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Address communication* to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide 8t. West. Toronl* DAIRY Dairymen generally recognize there is a marked variation in the milk and' ! butlerfat producing capacity of dif-j ; ferent individuals in the herd. On' practically the same ration and carei some cows will produce a large uni-| : form flow of milk of high butterfat j i content, while other cows will not. In! I herds bred and eared for in the same ' Question What breeds of pigeons , fore them a constant supply of water manner over a period of years, cowsj ore btst adapted for t*e raising of for drinking purposes, and second, of low milk yields and butterfat test; i^uabs for the market? j that in winter the gains are more pro- arc found along with cows of high. Answer Bulletin No. 15 of the De-|nounced when the water is given production. partment of Agriculture at Ottawa, slightly warmed. Practical dairymen know that profit dealing with the subject of pigeons' stock Raiser, Durham Co.T/ic, from dairying depends in a very large names three breeds suitable for squab 'farmers in this district grew large measure upon cows of large uniform. production, the Homer, the Carneau 'quantities of peas many years ago. * and butterfat production Cows , and the Mond.ine. The Homer is gen- j Mt the coming of the pea weevil led ^at respond at tho pail to liberal ermlly acknowledge to be one of the 1 man / us to discontinue. Vfe desire Coding and proper care Cows that most profitable breeds for this pur-' fo 80W ' a field th ia year and the etd can consume roughage and gram pro- pose. It Is a hardy breed, very active. I " e have has an occasional infested Portioned into a well-balanced ration prolific, and produces a good average ' secd Please advise me how to treat and convert it into a good profit over cost of consumption. The value of the dairy cow as a weight squabs. The Carneau, original the secd to destroy these insects. ed in Flanders, has been bred for food i Answer Coal oil has been found for many generations. This breed has 'useful in destroying the pea "bug" in proflt-makmg organization rests quite the habit of remaining close to the 'the seed. About a half gallon of coal ^^ upon her breedmg, feeding home quarters when given its free- o il is sufficient to treat about five and care. To consume feed profitably dom. It is prolific and robust and the bushels of peas The idea is to thor- she must be brc d for the purpose for Squabs develop rapidly. The Mon-i oug hly moisten every secd so that the whlch sh * is being maintained. She aine, bred originally in Switzerland,' O u w m penetrate flnd kill the insects. ( mu ^ have the capacity to consume U a utility pigeon, and is stated in V or this purpose the seed may be od - blxtv Pr cent, of all the the bulletin to be rapidly gaining! p i ace d on a floor, the oil sprinkled on, thecow eats goes to sustain her popularity on this continent. It is a 'and the peas shovelled over thorough- and n 'y W this is taken can of I very prolific breed, and the squabs are i y The shovelling should be repeated can there be any return to the dairy-! broad breasted and well fleshed. every day for at least four .days, the man -. lhe dalr y c w must have a, first shovelling to be done about two constitution that will endure heavy. weeks before sowinc It would be work ' for she lubors ght and day Considerable progress was made coW ; well 'if possible to induce every farm- digesting and assimilating food for lat year in the control of the Euro- er in your neighborhood to treat hisj mill < Products. pean Corn Borer. The Dominion Ento- Question Are there any advan- tages gained from warming the drink- ing water of hogs during Weather? Serves Public Health. Western University, London, is ac- gcod things through its Public Health, conducted Professor H. W. Hill. Dr. Hill has been In charge of the institute of Public Health since 1912, except for three years spent with the same faculty of the University of Minnesota. - Progress of Corn Borer the Answer An experiment carried on at the Central Experimental Farm in- dicated two things: First, that hogs make better gains when they have be- 1 several years. seed peas this spring. If this is done^ thoroughly there should be no "bugs" in the crop in that neighborhood for THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON dairy cow, to prove her value mologist reports that, although the to convert roughage and grain into insect spread over quite a large area profitable- returns must be well fed. in 1922, the amount of spread was The milk and butterfat products of not quite as great as in the previous the cow- contain the richest and most year. Last year, with co-op- j nutritious food elements. To manu- eration between the Dominion; faeture this highly nutritive product and Ontario Departments of Agri- the cow must be supplied with a splen- culture, fifteen men and five automo- did quality of raw material and in biles were engaged in scouting for the liberal amounts. Her ration 'should corn borer from July 24 to September at all times be palatable, appetizing, 29. A hundred and sixty-five town- easily digestible and well balanced in ships, mainly in south and south- essential nutriments. i western Ontario, were examined and Every dairyman knows that no two ' forty-five found to be infested. In cows are just alike. They may be bred, Kent, Essex, and Lambton the infes- fed and cared for in the same manner, | tation proved to be extremely light, yet there is a decided difference in but in Elgin and Middlesex the con- tin i i- ability to consume food and con- , trary was the case. There was little vert it into profitable returns. To spread of the insect in a northerly or make dairying most profitable the ' north-easterly direction. Altogether dairyman must make a very careful the pest has made its appearance in % Tn&Tobacoo of Quali ty study of his cows. He must under- APRIL 15. Joseph, the Preserver of His People. Lesson Passage : Gen. 30: 22-24; 37: 2 to 50; 26. Golden Text Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Exod. 20: 12. LESSON FOREWORD Among .the pat- ' his father might meanwhile perish stand their individual need. He must riarchi Joseph stands perhaps only through ths) famine. ; cater to their likes and dislikes. The second to Abraham as regards the, V. 10. The land of Go/then. Goshen, value of a cow as a milk and butter- -, -, level of high moral personality. In one of the names of lower Egypt, fat producer can only be computed which prevented the movement of to-day's lesson we may observe two comprised the territory lying to the when she has been supplied with all corn on the cob, cornstalks, etc., from U S SSSa&fMS. All ftSt X'thc'tsert 8 * waVf re- * vital requirements that meet her ( the heavily infested districts to light, the more remarkable does his forgive- \ quen tly invaded by hungry Nomads. I lndl ^ dual needs - 'nfested as well as to any other ness appear when viewed against the . It was an excellent pasture region ! 1 behev onc ot the commonest mis- 1 districts. Quarantine on the move- moral background of his own genera- 'and since Jacob and his family were 1 ^ akes made by the average dairyman merit of corn and corn products was tion. His was an age which, on the shepherds and not agriculturists, it ' s an unwillingness to pay additional- j maintained by warning notices being whole, believed in retaliation, rather would admirably suit their tastes and! Iy for the cow of large producing ca-. posted at road intersections, by ban- trtan f nn.i _ cm ^ 'j "An i vi- fnr fin fVl 1 I.ITI- nili a hundred and fifty-two townships, covering approximately 11,711 miles.! One of the control measures taken ! was to establish a double quarantine,! than forgiveness. "An eye for an eye pursuits. . , pacity. Many a large producing cow ners placed so as to warn motorists, . . , and a tooth for a tooth" was its usual v n Tflere wU[ ; nourish thee A has passed on undeveloped, simply be- ' not to take corn from the infested! practice. Second his conception of and fortunes of men "with "' " , n uCLlOMH IlM'i lOrtUncf* OI inUIl \VILII \ -.ft ,. r him ' "'' " n God's directing and controlling hand. To recognize tnat God makes even the - - . . ... IIIMJ uv i'<i i umui Inn of men serve his purposes with- sta nces. Jews who rose t out thereby lessening their moral res- ln forei courts wcre ponsilnlity was the solid achievement f avor to their Jewish of Joseph's faith. "- - - I. A Noble Forgivenem, 8-8. V. 8. This touching scene took place ' Hebrew slave rising to the highest po-| cause her owner failed to co-operate districts, and by the stationing of in- drawing his family, with her and supply the essential food specters at Toronto, Hamilton, Sarnia: them with ( ingredients to encourage maximum and Windsor to watch for evasions in! To work profitably the the case of shipments by any methods' At Toronto 47,000 pubHc may be p Esther 8. 1. V. 12. It is my mouth that speakctli. He sought to allay any suspicion In Joseph's house perhaps In the among his brothers that the proposal I audience chamber. (See ch. 44:14.) .to migrate to Egypt might prove but Judah has been interceding passion- an occasion for a new quarrel. They, ately for Benjamin (44: 18-34) and , themselves must surely see how ear- Joseph could no longer restrain his ( nt> st be was. FT. t up feelings. / am Joseph. There) V. 14. Up to this point Joseph had ie simplicity in this brief merely disclosed himself In Hebrew there arc h>it for the future. Now hieh orfl'es cow must at a " timea be in perfect of transportation. to show 1 condit 'on. She must have a good ap- dozen and at Hamilton 15,000 dozen g ee I petite, a strong work digestive sys- ' ears of corn were examined and; ' tern and furnished with a variety of traced. A close watch was also kept' palatable feed to induce large con- on the fall fairs, and it is satisfactory sumption. two words "I" and were troubled; conscience that the brother whom they Sour Cream Made Sweet. The process of turning sour cream into sweet is as follows: The sour is churned into unsalted but- Then skimmilk or skimmilk to note that the public co-operated well, only six individuals being caught trying to evade the quarantine. "Joseph." They greeted and embraced his brothers be- ( P ower ls ae ln quantity s nscience-stricken ginning with Benjamin. Greetings in ' clent t reducc u to the required Using Oil in Incubator. Those using a hot water type incu- bator with galvanized tank which has powder is added in a quantity suffi- ' rusted can easily avoid the am- : trouble by using cylinder oil in plaee had the East nrc usually very polite and """' "^ butterfat. The mixture is of water. Unless oil is about blood; sought to kill should be the powerful long drawn out. The present writer ruler. ihas witnessed greetings that extended V. 5. Be not grirrtd. Joseph uttered about half an hour. not a word of anger or revenge. He . 15. Only now had the brothers ought to soothe his brothers' troubled l "e courage to speak intimately with placed in a viscolizcr machine and tho result is perfectly good sweet cream. This process is often used in the sum- heat or little warmer, do not fill tank a full as you would with water as! the oil expands more when heated incuts and as valuable for all poses as natural sweet cream. pur- Proper Time to Hatch Chicks Consciences, fjod did nend me. He recognized a providential purpose In! A ppliration. . his life. His lirotherB, in selling him I The story of Joseph is full of vivid into Egypt had been the unconscious color and movement. Amid the multi- Instruments of God. tude of its religious teachings let us V. 6. The famine. In Palestine fam- select these: IneH were frcnuent because the f ertil- 1 * Tnn discipline and hard knocks ity of the soil is nlmont entirely dc-, of life may train us for useful service pendent upon the rainfall. In Egypt, and ripeness of Christian character, however, not only is there remarkable Joseph had his ohare of trouble the fertility but, as Warren says, it is P't. the slave whip over his back, not directly dependent on rainfall, prison, suspicion, ingratitude but at the annual flooding of the river In8t thp Inost powerful office in Nile inundating nearly the whole E PJ'Pt (let us call it the premiership) \ enough to have time to mature well land and making tho cultiva- 'Passed into his hands, tion of the soil, as a general ' 2. Two of the poisonous ingredients rule, n yearly certainty. Sometimes, '.that filled the cup of Joseph were (a) mer months when cream is difficult to! than water. I could not see but what keep sweet. It is as rich in nutri- ! the, incubator hatched just as good as' when using water. I find a light body oil works best. N. F. It Is a confirmed fact that pullets must bo thoroughly matured before C KK production can be expected, there- fore, they must be hatched early , . , thouRh rarely, the Nile failed to over- nvy, (b) ingratitude. His brothers flow urn! a famine ensued. One of the envied him and sold him into slavery, Ptolcmies hud to import grain from) Martin I.uthcr tolls a story of a after the most urgent demand for winter eggs is over. A number of experiments conduct- ed at the Lennoxville Experimental Station during the past two or three years, to ascertain the proper time to hatch stock required for profitable winter egg production, have given Why I Use a Drill for Small Grain. A field 1s more easily and more quickly cown with the grain-drill than by hand or wagon-box seeder, since there is no stepping-off and gauging to be done nothing to do but hitch up and drive. With hand-sowing one must step off the desired width of a round and set flags to sow by, walk and carry the seed while he sows. The wind is bothersome when sow- ing grain by any of the methods ex- cept that of drilling, and a poor or streaked stand almost invariably is the result if there is a wind at sow- ing time. With the grain-drill, this trouble is avoided, and as even a stand is secured when the wind is blowing as when there is not the slightest breeze. Grain put In the ground by a drill is all placed at exactly the same depth, and this is not true of another system of seeding. Where seeds are sown at uneven depths, germination is sure' to be slower with some than with others. Those nearest the surface of, the ground, if the weather turns dry, 1 will not sprout at all, but shrivel up' and are lost entirely. When all Is said and done it is a matter of yields and profits. Seed planted with a grain drill yields more per acre than seed sown broadcast ' That is reason enough for me tc use a grain drill. M. Coverdell. .> Avoid Feeding Spoiled Silage. We have found it wise to watch carefully the condition of the silage we are feeding. Sometimes it is frozen and it spoils faster than it is fed out In both cases the animals receiving it suffer. The frozen silage is found about the wall of the silo. If this silage can he, pulled off in chunks, pitched down in! the stable, the heat there will soon thaw it out and make it ready to feed. Spoiled silage is especially harmful' to horses and sheep, but should not! be fed to cattle. One should have sufficient stock to feed off at least two inches over the entire surface of the silage each day in winter, and from three to four inches during the warm weather. Otherwise, one can- not handle the silage safely without' wastage, it being necessary to throw | away that portion which has become! unfit for feed. J. A. S. Drilled oats outyield oats broad- casted. Says Sam: When the boys begin to ask can they have the buggy to-night, that's another sign of spring. BUILD YOUR OWN SILO Th "Brmntlord" term n M mU h''r boM reundiiim-. v.ios. milk home and '>iru floors. ('. it In ware time te make ironey. mli'nt concrete for r.fUti- bore, loirti tn4 illwrtiirfM 01 botA UdM Mid tor mod or powrr *" bu4d t&rter mliers for barter work. Write for fro booklM. Gold Shpl v * Mulr Company. Limited MO Wtlllattoc St. Braatfcro Irrigated Farms in Southern Alberta In the rmoQ Va-uhall District Bow BlTsr Irrigation Proltct An especially food location for mixed farming and dairying 1 . Splendid p- uortunfty for young men now llvlnj In districts where good lnd cannot >. bought at reasonable urlces THIS IS NOT PIONEKUING, th first 10.000 acrss ars (ally settled anj another 10,000 acres now ready for settlement; maximum distance from railroad, seven mile*. Qood roads, telephones and schools. Easy pay* ments. extending over IS years. This Is ths Best Land Buy In Albert* Write for further Information to CAWADA tAHD and IBKI0ATIOR COMPAinr. LIMITFD *-ir1ti wn> Albert* Stralni. iprain* end pains, overworked Many who leap into sudden riches slip when they land. known for more than 40 yeais faKa<UirSp>vinCttfe.Uecono- mical and clean no muaaineaa, no eonllaued nibbing, na> bandaging. 1 Aak your druggut (or bottle to-day KENDALL'S SPAVIN TREATMENT stances, any of the general purpose! SO me interesting figures. For instance, breeds, such ns Plymouth Rocks, Wy- andottes, Rhode Island Reds, etc., re- Syria nnd Phoenicia because of a fa- ' robin that fed regularly on some' quire on an average five and a half mine in Egypt. Etirinu; plowing. Sec bread crumbs that were placed on the' to six months to mature, thus, pullets IBJI. 30: 24. "The oxen and tho young window sill. After the menl. tho robin [ intended to commence laying the lat- asses that car tho ground." hopped to a near-by ' hranrh of a tree from November 1, 1920, to March 1,1 1921, 25 pullets, hatched between 1 April 5 and April 12, gave an average \ profit of $3.73 per bird over the cost of their feed; while 25 pullets, hatch-] cd between May 1 and May 10 gavo| an average profit of $1.75 per bird over the cost of their feed. Experi- ' ments conducted during the following winter gave results that helped to T , 'unspcnknble gift," I time, and could be hatched a week or I strengthen the data already secured, 'A.. -J5' a - Tho story of Joseph's treatment two later, and still be matured ready viz.: From of October, would have to be V. 7. To nrmervf you a nnatfritu" t If I j i ,- hta tff\i\i 1 1 i : If ftf in. 1 ....... *A W ' i*** ^*- it**\ vn- . . i . . . i ... u . . | . . . . , .. leave you descendants. Had it not ' r P r V , F iv , v", to "S 1 *ho Mediterranean Breeds such leen fnr Josenh'H timolv aid the wholn ! thntlkful to ono nn "ther for help and: tno Mertiterranean oieeos, . i. houl -of Jacob migh have nerhhed ' kindncss Rnnwn to us - nnd nho ^ all thorns. Anconas, etc.. being smaler jffiTfMTitM 1Sh0(1 |let us bo thankful to Ood for "his birds, can be matured in slightly less V. 8. A fatln'r to i an official title of strator under the king. Joseph had become a sort of vixier in Phar- aoh's court. Aliens of capacity nnd fidelity wore sometimes elevated to the ] t c p" f JnoHt responsible positions in the state ...11 by KiiBtern monurchs. II. A Haunt if til Prnrision, 0-115. V. ft. Haute ye. Joseph hndo them hn :! ' because he lonpjed to see hia j seventy times spvon." father and bccnuse, if they delayed, virtuo to practice. - u , . November 1, 19->1. to commence producing in the latter March 1. 10ft. 25 pullets hatched be- pnrt f Oct b r - The ^ Whl h th * tW " Cn ApH) ? Bnd Apr " 15 ' Bave an n rornnrknl, w ,v A dl ked lemn once nboTit Uii^ ,nwt I youn * K rowin * Rlock receivp d^ing average Profit of $2.83 per bird over ^ How^fa^'shouldi * hn 8Ummcr months has much to do j the cost of their feed; while '_>5 pullets, How often should one for- with having them properly matured hatched between May 1 and May 10,; in time for winter eggs. One breeder gave nn average profit of only $1.71 : Start Chicks Right Health growth even life itself de- pends upbn proper feeding. Pra//Si Buttermilk Baby Chick Food has no equal. Contains all that's needed to build bone, muscle and feathers. Digests easily; pre- vents disease; saves time, trouble and loss. Tho MaHter's reply was that there wns to be no limit to the readi- ness to forgive, "not seven times, but This is a hnrd A Lantern That Will Not Tip Over. A cement bane en at on the bottom of a lantern will make it hnrd to knock over. Such a lantern will be very uneful around the barn or shop, j A form ls made by bending a piece of sheet iron, tho diameter being about three inches larger than the Your Money Bck If YOU Arc Not Satisfied PRATT FOOD CO. OF CANADA. Limited ' 13 2 W -CsrUw Avenue, Toronto . may hutch his birds early in April, j per bird over the cost of their feed, j and yet by neglect in proper feeding! It was thought possible by pome, that; and exercise, may not have them as: the later hatched lota would produce' XJTXJ/? OF well matured in October as another , sufficiently more eggs in January and breeder who hatched his birds in May, [ February to balance the profits of the! then the lantern is set in the centre on j but who gave them proper cnre while earlier birds in November and De-i top of the cement and the apace around it is filled in. tun; of about three A cement mix- parts screened sand to one of o. mont Is about right. To prune with nn nxo spends more strength than it saves in money, they were growing on the range. Again, chicks hatched too early, De- cember, but such has not been the! case in any of the experiments to date. sides ln'iiM' harder to tako care of Given proper care and feeding during! early in the year when the weather Is { the summer months on a good range more severe, can be forced to maturity! for exercise, the past results would and egg production about August "and ; justify the recommending of hatching September, and will exhaust a certain j chickens of the general purpose type, you can't get a good job done, amount of their strength by the time! not later than the end of April, the shears) and a pruning saw are, that cold weather cornea, with the re-j first three weeks of April preferred, 1 base of the lantern. It Is also about well worth buying. one inch higher. In casting, the form i is set on a amooth flat hoard, about one Maple* or ouks generally indicate Inch of cement is placed in the bottom, | well-drained land. suit that they very often go into ujnnd of the Mediterranean classes, not moult, stop laying, and owing to short ' later than the 24th of May, for tho dnys of feeding, cannot regain their: most profitable production of winter! I strength sufficiently to produce until eggs in western Quebec. I $/Why is Early Ripening so Profitable? .^ In Corn Because it incraues the protein of ensilage from 50 ^ to 150%; and consequently you do not have to buy to much fetd. In Oats Because early maturing oats escape cooniidemabU nut injury ; ami fill before they are killed with heat. In Potatoes Because early potatoes bring Biggest Prices. SHUR-GAIN Fertilizers hasten ripening of all crops. Order SHUR-GAIN Fertilisers now for spring us*. Coniult our AS AM wnsrs ws r ur Agent or write ut.^j 4 llVl'Vg w.nt.d in I II Tf_" re not r.pn snt d. 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