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Acldr«M communlcatlont'to AoronomUt. 7J Adclalda 8t. W«rt. Toronto SAVING HOME-GKOWN VKGE- TABLE SEED. The veicvtable f^arden sood ploU at this s'.-ason of the year require par-^ licular attention especially concern- and cleaning should be done at once of thf plumpcs* aeed can be saved in this way. After the seed has been picked, it should be spread out thinly on sheeta of cotton or paper to dry. Threshing Ing tuilivation, rogueing and pro- tection aK'inst insects and dis'taaes. In all raseii, the plumpness of the leed will !><â-  noatefially influenced by the amount of available moisturo in the soil; this applies to all of the seed crop?, whether of an annual or bi- ennial character. Therefore, it is and the seed labelle dand stored away suitable containers. BEEF SCRAP VERSUS SKIM- MILK FOR HENS. It is an accepted lact that hens must have some form of animal pro- , „. ..., „ „ tein in their feeding ration and this very esKenital that the soil be kept is usually supplied by beef .scrap. Two clear of weeds and with a good soil 'years ago an experiment was started mulch on top. Of course the length at the Experimental Farm, Nappan, of time that cultivation can be con- N.S., to determine the relative values tinued will be influenced by the di- ' of beef .scrap and skini-mi'.k when velopmcnt of the seed heads. When; added to the laying rnlion. Two pens the tops are liable to be broken off, were made up of ten birds each, as by the passing cultivator, it is advis- uniform in breeding, age' and type as able to discontinue cultivation. From it was possible to Ftlect. The rations this stage on, an occasional hoeing! fed to each pen were alike and con will suffice. stant except that Pen 1 received beef scrap and Pen 2 skim-milk. The re- So as to maintain the purity of thei suits obtained show the possibilities various slrams of varieties, rogueing, .. , ... „ j ..„i..„ <„_ ., 1 , 11 , . XL . ^ there arc of realizing good value for or the removal of all plants that are;., . ;,. . , * â- â-  ° z ._ „# u *. _ X L , 1 . . ,. ^x A j' Rkim-milk by feeding more of it to off type, should be carefully attended... , to. In the annual crops, this process] rr,, ' j.,..: *_„„ n,. . ,, , . , : , ^^ ., 1 ho average production from the should be carped out prior to theL^„ ^.^^^ receiving beef scrap for the plants coming '" bloom This applies ^^^ six-months feeding periods (Nov. especially to radish, lettuce and spin-'^ ^^ ^ „ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ gj^ g ach. In all the other crops, where i eggs at a feed cost of $13.75 or 26.8 liuuuard Harriot, premier of France, has aji inseparable coinpaniou in hlB pipe. Dcfiplte objections tlio two continue In each other's' company at all times. This portrait forms an excellent character study of the man. Making Neufchatel Cheese for Home Use. Summer lime is the time for pic- cross fertilization does not take place^^j^^ ^^^^^ leaving a profit o"ver' nics and that means sandwich' s and Belle MiDar. Dairy Dept., O.A.C. lots of them. Cheese sandwiches are popular and soft cheeses of vurious kinds can be Observe at Harvest Time. as freely as in those mentioned, rogu<v ^^^j ^^^ ^^ 9^2 cents per bird. In Ingmay be deferred, but .should, how- : p^.„ g the ten birds receiving skim- ever be att^ded t^ as promptly as.^^ji^ ^^^^ ^j^ ,^^^ .^^ ^^^ „„ possible. In the biennial crops, rogue , ^^^^^^^ production of 699.5 eggs at "mde use of in sandwich making, out all plants that are off typo asj^ j^^j p^,^ ^f 51270 or 218 cents' Neufchatel cheese is ea.^ily made, is soon as noticed, so a^ to give the re-| j^^^^^ j^^^j^^ ^ f^,^ ^^^^ j^^j: not too rich, and by varyinjf the flav- maining young paints the additional ^^^ ^f jj ^q ^^^ ^j^j | oring materials a variety of sand space to develop. j py taking the average of two years' wichcs can be made to suit all tastes. ; tj^g „op is heavy then our thoughts In sects and diseases of various it was found that 598.7 pounds skim-' Neufchatel cheese may also be used gj,n j^jj-t elsewhere, but if the crop is kinds often do material damage to niilk valued at 20 cents per hundred P-ain, spread on bread or soda bis-^ t^jj, (.g^pp^gj j^ part of wild grasses the seed plants, therefore it is neces-'and thus costing $1.20 gave greater ' cults. 'and useless weeds, a httle time spent sary to sec that spraying is attended returns than 39 pounds beef scrap at' For making the cheese, whole milk ;„ reflection on the probable causes to. Combined insoeticidos and fungi- a market price of $7.24 per hundred,! "^ay ^^ "^''^' ^^^ '^ ^^° ""'"^ '^ ""'^ contributing to the poor crop should cides are recommended. U.se 4-4-40^ thus costing $2.62. If, as believed at rich it will be well to add a little i^.^^ j^ g^^j resolutions for improve- Bordeaux mixture as a fungicide, virith.the Experimental Farm, the increase! cream to it. ] ment in methods of meadow manage- the addition of arsenate of lime as an in production from the pens receiving! '" "'^ morning bring the milk to ^gnt Poverty of the soil, poor farm- Preparing Dairy Products for ExhlbitioD BY BELLE MILLAR, DAIRY DEPARTMENT, O.A.C. r The weeks are paaiing quickly and cause it is only at the Urge exUbU Exhibition time will soon be here. \ tions that there is refrigeration for Already many women have most of the butter. , their f»ncy work-finished. They are! Just a little hint for the one who U now putting up the early fruiU and anxiounabout her butter. It is a good vegetables and placing to one side the plan before printing the butter to cut jars that will compete with others at out a small piece and set it asid* in a the coming fall fair. i cool place. Leave it for two o» '.hre« Although the butter is prepared days, then examine it critically. Ask later than most exhibits, it is a mis- yourself questions something ifke take to leave it until the last minute, this: "Could the flavor be improved, It is not a good plan to churn the or has it any undesirable flavor " "Is morning of the fair. Far better to the butter close and free from any churn a couple of days earlier. The groasiness?" "Is the color bright wnd butter will be in better condition in perfectly even?" "How about the every way for winning a prize. salt?" Be careful about the flavor, as it Butter for exhibition should be salt- is 80 important Have the cream ed lightly. It is better to have too clean and swett, or with a very mi'.d little than too much salt acid flavor. ' A. few people make a small che<>se Keep It at a low temperature until to show at the exhibition. Sometimes churning time and churn at a temper- there is only one exhibited at a fair, ature low enough to bring it in nice .showing that home cheesemaking is firm granules in from 20 to 30 min- not carried on to any extent j,tgg_ I The chaese should be made early Have the wash water cold enough and allowed to cure or ripen before 80 that the butter will be of nice firm- exhibition time. ness when placed in the worker. I One fault found with many home- Try to work it in a cool place, but made cheese is allowing too much acid if this cannot be done and the butter to develop during the process of commences to soften, stop working cheesemaking. and put It away where it will become, if the milk is a little over-ripe It firmer before finishing the working, will be necessary to commonce heating Butter should be worked until it is the curd .sooner and to raise the tcm- close and the beads of moisture very porature more rapidly bo that the small, if showing at all. The best curd may be firmed before too much way to try It is to cut the butter with acid has developed, the ladle and examine the cut side. | There arc many bulletins printed a cool place. Do not be long in using L^t the butter packages be as near- ^ which give careful directions for each it Pimentos add flavoring and give jy perfect as possible. Have the step in the process of cheesemaking. a touch of color to salads and jellied blocks of butter level and even, with| Any one going in for the making meats as well as to sandwiches. â€" the corners square and no cracks or, of home cheese will find that like all openings in the block. other things, it requires practice. Fold the papers neatly and put the It is worth while taking notes of butter away carefully so that the your work in cheesemaking to have prints will not get squeezed. on hand when the cheese Is ripened When taking the butter to the fair, and cut Much can be learned in this At this season of the year while „ working in the meadows and grain protect it so that it will not soften in | way that will prove helpful in making fields harvesting the crop, we have transit. This is very important be- more, oring materials a variety of sand- ampig opportun^y fg^ observation. If GID SPARKS' PUP BY DAVID H. TALMADGE. One of the most entertaining feat- At this point In the proceedings came a diversion. Mr. Sparks' dog, hostilities having been withdrawn from his immediate person, so to speak, cocked up first one ear, then the other, and began a nervous, stiff- legged movement about the two men. After a moment or two of this, he ,. .J , , , . . ... . „, , ^„ ^„ _, ^ , --, r ures of the day at Stony Ridge annual j apparently reached a conclusion aa insecticide for leaf-eating insects, and milk can be attributed to the value of 1 a temperature of 70 to 72 deg. F. and jng and unfavorable seasonal condi-' picnic was not on the program, to his duty In the situation. And hav- whcre aphi.s are troublesome, the ad- 1 skim-milk as a food for laying hens,! to one gallon add a toaspoonful of tjons are the three main reasons for! Gideon Sparks who lives in the Ridge ing reached such conclusion he acted dition of nicotine sulphate or Blacky it would only bo fair to state that the' good flavored sour milk. Let it stand indifferent crop production. The two' neighborhood, brought his family over 1 with much promptness. Leaf 40 will be found to be effective. ' farmer had" received slightly better! until late in the afternoon If insects and diseases are allowed to I than one dollar per hundredweight for '" ' ' ' "^- go unchecked, the resulting seed crop his skim-milk when he marketed It will be found to be seriously impaired. ' through his eggs. By writing to the Dominion Hortlcul-| As this feeding test has only been turist, Central Experimental Farm, ] carried on for two years it does not Ottawa, Ont, asking for a spray cal- permit our drawing definite conclu- endar, which will bo mailed free, sions yet However, the results to gardeners can obtain Information con-ldate would lead one to believe that a ceniing the correct method of mixing I part of the skim milk available on the above mentioned materials for the farm can be very profitably mar- If the first mentioned are under the control as usual Also, without purposing to "Wow!" walled Uncle Bije. milk has cooled, raise the U-rapcraturo „£ tj,e man and can be improved. As do so, he brought the family dog. The' off your dog; he's chewing my to 70 or 72 deg. F., then add 5 drops f^r the weather conditions, we must dog, it seems, had disappeared that' off I" of rennet extract diluted with cold accept the frost and rain as a matter morning and had failed to respond! Which was considerable of an e "Call leg spraying. Seed harvesting methods for the different crops vary considerably, but keted through the egg and would seem to be a more profitable proposition water. Stir it well, then cover and leave it undisturbed until the next morning. for the average-size plantation, most' scrap in order to supply the amount of the seed can be harvested by hand of protein so essential for profitable picking. In fact, a larger percentage egg production. than paying $7 per hundred for beef, away, lift the cloth to turn the curd over .so that it will drain more rapidly. When the curd becomes somewhat POULTRY. If a hen is to mako a high annual •gg record she must not only lay dur- ing most of the year but she must lay morning and had failed to respond I " "'«" wan conaiuerau.e 01 un exag- of course. We have observed that to the efforts of Mr. Sparks to call geration. As a matter of fact, the the man who farms well rarely fails him to a season of confinement in the dog had merely taken hold of Uncle to pot a good crop and harvests it in barn. The dog's arrival at the picnic Bije's trousers. He had announced It shou.d then be firmly coagulated go^j condition irrespective of seasonal grounds, however, was almost simul- his allegiance. Beating or no beating, and ready for ladling. ^conditions, which, by the way, are taneous with that of the arrival of the Mr. Sparks was his man. True, Uncle Ladle out the curd and place it in generally favorable to crop production family. His welcome was far from Bije had made friendly interferenc* strainer or wooden rack which has jn Ontario. Unfavorable conditions, ^ cordial. The horses responded to his! '" ^^^ behalf, but that made no differ- such as frost, drouth, excess rain and palpable endeavors to miike his com- 1 ^"ce. The Sparks' fight was his fight low temperature, affect the crops of, ing seem agreeable, but the humans! Gradually a grin oversprraid the the indifferent farmer more seriously were cold and unresponsive. j f ace of Mr. Sparks, and, a bit mora than those of the man that farms well. ! Mr. Sparks looked at him sternly, i gradually, another grin supplanted Consider well the causes of crop fail-| then picked up a stone. "You get for, ^^^ expression^ of mock^ fright on the ure â€" there Is a way out. • -- â- . â- ^â- . ~. been covered with cheesecloth. When the free whey has drained Blade Blight of Oats. Casual organismsâ€" Ps. avenae and! sa't to three pounds of curd. B. avenue (Manns). This disease occasionally firm the cloth may be folded over and light pressure applied. When the curd is sufficiently drained Kn!t should bo added at the rate of one ounce of Mix thoroughly and when the salt is dis- Insect Enemies. The destructive work of many df the insect enemies of the fruit grower is becoming evident as the season nd- home," he ordered. The words were countenance of Uncle Bije. The spec- followed by the stone, which missed ! tators laughed and clapped their its mark widely. Somebody laughed, j hands. Some of them cheered. Mr. Sparks does not enjoy laughter The applause became more vocifer- when directed at himself. He became ous when Mr. Sparks called to the red In the face and threw another , dog and held out his hand. In an In- stone. Then he picked up a stick and ^t**^* *^* animal was leaping and e»- vortlng with Joy. "I had a notion to let him eat yoa T-.., f>,„. ♦! » 1 V 1 .. """ "«= ""B "«=> ""<- «iâ„¢iu 01 i«r. "P> BUe." Mr. Sparks looked at Uncle !â-  or those that neglected to g ^.^ j^j^. g ^^^ y^^^ always treat- ' ^IJe from the comer of an eye. "If end of tho year whether she has been' itt'd extent, so says Prof. Dan Jones.' ^^°±<!, '""}''"^'. ,^ iV..,^",ll ?^? 'rrrL!„.lir,?J''"'u!''l.^'n:L°^ * u° ed him well. Wherefore he did not! i' hadn't been for sponing the plc- solved, the cheese is ready for mould heavily whilo Bho is at It ThTVatej hoa^^los'sesTn^hroat' crops' of ''East' *"« into small blocks or for putting in nances For those that faithfully ap- â„¢ ^ ^^^ ^^ ^j^^ ^ ,j.j^^^ ^^ at which she lays Is often referred tolern Canada and eastern and central «>"» ? .f'^''-" J'^"; . , . ' f}""^ ^^^ three necessary sprayings ^^^^ laughter. as her Intensity. States of America. It attacks also! While the plain cheese is used the crop season just ahead hold.s some Now the dog was not afraid of Mr It makes a deal of difference at the parley, wheat and bluegrasB to a llm-l largely, many prefer to add ""â€" h""« Iâ€" *>'"" ♦'-^ .,..,>i..f=,i *„ 'I:, laying five eggs In succession before Ontario Agricultural College. •kipping a day or laying but one egg every other day. One egg every two days would make a very good record If th« performance could bo continued throughout the year. The facts are, however, that the Kens which lay at this slow rate are (Uually tho ones that also take the longest vacations. Tho hen that will lay five or six, and on up to twenty eggs in succession without skipping a day is much more likely to bo a profit maker, since she soon piles up a total sufficient to pay for her year's keep, and then goes right on laying when other hens are starting to molt. An inspection of a one or two months' individual egg record will often give a fairly reliable Indication! cause the disease. They of the relative egg-laying ability of the soil. They do not, however, affect the hens in a flock. Some poultrymenj tho plant through the root. well liked and may be mixed with the tent caterpillar, the coddling moth, l„„^ weather conditions. The sea.sons when much rain, cloudiness and muggy "^^t- ^^ procured, celery salt may be weather prf-'vail are Ihu sea.sons most "â- ''*'d instead. favorable for Its development. ! Those who aro fond of olives will I'ri-nnry Infection is chiefly throurh' «"J''y sandwiches that have chopped tho stomata resulting from spattering; "^''''^^ "dded to the cheese filling, of tho leaves by the rain with tlio' ^he fancy cheese that we buy In organisms from the .soli. | tho stores very often has pimento Two species of bacteria working to-' flavoring, guther aro considered He turned suddenly to the ', confound reckon this here plumb dis- you was leman would the way save you It is probable that had not Mr. \ ''"'" ^ beating-up by a hot-tempered T„ r J 1 • , J . , Sparks stepped on a layer cake which °^d fool." He leaned forward, patting In Canada copper is mainly derived i ijg ^4^3 ^nd the girls had prepared ^ shaggy head affectionately. Ha RnZ^l.^'lJ^^^'Z^^ J""""' *J !?^^th much care the incident ^uld ^^^"o^^J ^ "«!««'« of times befora cnnnorLlH fnJf; J^« m"^ *^^ ! not have become worthy of recoUec- f'^her words were possible. "Why. Zl^r^n;r\ '*??'' ^"l- !«<>"• ButMr. Sparks slepped on the' doff-K^"* you ,you put in for me umbia. Recent years have witnessed , „i.„ and then he slinned and fpll when I wasn't deserving of it the development of important de- If purchasing a tin get! Posits at Britannia and other points \ cake, and then he slipped and fell deserving of it Likely necessary to' t/e «mall_ si^e and what Is not "^^^ on the Pacific coa.,t; at Copper moun-j belabored the animal so heavily with walloping you just are found in - ""-""l ^ "^IZl^'H^J^^^ ^ n'^^rt?:,,^/^/^.^"!"?:! the stick that a murmur of protest --ter than your in a glass jar. Cover the pimentos bia; and in the Pas district, northern with a mild brine and set the jar in Manitoba. j are Finding it worth while to trap- nest for short porlod.s In order to get •uch a picture of individual perform- ance, oven though they realize that trap-nesting is too «>xpensiv6 a pro- cess for them to follow throughout tho year. Market Eggs Often. Little can be done to prevent or control this di.scn.se except to select and breed resistant varieties. The Rubbing Post. Two or three pood rubbing posts In a feedlot are the best fence savers that can be devised. Tho kind we like best Is really two posts stt solidly ten When the seasonal trend of egg' or twelve feet apart and three or four prices U upward there are some per- strand.s of barb wire twisted into sort tons who are foolish enough to think of a cable. This cable is then stretch- ihat It U good business to hold eggs a| ed from one post to the other and few days or even a few weeks in on- about o.s high as a steer's back. The tielpatlon of a higher price when fin- sttera in the lot soon learn the use ally Uken to town. | of this contrivance and spend a lot of As a matter of fact, those who fol- 1 enjoyable minutes rubbing against low this practico are really lowering both posts and wire. the price to all producers. With the| An old gunny sack wrapped around â- id of a candling device it is not at all I the bases of the posts and securely difficult for the agg buyer to know wired there and kept saturated with what is taking plaae. At a result of | crude oil makes about as good a hog tlw k>w»r quality ha finds It necessary , oiler aa one would want to discount the situation by paying • few cents leu a dozen than new-laid â- ggi are actually worth. It is than difficult for the honest Ciultryman to get all that ha should r • htgh-qual<ty prodturt. One ran- Mt for long get something for no- thing, and in the business nf produc- tng and martietlng poultry and eggs ha is rar/ 'croliih to trj. The numba* of pure-brad horses In Canada tncraascd 44 par cent, from ISU to 1921 according to the figures of tha Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The 1021 census showed 3,610,500 horses in the Dnminlon of which 47,- 782 or slightly more than 13 in every 1,000 ware pure-bred. down, and then he lost his temper. you're the only one in tho whole world He cornered the dog presently and ***** would have done so. And I was because you were folks!" arose from the spectators. It was a^ Stony Ridge folks are agreed that pitiful spectacle. Not that the dog ^^° picnic was the most pleasant ona was being badly hurt, for he was not, ^^"^^ ^^^^ h-id. Somehow, after Mr. but because Mr. Sparks, a superior Sparks had lifted his head and looked animal, was demonstrating a ead lack ** *he crowd squarely from moist of self-control. With each whack Mr. ^^^ everybody seemed to forget all Sparks' anger Increased. Mrs. Sparks ^'^^•^ ''"^^ °"d feelings that sort of and the girls began to weep. hold back the best spirit when a bunch General Hramwell Booth recently dedicated hU first grandson, sUU a baby in arms, to the Salvation .Vrmy, in the great assembly hall at MUaa End, England. Tha little fellow's name is Stewart Wycllffa Booth. Then came the second act, I Uncle Bije Sawyer, six feet up-i ' wards and in proportion sideways,! ! placed his big hands on the angry! I man's shoulders and turned him' around. j I "That's about enough. Sparks," ho growled. "I reckon you don't realise! I it in your present frame of mind, but j no d<^ could ever mako as big a fool of himself as you're making. And I besides," ho added, "you'ro spoiling i tho picnic." ! In a fiash the .stick In Mr. Sparks' hand struck Uncle Bije In the laf. Whereupon Uncle Blja kicked Mr. Sparks. Then the two men glared at each other, and the spectators, to sdl intents and purposes, ceased to breathe. "I"** got a notk>n to wallop you. Sparks," said Uncle Bije, br«aking the tense silenea. "Yes?" sneered Mr. Sparks. '^ don't reckon I'd try it If I ware you. Sawyer," "Bah I" aaid Uncla Blja. "Bahl" echoed Mr. Sparks. of folks get together. Had Spare Farts. Battyâ€" "Tlkera^ Ilasci« Sapp la hit I oai^-m>nder it he has any spat* j parts T" j Bo«Bâ€" "My daarl Hare you aSTSV I aeen him in a batht&f MUtr*