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than by winter killing. quire a thorough soaking of water at the roots at least once a week in very dry, hot weather. The best time to plant roses is in early spring. Bush roses should be set about two and a half to three feet apart. Before planting, cut off any buds or young growth below the bud- ded or grafted mark on the briar or manetti stock. | TENDER VEGETABLES ARE GROWN ! ' QUICKLY. High quality vegetables must be grown quickly. This means early seeding, plenty of cultivation and the application of quickly available fer- tilizer. last mentioned want. This should be broadcast over the garden, preferably just before or during a rainfall about every two weeks. It is particularly valuable for producing leafy vege- tables and early peas, beans, carrots and beets. . MAKING A LAWN, There is only one way to get a good lawn and that is to build it up carefully from seed. True, quicker results may be obtained from sod, but this method will not produce a sward of such evenness and high uniform quality. &s soon as one can walk across the soil. without getting the feet muddy. All low spots must be filled in with fine 'earth and allowed to settle once or twice before seeding, Dig deeply and remove all bits of brick, stones and sticks and leave the surface as fine as possible. If the soil is poor ea light sprinkling of good garden loam will help. After rolling, raking and digging several times the ground is ready for the seed. Get good seed, end sow it liberally, one pound to every 160 square feet is about right. A ERIOUS PROBLEM FOR POULTRY FARMER ERADICATION AND CONTROL OF PARASTEES . BY L. STEVENSON, 0.A.C. External parasites have proven to be a serious problem, against which viligance must be constantly exer- cised or the subject of the problem will get more out of the poultry busi- ness than the operator. The louse will have its living whether the poul- trman- does or not. Poultry continuously tormented by the biting or burrowing parasites are so uncomfortable every minute of the day that growth or egg production is seriously interfered with. Weak in- dividuals are further reduced and the once strong bird is devitalized to a point of easy susceptability to in- fectious diseases. Treatment to Destroy--Such meas- ures must he taken as will result in the destruction of the louse in its various stages and the egg. Wild birds that have their freedom can and do keep lice in check by the fre- quent use of a dust bath. But Mr. Louse finds the neglect of not pro- viding a dust bath by the poultryman just what lice need to permit the wel- fare of the louse family. Wherever proper dust baths are not provided "multiply 3 y. THREE. METHODS OF CLEANING UP ' THE FLOCK. 1. Dusting by means of a powder thoroughly worked into the feathers. * For this, sodium fluoride or a powder made by i ushes | This {s usually made out of strips of Nitrate of soda will fill the One should get busy just gs sl i g io £2 ie g oy = 2 g g 28 Fl w * § 2 : ol g ii: §35Es g 4 sig i i low where the These can be filled in gradually with fine sand or sifted gE MAKING TRELLIS WORK." On wet days or while the gardener is still waiting for the ground to work up, trellls work can be made. planed wood about one and three- quarter inches wide and almost half an inch thick. Most lumber mills carry such material in stock. These strips are either nailed crisscrossed or straight up and down and support- |ed on material the same width but at | least twice as thick. After staining {or painting the trellis is ready for {use. Straight trellis work makes a | good screen for climbing roses or similar plants to be placed at the back of the perennial border, or be- {tween flower and vegetable garden or on the sides of verandahs. It may "also be used as sides in arches or !pergodas with the tops made of heavier pleces of lumber set on edge. i WINDOW BOXES. | This is also a good time to make the { window boxes. If one will remember that the window box, and the hanging | basket, too, is simply an intensified {garden where three or four times the {number of plants are to be grown as would be put in the same space in the regular beds the importance of depth will be realized. Most window boxes | are far too shallow. The box should | be the same length as the window { sill, about eight inches wide at the top, six inches at the bottom and at least nine inches deep. 'As it will weigh at least 100 pounds when filled with earth, plants and water, it must | be strongly supported and construct- led. To prevent warping put iron L- | shaped corner bands on the inside. These can be purchased at any hard- ware store for a few cents. A strip of | wood along the back and resting on | the sill will support the box without | having it sitting actuoally on the sill. of course wires must run around the front and be fastened to a hook in the window frame above. Leave holes in the bottom for drainage and fill with the best soil obtainable. its louse control effect than either dusting or dipping. The poultry house and equipment should be thoroughly cleaned at regu- lar intervals and then sprayed with a four per cent. solution of any good coal tar dip. Mites, ticks and fleas can be de- stroyed by spraying thoroughly the house and its fixtures with equal parts of crude carbolic acid and kerosene. 3 Scaly legs can be treated effectively, by first softening the scales with soap and water and then dipping the legs in equal parts of kerosene and lard. Af Squab Raising. While at the present time the de- mand for squabs in Canada does not warrant the encouragement of ex- tensive plants devoted exclusively to their breeding, a profitable market for them might be worked up in al- most any medium sized city. Al- though the breeding of pigeons for squab production is not very difficult a certain knowledge of underlying principles and methods is essential to success. To assist beginners, the Do- minion. Dept. of Agriculture has is- sued a bulletin entitled "Pigeons" which is distributed free by the Pub- lications Branch of the Dept. at] Ottawa. ¥ If ordinary care is exercised in the of Iceland?" v tions of a very material crop this spring in either Canada or the United States, Cost of produc- tion should be from now on the main factor in successful sale to Great Bri- view that in this respect the Canadian minion has an anmual surplus of com- paratively cheap feed grain which cannot otherwise be marketed, while European countries have to" import the bulk of their feed stuffs. ad. To Stop Chicken Thieves. Just now many people are wishing to catch chicken thieves. Here is a simple trick which will protect any neighborhood adopting it: Mark chickens with a toe punch or clip the web of the foot or--perhaps not so good, though I have seen it land one thief--use wing bands. They are positive identifications if the thief does not find and remove them. If he does he will surely leave the trace. Keep watch of your birds so you will know when they are missing. Require all who buy poultry within a reasonable hauling distance that the seller be identified and the sale re- corded, also the breed and number of fowls. When fowls are missed report the theft, also give the identification. If web on foot is clipped be sure to clip it deeply enough so that the scar will not be outgrown.--Mrs. G. H. B. wise tliuinpien A Soft Anvil. A useful device for 'any farmer is what may be termed a soft anvil. The' removal of parts frequently requires | hammering or pounding, which must; be done on a soft surface. For this purpose the top of the bench is gen- erally used, and this causes much wear and fear on the bench. 'A soft anvil can be easily made by hollowing out a cast iron disc to form a cup to d pig, tain; afid it is pointed out in the Ref farmer should find himself in a very I satisfactory position since the Do- nigh I "» sleep on, no doubt dreaming derful wild rice fields, where plentiful and hunters scarce. 0 i rw reason for self pity. fussing over oneself, and shedding tears for this and that failure, is just a maudlin indulgence. It leads no- where to our advantage. Usually, it leaves us poorer than before. seem to enjoy it. "When we give way to it, there is not the slightest doubt but what it saps our energy and enter prise. It 'makes us fearful. We see failure in the future before we are within hearing of it. Great things--and there are many great things In the most simple of lives--are never accomplished by this habit of melodramatic self sympathy. Of all the follie8-in life, none is so baneful as lading out to ourselves the cloving syrup of self pity. It brings the spiritual side of us into such a lugubrious condition that all our thoughts and words and deeds become a positive menace to ourselves and other people. Who wants to live or be.associated with someone whose moods are tem- pered with this enervating condition of self pity? The world 1s a sorry hold lead, so that all hammering can be done on.the lead, centre. An old fly-wheel will serve as a disc, but it should be cut down to some extent so as to reduce weight and permit easy handling. Se --------__ An Iceberg, of Course. *«What kind of a berg Is the capital slowly and a slight rest taken after, time suitable. enqugh place, and full of vexing con- undrums, biit your individual who pulls And yet there are many of us who! a long face and tells the world that it's hard upon him is nothing more than a grizzling failure. And that's about the truth of it: your self pitier is a failure. Let's be up and doing. If you've i in than the foundation on which it rests. In my home the floor cracks are filled with putty. truding nafl heads they are driven down. Bumps are removed with a plane, loosened and the linoleum slipped undér it. I take great caution that the floor is thoroughly dry and clean before the laying begins. Dampness causes a mildew that weakens lin- oleum. This. is cut the right dimensions, fit- ted neatly and pasted to the floor. It must be dry for several hours. Un- less the floor is clean the paste will not stick. Next the linoleum is past. ed to the felt; at the edges and seams it is ted. S is d E¥ ATTEND TO FOUNDATION. Temperature is to be reckoned with laying. Danger: of cracking is avoided if linoleums remain in a warm room for at least forty-eight hours before unfolding. The linoleum can be no smoother If there are any pro- The baseboard molding is Deadening felt is first adjusted. : two le sufficient. The doorways may 38. i Bygait EH g 2 ¢ il = gs & 3 be employed. If tl children will have elbow grease. A brick pa soft cloth may be rubbed back and forth. I polish linoleum both ways-- that is, lengthwise and crosswise. This gives a splendid polish and] drives the wax into the pores, If there is any surplus of dry wax after 2 3 g i 2 need a every week. If scrubbing is necessary, due an accidental spilling, use tepid water with @ mild soap or flakes. Rinse the linoleum with clear water; then wax again. Printed ligoleum fs handled differ- It has been used three years and the painted design is not worn yet. : I varnish the surface with a linoleum varnish ghee a year, and' sometimes | to hear her voice; but teaching. Then the of white purity before him an awed sense. of y The curious tracks in the snow may tempt him to follow bit or a rrel to its home and thereby learn of its mode of living in winter. 'The squirrel may be traine ed to make daily visits to his door for nuts, if but coaxed the least bit with a sample nut. He may become even: more interested in the birds in winter. than in summer because of his close: relation fo them in; feeding and cars ing for them.. And perhaps the beau tiful, bad blue jay will change his. 'screech of "thief, thief" to a song of ® the snow and sing "knee deep." The cocoon swaying on the lefless tree can tell the little country boy a story of. transfroming life going on in the - rfect silken cradle. Within doors, f he ls ever forced to stay in, there is still something for him to study-- icicles on the eaves, ice formations on; the window pane, frost on cobwebs I did not wish to go to the expense of having this inexpensive type of | covering pasted and cemented down. The floor was prepared with care and, the molding around (the baseboard loosened. Strips of linoleum were laid the same way as the boards of! the floor. They were cut just barely | brad was fastened for a few weeks. This gave the linoleum time to ex- pand. «Then the molding was: fasten- ed in place and a few brads used at the seams. In cleaning this floor I take great care not to let water seep betw it and the floor. had a hard knock, all the moans you give to yourself will just shove you farther into the bog of it. There's lots to be done. Plenty of sorrow to alleviate. Crowds of people waiting for the glad hand of friend- ship. And if, instead of reaching out and giving service your fellow man and woman, you hide away and drivel over your own troubles -- troubles which-are, perhaps, very small fry-- you are a Boy sort of. individual, and a quitter --H. Dy © he \Bven a Tight meal should be eaten fifteen minutes being the shortest To jump up straight from a meal and resume. active work or exercise is to interfere seriously "An iceburg, I'd say."- of baking powder; 1 teaspoonful of of walnut meats broken in pieces or chopped if preferred; 2 eggs beaten light, 2 cupfuls of milk. Let it rise 3% hour and then bake in a moderate oven. feally a very old institution. of language: alarm notes, call notes, | fai with the digestion. and songs made up of calhnotes join- ed together. Nut Bread. ~ Four cupfuls flour; 4 teaspoonfuls ;:% cupful of sugar; 1 cupful small Manicure-sets and : ---- Birds are said to have three kinds My Turkey "Don'ts. Having had turkey-raising for a hobby for: a number of years 1 have made up from experience a list of things not to do: - Dou food too soon. ' Don't a poults to gat wet or chilled. 3 : Don't feed soured or musty feed. Don't use scrub stock and scrub methods. oa Fixes 3 Don't allow lice to get on stock. Don't allow turkey hens to set after they have laid a dozen or so eggs. Don't allow vermin to rob the nests. Don't skimp on feed. : Don't_sell turkeys until they are E : al diseased : birds for | breeders. Ba rag ds A 'Don't use \sloppy methods in dress- ing ang shipping. oe Don't forget the Golden Rule when selling. ~~ © = Don't buy inferior stock. bi Den't start on too large a scale. in a sheltered corner of the window. At night he may be lulled to.slumber, by the song of the wind in the chim- ney and happy and healthy, his activ- ity directed into wholesome, con- structive channels, he may sleep the sleep of contentment; Is he not lay- ing a foundation for everything worth to slip under the molding and not a "while in life? And the little city boy, since nature does not come to him as abundantly as she does to his=country friend; must go in search of new wonders, and the wise mother will see that he does, Tramps in the park through- the snow or In the country at the end of a car line to look for winter birds, a moment's pause in a snow-' storm to see the formation of the griowflakes on coat or mittens, the. care of plants or bulbs or a canary in t will help to develop ifi | x the apartmen 'him the love of nature. The acquain- © farm 3 The Canad ,cattle and mead de in 1926, altho lating. effect pr ily Hsing - prices, had one ofits best Jan ain 1900. ' The rank and file of ical showed even better prices than 1925 and at the same time greater in volume, but » ity and weights of cattle did" ceive the sanie recognition as 'did the ordinary run, chiefly on .account of extraordin: d ;