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AtfdrtM conuniinlcatlen* to AcrenonTlsC 79 AdtUid* St Wert. ToronU FERTIUZER MIXTURES FOR POTATOES. May profltab'.« returns be obtain- terms of dollars and cents the results are different. The market value of the extra 15.8 bushels increase due to *d from the use of commerci«rfertii- ^^ Urger application is J7.5J against i»er87 What is «k» best combination fJ'J'^'^ charge of »« 09 for ««"'' «»'• for potatoes? WhTt Is the most econ- 1 Jh" «hows a reduction in prottt of omical quantity t^nse per acre? These 'V^^^ Per acre from the heavier ap- questions are at thL« season of the P''^»^'»"- ^^^'"'^"^"'^ ^ Ji.inJn year uppermost in the minds of the ^'^^^l.T": .LOOO-Po""** *r^!^fl'"'i growers. With the increased demand '^,^^1^ '"'«.*»^f "T^^ "^'"^l 'f ^ °J for potatoes, both for the home and ^^-^^ against the extra cost of»9.09 export market, there has come the ^f/, '«'-""^'-- T*"" ^" % Vr^Lll demand for a supplement to farmyard f^'f ^' ^"^ T^J^ a \lZ manure to provide the necessary food '" ^«7'' '^ "fl ^"""llfl L^ elements such as nitrogen, phosphoric , ^^''ft on mvestment. freight truckage acid and potash. h"'^ handling charges are taken into m, .,, , . . , . 1 consideration, these figures would indi- The growers will be reviewing their ^^te that of the several applications past year's experience and results employed 1,000 pounds per acre is the from the use of various combinations, ^<^t economical application and not and comparing them with those of ^^^^^ than 1,500 pounds can be proftt- their neighboring growers, iii order j,i,ly used on the average soil, to arrive at some decision as to the| jho preceding figures are based on most ecoiioniical mixture and quantity ^i^ average of all mixtures sown at to use for 1024. In order to aid them the rate of 2,000, 1.500 and 1,000 in determming these questions a ser-; u„d, j^r acre; All marketable po- ^s of experiments was started at the tatoes wer« valued at 65 cents per Experimental Farm, Nappan in 1922. bushel and the unmarketable at 20 Wlule It is realized that no hard and cents. In summarizing the i«ults, it fast rules can be laid down in the use of commercial fertilizers, nor may final deductions be drawn from two. years' results, nevertheless, it' is felt that these results may help in making a decision. It may first be noted from this work that commercial fertilizers have a dis- tinct value in potato production. The average yield from all plots receiving an application of fertilizer was 247.6 bushels per acre, while the average from the twelve check plots without fertilizers was 107.5 bushels, thus showing an increased yield of 140.1 bushels per acre, of v/hich one-fifth were graded unmarketable and valued at 20 cents a bushel, while the market- able were valued at 55 cents per bushel. This gave a gross return of $67.20 per acre on the increased yields over check in favor of the fertilized plots. The average cost of fertilizer was $27.27 per acre, leaving an aver- age net profit of $39.93 per acre. The second point of interest is what mixture 'gives the best results. By averaging the two years' results the respective standing of the different mixtures tested are as follows, based on the valuQ of the increased yield over the check plots: No. 1, 3-8-6 mix- ture with a yield of 260.8 bushols per aero gives a profit of $43.50 over cost of fertilizer; No. 2, 4-8-10 yielded 270.6 bushels and $41.42 profit; No. 3, 4-8-8 yielded 267.2 bushels and $41.40 profit; No. 4, 3-6-G yielded 246,5 bush- els and $38.93 pj-ofit; No. 5, 4-6-6 yielded 247.1 bushels and $37.20 pro- fit; No. 6, 4-8-6 yielded 249.6 buslicla T and $34.25 profit; No. 7, 5-3-6 yielded 250.8 bushels and $31.24 profit; No. 8. 5-6-6 yielded 234.1 bushels and i$26.93 profit; No. 9, 4-8-4 yielded 233.6 bushels and $26.11 profit; No. 10, 6-6-6 yielded 216.3 bushels and $15.35 profit. From the preceding figures it will be noted that, in the main, those mix- tures reasonably low in nitrogen and high in phosphoric acid and potash gave the highest profits. The highest two-year average was obtained from the use of a 3-8-0 fertil- izer, that is, one containing 3 per cent. nitrogen, 8. per cent, phcsphorh; anid (citric soluble) and G per cent, potash. The 4-8-10, 4-8-8 and 3-6-6 mixtures all gave good, profits and from the two-year average, it would appear that any one of these four formulae would grive satisfactory returns. Fur- ther, the results would indicate that with a reduction Jii the amount of potash applied there will be a corres- ponding decline in the profits. Having shown that commercial fertilizer can be used economically in ths growing jjf potatoes, further that certain combinations give better re- sults than others, the next question is, what is the maximum amount to ap- ply per acre? From a two-year aver- age, the 2,000-poand application yield- ed 266 bushels per acre or an increase over the average of all checks of 159 bushels, the 1,500-pound application i yielded 250.2 bushels, or an increase! or 143.2 bushels over all clMJcks. tliej 1,000-pound application yielded 226.7 1 p bushels per acre or an increase of I 119.2 bushels over checks. At first glance it woul'.i appear that the 2,000-pound application would be may be said that, at a reasonable price, a well balanced fertilizer ap- plied at the rate of 1,000 to 1,200 pounds per acre will give profitable returns from the average soil. POULTRY. Since an egg will start to incubate very slowly at a temperature of 68 deg. to 70 deg. F., it is well to put eggs that, are to be used for hatching in a- place that is below this temper- ature as soon as possible after they irre laid Just what is the temperature at which eggs for hatching first begin to show the unfavorable effects of chill ing is not so accurately known. Practical experience seems to indi- cate that best results will be obtained from eggs held at as uniform a temp- erature as possible, somewhere be- tween tlie limits of 65 deg. and 65 deg. F. The place most likely to furnish favorable holding conditions is a cool, well-ventilated cellar. Since thermometers will not remain accurate indefinitely it is always a wise precaution to test each one that is to be used in an incubator in order to be sure that it is indicating the cor- rect temperature. This may be done easily by compar- ing it with an ordinary clinical ther- mometer. Immerse the two bulbs in warm water, stir the water well to be .'Sure that it is of uniform temperature throughout and read the two ther mometers. Care should of course be taken to use water that is only lukewarm, so that there will be no danger of break- ing the thermometer. Since the im- portant range of the incubator ther- mometer is from about 99 deg. to 104 deg. F. it is the scale between these limits to which most attention should be given. One need not care if the thermometer is inaccurate above or below this range if it records the tem- perature correctly at the incubation point. Occasionally it is necessary to use a centigrade thermometor as the standard of comparison. Since the|> scale on this thermometer is entirely different from that on the Fahrenheit SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA â-  HEAD OFFICE • MONTREAL A^ Statement of Remarkable Progress Extracts from Directors' Report Your Diredon propot tbcir finy-fourtb .^ajduaI tUport with umuuit HtisfactioD. Hie mpid erpuuion ot o|>cTatioD», ftnd lb« atohly upbttUdhic of rrsourcn* wbicU havt m> marfcvJt/ Uiw- ttrued tbm ConpsDy'i trmBMctwci ta prrYiotu yc*rf, hftve coti- tUtwd diiriog the put twelve noaUu, «ad at & 'p<»X.i^ iftcrriKd r^te of pn^ctt. . . . .... 7*bcM 6guKi [hcTMritb qvottd) tkow xht growtli whivh litf taken pUce io the toIubu of the CtMapaoty's opcntums. anl ia iti moorce?. The figures u to profit-oiraing power and Buin- cut atrencth ar« even more uspreMvr. Aa to profiU actually paid, lb* s^n ci •«,«ft1,«M.i» bas Wo (fiabuncd daring the year to pc^wyboldtn under tbia Itcadmff. Aa to proviaioM for tbe future, tba Ct/inpwy'a poaitton bu bern natcrtaUy atrcoBltiened in all directiona. Tbero has been a further upbuilduix of the life policy fMerxea. Heretofore policies imit^ pt'tor to IMO bav« fanea valued on th» baiia of aaauraio^ three ainl a half per ornt. iaterMt, aa the dU- coualinc mla for the Cooapany'a oLliftlioai, but tbii year the entire lifa'aaauimnea oontrada have fatcm valued at three per cent., tlie ettta anount thustrtaaide being $1,1 11. OSS. There ha4 atao been a atreactbeniag of the Annuity- Reaervei Btocnt inveitigatioai have thovs a prognasive iiuxeaM m the aTCtage lifrtime .of annuitant*. A cpecial annuity rverve oT 4TML000 baa thuo'"*' hae« fti Up h^ond the auiouiK rtquired by the Goveminent itandard. The Company's llttA Office and branch buiUiagv aod ^(hrr leal eatate, ha\*e been written down by 9TftO,000. Hm CoDtingeney Reserves have been slrcogthenad by di^ addi- twa «f |«*<)MXOOatiL)ccn from the eanving* vt tbe year, '83.000.000 el Udaamotat fioiftgto the (und to prorlJc for pouiblr tluitiiM- tioM b the market ralae of otir aecurttiea, rnUing lh«t fund to 99.0Pdt00ab and $1,000,000 goli^ to Genvrsl I'ontingcnriM ar, Govnt. miiiac that to MAOObWO. TbCK conliogeiK-y accouaU lbu$ â- â- ennt now to 9T.MK^000. After making theae heavy alloeatioai. the uiulividtd nirphjt haa yet been iocrcaaed by fi^iSLiVO, bringing it to ft tot^ of The Cempaay U, of course, in * position to increase its alrtady gKBCf^usaoMpifprnfiti to policy holders, and your Directors ha v^ pleaaure in aanouadDS, for tbe fi/lb vrar in lacccMioo, that »u(b »o incTtan wilt be made. Whtta many factors have C0Dtr3Mrt«d In this recnarksblc iho«'- ia^ the aunt aotes^orthy has been the large earnioff from iovest- ncats. Aa has bees raeatbocd in previoua rrpotlt. it has for many year* bcaa the pdicy of the Company to inveat ia lorg*taTD bond* toad tkaSht ihuhij aecwitiea , in order that by this means the high latei o^ mt^nat ihia prevail^ at a mult of the abaonnsl con- dKiew produced by the war. ui^t b« projected into future vrari. This pattcy ia now bcariaf 'nut. Cuncnl rates of Inlerest. though «kin very aaUiffacloi7> are nalerially lower than tboae of forawr ycara, andl a$ a coanqtteaos there haa been a marked hk in the qvotatkiat for iBMt of tbe aecurHias owned by the Company. poring the peat year some of these iocreased values liavc been «»pita)iaaa h^ aalaa» and a net profit of $«.89l.<39.48 bai been raaltfed fnaa this aouroe. Ia addition there haa been an hcrcaae of $$,S31.9n;$9 in tbe laarket value of the securities stilt held. Ahhough paoat of thj> iacrcaaed Talue is undoubtedly prrmsneat. and due nacrely la tbe leadiuilMcnt of interest rates to a more Bonnal. baais. it wtfl^ba noted tbatihf Conpavy has carried $4,000^000 of the WDOrat to COStiflfCafiir accoqnts, as already The rate of iatcrcat earned dvnng the year on the mean invested aaaeta has beea 9JSS per cent.', caduaive of profits from sales. This iaa aabataaUal iacreaaeovcr the rate of the previoua year, and has resulted fron oar having rcalixed on soma of our holdings of gov- eraawnt aad other boada wbicb had risen to high 6gures. tbe pro- ceeds beiag thca rewvcitcd ia sowttcs yieMiag better returns. 19^4 New Assurances Paid For Increase .... $30,075,000 Total Income « Increase .... $15,280,000 Payments to Policyholders and Beneficiaries ....... (Total paid since organization, $18S,798.000) Assets at December 31st. . « Increase .... $64,873,000 Reserves for Unforeseen Contingencies « Surplus Over All Liabilities and Contingency Reserves Increase .... $4,234,000 Assurances in Force (Net) . . Increase . « . $167,871,000 $137,466,000 $62,245,000 $31,881,000 $274,130,000 $7,500,000 $22,107,000 $871,636,000 Policies in force (excluding Group Policies) . $ .« . 384,113 Employees of firms protected by Group Policies , 30,160 Dividends to policyholders again increased The Sun Life ranks amongst the Foremost Life Assurance Institutions of the World Incorjyoraled' 18$S Began business 1871 . LANDSCAPI NG THE FA RM HOME It's Elasy to Transform Bleak Surroundings Into a Beauty Spot. '" BY FRANK A. WAUGH. Hundreds of farmhouses are bare early in the spring or in early fall. In luiici.'Eiiv 1.1UU1 â- ..loi, uii wHT f II ""^ dreary â€" perched on high, bai-eisome localities one season is better, Uie^momeVeru^'rin incubator? Ttls' foun<*ations, unshaded by trees, with] and in some localities another, but well to remember that 104 deg. F. is equal to 40 deg. C. and that 99.5 deg. F. is the same of 37.5 deg. C. If the thermometer is accurate at these two points it is reasonably certain to bei ^^ astonishing, 'none of the decorative beauty that] early spring planting is usually satis- comes from shrubs, flowers and lawn, i factory, unless the soil is very dry or They need not be so. Simple land- unless a serious spring drought en- scaping is easy to do, and the results sues. correct at intervening points on the. scale, I First of all comes the necessary old-fashioned, beautiful and indis- pensable lilac, several of the native dogwoods, the forsythias, the deutzias, Japanese quince, the hydrangea, any of the hardy privets, .several species of bush honeysuckle, the good old- fashioned mock orange, the flowering almond, dwarf species of sumac, al- most any of the hardy roses, the bridal-wreath spiraea and other spir- teas and the viburnums. Vines have been I'ecommended for these same plantings. The species most widely available in this country are the Virginia creeper, the trumpet creeper, the Dutchman's pipe vine, the Poster Sells His, Apples. What a roadside poster can do has been demonstrated at the Henry Adams fruit farm. The poster is made of heavy cardboard and mount- clean-up. The home grounds must bei taste, partly a matter of soil condi cleaned up and kept clean. Good house- 1 tions and considerably a question of The kind of grass seed to be used bittersweet, clematis, climbing honey- on this lawn is partly a matter of ^'"'^^' matrimony vine, wistarm and some of the grapes In any such planting of the farm keeping is just as important outside I climate. The standard lawn-grass 1 home as we are here discussing, the SHEEP. Adequate preparation .ihould be- forehand l)e mado for handling the early lambs, as thoy are very sensi-1 tive and readily succumb to adverse conditions. Lambs dropped during the severe winter weather are out of sea-, son, and to insure success natural con- ditions must be provided. Early lambs are profitable, but demand attentive' diate home grounds. On most farms the home yard is subject to incursions ed on a wooden frame 3x5 feet. Here, from livestock, the tractor, the flivver is what the sign says: The stable should be warm, light and dry. My experience has been that^ there is nothing quite equal to a base-j ment stable with a wall on the west; and north side and having a south' exposure. A wall of either stone or. concrete completely shuts out tlfc sharp cutting winds from the north! and west and aids in keeping the stable at a more uniform temperature.! If a wall is not available a double All the more delicate flowers can be' matched siding with an airspace be- the house as inside. (mixtures bought ready-made from the! l]*"^r*^"f "^ *'°^'"^ '"'" certainly be The next step is often to place a. seedsmen are usually satisfactory, ^r.ira e, satisfactory fence around the imme- tures ai'e chosen, ^..â- ^^v. .....»„«. ^» «»- ^ a j f iw» <>.nfi»itr nvr>irl<M) I ate flowcr garden M> oe enureiy avoiaea. | j^ ^^^ ^^^^^ garden one can gpow'age^nt of early lambs depends upon especially if the highest-priced mix-; . . ltw«on w api'm.rj ho«f Chean mixtures are^â„¢^^" to best advantage m a sepai-| ^^^'•^'''^'»<^'^pna oest. Half the batt'.e of successful nian-' SLOW DOWN. FRIENDS! .lust wanted to tell you that there's some mighty fine Baldwin and Ked Macintosh apples for sale on this farm at only $1.50 per bushel. Come in. During the first two weeks Mr. Adams sold 320 busheiii of apples, the more profitable, but when put in | bringing in a total of $480. In any case only the best grades oLg^...^^ ^^^^^.^ ^^^ ^„ ^^^ other 1 J>avnig a place where it is warm and and the bmder. These must be kept seed should be bought. These snould; favorites The list is a long one butl^^'h»ro a uniform temperature can bo out of the front yard at all costs. j be mixed and sowed broadcast at the ^^^oag the hardy perwnialsâ€" and maintained. The stable should be well Of course this fence must be a good rate of 120 to 150 pounds to the acre, ^ardy perennials are especially desir- ventilated, yol, at the same time, fi^eo e. It should be made of solid posts By this time_we are ready to plant; ^j^i^ ^^y ^ mentioned the follow- i ^''oni drafts and nevpr so cold ns to ing: Columbine, campanula, hardy | 'â- ^i'"''' t'\« lambs. Water should never hrysanthemuni, fo.vg'.ove, sneezewort, â-  ^ 'â- <^'^« '" " stable wijeio ear'.y Iambs ONTARIO mprovement STOCK ^LIVESTOCK Committee Farmer Proves Value of Pure Bred Bull W. G. Potter received $52.25 more for steers sired by a Pure Bred Bull than for steers sired by a Scrub Bull. He •hipped five steers from common grade cows of equal nerft. The two steers sired by a Scrub Bull brought t9S.SS each, while the three steers sired by the Pure Bred Bull brought $147.80 each. The steers received the tame care. Fewer and better cattle are more profitable than a larnr number of Scrub animals. Make your cows work for you rather than you should work for them. Your IMS teiolutioa w«t to (tt rid of that S««b Bullâ€" Have jpou '""''' BETTER BULLS PAY Iceland poppy and Oriental poppy. Sweet William, ludbeckia. ".arkspui and hollyhock. â€" * How I Sell My Rye. lambs are one. and boards in some simple, not too some trees. The elnus, maples and ornamental, pattern. It might be oaks are especially desirable. painted white, gray or green. A picket^ efeective windbreaks. fence is very pretty in a village or . „ , ., city, but is hardly appropriate on ai A word about windbreaks. A.most farm, and a barbed-wire fence is not e^L-ry faim home grounds must l>e sufficiently attractive for the purpose Prptected from wind. in hand. ^'^'^ windbreak, of course, will be ,_.'.,. 1 »• .located on the windward side of the Then provide a c ean and practical ^^^^^^ „3„^„ ^^e north and west. walk from the front door to the front ,. u.,,* u„ „„,i , ..^ ,r „ ,.„„i ,^.., . - • - ' â- â€" â€" - â€" gate, or to the side gate where the ^* "" ^1* ^l."^""^,"? " '" T" . ''*•">â-  '"*''â-  L"*' ^"" ' •""' •^'""*' ^^'"'*'"' ^'Po^i^l'y automobile stops, or to both. This ll': '*'''^'"*' 'Pf^,'"' °/ \''^^, """^ shrubs.! ^ye which I was unable to sell for any; found that by feeding ihe ew«s well walk should be as simple as possible. *^ snouia t>e at icas. one oi two reasonable price. I could not use it they drop lieaithy, n.busi 1«mb«, com-* are being raised until th"? at least si.K weeks old. I Much of th? trouble encountered in j handling ear:., iambs may b? i.bviated i by giving (ha cvves extra care so that j the Iamb? will come stiong and full. There is seldom any demand for of vitality. Weak, puny, early Isnibs rye, and the price paid for same ia are a discouraging proposition, and ir. co'd weutbor. 1 have Next, attention should be given to row.s of evergreen trees. t"or chickens or stock. i t<> their milk rcadiiv and the lawn, for without, a reasonably JJh"'lUntor"al ^n^e'^S^^^^^ good lawn no home gi-ounds can be but mainrin TwrcrtfnuouTSs' k? "^'t ".f. \ ^^'""^^ T! wm ~Z ,^~â€" : ^r.^,iA^^A â- ,»*;„*o«f«>,. » out. mainiy in iwo coniinuous scnps. white sacks, ."SO-pDund size, and sacket Whi^n Sfrwlc ia Pr4iar>n<vl considered satisfactory. v j The first of these should run around jt ^p ^^^tlv. Afterwards these were: VVtlftn :3tOCK 18 fOlSOIied. Nearly always it is necessary to re- the foundation of the house. | marked "Rye." i ^'nck action is often important grade the lawn. It should be plowed The second etriji of shrubbery willj There wa.t no diffsou'.ly ii. sciling^^^-" aniiuais are poisoned. Until vet- up and put in thoroughly good condi- be placed along the margin of the lot; i|,ia flour to retail grocers, or to '""'"'""'"" a'T'^e*. give copious drench- tion. At th» time of plowing, it is to form a boundary and screen. | others who wished ive flour I re-1 ** **' "^^^' milk or mcUed Inrd. Givo desirable to use a large quantity of, Along with the shrublKry about thei (^jved almost twice the amount that^^'=*P ^'"''' ''*^® eaten poison weed* fertilizer. Barnyard manure is best,' house, vines may also be planted. | ^^g whole grain would have brought.''^'" K''""" "f p'-'Wdered alum and por- unlcss it happens to be very full of, These arc especially desirable for|_ .\_ y jj ' i manganatc of potash in one pint of weed seeds. Good commercial fertil-' climbing on verandahs or for shading - • â-  • | izer may be Very useful, especially if windows which are too sunny. lU it is accompanied by a reasonable pro portion of well-rotted barnyard ma- I nure. All this plant food should be ' well worked into the soil before the seed is sewn. ^ Lawn seeding may be done very .\ dead ear of corn may mean nine) TIME-TESTED FAVORrTES. hundred missing stalks. The catalogue of shrubbery avail able for these plantings is a very long Fish nte sca'ed and fowl.i u-lu'-ked one. easily and quickly if dipped into boil-j In this list should be mentioned the ing water for an instant. i water, and repeat in twenty minulea, ' â€" Dr. A. S. .V'exander. Havp fallh In rtyoperatlon but re- nicraber ttiat fatth without Vork la uuihing. U. M. ISSUt No. a-'CS. "<Hi*isw* I if'i'tTJ'^ -wmm. '^''mmmmmmmm-^ami''