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s« "\.___ Organization Urged. 1 _"Mr. J. G. Hurst gave a short outâ€" > Mme of the benefits of organization. | i *MHe showed that there is no use makâ€", ‘img individual complaints, as a comâ€" | pany the size of the Dominion Sugar | ffiu.‘ could or would give no heed, but ‘If the growers organized and spoke «~with one voice something could be â€"â€"~¢dome to better the condition of the «_ heet growers. 5 w Mr. H. Stokes Speaks. .~_ Mr. H. Stokes, representative of the | ~‘ Dominion Sugar Co., was then called : en to explain the difference of w| . cents in price more for eaca per cent.. sugar under 12 per cent. than for each ‘ $ t fiml over 12 per cent. _ He mainâ€" R ed that the dealings of the comâ€" pany have always been fair with the gfarmers when once contracts were *~â€"â€"â€"signed, and quoted the average prices . _ * of beets grown in Canada to show that "the Canadian grower was better paid ~<for his beets per ton on the average ‘%han was the American grower. f Prices Not Fair. The chairman showed that average § prices were not fair when some beets were worth just tw‘ce as much as . others. It was also brought out that «* ahout 3 per cent. of the sugar in beets 2 5> . was unavailable. This would make a CA Je ta _ _ fbe ‘sugar beet growers meeting, U which was held in the City Hall, Kitâ€" * ener, on Saturday afternoon, . was . im de succeess. _ Mr. J. G. Hurst, 0i of the U. F. 0. for Waterioo 1 C y, called the meeting to order. * sJohn Steckle was appointed chairman Je the meeting and Mr. A. L. Shants o ry. The chairman . explained 4 purpose of the meeting and comâ€" wes, the prices of beets testing over 4 per cent. ~with those testing 12 per W cent. or under. _ able article, but having no connection ! _\ with it, was a little squib which read | like this, "The chips off the old blo«-k! . are often so lazy that they lie where I they fall." Perhaps that explains why 6 many of us do not take the trouble to .‘ bring experiments up to date. ,‘ x If proper use of manure brought so‘ * ®many more bushels of 50â€"cent corn,, _ y. What is the reason it would not bring â€" .. Mke results with $1.54 corn? Considert ~.._Ahe following results taken from some ‘*~ot the best bulletins. Note the differâ€" % Â¥ ::ee when the figures are brought up < _zke a 1918 model. | ow css Value of Crop Increasesâ€" ‘;‘»* Machine Spreading Over Hand Spreadâ€" t ng . ’ t« Per Acre On 40 acres ht \\.Corn, price 50c .. $6.00 or $240.00 ':-},‘ Corn, price $1.54, 18.48 or® 739.20 ~~ .‘ Oats, price 33¢ 4.62 or _ 184.80 bs: ~yfil. price 86c 12.04 or _ 481.60 . . "Wheat, price 850 _ 3.40 or 136.00 ‘a @Haat nvica 8202 208 or â€" 323.20 m‘p’z'f "The report of the Dominion Experiâ€" J‘ â€" mental Farms for the year ending E‘;Lz h 3ist, 1918, obtainable at the .~‘ {yOffice of the Publications Branch of t Department of Agriculture at Otâ€" i. ; taws, shows that experiments carried (Woka at the Central and other Farms in aâ€": wing seeds of field roots have i% not only that it is possible to i +ipmise heavy crops of these seeds in il&lflm but the seed raised is at C i+ t equal, if not superior, to that imâ€" Wns ‘ported from other countries. Bealdes] t ing this information the Farms uies done a good work in providing ‘ tities of "stock seed" to meet i ncies. 4 <â€" During the year 3,680 samples ot| & egd grain, 6174 samples of potutoos‘l _ 3 /%,912 samples of flower seed,. 5.19% of fruit trees, and 386 samples 4 d -x’mther trees and shrubs of snperinr: /. T ‘varieties were sent out for trial at. ‘-‘v;!,';}_»' homes of individuals. Special disâ€" P i { strib ition was also made from some 0f .;;"Jn‘;“, Farms of tobacco seed, corn and n h P table _ seeds _ and _ strawherry o iplants. There are, briefly, some of 4 the many services of the Experimentâ€" é Farms recorded in the report for Fick, l period mentioned. This report .‘{‘i:““ onstitutes a brief review of the year‘s * .4 progress in thevarious lines of work U @ P umder way at the Central and twenty * Â¥Branch Farms and Stations. @ < Jeast eq «* ported â€" \: mecuring *~. have d _V quantiti * Sremerge ~~.%%~ Durin T ’:"- h1o ‘.‘: 21 por ceont. beet worth just twice as much as a 12 per cent. beet. The price paid for these tests at present is $10.05 for a 12 per cent. beet, $13.05 for a 21 per cent beet, whereas this latter beet should be worth $20.10 without HIGH COST OF FARMING WITHOUT A SPREADER. ‘ . ~Bringing Figures Up to Date. | . A recent issue of a farm paper conâ€" tained an article entitled "Barnyard Manure and How to Spread it Advanâ€" tageously." All the facts set forth were good, but many of the argaments were based on.corn at 50 cents, oats at 33 cents, and wheat at 85.cents per bushel FIELD ROOT SEEDS GROWN IN CANADA PLACING SOLDIERS UPON THE § aen ) LAND. HIGH COST OF FA RMING With regard to the placin« of solâ€" lers upon the land. W. G. Black _ of ie Soldfersa‘ Land Settlement has isâ€" i6d the following statement: ‘"The widtera‘ Land Settlement is complet ig its organization with the utmost imidtte > Letistation providine for . the ore | Rrements af tand near ryilwave w"“ ' nted to Parlia=ont _ at the nmentng. All soldiers in Alber'a‘ a~¢ ather Province. who are thad hy farm experience tn «o on Wead sekt Snring. will have equnl' unity of doing so. | p Eim ooo eret , price $2.02, 8.08 of the New Association is to Coâ€"operate With Dominion Sugar Co mpany to Secure Juctice for â€" F6 Encourage Gro wing of Beets. same page with this very ig 12 perj Organization Formed. ‘ It was then decided _ to organize under the Ontario Beet Growers Assoâ€" hort outâ€" ciation at Chatham and the following inization. officers were elected :â€" use makâ€"‘ â€" Presidentâ€"A. L. Shantz. Kitchener s a comâ€"| Vice Pres.â€"O. S. Kolb, Kitchener. on Sugar| Secretaryâ€"John Steckle, R. R. No. 2, heed, but 'Kit(-'nener. WITH OUT A SPREADER | OÂ¥ _ Messrs. Shantz a=~d Schaefer showâ€" @41 that the object of organizing is not antagonism to the Company, but & fSguring the extra cost of handling two tons of 12 per cent. beets. * me‘hod of closer coâ€"operat‘>m and the test means of getting justice for all Mr. hants also remarked that the farmer ‘s not stingy, but usually has so little money that he has none to throw away. ‘Three directors were also elected for each of the four townships growâ€" ing beets to organize their respective townships under the Association. The Directors for Waterloo Tp Mr. S. E. Shantz, Kitchener: Clayton Shuh, Waterloo, and Fernando Bitschy, Bloomingdale. u‘f“-t;fz'Wilmot Tp., Mr. Hofstetter, Mt John Herber and Mr. Herbert Bergey _ For Woolwich Tp., Mr. Norman Snyder, Mr. Amos Esh and Mr. Frank Zettel. 0_ -vl:;r-}i:_l;xn;ikies Tp.â€"Mr. A. Beck: er., Mr. John Manson, and Mr. Allen Fried. s The president and secretary of the: County Association will act with the Ontario Association apd every effort will be made by them to obtain . fait prices for the county growers. The Association, it was pointed out, can do nothing, however, without the supâ€" port of the growers and certainly not if they show themsclves willing to grow beets under the present contract prices. _ "Unite, organize and grow beets to the full extent of the county‘s ability \if only we get sufficient compensa tion," seemed to be the slogan of the meeting. > ' Let us make another comparison. When corn was 50 cents, it took about 240 bushels to pay for a good spreader ‘at $120.00. Suppose such a spreader lis now about worn out and a new one is needed. Two hundred and forty bushels at $1.54, the present price, | would bring about. $370.00â€"enough to Corn, price 50c $10.00 Corn, price $1.54, 30.80 Oats, price 33¢ 5.94 Oats, price S6c 15.48 Wheat, price 85e _ 8.50 Wheat, price 2.02, 20.20 Value of Crop Increasesâ€" Machine Spreading Over No Manure Now, don‘t those figures look better in their 1918 dress suits? | Those other Bow figures were almost enough to give one a chill. Now, when our naâ€" tion is dealing in billions, who wants to think of 50â€"cent corn? The Ameri can farmer is done with small figures and no one is more entitled to a more favorable return for his labor than he. TNRRMC OmE OIIe O nimenstes Cavs , buy . two modern lightâ€"running. wideâ€" spread â€" spreaders with still some "Thrift Stamp" money left. Now, why is it some people insist on saying spreaders are high in price? Bringing figures up to date certainly opens one‘s eyes. Dublin, Jan. 24. â€"New political asâ€" sociation called the Irish Centre Party was formaily constituted . yesâ€" terday, Stephen Gayne a former mem ber of parliament, _ was appointed chairman of the Provincial Execuâ€" tive Committee of the _ new party which embraces the Constitutional Nationalists and the Southern Unionâ€" ists. Its nlatform includes some rule fore Ireland within the British Emâ€" pire on similar lines to those follow ed by the British Dominions. l Bordeaux, Jan. 24,â€"Misses Gladys: and Dorothy Cromwell Red Cross | sister of a prominent New York famâ€" lily leaped from the rail of the French steamer La Lorraine bound for New | York toâ€"day. Both were drowned. ‘The bodies have not yet been recovâ€" | ered. _A letter found in the state iroom and addressed to the commandâ€" ‘ ing officer of their Red Cross unit, linformed him of their intention to ;a~d it all. They had spent much | time at the front and friends say they in.m compiained of being tired, physiâ€" |cally and mentally. Paris, Jan. 25.â€"The peace . confer ence toâ€"day weathered its first storm and under the inspiration of a speech by President Wilson and Premier Liovd George and skillful _ guidance of M. Clemenceau. the chairman . un animously adopted resolutions declar ing for a league of nations. The confer »nce also went on record in favor 0‘ ],ncorpoming the league as an integ. val part of tze genergl treaty of peace. and admitting to the leagne "every. civilized nation which can be re‘lied on to promote its objects." Belgium, Serbia. Rouman‘a Portn wal Brazil, Siam, China and Czechoâ€" {ovakia protested against the <var ‘one eommittees heing largely _ res ‘rcted to the great powers and . ask ed for proportionate representation privileces, particularly on . bodies dealinge with the league . of nations, labor and reparation for war damagâ€" PRICE SCHEDULE |British Government Buying Power Doubled IRISH PARTY FORMED TWO NURSES SUICIDE Per Acre On 40 Acres or or on $400.00 1232.00 237.60 619.20 240.00 $08.00 Mr Mr RUST and root rots of beans occur| fer less frequently, but nevertheless are _| capable of causing serions loss. In ’"'h‘ many cases these may also be carried ‘elc on the seed. °T| MOSAIC: This is a new disease "C°) which was reported as common in _‘"“ Southern Ontario last year. _ The ‘@" lveayes on. infected plants develop a T°T | neculiar _ mottled : appearance. | Dis: 9| eased plants produced a few small tog |nads a« ‘ommpared to heatthy niants.| ace | Little is known concorning it. Its: °TY | nature would indicate that seed from ‘led | affected plants wou!d probably proâ€" Auce a diseased eron. therefore he Tt! (use of anch seed shovrld he avoided. _ choâ€" CONTROL MEASURES var P‘ant only diseare free seed on soll re© \which hr« not lately been planted to ask ; benns, This can he best accomplish tion|ed hy select‘ng, a‘ the time of harâ€" dies| yesting. disease free pods from vigâ€" Iont‘nrmm high yieldin@ plants. These magâ€"‘ selected pods shonld then be immersâ€" ed for not more than 3 minutes in dieâ€" WOOL PRIGES TD STMN UP ‘Toronto, Jan. 21.â€"It is the general opinion among large handlers of wool in Canada that a marked decrease in prices is scarcely likely. "The situation is this," remarked a large wholesale dealer to day: "The British Government has _ control of the situation. Of Australian, . New Lealand and pther wools _ it holds about 400.000 bales. Besides this it qeoTY Emt MeRome eeneeneee en ene td has already made arrangements for|stock every six purchasing next year‘s clip in Austraâ€"*der six months . lia. The reason, of course, t"n the! For some yeal Dritish Government finds itsel with | institution was | such a large quantity of wool on its stable valuable hands. and also its purchase of _ the|ed. These cows Australian clip, is that it did not anâ€"|the rest of the ticipate the war coming to a close u'lprlnl. immedia carly as it did. At any rate it could|removed to a not afford to take any chances on the|bone of the m uere possibility of being caught with|dams. The pra i shortage of wool should the war be | factory, and the wolonged. Now, it follows that the|thy and fairly i tritish Government, in order to preâ€"| Some changes . yent heavy loss on its holdings, will | °Y®°" in the gen aturally only release its _ stock of!ling the herd & wool gradually, thus â€" preventing a | ture it is plan sharp slump in prices." ire(ularly ever B 2 220 000 Telanehtar renct _ "What about stocks of wool in the hands of textlle manufacturers . in Canada?" 1 asked. "Manufacturers here _ have . good. stocks and are better off than those in any other country." Canada‘s imports of raw wool last year were 11,537.996 pounds, compar: ed with 14,581,159 pounds in 1917 and 21,140,729 in 1916. While this shows i decrease of over 46 per cent. in the two years it must _ be remembered that the clip of Canadian _ wool is much larger than it was in preâ€"war lays. Owing to the scareity of labor, toâ€" gether with the fact that many of the factories were engaged in the manuâ€" ‘acture of munition boxes, the output was below the normal. The demand, on the other hand, was good. As a result of this concomitant of cireumâ€" itances stocks in both the hands of the manufacturers and retailers are m the whole lighter than usual. Durâ€" ing the month of December, evidentâ€"| ‘y due in part _ to the return of _ a large number of soldiers from _ the front, the leading ‘furniture _ dealers in Toronto did an excellent _ trade. Some of them did a larger business than during any previous | month lnl their history. With the continual reâ€" ‘urn of these men for many months to come and the revival of building throughout the country both mantâ€" acturers and retailers look _ for _ a marked improvement in the future ‘rade about May next. _____ J But in the meantime, believing that lower prices will ultimately obtain, Soth manufacturers and dealers are iprac',iually confining their buying to immediate requirements. the former ’raw materials and the latter the | finâ€" ished product. In the meantime, as l.x result. there is a lull being experâ€" lenced in the furniture trade. (Experimental Farms Note) In many sections of the Dominion bush beans are now recognized as a profitable special crop, and the acreâ€" rage has been greatly increased durâ€" ing the last few years. Approximateâ€" ly ‘00,000 acres are planted yielding considerably over one million bushels. Destructive diseases have accompanâ€" ied this increase in cultivation and unless that farmer takes precsution to eliminate disease the crop will not. continue to be as popular or profitâ€" able as it should. It is safe to say that probably 25 per cent. of the crop is frequently lost through the attacks of one or more diseases which might be largely provented by planting disease free seed. Tne more important diseases are as IOiâ€" Jows:â€" _ ANTHRACNOSE is probably most ‘destruotivc in the Marittme Provincâ€" es and Quebec and some years In Ontario. It is caused by a seedborne fungus which attacks stem, leaves, pods and seed, producing dark brown to almost black sunken spots on the stem and pods and a blackening of the veins in the leaves. Whenâ€"severe the plants may be completely gefoliaâ€" ted or even _ completely â€" destroyed leaving skips in the row. Â¥ BACTERIAL BLIGHT is a serious. problem to the bean growers of Onâ€" tario and to a less extent elsewhere. The bacteria or germs causing this disease are seedâ€"borne and | attack the stem, leaves, pods and seed, proâ€" ducing on the seed light yellow blotâ€" ches sometimes involving the whole seed. Infected leaves develop amall irregular wuter soaked areas which later turn brown and fall out. The spots on the stem and pods are of a raised, water soaked appcrrsnce with a yellow to reddish amber colour, usuâ€" ally smaller and not so dark as Anâ€" thracnose spots. Control of Situation, BEAN DISEASES GONTROL DISEASE IN DAIRY GATTLE Precautions Against Tuberâ€" stitution to guard against the introâ€" duction of tubercular animals into the herds are simply the use of the tuberculin test. â€" All animals now purâ€" chased are bought subject to the test. In this way we hope to be reasonably sure that we are not introducing the disease when we bring in new aniâ€" mals. We practise testing all mature stock every six months. Calves unâ€" der six months of age are not tested. For some years the practice at this institution was to isolate in a special stable valuable animals which reactâ€" ed. These cows were kept away from the rest of the herd and their offâ€" spring, immediately it was born, was removed to a clean stable and got mnone of the milk from the infected dams. The practice was fairly satisâ€" factory, and the calves grew up healâ€" thy and fairly free from the disease. Some changes are being made, howâ€" ever in the general practice of hand: ling the herd at the college. In fuâ€" ture it is planned to test the cattle regularly every _ six months and slaughter reactors immediately after the test. Our experience is that those animals which react for the first time usually show very little of the disease in the carcass and there is little loss from slaughtering them. . Moreover. in our case it seems necessary that a new barn far remote from our preâ€" sent stables be erected if we are to continue the "Bang" system and isoâ€" late infected cows and remove their calves as soon as dropped. This seems rather expensive, and we have decided that in the interest of the herds it is advisable to attempt tol keep a tubercular free herd by pracâ€" tising the method of slaughtering imâ€" mediately reaction is shown. + Keep Stables Clean. It may be necessary, too, in test work to go a little further than the tuberculin test. It has been found i‘at some cattle suffering from the disease do not react and these, of course, remaining in the herd are carâ€" riers. We are thinking of supplemenâ€" ting the tuberculin test with further tests to make sure that we get all animals suffering from the disease reâ€" moved from the herd. 5 The weather was . comparatively open during the last half of Decemâ€" ber and in Kent someâ€"cattle were on pasture until a few days . before Christmas. _ Winter conditions have since prevailed. | Fall wheat has a fair covering of snowâ€" and so fur in good condition. ‘There have been a few complaints in \Kent of Hessian fly. The following is a summary of reâ€" ports made by agricultural ‘represenâ€" tatives to the Ontario Department of Agriculture: Live stock generally entered the stable in good condition, but Lanark reports some poor animals being marketed, chiefly young stock. ‘ Three carloads of live stock were shipped from Emo, Rainy River, last week, the average price paid bein@ 6c a pound for cattle and 18¢ for hogs, live weight. Veal calves have been going on the l market in Brant at 14 and 15 cents a pound, and dairy cows have changedl hands in that country at prices rangâ€" inz from $140 to $170. « | ‘There has been a considerable fallâ€" inf off in the flow of milk, but fresh cows are now coming in, and the supâ€" ply is beginning to show a decided inâ€" crease. j fiagg are being marketed in more finished â€" condition â€" compared | with pigs are selling at from $12 to $14 a All fodders are sufficient except to be a fair number on hand. Little hay, of which some farmers are rathâ€" pair. last year‘s offerings. There are saif er short. This artic‘s has a remark: able range in price, from $18 to $38 a ton being quoted. There are some complaints of the general quality of corn ensilage. â€" ‘The bean market is dull, buyers beâ€" ing unusually slow in bidding. Oats. however, are in considerable demand, with a large supply on hand. The labor supply is regarded as sufficient generally, the recent scarciâ€" ty being more or less relieved by m returning from military service. infecting solution, ailowed to dry At and stored in a clean muslin bag or other disease free container. The seed from these pods should be used the following spring to plant a bean seed plot. . While this is not suffi‘ cient to ensure the obtaining of disâ€" ease free stock the first year, it will if practised regularly reduce disease to a minimum, and thus largely reâ€" move the cause for poor yields. Where pod selection has not been previously practised the first start should be made by securing . seed from a field re‘atively free from disâ€" ease. This stock should be very carefully hbandâ€"selected, removing all spotted or even â€" slightly discolored seed. After this has been done the seed may be immersed in solution of copper sulphate ©:100 for 3 minutes or in a formalin solution 1:300 for 5 minutes, allowed to dry and planted Beneficial results might also be ol tained by pulling out and desfroying diseased plants as they appear fror time to time during the growing se | cular Stock Entering the Herd. So far sprayingbeans has not pror en a commercial anccese bnt probr®‘, might be uset (06 some extent in nelpâ€" Ing to prevent the spread of disease in «ned nlots. Cattâ€"artn@. _ basing or . picking herne wh‘e the foliase is wet shbul1 be avoided as the disease is réadily carried © from â€" diseased to healthy plants under guch conditions. FARM CONDITION taken at this inâ€" The two Yorkshire pigs, which wou first prize as ideal bacon bogs at the Guelph Winter Fair were> exhibited by J. E. Brethour and NeBhgws, Burâ€" tord, Ont., They weig! * about 200 pounds each. ~ They wefhed about | 200 pounds each. They ‘represent ! the ideal type of hogs required by the expert bacon trade. | "There never was a time when pM®| ~liah â€" Exhibited by J. E. Bretho: pects for the producer of bacon hosul i":ph;“f:hg"::::r:'g'm“ '"'h“rl was so good," said Mr. Brethour. "\'-;i k ,,_BP, esn (enpleves. have developed a big bacon business Pa during the war and we can hold it, I‘THE LuURE Of To:,‘ AND FARM am sure of that. Most of the farmâ€" + s ers of this country are now tamlhar! 7 a Bf"‘mom America‘ ) with the requirements of export trade _ The ‘lure" of the town has prob Fifteen years ago we didn‘t know :« ably been vastly oyersiressad. An. well, but our exports then were hignâ€" NOW. there is a correspond ng an er than just before the war. The war competing lure to rural life and this has developed the industry here. We rural lure is very strong, as tue ~re well equipped now. We know the sabuiban extensions of all moder class of goods demanded. We have eltics show. The lure of the towr a larger number of good | breeding a@amounts to about this that business stock than ever before. Even Ireland Oppoitunityâ€"wage earning . opportun lhns not a better type of bacon how ityâ€"avereg>s better in manufacturing than Canada has. 1 should say that and commercial centres than on the mearly 70 per cent. of our bacon hogs faiins. The farm band hasn‘t, in most are Yorkshire blood." instances, mach in way of betterment Mr. Brethour says that _ even prospect to dazzle his imagination. 1: though feed is high in price, hogs he is above the ordinâ€"ry he may, b: can.be produced at 20 per cent. proâ€" the time he is thirty, become a rent fit, as he has proved by his own exâ€" ing farmer and may be at 50 a land perience. owner Mr. Brethour says that _ even though feed is high in price, hogs can.be produced at 20 per cent. proâ€" fit, as he has proved by his own exâ€" perience. Europe, during the war, ate deeply into her breeding stock, and the shortage of hogs in the principal countriesâ€"a@nd the Balkans, as here the shortage is impossible to esiimâ€" ate at the present timeâ€"amounts 30,â€" 000,000 head. During the war Canâ€" ada‘s exports of bacon increased by 571 per cent. The opportunity is mnow open to hold this trade perman ently and increase it, for Canadian bacon has become favorably known in France and Italy and Britain, and our best quality has always . been able to hold its own in comparison with the best produced in Denmark or even â€" Irelandâ€"In both of which 'fimmrten a heavy ow â€"exâ€" ists. LIAHT IN THE POULTRY HOUSE for some time it has been a quesâ€"| tlon whether artificial light _ in the poultry house was a benefit or not. and to help solve the _ problem, the Poultry Division of the Experimental Farms have tested it for two sea sons, during the winter _ of 1916 17 with two. pens (40 birds in all} of Bar»l red Rock pullets and during the last . winter with two pens of Rock pullets ; and two pens of Leghorn pullets, (40 j birds of each breed ) In each light pen of twenty birds two tungsten 40 watt _ lamps were used. They were turned on at 6 a.m. and left till daylight. then turned on again in the afternoon before _ dusk and left till 9 pm. This was started in November when the days became short and continued until the middle of March when light was | unneces: sary. In the 1916 17 test the light pen laid 1106 egga with a total vaine . of $54.93. The cost of feed was $22.53, the cost of light $2.40. a total cost of $24.73. This gave a balance over cost of feed and light of $30.20 or a cost per dozen eggs of 26 8 cents The dark pen laid 636 eggs with a total value of $29.46; cost of feed was $21.00. This gave a baiance . over cost of feed of $8.73.. The cost per doven eggsa was 33.8 cents. In 1917â€"18. the yields worg.not high in either case, and the 7 differâ€" ence in egg yleld in the & months was by no means large. e forty birds with light gave a better revenue than the forty without . light. This difference was made up in the time that the eggs were rocéived. Those with the light gave their heaviest yields in. December â€" and January while by far the heaviest months for the Leghorns without light _ were March and April and for the Rocks Sn Ne o. o" rarv ie ""; o0 h: â€" ism #ae ppe mgae . â€" mellices # & ns PHsm s . Reeâ€" we fm * i5 j C § wE 5%. & ‘qrgn O j . fsxt oo .4 FAtapiet â€" & 3 ba . ># v'”"‘" . x ; : i an _4 I.] .. yere x / hiy tWe 9. 4 ie R §â€"5« 3 ty vs C opllee ie 5 + ce s‘ w es PP o § c scs"" . â€" 20 y cPd oc v ~~ TK se S $ i)i‘; ; a io + . P 3 S $ ] ‘ S 3 & :fi A rela E. e ; .$ ’:'}'%15 »:@a“ t 3. L. esd .‘ A i ‘ N PÂ¥ ies whet sas s it 27 ) pabats oge Te3 f t (Experimental Farms Note.) randsire. . Kecord: 16.225 noun‘s of wier. Sold last July to F. W. A ye 10.008, the world‘s record price for Winners of the first prize fo rexport hogs at the Ontario Winter Fair, Guelph. Exhibited by J. E. Brethour & Nephews, Burford, Ont. (T‘« Baltimore American.) The "lure" of the town has prob ably been vastly oyers:reased. An. how, there is a correspond ng an competing lure to rural life and this rural lure is very strong, as tue sabuiban extensions of all moder eltics show. The lure of the towr As to making farm life more cheer fulâ€"â€"that is already coming to pass in the greater attractions of village com:â€" munity life. Every farm community has its village focus. But, speaking of the farm revolutionâ€"the main thing to be revolved or evolved is better and quicker opportunity for the wage workers in farming. "Seven Actes." follovii: a paralyti« stroke sustained earlier in the even ing while at a church | service. H: vas seventyâ€"four years of age. Dr Linscott was head of _ the Bradleyâ€" Garretsen Publishing Co., a2d â€"wideâ€" ly known throughout the Province. Rev. Dr. Thomas 8. Linscott d‘ed 1 Hrantford Friday night at his hom. January and February. The total figures from the two pens with the light were: Number of eggs. 2470, valueéalftlfi.zz: Cost _ of féed $55.48; Cost Light $3.20; Bal ance $77.64 or a cost of â€" 28.5¢ cents per dozen Those without light Valne $118.90; Cost Balance $58.94 a cost eggs 321 cents. For both years. the light pens laid 3476 eggs, at a market value of $191. 25. The feed. and litht enst 87 + leaving a balance of $107.84, or a cost per dozen of 28.7 cents. Th; Hlfi'k pens laid 2878 eggs worth $148.36. _ The cost of feed was $81 10 and the cost of one dozen was 33.8 cents. The conclusion may be drawn that for early winter eggs â€" during _ the short days, the light does increase the egg yield but later in the season the yield is not as heavy | as _ with birds that have not had _ the _ light. The advisability of using light. thereâ€" fore, will depend upon what is wast ed. If early winter and high priced eating eggs are the object the lights are an advantage; if eggs during the hatching season are desired, _ the lights are a disadvantage. â€" & k. 20 +8 w i id us e ¢ nok. i @1016 of fat. 12502 pounds , Ayredale Facm. Bangor, Me.. for u Jersey cow. Young Farmer‘s Suicide A sad case _ of sufcide occurred about two miles from Priceville Fri day morning, when Mr. Nefll McDon ald a highly respected young farmer, twentyâ€"four years of age and unmar ried. was found dead, his throat cut with a razor. No cause can be as! signed other than despondency . fdl« lowing a recent attack of influeffza. The weatbound "Natlona‘:‘ express on the T. & N. 0. Ry. was wrecked near Matheson, but no one was serâ€" lously Rurt, so far as has been learnâ€" ed. a 0 4. E. BRETHOUR L d laid 2242 ofggs of Feed $60.01 of one dozen oo 1 l T* o flrz step in the mor caitle is the grading, < im.porient fector if ode maxtmum price for biss miny men sell their cattle "string," which is not t :‘ Theyâ€" should be sorted three main classes, namely. «n ‘mals, leodenkud 01 feeders and stockers 7 the owner or old, '&fl fit. but we have space deil with the class evonts, by this ‘of â€" the owner or sold, 1 otherwise go to swell the t the commission Ag@RIS,. .. Grading of Itock to Farmer. °". Now that the cattle are. we have picked out the: ma‘s, there are two A which they may be disposed may be sold to pnkh{uw" or other agents, who buy , 4 out of the field and pay for | weieht at the nearest 8 |nr they may be taken.to fa‘~ or some anch large ® scld there. The first course, is the nicest way, to the stock. since after th@ 4 loaded on the cars no € Wlitv rests on the However, the method by WBA ~att‘c can be sold to the besk, l'nâ€"-v advantare must be. left. fudement of the owner.. .sy% No matter how the Il[fl cold, they m»st at least beâ€" the nearest weigh scalos, a# 9m ‘v all cattle are now sold. pound. As a rnle. buvers the cattle must be taken out in the morning and weished B feed or water. This is onlyâ€" the buyer would lose a great shrinkage during tra : ~!1 honest owners do their be teep up thair end of the contrag Care in Driving »*~ » A cartain amonat ‘of, m* axercised in #ettin@ the "of l-mss. esneciallv if strange ~dt ~re empleved. They mu#t be P mÂ¥ yn anfet‘v and »nser mo m ation should they be allowed # nra excited. either by use.0€ ~r by roueh handling. M ce Once the cattle are on the. thov are usnallv very stranie > mile or so emerially those that, not been bandled to any extent ing the summer: but h« a ru!@ @ ond of a coup‘e of milles they settle down end drive easily. : If the distance to he m'orlq aver thras or four mflon‘;hw; ~oneral ten@oney to "bunch.,u@uff ‘nâ€"warm weether this is very und ~hin since the excessive heat: CrA by the crowding. in addition ‘t@ avhanstion cansed by walking. Auces a considerable loss of_ through scouvring. This bun ] ean usually be overcome By e# 1 man ahead . with lbou{( beasts. The rest should them a»t in a fairly open manner, the flies are very bad, even: t! not nrevent them from erowd ~etner, and tnevy must be opé by men placed at intervals Arove. £ i‘ Sales On Commissign~* When the cattle reach m:; they ara weighed under Â¥ viston of the party who has pHt e1 tham and are loaded into cffd ~rieina! owner is then paid. as @@ and is under no fnrther resvonsil !f the owner is shinpin« hhc“ the larger marke‘s. either to g of them there . through m ~gents. or to sell them Wtm#&@ ho« many matters to which ho attenid. In the first place the ¢ vang ~rdered in plent of nma?nut‘: will be in readine<« on the dg Inading. ‘Thev must be confously ded: the bedding that is im | zeneral use hbeing sawrnst. OM â€"omnletion of this last operatiof cattle are loaded and the cars s hy the freight agent. They ara nasigned to their destination l1dine «re made out, tn%l n ance is paild. â€" Mloat When tha animals ve=â€"b the g they may be sold e‘ther. thi w mission reents or by the owner self. This last statement hé *~ Canadion markets on!v. 8 the TInited Stotes all catfle m sold through the hands of the: mission men. ue In addition the the : ré&m!@g vear eanree for agrientn . atu provided hy the Atflua;fil. tnte a ka.. wh‘ch leads nm | ROS. %ornn‘ there ia ~*39 i e a prfctical contse of two. tuition for the sons of farmer® ronnot take the whole of th8, carriculum The Auration onnree varies with the cmnMafl the «pecial work in which the Aesire to perfect themsélyes 1 the directionâ€" of an instrnotor, inc. hoeing, feeding of antm#*@, af boultry. nlanting »n& eraftfi@ *roes, handling machinery, m‘fl inms acauiring umrluc."g would be necessary for ‘ on the home farm (sro WWL 1 which they may manage. $ ‘nuna Wife and Mother Dies,. PoNowing a very brief M leath occurred at the Mfia ‘al in Woodstock on Thi ‘inn Griffiths, beloved wif@e" @ ionmnn. of that city. SBhe #Â¥lwantr.two years of ago! ##0 an‘v danghter of Mr. and M. Criffiths of Toronte. out to this country with whe~ ‘=st a ~MId from Lanes~‘~e and |,g0 N w oi t the ywâ€"~ o+ nia Sat hawt her busbasd a Htte : #ang" two and a hail yeus sy WE NMACARTHER â€" A Course For Farm Bxy# ro medl