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FERN A1JBLE Eddie Ritcher ciosed the" iaspital fdoor geutiy. Ile stood outside for a trm0omîen t, h is eyes narrowed th)ouightfuilly.Linside, his wif e îay quietly', a gen1tle smiile curviug her lips as she heid Eddic's promi1nse ta hier heart. Dou't you wvorry, your pretty littie head about anlyting, Mary, he had tald her, bis eyes earnest and l9v- in)g. "Everyth"ing's gainig ta e i right. i've gat the promise of a fine new job and we won't have ta worry about buils or expenses or anyth2ing fraûna w on." Edd(ie icbter, one-time money rider, Eveni yet, jockeys thraughout the racing worid talked of him witb more than a littki awe. He was a sort of shining star to-ward whiich silk-clad figur-es, -up for the first tîme in a classic of sleek horseflesb, gropedJ for inspiration. For Eddie Richter haid beeni an inspired rider. That is, until the day he was up en Gallowing Wind, the great chest- nut mare that had startied the en- tire zacing vo'-Id with ber amazing_ bursts of speed. On the day in question, hc laaked a1 the track niervouisly. It 'had drizzled ail nighit and the course was a ses of1mfud* TFhe horses \were hroutgbt ta, the barrier, andl Eddie leaned aver Galloping Wý,ind's neck and spoke ta fier reassuringly. She tossed her becad and reared. The borses broke raggediy andGallap- ng Wiud, an the outside, rau last. At 'lhe three-quarter post, Eddie leanïed aover and said caaxingly, "Cameý on, girl, now's the 'lime. You caui do it, Why, the rest of those bangtails can't touch you for speed. Camie on, now,ý let's Show Gallo(ping Wind îeugtbii2ened er stride in respouse ta the appeal ini Eddit's voice. She moved up, 1ma- iug lher bid- And then, witb victary witini grasp), Galloping Wînd stumibledl and went dawn wîth Eddie undler her. \\hlen tbiey got him out, the Doc shiook his hýead as he went ae Eddie's body with knowing fingers. "I doni't liw, e saiddotuly hesprtty rmuich buuigeýd up. We can teIl imore after we get im iita the hiospîtal and have X-rays tak1en1 1." He lay there four nmouths,iÀs brokecn body an intoierable aýgany. The pain wauildn't hiave been sa badl, îf he coufld have gotte'n thep picture outcaf bis mmld of lying Undeir Galloping Wînid, the thunderr of flYing boofs coming taward hlmi. Somnething hiad gone ont af Eddie then suid been rplce y fear. lher, he came ont ofthtb hospital, he and Mary faced the fact that thir savings were gýone. Thîngs got staiyworse. Eddie didn)'t kuow anlythilig but horses and horse raciug asud',he couldn't endure the sighit of a hiorse. Finaily", tmatters came ta a climax wbeut Mary biad to be rushed ta, the bospitai for au emergeucy opera- to.Shec came througb al rigbt huit behiud the love iu her eyes thiere vas worry toa. As bet stood outside the door, Eddie came ta bis decisian. IBe lcft, the hospital sud turned towaýrd thel tracik sud ta George Graybar. Gray- bar, fabull .-sly wealtby sportsmnan, owncr ai the Graybar stables from wbhicb nad camne Shooting Cornet, Wbrwîdligbipockets and a hast of other fanous hre-u Gallop- ing Wliud. Somnctinig in Eddi's faýce rn a wloigsmilc from lGraybar. "Wcll, it'S about timre, Eddie," tic bioomied. "I wondercd iaw-long it would bc before you'd be arauud ta sec They wa,-iked out ta the stables, to the smrell cf cdean hay and the icklering of the- horses ini their stails. Wben they came ta the last stali, there was Galoping Wind. Thle great ,iorse stretcbed out ber neck and uuzzledi softly. Eddie S-wallowved the lump in is tbroat as he turnicd ta Graybar wbo was wiatciug ,thlem. 'She reembers me!" Eddie's eyes were sbining. "Wheu can 1 zide lier, i? . There was a great excitemieut in bis eyes. 'Eddie had camre home. The End I - Part 6 "Plant" Which Produces 120,000 Dressed P owl Yearly-Brains and oiiaiypu lot of bard work-êan stili pay off ini a big wy as is e'iecdb h ucs fN :W.t of Se-aforthi, Ont. Stili in bisearzly 30's hielbas b uiî-li u a pou .ltLry busiess tht wouild be biard to match eithier in Canada or the United Stat es. Poult--rmen corne te Seafortb ifrorn neaý,rad far to inspect the White plant, the cbief feature of wichis is brooder bouse, four stoI-es hg and almost 100 yards long. Buiît two years ago it incorporates an original feed systemn of M1,r. White's awn design-one wbich saves birn a large proportion of tbe labor troubles whi-ich p1lgue most poultrymen. Among the many other unique feaitures of the building- are a com-plete oe apartrnent to bouse the "staff" wbicb at present consists of two stuldents fomthe OAC-tid year men in animal b.uisbandy-tbere both týo earn. and to learn". TIIEFÂRM FRONT Wben it carnes to putting away milk products we Canadians have quite an edge on the Australians. We also top them at consuming poultry, eggs, fish and game, to- matoes and citrus fruits. But the Aussies are fa! ahcad in their cansumption of sugar and syrups, fruits-other than toma- tocs and. citrus-and most sorts of vegetables except the leafy varie- ties. As to meat, tbere's really no comparison. Our 1947 consumption of 123 pounds, per capita looks rather sgiail as compared to the Australian mark of 211 pounds a bcad. Our 40 pôunds per capita of pork and pork products was al- mast ' double theirs - but "Down Undler" tbey got away with 71.5 pouinds of mutton and lamb as compared to a mere 4.6 pounds here. The extension af rural lectri- fication lui Canada duriug the past few ycars is almost incredible. Lai- est reports show some 185,000 rural' customiers of electrical power lines in this country-an increase of over 120,000 since the ehd of the war. Farmers intendiug to plant fall wheat might do w cli to investi- gate a new chemicai, claimed to bc mucb superior to previous lungi- cides in the trcatmcnt af seecd. The chemists cail it-take a long breath uow - ethyl mercury pto- lucue sulfonilide; but dealers in farm chemnicais and fertilizers wili Just One of 120,000 - Sizing up on'e of the chiekens whicb his thorougbiy modern plant near Seaforth turns out in im- mnense andprofitable quantities îs N. W. Wbte-a mnan wba bias mnade a lange-scale success of the poultry business, and wbo encourages others ta go into it. At present be is belp- ing a young married veteran ta get-establisbed in the business in the same vicinity. Other pictures ýof tbe White estab- lisbment, taken exclusively for these pages, appear elsewbere in this issue. no doubt seli it ta you under somne name far iess .iaw-brcaking than that. * * * In tests this spring this chemnicai is said ta have given excellent ne- suits lu trceatiug secd ot spring wheat, oats, barlcy, rye and flax. It can be used c.ithÏer wet or dry- witb equaily gaod resuits. As with other seed disinifectauts it does not contraI baose srnut in wheat, for wbich' the Zxperts recommend purchasinig the new disease-ire seed plus proper crop rotation; but it bas provecd higbly effective for stinking smnut sud bunt. Poultrymren v\,honhave becu de- pendiug ou thýe time-cousuming mctbiods (of ippinig or dusqtiig ta id their çicîcheus of mites sudé lice nowhav la ucb casier way ai dong ti-ysprayinig specialist sryda imitc,-iufected brooder blouse w ithl a five per cent solution ai DDT. The young cbicks which w ere Iter placed ini that hanse grcxv np witbout ever having even a howing acqualutauce witb a milte or louse. Since that time this nman has. sprayed many breoder and layiug boulses lu the same manner. lu teryý case the mites soon disap. peared. Whcn he sprayed the litter thorough-!iy, as wel 5as the bouse, even the lic preserit ou the chick- Now is the season wben 'work- îug mmari herses must be care- fuliy watched for sigus of over- heating. Most ai such trouble cornes ou ýa muggy, cloudy day when tbere is littie air mevement. Watc hbow bard the herse is breathiug, aild give it rest periodicll otten. Animais that do net sweat should be watcb(-!ed too, becausýe these are the- ones that mosýt ofieul gè out wilh heat prostration1. Treatmnnîwofanimlais suffering heat prostrationl is difficnît. Most êf thein die, ne matter what you do; sud those which recover arc seidom much gond for work. Coliar sores on work borses should be wasbed sud kept dlean, but it isu't advisabic te use disiri- fectauts, accordiug to a well- known vetinary authority. A quart oi water with a teaspoonful uf, sait lu it, or the same amnounit et water with two tablespoons oi soda is good fer washing sncb wounds. Most mild lotions or oint- meuts bave a tcndeucy ta help the weuud hcai-always providcd yen eau keep the collar off the animal for a few days, flot otherwise. Then there's the odaid eueabouit the bired man wheo was compilainý ing ab74t the Stinginecss' ef thQ Wl1 c of the far e be was rkiug forý. "I was sittin' teecatin' myi breakfast, and ail of a suùddeui' she saPys ta me(, 'Jabez, deo you know bow mrany grididlc cakes yau've just et??' 1 told bier-No. that 1 neyer bothered ta keep) count ai matters such as that. 'Wel. 1 caui tell you','she says. 'It's just exactly twenty nine.' And do ýyou 1kilow, it made mre sa duirued madý tbýat I gat. up and waîked away frein the table withont even fir-inhîngm The WlsodColliery in B-rit- ain le pravidinig 1a rnst cemba-rrss lug test case fer British ISocia-lismr. It is, a reiativelyiy nrnpartaut unît ln the British coa1-miiug inidnistr ïÉtý len of fthase pits wbicb 1have beconenupoitbeta orok. sud the National Ceai Beard proposes ta close 't as neo longer ecouiernie. Tbe Waleswood inliers, hwvr abject. Thcy doui't wanit ta, work elsewherc. They îhave their homes lu the vicinity suid flicyvabjýect ta being meved. Sureîy- , theY Say, s Socialist gaveruimeut is lnet going taput the profit miotive before that aof buman ights. Thcy ssy that the iel,\iiwing ,is the manner in wblch Bstnchiid- nen recite that oid nursery ýfavorite "Twinkle, tvui, iteStar." "'ScintiIIate, scinitilitec, globule orifîc, Fain waulId 1 fat1hom ithy) nature sp c;ii, Lofily poised iii inte (ethe Strngiyresmhuig ag~mcoIr- Lt cufld be, bt auypeople are nouw takcil" ng Thile that the floods hIave filiilteSub sai!wtrsa age system t an exteur that wil ellable crops ta wilthstand serlous drouth Certaiuly the floods have changed the faceCAi the Westrn prairi. Lakes thar once carrucd \ater traffic aud then dried upf nia, dry narsb or mnud fiats are tlakes agali- Mar-Sblutand rie1id 1up aid rbe camne wheat tarns ià now back un der watur iand will Lîiçey Stay that way. Farmiers of sncbi land are, onit of business. The vast expanseoai nubroken praire so failiar taair travel dur iug the war, is flow a land dotted with bIrimrnIlinlg creeks aud rivers sua tnad sofaiminatuýre lakes lu the cornters ai farmecrs' fields. Al this wi;l bc refl-cted lun less land sown tI \ whe0an sd nmore taoats, sud barley. the: wat,_r Ithat lies ont the groundG is the water thjat bas soaked decp into the eartb. The crawnîniig dis. aster ai the dust-bowl ycars Was when thie farirn wels dried up. Li e witbout wýater bcamen1 impossible for mari sud beast. These Wells draw tie iwater irom surrounding porous saoi Jr gravel beds. \WVh en this underground store is depletcd, it cao be rplnihc dring the Sommer, only b., bavy racinfaîll. If, as now, the undrground star- age is mtili, a does rual have tc, Aside fromn this argumennt alto- gether, the fiods have tugbt buud- rcds aW districts, l]ufthc ghrce prov- ince5same ec lernentaile(ssons in soul conuevatiaa. Large gouges ai ruied land mark the course ai ram- pagiug wte.Particulariy bard bit were farmersou ollngland whc hiad bare sumrnerfci-alow,. The flouods took avway. the top soi! anid plowed ditchies sevCra, feet deep julta the ïinfertile day biw But where an adaetpiece ai laud bad lbeený sawn ,ta, crestcd wheat grass, tber-eC~ wcas litcra-lly n aaefroni the wtcr, Twcny yarsago, f armiers wvouid sur-vey the ,damiage suid shake thecir heads. Today, they are peppeing the govcrumnezts for adv;ice on wbat they shouild do ta restare: theàirind. Sali experts are bappiug about al over the cuutry, tryiug ta take ad vanItalge aofthe rnew iutere(st ilu soui couiser-vtiau* 1This points up the fact that WeS terui tarmrers today are bath in to-the thrcatai oe rasion sund eager ta work ta rvnti.These 'are the di videu dsý that are accruiuig irorn jycars of eduicatiaual vworl, '-'n the, part ai the ca-operatives the elevato compaies, the F.F.RA. sud, provincial agricultural repre- Try Again Abae was deliveriing iread .ini th e avenue. A warnan hurrtyinig hlomewuards frrin ber shopping Stop- pg dhilm. "Hlave yon leit me auy bread?" "Oh, yes, madamIn 'ts ittoa'" "Cetanl, adam.",àe "\,e'l], yesterday's wasu't!" clie of aseI s of adv i ents in ti bute lta those Canladians in the service of ti/me pubt#és 4