Laidley in Janetville over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Lang were visi- tors to town Friday and Saturday, the guest of Mrs. English, Sturgeon- st. W JANETVI LLE. (Special to The Free Press.) Feb. andâ€"Mrs. T. Howe is spend- ing a few weeks with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Staples, Litiord. The local Orange lodge held an "At Home” and oyster supper Friday ev ening. Members of the lodge and v 0 large number of invited guests spent a very enjoyable evening. Mmitoba Messrs. 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