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Farm Notes ' A0CANCED POULimy KAUING TiM WOMKN. - Advanced poultry rsMng is by no means confined to the attwntion of Besides the numerous women The prosperity of any produelnf dla- trict depend* upon the quality and depcndabiHty of the products it sbipa. Careful g^rardingr to speciilc standards and the gusrantea ^Iven by official inapoction are absolutely necessary for tho eetabli^inwnt of confidence between buyer and reller. Standard . '"r^.Vy"Z'l grades and official inspection are of who *!« given M owners of i^r^ that ^^^ advantage to thT grower in h«yetek«i certificates .n^R«ord «^^ ^^ ^j^ ^^ ^^^^ of Ferformance and are listed in the „^y„„ ^^^^^ d«ii^ri„g bis pix)- annual report for Uwt year, it b S,^^ ^ a shipper or whsn shipping found on «any farms that the wives ^^^^ ^ ^J^ ^ supplying p«^ «sume nxst of the responsibility for , ^^^ ^^^^ contract. They protect the welfare of ^e flocks. | th« shipper in that he receives what In the Lake Erie dtetnct two Rec- ^ specifies and thus F«»vent unwar- ord of Performance flocks in P^" i rented rej^tions *nd claims from the tKular are m charge of women. The ^^^^y ^^rkets. and finally, farm of Victor E. Nablo at South j ^.j^ ^^^^.^ ^ ,^j^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^j. Cayuga well represents the division ^^ relationship between shipper and of- labor m the breeding and care of, j^ ,j.j^ standard grades for the live stock While Mr. Nablo carrjes^ ^^.^ ^^^^ ^^^ vegetables ara ?^ l^"^''.f farming, J"*!** '"'il^f'**' j given in the Fruit Act and the Root ^ ...^ ^""1 ''"tr^ Shorthorn V y^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^.^^ cattle Mrs. Nablo w "the man at the ^ ^^^^^^ ^ »• j,^ PubUcationa , helm" wis respect to the flock of Barred Plymouth Rocks. In going through the pens in conversation with Mrs. Nablo it was surprising to ^i&- ^ •cover the detailed knowledge she pos- sessed respecting the individual birds. Chick after Chick in, the flocks of l.OOO young birds going about the yard were "^^ pointed out as the offspring of ad- * vanced record hens. Mrs. Nablo is • conoentrating on the breeding of birds , which will lay larga eggs as well as lots of them, and are birds whose , eggs are rjot well up to standard size (2 oz.) is not used for breeding. * A bit further west, at Port Dover, Mrs. R. J. Penhall is another example of an tnbsRaely interested and suc- * cessful poultry woman. While her , husband, through his knowledge of â- cattle and horse breeding largely di- * rects the selection of breeders, it is , Mrs. Penhall who looks after the trap â- nesting and the care of the flock. * In tho Nsv/market dii.«rtrict much * credit must bo given to Mrs. F. J. * French for the advanced position Mr. French's flock has reached in the egg- *" laying cor.tasts. Following an accl- t -dent and lameness of many years , standing, Mr. French was required to • undergo a sorious operation, which of T.eCessity brr-jght much responsibil- ity for the handiir.g of the flock to Mrs. French. It was during this per- iod of illness their hen No. 1061 was 4 being prepared for the All American Egg Layin? Test carrfed on at Kan- • sas City last year. This hen laid 333 • eggs in 364 days, making a world's record for her breed (Barred Rock) end was cno of tha pen that won the contest. In establishing nest quar- * tars for th«ir paultry breeding work * Mrs. French assumes equal resp-onsi- bility with her husband in kD?plng the recards of tha flock that has been built up from eggs secured from the ^ Experimental Farms 16 years ago and developed first as exhibition birds » and in later years as heavy layers. On account of the necessity for keen perception and accuracy re- * quired in advanced poultry breeding work, and particularly in the trap- nesting that has to be done, all Rec- < ord of Performnace is providing a most suitable enterprise for women in a field that offers surprising oppor- ' tamties for a profitable life work. , MABKBTINC THE TOMATO. A builetin on the subject of to- * mato diseases prepared by the Di- vision of Botany of the Experimental ' ^ Farms, describes practically all of the t^oublcroms diseases of this vege- table fruit, and gives remedies for thcar control. In its introductory ^ pages the bulletin, which is numbered 61 and issued by the Publications Branch of the Dept. of Agriculture at Ottawa, grives helpful advice on the growing of tomatoes either in the homo grarden or in the field. Even the question of marketing is given space in a paragraph that contains the following information "For local markets the fruit can be left on tho vine until well matur- ed, but for loiig-distance shipm'ent it ! should be packed before a hi;gh color is attained. This is necessary be- cause the tomato when ripe is very tonder, eas,tly crushed and bruised; the skin is readily ruptured by care- less picking;, handling, and packing. In transit such fruit readily falls a prey to fungi and bacteria, i<e8alting in almost total loss of the affected fruit. This is particularly true if tho car, during transit, has a still, warm, humid atmosphere. On the other hand pink-matured fruit which shows the first signs of color, is not BO tender, and its skin Is not so read- ily punctured. Such fruit does not readily become infected with fungi or bacteria, and accordingly arrives at its destination in first-class con- dition. Great care should, therefore, be taken in picking, handling, and packing tomatoes, so as to ensure , clean, sound, firm, pink-mature fruib^ in the long-distance pack." THE ADVANTAGES OF GRADING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. The benefits of standardisation in the marketing of fruits and \'ege- tables as well as other products can- not be too clearly emphasized. What these advantages are Is well express- ed by the Dominion Fruit Gommis- edoner in the June number of his Fruit and Vegetable Crop Report just to hand. The Commissioner •tates that standardization la now; generally considored to be the moat important factor in the orderly and profHablo marketing of fruits and vegetables. Growers, shippers and distributors alike should remember that nothing else causes tbem such hoavy loves or is more demoraliiinx Branch, Dept. of Agriculture, Ottawa. « Civrants for Supper It was late in the afternoon, and the light was waning. There was a difference in the look of the tree sha- dows out in the yard. Somewhere In the distance cows were lowing and a little bell was tinkling; now and then a farm-wagon tilted by, and the dust flew; some blue-ahirted laborers with shovels over their shoulders plodded past; little awarms of flies were danc- ing up and down before the people's faces In the soft air. There seem^ed to be a gentle stir arising over everj'- thing for the mere sake of subsid- ence â€" a very premonition of rest and hush and night. This soft diurnal commotion was over Louisa ElUa also. She had been peacefully sewing at her sitting-room window all 'the afternoon. Now she quilted her needle carefully into her work, which she folded precisely, and laid In a basket with her thimble and thread and scissors. . . . Louisa tied a green apron round her waist, and got out a flat straw hat with a green ribbon. Then she went into the gard-en with a little blue crockery bowl, to pick some cur- rants for her tea. Aft^r the currants were picked she sat on the back door- step and stemmed them, collecting the stems carefully in her apron, and after- wards throwing them Into the hen- coop. She looked sharply at the grass beside the step to see If fallen there. UNIVERSITY TOUR Probably no event of the recent Jubilee Celebration in Canada brought the Fathers of Confederation closer any had to the heart of this generation than ^ ^,„ . ^ ! the visit to Canada of Miss Hortense Louisa was slow and still In her carUer. daughter of one of the iUus- movements; it took her a long time trlous founders of Canada, Sir Georgee to prepare her tea; but when ready j Etlenne Cartler. it was set forth with as much grace | mIss Cartler arrived in Canada In as If she had been a vertlable guest juue at the invitation of E. W. Beatty to her own self. The little square ; chairman and President of the Cana- table stood exactly in the centre of <jian Pacific Railway to become a mem- the kitchen, and was covered with a ber of the University of Montreal starched linen cloth whose border pat- } paxty to tour the Domilalon. Another torn of flowers glistened. Louisa had distinguished guest of President was a damask napkin on her tea-tray. MAKES HISTORY Mrs. D. Chipman, a daughter of Sir Leonard Tuiey. These two ladles, direct links with the men who made a union of the Canadian nrovlnces, be- came the honored members of .the University tour party during their Journey to Vancouver, through the Canadian Rockies and return. The accompanying photograph was taken at Winnipeg tn front of the Cartler monument and shows Miss Cartler, at the right tad Mrs. Chip- man standing with the Hon. John Bracken, Premier of Manitoba who welcomed the party on behalf of the Government. RECIPES FOR UNUSUAL ICE CREAiM SAUCES AND DESSERTS Coups Saint Jaoque* Fruit cup. Liemon lea. Maraschino cherries. Angelica. Pill glasses with fruit prepared as for fruit cup. Over the top spread a thick layer of lemon Ice, decorat- ing the center with one Maraschino cherry and four strips of ai^ellca or mint leaves. Individual Baked Alaska Cut sponge cake Into pieces a lit- tle larger than a slice of brick ice cream. Cut out the center of each slice, leaving about half an Inch on eech side and on tho bottom. Set the cakes on a board, put slices of Ice cream inside, and cover with meringue, piling It up on the sides. Set in a hot oven to brown the merfngu*. Ice Cream Sandwiches Derlil's foodt angel cake, sponge cake or butter cake may • be the founda/Uon of Ice cream sandwiches. Between thin slices of the cake place a serving of Ice creaim of a flavor to blend well with the cake. Brick Ice cream Is the easiest to cut. Cover with chocolate, butterscotch, marsh- mallow or fruit sauce, eWheir hot or cold, and top with nuts of various kinds, coconut, or pieces of freah or canned fruit Neapolitan Ice Cream 1 pint strawberry Ice cream. 1 pint pistachio Ice cream. 1 pint orange ice. Pack a mold in salt and ice and spread the strawberry cream smoothly over the bottom. Cover and let It stand. When this has spread a layer of orange ice upon it, C.N.E Cat Show To Be Largest In Fair's Hwtory! Fifty Special Awards anc( '$1,100 on Prize Uat At- , tract Large Number ] of Elntries At no place on the continent yrtxt there be held a Cat Show equal to', that of the Canadian National Exhl-' bltlon. The 1927 programme is stu-l pendous as it includes events tor every type of feline. The entry list being received from day to day by the! Exhibition authorities for the cat] show, August 30th to September Ist! Inclusive, promises to be the largesb' in the history of the Institution. En>( tries are not confined to Canada but artt received from every section of tha North American continent. The prize list Issued by the Board of Directors of the Canadian National ExhlblUon shows that the Cat Show contains over 350 classes. These wUl be couieslcd by many champions o( the United States and Canada.. It also includes events for every species ot animal and needless to say, the Pen slan will be strongly represented. $1100 In Prizes. The magnitude of the C.N.B. C** Show can be fully gathered from tha generosity ot the prize list. The total sum of cash prizes la $1100. There are also 50 special awards. These include siivef trophies and cups. Per-' haps the most outstanding rontribu* tors to this section arc the Canadian National Cat Club, Blue Cat Society and the Ued Tabby Society of Ameri- ca.. The programme of the Canadian Na» hardened , tional Exhibition Cat Show includes I spoclal awards to long and short- and as uoon as this hardens spread ' haired collections of the various over it the pistachio cream. Cover, species. The Boani ot pircetors hava pack In ice and salt and let stand two secured tho following to officiate at prising that any considerable bulk of the food should vansh. After tea she filled a plate with nicely baked thin corn-cakes, and carried them out into tha back-yard. "Caesar!" ^a called. "Caesar! where were arranged a cut-glass tumb- ler full of teaspoons, a silver cream- pitcher, a china cup and saucer, lyouisa used china every day â€" some- thing which none of her neighmors did. They whispered about it among themselves. Their dally tables were , laid with common crockery, their sets j Caesar!" of best china stayed'in the parlor | There was a IWtle rush . . . and a closet, and Louisa Ellis was no richer , '«r«a yellow-and-whlts dog appeared nor better bred than they. Still she *' ^^^ door of his tiny hut, which was would use the china. She had for j '**"' hidden among the tall grasses and her supper a glass dish full of sugar- bowers. Louisa patted him and gave ed currants, a plate ot little cakes, and ^'"^ '**« oom-cakes. Then she re- one of light white biscuits. Also a I turned to the house and washed the leaf or two of lettuce, which she cut i tea-things, polirtiing the china care- up daintily. Louisa was very fond of lettuce, which she raised to perfec- tion In her little garden. She ate quite heartily, though In a dellcaie, pecking way; it seemed almost sur- fully. The twilight had deepened the chorus of the frogs floated In at the open window wonderfully loud and shrill and once in a while a long, sharp drone from a treetoad pierced It. Louisa took oft her green gingham apron, disclosing a shorter one of pink and white print She llghtod her lamp, and sat down again with her sewing. â€" From "A New England Nun," by Mary B. Wllklns. "Lets's Go Home, Mama" "Im hungry," Is said to have been the remark of Hla Majesty, King Michael the First, ot Roumanla, fol- lowing the Inauguration ceremonies. At the age of five, he te said to be th» youngest king In the world. More- over, he speaks three languages â€" Eng- lish, French, and Roumanian. ^ "Newspapers are, of all commodi- ties, the most perishable." â€" R. J. Webber. hours, Chocolate Mint Sauce 2 squares chooolata. 1 cup cold water. 2 cups sugar. 2 tablespoons butter. 2 Teaspoons vanilla. Va teaspoon mint sauce. Cut the chocolate into Ave or six pieces, add water and stir over direct heat until chocolate Is melted. Stir in the sugar untU dissolved. Boil three minutes, remove from the fire, add butter and flavoring and serve at once. Stuffed Tomatoes With Cheeca 6 tomatoes. 2 cupe bread crumbs. 2 tablespoon butter. 1 teospoon chopped onion. % teaspoon salt^ Cheese. Remove the pulp from tomatoes and mix with crumbs. Cook onion in but- ter one minute and mix with crumbs ! and seasoning. Stuff tomatoes and â-  bake In a moderate over (350 degrees j Fahrenheit) ten minuLoa. Remove from oven and cover with slices of ] 'cheese. Return to oven until cheese Is melted and serve at once. This same recipe may be used for peppers. the Cat Show: Mrs. A. W. Hardy, Chicago, 111., as judge; Dr. J. A. Camp- bell, V.S.. B.V.Sc, and Dr. Harold Bond, V.S., a veterinary surgeon, and R. J. Reynolds, as Superintendent. -« "â- .1 Ponderous Per3on.>!lty. "Hu3 she much puTsouality?" , "About iwo hundred pounds ot t^ I'd say." •> • In an egg laid on a West .\uckland farm a needle threaded with cotton was found a little while ago. The in- tcIUgcQt fowl respoDsibla for It evi- dently meant her oCCsprlng to make an early attempt at a little feathsiw.' stitching. It has been said that whatever is free Is not appreciated. Try and tell \ that to the motorist stuck with a flat The governor of one ot our prisons tire on a hot day five miles from the has decided that convicts shall not lis-, nearest "free air" station. As long as the delegates at Geneva cruise around In an atmosphere ot friendliness and good will, the cruise (r) problem should give them no dlfllculty. ton to wireless programs. The Br'ftht-' er Prison Movement seems to bat spreading. "Why worry about the past?" -.ika a writer. We must put this to our tailor. The Sailor Prince Touring Canada With His Illustrious Brother PRIMCC GEORGE, PRINCE OF THE ROYAL HOUSE OF WINDSOR, AT VARIOUUS AGES AND IN VARIOUS POSES Ho is 24 years of aga, and they call t.^ or'- r .irkot raan tha movement to him "Our Sailor PHaca." Yat he con- riar)r ' ^( ," '^Hucts cf infarVor qual- teasaa that ha la not a good aatlor, aad it,,, i-^A •«.-iJ;~J4i, ot baSow jraift. tliat ha is Uka Lord NcUoa, who never wont to sea without getting sea- 1 the royal navy. Since the days of the I tures ABOVE are ot vartoaa poses sick. He has risen by ability and | early Georges it has been traditional 'â-  and taken at dlfterent stagaa ot hla eaargy, with no prtvllogos of any na- tor the youngast son ot the royal tarn- 1 career. Prince Oeorge was a visitor log across tha country t^m VaB> «ouvar to St. John, N.B., but at iJiat time ha waa an aa uitafflclal virH aaA turo. to tho position of Houteoant in . ily to enter the "alleat Mrrica." Pic- 1 to tha dominion laat December, trtvel- j^ u«k part In no official tanctlMfk