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is being carried through the winter poultry w i sh fowls have many diseases of the her with as near summer conditions head and thr0 simuar charcter si5e2 f tf qite difficult to diagnose in succulent feed in the form of roots of nat the access to a mineral mixture and a telu are affecte b a if f 8 catarrhal condition and small bubbles oats fed with skimmilk or buttermilk home education the childs first school i ths family fro do you appreciate your children by helen gregg green i happened to be chatting at my but the other day i noticed she wt address communications to aorettfmut 73 adelaide st west toronto ticing veterinary medicine and my reply was- sting determining factor in her de- nostrils and throat b the t h you have killed the lice that were elopment and future usefulness use of a sman tffcr oi can winter covering for straw berries strawberry plants may be injured by alternate freezing and which tends to lift them out oil and thus injure or break the roots they may be injured during the cold of winter by the frost drying out the crown of the plant and the leaves heaving of the plants seldom mtstfoustatmentsrif the nits land i china this investigtiontover- qusuccefuny in mild cases and occurs on a weu drained soil but on destr they infest the hog ed thisnumber of uttorswowed in where the flow of mucuis slight rub a soils poorly drained the plants are likely to suffer considerably particu larly during the very early spring after the snow has melted in cer tain situations there may be little loss from cold as the drying effect of the cold may be lessened because of the natural protection afforded or the enow may give the protection ire- quired in order to make sure of the plants carrying through the winter success fully it i3 wise to protect them with a mulch a mulch of any material tends to hold the soil under it at a more uniform temperature the soil will not freeze so quickly under a mulch and i3 slower inthawing than where no covering is given thusjft 3 theliogs should with a mulch the plants are better treated ain ln ten d to able to avoid the alternate freezing new hatched lic and thawing of spring with its con sequent disastrous results if the in- jury is due to drying out which often happens in exposed situations the mulch will overcome this trouble plants exposed to the cold and un protected from dry cold winds may be completely dried out under such conditions if the air is dry a heavier mulch may be necessary than where the atmosphereis humid and the con sequent loss from evaporation less in situations with a fairly moderate climate a light mulch is all that is necessary as too heavy a mulch may have kerotene ami soaptcan tell you and to my surprise she began crying i cant sing all i do is to wish i could get grades like maries i said oh i thought bo and miss reid seeing i was inter ested continued poor little child she has tried so hard and she does good work in school as for her cousin marie she i suppose youve disappointed me is a brilliant child but she is not a sno exclaimed while hilda lovable one i had several unfortunate again in a week or ten days one year the 5600 litters farrowed jt the eyevana nosmlsvnd forcea stood pulling nervously at her little experiences with her while hilda well doc how can i get rid of numbered 49400 pigs or an average smau quant down tn0 throat i ha i her brown eyes danced is the prida the dis- ed the source of the lice of investigating 800 litters of each of affected and fills muc use the another reason is that the nits seen different breeds viz yorkshire remedy more free j the throat than then coaxing the childs report card are covered with a thick gelatinous lamworth berkshire hampshire in t nostrils i f rom her tho mother began to scrut- substance which renders them immune chester white duroc jersey and po- carbolatcd vaseline may be used inze it- can i get rid of numbered 49400 pigs or an average smau quant down tho throat these lice in the cracks and how can per litter of 882 for a twelve months o minimize the spread of the dis- is t the mother asked that of my heart she has oh so much i get rid of the nits the farmer period this average is higher than ease a si fowis should be separat- one member of the family has all the personality would ask me most people would believe and serves ed from the well ones roup can al- bra on hilda this is too disj and then i told her the little incl- the best method i know of is to jo place purebred swine in a better way3 be detected by tho acrid odor heartening she added dent of the report clean up the buildings and pens thor- light than many see them but when w it throws off look mrs field begged i ah at last we have the answer oughly brush all the dust and dirt 5600 litters of pigs from purebred the drinking water may also be hiida nan m thereport dont well i dont need to go down town from the cracks sweep it into a pile sows and purebred boars of seven dif- me with permanganate of pot- you think my art grade is good j anyway im going to see hildas and burn it dont throw it on a pile ferent breeds average all told 882 j a the rate of about onefourth of i4 wa3 exce and so was her mother she declared the next day my neighbor across tho way came to see me oh what a foolish mother ive been she said breaking the spirit of my little girl i am so grateful to her teacher for opening my eyes i have learned there are other assets besides high grades i guess i didnt appreciate my little girl and i thought i wonder how many of us do appreciate our children outside the fence for the lice to crawl pigs per litter the purebred pig so a teaspoonful to a gallon of drinking both of which the mother back take a good stock dip and put far a3 fecundity is concerned stands water this is a very good preventive seemed to have ignored one gallon in fifty gallons of water above criticism and while some to use for all the fowls especially a few days later met hildas spray or soak the walls and floor of breeds are more productive than where thero ia any troubleof the kind teacher the hog house and feeding floor spray others it will be noticed from a sum- m t flock j how is my little neighbor hilda or dip the hogs dont let them get mary of results that each and every the roosting quarters should be getting alon in school i inquired into the hot sun until they are dry breed has a creditable record clean at all ti and especially the teacher hesitated or it will blisterthem this will not a liould be inj ciuiiui noi h oven ecu oca tnac when a breeder makes application to the drinking water is clean and fresh volce j the loveliest in the room crude oil is just as good isnt it register the progeny of purebred at a times a good sunply of green j 4i doc would often be asked me re and dame he must furnish atuff and a g0 roughago h bran rainfall affectfnc potato rot no crude oil is not as good for 1- the number of pigs in the litter should be constantly before the atte potato kot treating lousy pigs as a good coaltar the number of males in the litter f if possible do not allow pools very careful records of the rainfall dip dip has a healing effect on the 3- the number of females in tho litter 0 stagnant water to stand about for at college have been kept by the irritation of the skin caused by the dthe date of farrowing jthe fowls to drink from do not crowd department of agricultural physics biting of the lice j these application forms furnished j too many fowls in one roosting place i ln each of the p sixteen years in many of my good farmer clients did the source of the information which j an see that the houses have plenty comparing the amount of rainfall dur- not have any stock dip and from them is reliable the following table shows i usually heard this question id like the average number of pigs per litter to treat these lousy pigs but ill have to wait until i can get to town to get t a some dip v i am not sure id reply if you tamworth no of litters 800 800 average per litter 102 94 83 82 93 84 80 of fresh air and sunshine- sheep some flock owners consider it feasible practice to breed ewe lambs t the first year while perhaps condi- the childrens hour why rolly rabbit lives alone ing the months of july august and september with the amount of rot in tho potato crop in each of the past sixteen years some interesting infor- mation has been obtained the annual rouv rabbit made a fine nurse and amount of rainfall for the three doctor soon he had bruin very cona tions alter cases i do i- halw si months referred to for the eight years fortable so comfortable in fact that adrisable to teed ewe lambs unti which there was n0 rot was 71 he began to forget about hjs pain and aavisaoio o breed ewe lambs until j h t remember that he was really- hungry they are two years old and have reach- j pn pmf wa 1 fex a causs injury because of the plants how to treat them take two gallons j 00 being kept damp and mould develop- of coa oil and one pound 0 com- fefe jj lng in the colder sections a good mon ia sohd and dissolve thn 0nester white 800 blanket of snow can usually be de- soap ln 0 boiling water china h lx tsiz vlz matux incheind forfte foutyearin which he had done everything he could to pended upon and under such condi- add oil tj so while poland china 800 80 t ta xr br j the r was abundant 117 inchcsthe ease poor bruins bee stings he said tion a heavy mulch with the snow lt is still hot stirring vigorously for this table is of interest for several gg zninimduinazi 6t rai therefore ap- lets hve breakfast im quite above may also produce unsatisf ac- j ten minutos then add one gallon of reasons tory conditions for the plants ed full maturity it is true that some besides proving that each mature much more rapidly than pears to have a very marked influence hungry i had just gone out to gather little wood for the morning fire nf ti v plants i xtm to nine gallons of water and every breed is fairly prolific it others but i ha alwv fonnrt lt- making conditions favorable or un- t w for the morm rwfesi wps s the ho wla i t has show3 that the bacon breeds are in economv to mate sheln of anv arable for the development of rot when i heard you call help m m eled keep sprayed animals or ani- the lead with the yorkshire at the top l z zn p f 7 fateful to you i am f btoring potatoes straw this is scattered evenly over hie v x xt top j breed too young mals dipped in this solution from the this is important in canada where the first years of the life of grow- mmmmmm sk mmm smmmm so wmm evening keep hog3 in fairly tight is well to notice too that the beri for help ing me i never could have gotten away from those horrid bees i was if potatoes are grown only for home jnst after some honey for my break- plante are nicely hidden from view j petherubbi nfaa5sfel oler rhire hampstoe bld wch f u the usuaily f ihe f25 whl th cameafter now is usually ample and careful scatter- f j ti i tf l si ana nampsmre oreeas wmtn this penod of growth and development cellars of the houses or of the bam itfelplg reenictteling fsgww animals occasionally potatoes are stored tzt typfl a the lard type uobu um oil emulsion this can be annhed with nn wvion vrnnt taroth i in l k keep animals shaded for a couple tween the strictly speaking bacon young they should be given everyipits i it y treating with the coal- type and the pronounced lard type more care is necessarv to rive a lieht oil emulsion this can be applied with are when grouped together lower ii more care is necessary to give lght a s p or a spnnkhng can i fecundity than the three lard breeds g too young reduces strength and ed for the purpose in really do feel hungry again when the crop is grown com- in short order ro rabblt had i but l- s v j tc ype l e p lara type p0s chance to grow large bone i merclally however it is generally ii t vw lii 0l1 emusion tbjs can be applied with are when grouped together lower in s mu and h vit1 sfat nlaced in a notato itor relkr p breakfast ready there was porridge a spray pump or a sprinkling can i fecunditv than the three wrf hrnd f v si p i a p sto e and fresh dewberries just a fine covenngjthan with straw as the com- pact hay may hold dampness spring and result in decay ylant spruce boughs make a covering but it takes considerable time to gaver and place them the mulch should- be placed in no vember when tho ground is nicely frozen and is removed in the spring during the last week in april or early may it may be gathered when dry fand used for bedding or may be placed between the rows to servo as a summer mulch thus conserving moisture and keeping tho fruit along the edge of the rows clean from sand how can you kill all the lice on your hogs my hogs still have lice after i dipped them and made a rubbing post hows come this question was put at me frequently when i was prac- could be dipped when they required it sizo of litter is concerned they line up i knew that if they must be treated by hand that most times it was negi p yorkshire 102 lected during such discussions my 2 tamwprth 94 farmer friend and client would likely 3 chester white 98 sa m- duroc jersey 84 well i see a number of my neigh- 5 berkshire 83 bors use these rubbing posts and i hampshire 82 tional development and makes sheep erature usually recommended for thej dont see why those bees cams more susceptible to minor ailments best results is from 33 deg p to 35 after me said bruln ft and diseases sheep of low vitality deg f it is stated that potatoes fc h j way last winter do not possess the essential physical when placed in storage shrink about and they didnt bother her two per cent per month for a period wonder why they wouldnt do rubbing posts undoubtedly help to 7 poland china 80 of six or seven months to get rid of vermin when animals are troubled with vermin dip them in a bath of commer cial coaltar dip made and used ac cording to directions given by the strength to overcome attacks of dis ease and while they maynot succumb they are apt to prove unprofitable by good care and feeding whilo the ewe lambs are young more can be accom- some think that the canadian cli plished in building up strong robust keep hogs free from lice i d reply mate is too severe for best results in diseaseresisting constitutions than at nv rt til tz p n swine this may bo so but the rej any other time in the life othe lambs only thorough way is to destroy the suns of investigational work covering crop hatching and breeding place of the lico 85000 ittcls in tho states showed aj i have never practiced mating ewo manufacturer in winter dust iiu llwfjsse m te litter avera of 8 whie lambs but on several occasions i have ed parts of skin with powdered pyre- smjsffl f hateh if you don t do this your work many liuers wore studied in canada obser instances where ewe lambsi thrum flowers of sulphur and tobacl l fimshed 1 e is not effective for your hogs become our averag0 0 882 piga per litter were mated the first year and i am co powdered sabadilla is effective d a sweettooth to cause reinfested every few daysdr look3 favorable to this country convinced that lambs from ewe lambs for lico of cattle but is poisonous if h r troub just as he reach- very true said roily rabbit but this is summer time didnt you know that bees went to sleep in the winter time i say now that you remind mo i do remember ray mother having told mo about that you are so clever roily i rabbit but i believ i shall have fest- sw of mine pulled before george h conn management of the young gilt by prof wade toole ontario agricultural college care and feeding during develop- the age sizo and condition of the gilt ment the young gilt selected for breeding purposes should not bo forced along as if she were going to be marketed for pork but rather tho system of growing her as followed during tho early stages of her lifo should bo followed a healthy thrifty gilt in moderate flesh should bo tho ebjective so that instead of being soft and flabby when she is called upon to jtarry her first litter she is strong firmly fleshed and in a condition to nourish and develop tho foetus sho is carrying with no undue forfeituro to herself during the summer months possibly and whether or not whey is available age of breeding a gilt which is welldeveloped should be bred when be tween eight and nine months of age unless she is intended for exhibition purposes when it is advisable to givo her a couple of months more to grow a gilt should not be bred too young because the young sow will not usual ly have the strength and properly nurse her litter without sapping her own vitality to such an extent as to hamper her own development if sho is unfortunate enough to lose some of her first litter through lack ofi nourishment her mammary glands- www win iuumry convinceu mat minus irom ewe lamds y- uiounuua n other interesting information was are generally weak and puny and low eked off blanket animals after ap- e f or water ne clumsily vi i xlv ti percentages in vitality then too the ewe lambs pying above powders use fluoride f v t t- wh the 49400 never recover from the strain of re- of sodium on poultrydr a s h revealed iii tho work the of males artfl females in pigs studied ran 48 per cent males production when bred too young as and 52 per cent females showing that food and strength intended by naturo tho balance of the sexes is fairly well controlled in naturo why pay more per pound for one animal than for another thero is a reason and it is this cattlo dress from fortyeight to sixtysix per cent of tho live weight hogs from seventy- five to eightyfive and threetenths and sheeps and lambs from fortytwo to fiftyeight and threetenths per cent to make bone and flesh has been re quired in growing and nursing the offspring the flock owner who is desirous of building up a fine attractive and pro fitable flock of sheep will look a year or two ahead and so manage his ewe lambs that when they have come to full maturity they will be strong ro bust and have the power of delivering strong lambs give the ewe lambs the best of care there is no moro economic and satis- will not develop properly and as a factory method to develop the young consequenco subsequent litters will gilt than to turn her out on good suffer all of which tends to deplete clover pasture an annual pasture her future usefulness such as peas and oats sown at tho j it is not advisable however to al- rate of 2 bushels of oats and half a low a welldeveloped gilt to run too bushel of small peas or 1 bushel largo long before being bred since there peas to tho acre together with a mix- appearsto be a tendency toward the turo of clovers red 8 alsike 3 sweet development of coarseness when a gilt clover 4 at tho rate of about 15 runs barren too long pounds to the acre gives very good- caro during pregnancy as the satisfaction pigs are turned into this young sow commences to show signs rop when it is about 8 to 10 inches of pregnancy sho should not be called high raps is also a suitable pasture upon to rely altogether on tho pasture rop on which to dovclop young gilts for hor maintenance not that she doing kept for breeding purposes should be taken off it but sho should shads of soma description should aljbe getting a sufficient amount of ways ba of easy access i grain to maintain her own body as whua on pasture the young gilt well as develop the foetus the value does not require very much grain a of pasture to the pregnant sow is not six to seven months old gilt would j only because of its succulent nature cot roqulro moro than 3 to 4 pounds and nutritious variety but because f mixed grain per day along with j thero is in it a considerable amount of about 10 to 15 pounds of whey with j mineral matter available which is ea- water ad lib to keep her ln good sential to tho development of tha growing condition tha amount ofi young st nv v v alexander canada spends 108000000 in education canadas appropriations for education increased rom three and a quar ter millions in 1s71 to one hundred and eight millions in 1921 ths chart also shows at left public school attendance 1831 129600 1911 235600 1921 355500 university students 1891 3700 1915 16500 1921 34700 teachers and professors 1891 3700 1s91 23400 1921 63300 grain o course to bo governed by j if on tbe other hand a young tow delinquency 1891 19 per cent 1901 144 par cent 1921 105 par cent and now the whole dish was bottom- side up in his lap mpasurinc aiitrpr holpn i what a mess said bruln as measuring auger holes ho tried to scramble the most of it while boring holes in wood with tho back into his dish with one hand i brace and bit it is possible to deter- remlly must bo more careful with mine with a fair degree of accuracy these big hands of mine just look at the depth of the bored hole without your nice clean tablecloth- i am so measuring simply by counting the sorry turns of the brace and allowing six- oh we nil mako mistakes and it teen turns for each inch of depth the will come out in the wash comforted pitch of the screw tip which feeds tho roily rabbit as he bustled around auger forward is a sixteenth of an cleaning up tho spilled food inch and the cutting blades advance but down in his heart bruin know this much for each turn of tho brace that it did matter ho had been carej this method is quite a time saver i less again forgetting his table man- it t ners when roily rabbit had been so hoe all grass and weeds away from md to him he remembered now tho trunk of the tree this destroys how many timos his mother had cor- a winter home for mi i rected him for tho same thing right t then he resolved that it should never an ad man has a tip for farms with happen again and it never did for it roadside markets start your signs wns a iesson for bruin four miles or so down the road and lead the buyer to your door i a rj i a human incubator better put a little good rich garden the pastor of a church at gadsden soil in tho cellar or where it will not ala was callirg iipon asick member freeze it will come in handy to tart who lived out of town lavinia or those early vegetables arj flowe sod as she was called had in- in next spring flariimstory rheumatism and was con- j fined to her bed where every movo- r spite of the fact that milk la ment meant acute pain seveneighths water it is one of the upon this occasion her eyes wera most important of foods it is suit- alight with interest the mother ex- able for persons of all ages and excels plained vineys chickens aro hatch- other foods by reason of the variety ing today upon inquiry it de- nnd qunlity of material it furnishes t veloped that a number of eggs had the body j been placed about vineys motionless fevered body and the downy chicks in scalding a hog try laying it on were produced in evidence j s a platform of any sort cover ono side with one or two thicknesses of gunny dont try to grow houso plants in a sacks ond pour boiling water on tho vei warm room with a dry atmoas sacks lcavo a few minutes then j phere for it cant be done scrape tho hog repeat on other side cicero held that then wero tw i the sacks retain the steam and scrap- kinds of contentions ons by reason ing is an easy matter simple thor- ono by force the former la proper f ough e s p men ti4 other to rrotax