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7 USE =_Marga Two weeks will generally be sui- '1 cient for fattening the coc-kerels. They may then be sold to the ideal- ers or may be dressed and `shipped to the dealers in the cities. The farm- j .-er will be well repaid for `his. trouble, j for the extra price received for well- f fattened birds will cover all expenses, ' and leave a good margin of prot be- 1 .-sides. Try H. -C. V ` Beef-Cattle Prospects.- `The prospect and. probability is that prices for beef cattle` will rule fairly high duringlthe coming winter and spring. This forecast is support- ed` by the scarcity of good cattle in , thecountry available for feeding, and the high prices at which butchers cattle--that is, light or half-nished .stocl<-a_re in demand, as compared with the gures exporters are bring- ing. Another reason for this belief is that, owing to the continued high prices of grain, fewer feeders than usual will have the courage or. cond- ence to buy cattle and corn, or other ;grain and millfeeds at current or prospective prices, taking the chances` -of the future market letting -them out safely or affording a reasonable pro- ;t on the transaction; and for this reason fewer good cattle will be on the market next spring, and prices- reason for believing that Canadian cattle of a desirable class will be tak- - -en at good prices is that, \ owing to! the high priceof corn in the United` States, our largest competitor in thei British market, fewer cattle than formerly will be fed in.that'country this winter. This probabilit is sup- ported by the ooding of t e stock- yards at Chicago and other points` with light, unnished cattle and `hogs `will probably be higher; Still another` compartively few of these .are being g taken to the country for feeding pur- - which should---not be -more` than four . vnieal` to begin with, and_'._. gradually ' *.i`nc'rjeasing the meal ration in the, fin- `, on_'5fii_ feed.--Fa rmer s Advocate. _ 1 at the present` time, and the fact that poses. `If these premises aresdeemed sound, the farmer who has on hand. a good supplyof ehayvand silage or roots would appear to be on tolerab- ly safe ground in feeding beef. cattle this winter, if he has or can s`e ci:ir'e suitable stock at" a reasonable `price,- cents a pound for 8I1100l.'i_`l4 cattle. weighing 1,100 to I,2oo,pounds, and. feeds .them judiciously,>fwhic'h~ means feeding, for the` first` two, in'onths,~ principally such roughage as hay and straw, silage and `roots,-with `a light rationof. one to t.wo'pounds'-, daily? of i ,_ishin` period until? the animals Vaite om` _ I A General `Information-' ~ _The weed that doesn't ~`go `t_ofsseei;i_, this year will beless trouble`iTnext.:_; I-`an -nts-iannnb I` `A1,: ,1v had 8 ' ish's had edito loneli able. when made waite room, than `that -we're` was and wov stan mad dle To won the fully The approach of winter, and` the consequent shutting off of, the out- door feeding of the poultry, causes the farmer to realize that it takes considerable` grain to feed all those cockerels that have been picking their living all fall._ The farmer, therefore, decides to sell off some of the sur- plus cockerels. They are generally sold for what the huckster sees fit to ,_-:.1--.-.. -....:..... ...l..A4.l-....- I-LA I-soul Mth` equal facility. S010 101' wuau. Luc uuulsaucz any: any my pay, withoutecaring whether _the best prlce is being obtained or` not. If farmers would shut -up the` cockerels and fatten them for a. couple of `weeks, a muchebetter price could be realized. An excellent fattening ration is composed of equal parts shorts. oat chop, and either cornmeal or buck- wheat chop. This is smixed with milk, if it is obtainable, and fed. in a crumbl state. Give the `birds ust what it iey will eat u'p.clean. ive` this` mash in the morning. .At noon give grain, such as oats, wheat, -buck- wheat, etc.; and at night the mash is again fed, or, if com is obtainable`, it can be fed at night. Provide plenty of water, grit and green food. Branches: throughout Canada,` and in the l1'nite%d'"States %at`IdE111gl`mid% LUIS yea: Will DC ICSS CTDUDIC QCXI... Help-A-along the movement for. um.- proved r`o_'ads in every way t`hat\y`ou_- IUVIII ' Iullo will help next season's` work and crops.-, .- . 5: ;; ~ 1.: isjas important to have the farm look w;&_1.a;s_it-?is`, t,q..haVve a store loo_k"_ . attraive"-= ~ TL A": fa ooh tn-sand. jI"\:u.G`5':`::n"-IL|"nurn ;ns` The plowing that is -don"e th{s'a11| f`a=a;",,?;e reace ihat`1is %ra_1ways mt` m rep'a1r.:s seldom _";'e90nsIble for thjwe` injured stock. _ A4-cuursonn Ania; 1-ah-4. uuured stock. b_ut__the"wise man learns from uthe.ex-j .penence ofothcrs. . V V ' ' lsl. n`nn. an --:5`-' `,A`\`CQ`Q. .` Anyone -can learn oui`experience}! W-s-=~`..e'w~.V:~=a-s ` I . , % 3?!i'e_ man ;who borrow; .YQ|.13`-7.311?` chum. vb,ec'ause. his ~`g'rc . O{1t'-. :`Qf_,. `Ordel'. x ret_t1rnu_rg_ yours put 0 % exist` In the imagination. ": *AVi manydcad f1i'?<)V'!ts"-41in.` JIFIIIEIIBC VI \IlIlUIBa Witt; alfalfa, as ivith 0.ther new crops, the . m`ajor,ity_~'of thg`-.5. .di'1_culti_ s. ' ':f'Wi!18_-'%nd tr! t0? back . on`n.u: ' `ii:-In-u- . % ` rtf>'w.f. oem._ whjer"`tli**;.didi~'fIttoW_ ~stias:.;!atf2t.% ` -V .- % qrqcg; - ~suu._ . ` .I_ts .. 1.) ' iu:An I omca. 7oaq'u'ro Fauning Poultry. BU faciliijf; _vai'orlcd to firiners V4an`.d . _ " _ othe,-rs for the transaction ofgtheir Sales notes will be cashed or taken` for collection. I M Accounts .may:be..opened by. mia.il,i and monies deposited or withdrawn in ual V ` ' T - ' ' 115 \ [will art-angel matters right- FFL--- ..-.. nknub lrnrnnfv. Wlll arrange IIla|.|.I:l'3 1.1511}.- Therp are about twenty-xbre kinds. of nut-bearing trees ' which have a good appearance, and) are at the same time protabfe-for. both nuts and timber. _ ~ ` - UIIIDCT. - Dressing th-e_ lower half of a fence post so as to remove all the `sp_lin.ters, and then allowmg 1t to dry tnll per- fectm seasoned, will greatly prolong its 1e. T ` ~ ` 9.1.- _`I_ .__!II `J- `_.LA..... :: aacinvnfnk ` S HIC. A , _ 1 Stoc1_< ~will do better separated ;a5:cordmg to age and s1z'e and the different classes kept together. It is not a good plan to turn all sizes -and` kinds of stock together in one pas- ture. ' A Few. dairymen, in this" "enlightened age, attempt to `winter their stock without mangels; ..Roots of some kind for winter feeding are essential if one would mantain his stock in -"the most healthful condition. Turnips answer very well? for feeding beefing cattle, or youn-g stu. -For dairy cattle, howf ever, turnips are unsuitable, as there is always danger of taintingf the milk, though there is no danger of taint from mangels. I DA canon 51!`. `IvLf\ `manta rrauuvn RAG IIIUIII IIIGIIECID ? Farmers` who have grown both ymangels and turnips for. years are of the opinion that one can be grown as 1 easily as the -other, taking everything iiiito account, True,_ turnips` are |somewhat easier to thin. But they are subject to insect pests, and being sown, late inthe season, are_ frequent- ly caught by drought; besides, they (1: nlot yield ashllieavilly as inaigelshin t e` ong run. ange s, on t e ot er hand, are sown at a time when grow- th is almost certain. They are subject to no disease, and if the right sorts are grown, they are comparatively easily handled, and yield abundantlty. cncnnaa IOQ 0-v|no1\iA` rvrlinllrlir Ant` Q IUII"I.l`&I I, ~ J GRASETT. Maager CCSIIJ IIGIIUICU, GIIKL JICIU GUUIIUBIIEI n Success in mangel growing depen s in a large measure upon the system one has of growing them. Some growers persist in ridging up the ground, and `then sowing their see upon these ridges with a small drill. This is invariably a great waste` of ` time . and labor. It has been proven by experiment that level cultivation will give larger yields than ridges. When `sown on the level, one can get the crop `in with despatch, making use of the common grain dril-1, and `sowing three rows at one time; be- sides having no trouble with ridges, which are frequently diicult to make, especially if the eld be an old piece of sod. If sown on the level. it is possible to do` a-large portion of the hoeing with thetharrow, before [the mangel plants appear. lM'yriads I of small weeds are destroyed by a single stroke of the harrow; at the :same time a soil mulch is formed. `which revents undue evaportion. With ri ges, this `early destructionof weeds and mulchi_r'1g,_isimpossiblje. TL 2.. 4. A-unnb mIfII`Fl\` LA arias: 0-rune`, VV\}\v\.I GIIVI IlI|uII\oll|lI5,_ IJ _III8y\JlllIVo _It is a great mistake to sow man- gels too: early. "When sown (early! and tum :1 sickly col'or- " On " lan`d `they are affected by the cold nights,_ that hasjbeen prgperly. prepared, the 20th of May is tzme enough to sow. The plants will then come up read- lly, and do,we11;`, throughout the sea- : GIII1 .A | `at y 5011. u 1 : 1 ` When lev_v;1oct,i`Itivat'iqn is practised, [one thing must be `observed. The manngels must *b'e`thinnd at the pro- per `time. Lack of success wit-hi1e\'{_e1 cultivation can b`e`jattributed' to. a.. non- observance of this importa11t_f:_-p`oint., IWhen left- too long, it'is praictically = impossible to thin',th`em`,`as tl1ete;.is;` little space in which_to- disp,o`se`_ovf-the`? ijubbish. If taken . at_K1t_he] fou.r~...-leaf _ stage, eloselyf -cultivated," and mfoxnpfcze .ly thmned,-`no trouble wi}l..be"' ex . x';-`~ ienced. _In order tothin ~thei;A1ga' 1 3.31:,` this desirable stage. it is` q_ecessary:;t_o.'; sow" them at, several: .tim`esy,~.ai few,-.-' days tapa-rt.. -In this way one can .11aijr;ef -. them ready at ;1cl1=_t_imeshas will,.,su1t? ;his_ conve31i_en_ce.-Ex. _ t Rcfccnt disbveriu have 1ahp_rov;d rim .d_Indru.ls c1uI QIl,.by :er':ns`.on_ use scalp, V % wmr-ntvl-Awwgl Destroys HairGerms Recentdiscoverics hove shown that falling hair is o caused o by germs at the roots of the hair. Therefore, to stop fallinnhqir, you must rst con)plo'tely; de- may these ice:-lms, Aver : Hair oVior.%n:W!mvroved: lofmglmo will cominly a do this; Then 1e;veo`ihe`ire,sytonature;_ o Maxigls. For The Dan-yman.' A znmusuap ~ tsqv. ' But I; am afraid we were not care- ful housekeepers in those` days. And we were `especially rash oh that deli- cious ramble through the ou_t-of-the- way villages of the Tyrol. We even- tually found ourselves with only en- ough money to pay `our third-class fares back to London, and with noth- ing at_all on which to face the next few weeks while Harryiwas turning out a `V`pot-boiler.. There were al- ready debts to the taradespeople, which would make further credit a matter of delicate diplomacy. Alto- gether, the outlook was the gloorniest we had had toface, and so I was in- clined to 1 regard cousin, Margaret's letter as a direct intervention-of Pro- vidgnce. ' G U15 Lu!-quv aasnvyu. 1 If- .. ___ .44; --, - _ LIA`- vlucuyc. Cousin Margaret was the only near. relation I posessed. We were the last of the Slade-'Claverleys, and were immensely proud of the fact-I. mean t of`the connection, not of being the sole survivors. ;My cousin was over -t'w'enty`y'ears my senior, in fact, she was turnedgfty, and an old, oldmaid at that. She hadinherited the Manor .House at Froglesharn, which had been in the family before the `Stuarts came to England. Unfortunately, the rent-roll that once went with_ it had been dissipated by successive spend- thrift ancestors, and Margaret had to keep the picturesque. and mouldy place going on a modest annuity purchasedfor her by her grandmoth- `er onthe distatf side."'I:his tiny in- come mostly went in patching up, the ancient` place, for what with her kitchen gardens, chicken-s, and eggs, its mistress was practically independ- ent of `provision bills. And this was the fact that made her proposal ap- pear most favourable in our eyes. The letter ran as follows 2-- IOII, J _ , 1IY!,_!f.,_J `lI _, I_--ILL I--- orefrrtnm ADVANCE J.llC_ ICLLCI lull. GD LKIIIVJVVG oj` My dear Winifred,--My health has ben so`indi&'erent -of late that Mr. Strangway insists upon my wintering abroad. In any case I must be away `until next March. His commands are so imperative that _I dare not take the responsibility of disobeying them. Still, I have had time to become re- conciied to the idea, so that there is no more to _be said on that point. My only concern now is to .nd a thoroughly ' trustworthy person to V take.` charge of -Froglesham. I have advertised, but, sofar, none of the answers `have satised me. Perhaps I expect too much, but I cannot bear the thought of entrusting the dear old home to strangers, and the servants are both too young. A solu- tion of the diiculty has now occur- red tome, an'd I am. going to submit it to you. If it is impossible, please do not hesitate to say so; I shall not misunderstand you. . It is that you and -your husband shall install your- selves here until my return. You will, of course,.have the use of the servants _and. of any garden produce . you may require. Hence your living expenses. must be very little. I only make one stipulation, and that is that. I shall.nd everything precisely as I left it on -again taking possession. Think the question carefully over, and let mehave your answer not lat- er than _T_hur_sday.--Affectionately yours, . , _g .. v ' l\ll'on-nooonf QlorIn`_(`In1rnI-lav 1 han_ded_the 1,ette_r ac$s%s""r;e breakfast"`table"-to Harry, who was ighting his `first cigarette. He read. 0 1t with iencreasitig surprise, `and ended 4 t.-`w"ith a low whistle. " ' ; .`.`I. suppose. _it s ., an astonishing com- -pliment, coming from the old 1ad.y,:"', h_e" said; like gppointing us` costod- `dthink of-_`it,__,vVin._?, _ - 1 9. ". -.1 ziv 1' - I. V`ig n's of `a holy shrine, -eh? What do . h~.y_ . 1" I haven -t .q.uite grasped it yet?! I N confessed. -"Of course, in a sense, it will be like-(`looking after one s- wnl property,` as .Froglesham will come to me if I- outlive` Margaret.` But it is a -.deadl y1.place in the winter. The_ damp gets into your bones, and the` ~ra`ts4---`+ugh! I shuddered, as memories became vivid. .St'il'l`, it `would .be -3." great chance to economise.-`We could live for" next to lnothing, and you A.would`hxgwe more leisure to your next book`, an'd'*perhaps. for the play as well, _I .a\1ded,n'-referringto nuipjict project. for vbec_ox_ning rich .1:af)i(}h?. -u`a-u 4 _ -421 1; g .o-. There s much to_ be said for the scheme, agreed Harry,_ruminatingly, especially as we are going tohave a very tight "time for the next few` monghse. . Look` here, couldn't we make a.compromise_? ` `Go `down and sample the place,` and if we can't stuck it, ..nd-awcompetent caretaker _t`o xe- lieye -us..'. _ a ' v .'I shook` my head emphatically. ` 2 `-`NIo;*'if we once accept we mu.st.-8o. _through.` with it, I `a:i_sv_vfe%r ed.~ =`fn.;2r-. ,aret:';1wou1d` never fo` v_e, me xf we ._ "acted: out of _-the: bargarnfe undaiar-y: fthi'ng'- ;w'en;_t ;;,I;f, -ycngdonft r.r.i_u1;l * `egg 1: *ber e 9'j%extinctfon,a I_ am ; f`(.)l;_,`::.gi-c`3:'n?;'_'t;1';;:-1'1:fabdut, me," he` saxd,~` ran-sly, "as though he f,w_as`. the m, ~1fje`'1ng * '``M'ar.ga_ r}e_t. ; Si a_de`-Claverley. \ V739 sbblullls GIIVGQ \Jl ll\rIo l w The exterior was hardly less de- pressing, except when the weather was bright. On sunny days the beau-, ty of Froglesham was really inspir- ing. The high, narrow gables were carved into all manner of grotesque fancies---.griins and other heraldic distortions jostled and chased each other. The mullioned windows were all out of'line and of all shapes and sizes. Thick masses of `ivy, `which grew everywhere, had completely ob- literated some of `them. The garden, which sloped down to a sluggish, sombre river, was always in shadow. Rows of funeral" yews crowded out the light and made the dark green paths always spongy_to the tread. Armies of creeping things invaded the overgrown ower beds. I admit that the general eect was most pic- turesque, but as a dwelling-place I could _never feel cdusin`iMargaret s enthusiasm for it. TL--- -__-_ H- -A.1,,,_ I_-,. ,9 l I NLIBIIIIUIGDIII IVJI II: There was no other_house of con- sequence within three miles. Our nearest neighbour was a Mr. Stand- ish, who had made a comfortable for- tune in some retail trade. 'He had built himself a brand new villa, tted with every modern convenience, and so should have felt some sympathy for us in the many shortcomings we had to endure. `But his only feeling towards us was` one of envy-not so much of Froglesharn as of its mist- ress. He was the victim of a wholly unrequited devotion to cousin Mar- garet. He was a native of the parish, and had been-brough up to regard the Slade-Claverleys with old-world reverence, and had dared to cherish a" lifelong passion for the `daughter of the house. And so, when he had made his money in the nearest manu- facturing town, he had returned to yield faithful but hopeless service to his divinity. `Of course, Margaret knew of his .absu'rd' ,sentiments;` she pretended to ignore them, but I am sure she was secretly gratied `by them. At" any rate she permitted the little`man to approach her on terms. of distant friendship, and we were led to understand that he was ;tacitly';-'ap- `pointed to watch over our actions. _ ` Tn L2... Gk`; .ovun'-nan Hanan uh-.5 con- PKIIIIUVKL UKJ VVQLVII \JVI \IlvII Q\yBl\ lIo . `To him the-ma`nor house was sad- red gfound. Unlike most self-made I Continued on Page 7. BANKING BY_ QAIL doeapwny with nllthe dirty wotkof keeping stoveaclean. . Nomixing-nohatd mick Knight". iaanways ready to use--shinu quick as I wink--.-anti" puts on I b A _t,` bluck polish that " _ uvrywomu the ut.v E1't|n!. 8d` *0? 9f'..Isi Pipes. G?I;!"d[3_*P*Wtk Black%%KnighI A-Stove Polish In Suburb: WWI Ti. , T_I_I__E;3Es'rpEopLE?f , mMmmwM+w++w+Hi BarriellndertakingEstablishmen? have all tire upplionceobfor the oars of funeral: in transit throuoh town and `surrounding country: Hoarsos and Wugqons; Morgue and Burial Parlors. In- terment: inill cemeteries, or shipment: to all parts of th 3 world. 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