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k- ' \ HOG AND BACON PRODUCTION Hogs on Pasture. The pasturing of hogs en c!ov»r, Japanese miljet and swe«t clover was For aoiB* time 1q ("an«4u the effortu In addMlon to w^iicli th« prices real- nia<ie the subject of an fxperinient of tbe OovemmenU, rallwaya., packer*, lied were considerably greaie-r on good carried on '.ast year by the Dominion •ml llTestock organlzatton. have been bacon hogs than In the previous year. Animal Husbandman at the Central i directed towards aiicouragtng the pro-; It 1» eot.'mi. lei that the Increase iii**«K Farm at Ottawa. Tbe test covered! ductlvn by fariuersi of a better type of paiee revenue In 1925 for the whole » period of sixty-nine day» from JutM^ ta^ion hog, having In view iJie »>etteT- Dominion wfs about $15,000,000. The fi, durinf? forty-two of which the meirt of the Dominion'* ponMlon in the ' ontTlbutiug factors lo such achieve- hogs got skim-milk and clover pasture export markets, Firtlcn'arly that of !»«ent w.-r.' a general Improvement lu and during the remaining twenty- Uie United Kingdom Such endeavors 'he type ar.J finish of the hogs mar- seven days they were fed skim-milk, have been extended to enlisting the ktt,Dd, a keen domestic demand, the Japanese millet and swe?t c.over, be- exceller.t market In the United King- gj^j^s tj,,, regular rations, which con- (Ic'ia ((jt 1-acon and hacfls. ami a sharp sigted of Jwo parts oats, one part TEMPTING THE CONVALESCENT PLANT TO CAN Iftlereet of tbe younger generattcn. Throughout Manitoba. Saekatchewan, and A^^)erta boys' and glrla' awlne olub» have been organized by the Do- minion and Provincial Governments and along its own Itnee lu the Prairie PTftvlnces the Canadian Paclflc Rail- way has Intensified rivalry by award- Inquiry live hogs In the Pacific I corn, one part middlings, one part It is when your patient i.s first be- ginning to recover that you find it most difficult to coax him to eat. And in this it is well to remember that the way to a convalc.sceivt's stomach is through his eye. A tray covered with spotless and dainty linen and set with attractive china will do Garfiening for ihe Two-^-Day Vegetable Schecfule. Uy 1.0.1a C Yerkea. "The mooith of .May brings Cbrli Some vege^ablea ran be afored for Health iMy." eo let ue celebrate by winter u.ie, as cjibbage. turnip-s. ()nion% planning our vegetable garden' We carrot.t. parsnipn, a« well as ibe fateJi- must, keep the nhlldreu's diet lu mind ful pntaio. and make provision to plant a variety Plan your garden on a systematic of vegetables â€" enough to serve at basis, having tli*> rows wide apart to Isast two every day to each one of the allow of easy i-ulilvatlon and harvest- family and then can the surplus. j lug of the crop. Many women have Two things which fhould be tn every found it both a lln)e and labor .«tver : bran five per c-nt tankaite and three '"**'"* "'^'*''" persuauing your paiunt. ^^^^^ gurilen arf ORparague and rhu- , to can some each week nmhe-T than try ' '^ .. ' . - " .' t.i eat than anv amount of nourish- ,_ _ ^ ..., j .i ! ... j., .i... i ._ ,__ ._ coast (tatec First Shipment of Live Animal*. Per cent, oilmeal. In the twenty- Thfre haa been considerable Interest ^even-day Period the amount of bran evinced on both sides of the Atlantic was redticed by hn.f In his report, la a shipment of 1,200 live hogs which after givinsr fu.l detahs, the Husband- to eat than any amount of nourish- ing food, even though the bast cook In the land has prepared it. ing a trophy to t+ie winning club In , j^,,^ g^ j^^^^^ ,^p [^^^ EngliaJi market. """»• Mr. G. B. Rothwell, draws these *'^® ''7'" each of the three provinces and In ad- â-  j,j, j^ being the flrat time such a cou- deductions: that the Berkshire hoj^s handy Xor dltlon Uklngtie members' of the win- 3,^,^^^^^^ j,^, 1^,^ f^^^ Canada over barb. When once .started, they re- , to do the entire season's cajinlng la QuIre vM-y Iktie .attention. They ma- ' one or two day d. ture early and. along with dandelion ! Veffetabl.'w are important as bulld- Ths first thing to select Is tbe tray, and other e.^rly green.i give us our ' tng and regulatory fa.c.tors in the diet. The round ones are net nearly so firs>t change from the heavy meat diet I The mineral content of vegf^tables _ _ a convalescent to handle as of winter. While potatoes, beans and maUeej thv->m indtspeuBaJiIe for growth made sliifhtly more economical gains â- * -square one with rounded corners, qoru are admirable vegetables, yet ^ and health. There are many niHuerals ' ' â-  ' ' '- '"- -- â- â€¢ â-  • - • 1 nt'?ded by the body. Tht- most lai- be- : portant of these u?iUzed lu th',» body In ning teams to the Agricultural Winter :'°"~'Arrn'«1hii"t/> reoort' the recetv than tha Yorkshires on pasture; that though the oval ones are also stilt- they are net the whole of the story seas. According to ^««>«^ ^'^«; ^^^^^ ^he Yorkshires consutned more meal able. If the tray is prettily enameled We need two vegetable, a day Instead, a seafion, we who have gardens find It phoEXihonis ar.J Iron. The other min- ittle square lunch cloth may be laid easy to include llie needed extra vege- erals are abundant In food so If we corner-wise. This may be decor- tables In our dally menu* But what Fair at Toronto ae its guests. 'fi,T.n ,,» th»iit.<» i^icf* wWr-h rame iil,.u -- - . . .... The 6«cce«8 which has attended ^^^u anrund^v^ent au eight-day and milk per pound of gain produced; it will not be necessary to use a c.oth »lde« potatoes and, during the growing : .argest amounts are calcium or lime the.se efforts has been very gratifying. 1 j^^^j.^^ ^g [jj^ p^^j <.f embarkation, that the Yorkshires are more subject that entirely^ 'i°^^'^f, [[ Though the number of hogs on farms ^-a* a si/lendld one. The animals stood to sunburn than the Berkshires, In Canada temporarily slumped In .j,_ vovaee w^ell arrived in Kood con- which factor may prove detrimental *>"• . .. , , - , l»2o figures *ave shown a fairly con- d|tio„ a^d met wUhTr^r market ' when feeding these hogs on' pasture, ated with bright colored embroidery of wlaler days? Let us make a vege- .8l*t*irf ascendancy tor some time. Dut- ^^ Glasgow and Birkenhead, where and that the hogs readily consumed Ing the war hog production was stlmu- ^.^y ^.^^g landed. It Is. felt that with ' the clover during the first period and also .suitable. quAUty and pricee being right, a new | also the Japanese millet and sweet. Aluminium trays are light and nvorkt-t may have been discovered foe, clover pasture during the second , easily handled, or if a cheap tray is >ated at the expense of quality, but even so the number of aniimals In Can- ada in 1923 was. 10 per cent, more than In 1915. The export market Is in good Western Canadian livestock. Eiiorts are unremitting to Increase; 8hape, authorities being agreed that ^;^^^ numl>e:r of hogs In Canada and at Canadian bacon is once again firmly tho same time Improve Uie standard of | es.tabllshed lu the United Kingdom In .j.^ animal raised, greater stress being; compeUtlon wHh the product of Den- j^i^j on the latter. A very gratifying j mark, Sweden. Holland. Ireland, and r€a.ponse is evident on th*- part of the I the United States, which opinion Is fa.rmer3 of the Dominion. Saskatche- j substantially supported by trade «.an, fcr instance, has organized hog figures. . pooig,_ and a fund la being s^ipported j Marketing in 1925. j,y ^ijg Farmers' Union of that province , Hog marketing in Canada In 1925 'to ."end a delegation <o Great Britain,! constituted a record, according to the Ireland, -and Denmark to thoroughly in- ' Dominion Livestock Conimlas.loneT. | vestlgate and study the bacon Indus- ' Supplies kept pace with those of 1924, ' try in those countries. period. Baking Day. Fresh Fields Keep Sheep Free from Worms. Farm Bookkeeping Pays. On Saturday, my sis and I Watch mother while she bakes An apple and a lemon pie, And lots of ginger cakes. We watch her till she's nearly doneâ€" Though we can hardly wait â€" For there's some choc'late icing on The spoons and on the plate. The spoons my sis can have to lick; I don't like them .so well I desired the paper mache ones may j be used, as they are easily cleaned, ! though they do not last long. I If you even pretend to be a thoughtful nurse you will not ask n I patient to balance a tray on his knees Large dollies are table canning budget so that we shall know just how many cani^-of vege- tables are needed for the family then include a few extras for the gue&ts we may have during tbe winter. I can- secure enough of the three mentioneil we are almost sure to secure a suf- fleiency of the others. Calcium i« â-  needed for bones, teeth, hair, and aids in the digestion of fat. PhoBphorus lc> fc.tind in ail the body oelOs and la necessary for growth. Iron ie a con- not give. In this space, a budget which slltuent of the red blood cells and would be apt^icable to all part.s of Uie I unities with the oxygen In the luaga couutry but can* give a few practical land carries thU oxygen over the body sugges'tlons. so it can help burn the energy foods, During the winter, tomatoes, be-'c-ugar. starch and fat. cause of tlieir vitamin content, should Vegetables contadnlng calcium: In .some households a bed-side tab.e ^e served twice a week. Where there CauatloTver. carrots, spinach,- beans will be found, but lacking that a very {^ ^ ij^^y or there are small children, (dry and strlngi. onions, asparagu*, good substitute nvay be made. I use anj orange Juice Is not available, they cabbage, leuuce. a bundle of old papers, piled evenly and securely tied together. One of should have some tomato Juice every Vegetables rantalning phoephorus: day. -Allowing one-haaf pint as a serv- Be«ine (dry and S'tringi, corn, potatoes. these piles is placed on either side |ng to each person, gives us a pint per carrots, onions, spina.ch asparagus, of the patient and as close to his person for each week during the win- body as possible. Then the tray , ter and sipring. This la the minimum may be set across it. j amount and does not aJlow for second The doctor will be apt to tell you ; helpings. If your fjynlly wish more just what foods the patient can, and ' t.han one helping, then you will have I When we moved onto our present ; Old or permanent pastures swarm farm 30 years ago last July, we oper- , with the tiny organi.^ims, Invisible to ated our business at random only un- the human eye, that account for stom- til the ftrst of the following January,! ach worms, tapeworms-, nodular dls- when we bought an account-book, j ease worms and lung-wormajn lambs We made it into a combined mem- But on the plate the sweets are ' can not have. Keeping this in mind. 10 plan accordingly â-  orandum and account-book for try to vary the menu every day, as ! Greens should be served two or a convalescent's appetite is apt to be three times a week during the winter "finicky." .A.nd never tell your patient | months. Since they are In season ear- before meal time just what his meal ; Her In tlie Spring than other vege- is to consist of. It is the surprise 1 tables, you will not need quite so many Red spiders can be controlled by ! that pleases. A few minutes' thought I cans -as you do of the tomatoes but the dusting with sulphur, or by spraying j will wear off the novelty, if he is j this again will depeiul upon tlnj needs thick- Now, don't yon go and tell! â€" F. Steinmann. « and sheep. • ^ Successful sheep-ralslng depends farm, and found the idea so inter- the plants with a mixture of one i told of it before the meal is served. ! of your family, upon preventing infestation by these esting and inspiring that we have | pound of finely powdered sulphur in Often a short, humorous skit orj .\sparagus, peas. beeu. carrots, pestiferous parasites. j never dropped it. That first year we three gallons of water, in which a ' bit of verse will prove amusing to | beans of all kinds, cora and caullflow- Stomach worms are the most com-' made just $9.34 an acre, gros.s sales, little soap has been dissolved. ! the patient. I er are easily canned. mon and deadly. Like the mature ' That was our sales. We were in debt _ _ <orms of the other worms mentioned, more than we made, and had no """" '_ ~ ~ they are carried by the adult eheep balance. The next ten years were throughout the winter and their eggs but little better. Then we began to are voided and deposited on grass in put in tile ditches. We fenced and spring. I planned our rotations better, and al- It follows that It Is absolutely Im- most doubled our cash sale.^ from the pcssible to keep lambs from being in vaded by the worm onsmles if t'ney are allowed to graze with their dams on coiitaminated pasture'. If this is permitted, tfie fliepherd has constantly to be daping his lambs and she'j-p wltli drugs for worm des- truction. There Is a lot of bt>tl"..?r ami work, to say nothing of the expense. It may be largely a void, -^1 by ridtilng the ewes of worms before they are mated in autumn, and by again giving them wx>nn medicine in s;iring before they are turned cut with iheir Iambs. I farm in the^follo\*ing year, and as the ditches and rotation's began to take hold we had sti^ll better cash | sales. Then we got inspiraticn from ouf accounting to try to do something | extra to increase our cash sales each year. Last year, 19'25, our cash salea ; for the year averaged $81.42 an acre.; We have the same acre.-; that we ' started with ."lO years agu_i)ut they are a lot Iwtter now. We grow big- ger corn, belter wheat and barley, ' heavier crops of oats, lots of alfalfa,' and heavier crops of clover hay. We Thl Canadian Homlmaklr A jeries ^ wee1'/y arTic/es cohering. PLANNING . BUILDING , FINANCING DECORATING . FURNISHING . GARDENING - w » CapxjriqKt ISti But medicinal treatment Is „^t ! ^^P ^^^"-'^ «^ .'T""*- ^""r' '*>*> \^* enough. It is now the approved prac- 1 f*"*"- «"J. thriftier and they make tiee to provide a succession of fr«.h | ""â- â-  at-r;s.ncher.^ -G.W.B. pastures, of newly seeded grass!, for! i ««mi 1. *»/! L* the ewes and lambs In spring. Sheep r I Milk by Machine. always do best when given a 'fresh The niUklng machine euabies me to bite" of clean grass, ami fresh i:.is- ^,1],^ n^ â- >â- > .-ows In two hyurs. 1 do tures greatly lessen worm infesution. I qun^ a lot of (Hher work about the Moreover, well-fed Iaml>s aire less ba,rn while Ihe machine is at work, likely to suffer from worms. As s^oon. ! , have a two unit milker that milks therefore, as they care to take «,' two cows at the tame time. In ope rat- t lambs Bhoukl als.o be s!ipplied wlth^jng ^ 1 have learned from ex|)ertence â-  oata, bran and oil me«l and later with ; ju^f ghout the length of time that ta â- ome corn. \ iigquiiej for milking each cow, 1 make As a "lick" for the ewes and lambs, ' certain to be at band when the teat { to help keep them free. from worms, a pup^ ar« to be changwl from one cow- mixture of salt. 280 part*, dried sul- ^q another. Thi«. together with empty- 1 jjhate of iron. IH i>art», powdered wood ' ing the milk, is about all the attention I charcoal, 11! parts, and flowers of sul i fln,[ iieces.~ary to give the actual etur. 8 parts, may be finely ground ; luilking. and pteceti In a box. protected from j Uetween the times I am looking af- wet. in a place where the auimak can ! te.r tl^e machine I clean the stalls and tet at it a^ ail timee. That mixture Is | bru«h off each of the cows before the j a'jio suitable for calves and colts.â€" machine get.-^ to her. 1 put the silage â-  Dr. A. S, .-Vlexander. j„t„ ^^p mangers and place the alfalfa | In front so that one push will put it] lnt*> the uiangtTs when the i-ows havej finished ihetr silage, I feed the graiuj Farmers Warned Not to In- crease Potato Acreage. Mr. Geo. E. Mcintosh, the Doinin-t^"?'"'"^ starling thf<'ml!ker. Vegetables containing Iron: Spinach, dry beans, potatoes, uiiimragus. cab- bage. We can readily see how bountifully ."V^ure has supplied ua with these mineral elements if we only will take advantage of her bountj- and use them. Ways of preparing vegetables. Creamed: .\spaxagU3, beans, cabbage, carrots, caulidower. celery. com, kohlrabi, oaloas. peas, potatoes, ruta- bagas, spinach, turnips. Buttered: .\,s- paraguB, beans, beet.s. carrots, cauli- flower, greens, parsnips, peas, spinach, sweet potatoes, turnips. Baked or Es- calloped: Beans, cabbage, com, egg plant, onions, stuffed peppers, pota- toes, squash, tomatoes, .Mash6<i: Po- tatoes, rutabagae, squash, turnips. Boiled or Sit-amed: Cabbage, corn oa cob. onions, potatoe-s nitabagas. In Salad.s : .Vsparagus, beans, cabbage, carrots raw, celery, cucumbers, onions, peas, potiuoes. tomatoes. lettuce. if children are given iome of the dif- fereat vegetab!>c's from th,> very first there need not be a feeding problem. If, however, they have heard soon* ot the adults make diaparaghig remarks about cenain vegetables, they will Im- mediately form a dislike for Uie vege- table without tasting it. in order to raise the health ^rajidard among out children It Is uei-essary to keep them gT<3wiug and to ke.jp them free from defects. Food Is a mosit imiportajit fac- tor in this campaign. When we con- alder that lulily eJghty per cent, of the Illness among children Li due to Ira- proper food and faulty nutrition habits, we begin to realize how neceasary it ta that we learn all we can abcHit f(x>d. The cows do nut object in any way ; to the mechanical milker. I am cer- tain that they produce JuSt as much milk H.s they would from hand milkin.g. Were we to do the milking by hand it would take the time of two of ug for two hours each inonilng and evening. The use of the machine saves four and it enable* me to use more than half my time for other work In the barn while I am looking after Ihe ma- chine. L U. Ion Fruit Commissioner, warns potato jfrowers against planting an increas- ed acreage this spring. The present high prices are an incentive to do this, but there is every possibility that market conditions will not be so good next season. In a recently issued •tatement Mr. Mcintosh jvoints out , , ^ that in 11.25 thore were unusimily . '"""^ ♦"'â- '"'='>' "" '"e P«rt of a helper small crops both in Canada and the United States. The s-horlage in the United States made a heavy dem.tnd on our .supplies and had an important influence in causing the high prices, i ~i^>Z^ 1 It would, therefoiv, be advisable for! Che^e, potato growers in all the provincesi Cheese is a cheap and good food to give this matter careful considsr- • for body building. There is no bet- ; â- tion and "to plant only their norm*!: ter cheap substitute for meat. Cheese acreage of pt^tatoes .est a huge crop ' tontains. approximately, one-third bring about a repetition of the un- 'body-building and repairing material, profitable mavkvting conditions of the one-third fat and one-third water, previous I'ov.- years. Chee.-=e is a money-saver. Twenty- ' ' - â-  - five cent.-" spent on cheese gives al- most tw-ce as much nourishment a? i the same sum spent on beef-steak. i t^heese has the reputation of being A Brick Colonial House of Interesting Plan By W^alter Scott. Architect, laid ou! with a side On plan the over all measurement* directness between the variwis rooms The lot was of the house are twenty-eight foet by in this plan, which makes the house drive to ihe g-arape and with a tennis twenty eight feet, and is suitable for a lot forty feet frontage. A compact plan, both for first and second floors, the former showing a very convenient- ly arranged hall, parlour, dining room and kitchen. The parlour will make an unusually pretty room, with the fireplace opposite the bay, giving a pos- s-lble balance for furniture and jtic- lures -- â-  relatively < heaper to construct, fur- lawn and truck garden, the enclosure-j nish and maintain, all ot whi h are of simple open wire and an evergreen very important conaideratlons in these days. , Then, on the upper floor, there has been conveniently arranged the three bedrooms and bathroom, with plenty of cupboard accommodation, all the rooms are of fair average size. Cell- There is more than the usual Inge are nine feet iu height. The base- ment. which contains the heating \y^3/pP/(m3ook lUodwmelT iiluatratwl Tith plans of | modettteptlcrd homnbTCtaadlaa Ar- chitectt. MicLcui BuUdtn' G'U<1* 1^' help Tou to dactd* en tbt t>-t* of nome, exterior fiDish. Trattriib.tntertor ar- rangrmtnt and decoratlOB. Sfnit 25c for a copy. Mad can Buildcra'CxM* .. V.,..., #.s- U... Tor'-nto. Or' . indigestible. Lack of thorough chew- â-  i ing usually causes this indijfpstion. \ If the cheese is \vell chewed with : bread, it is easily digested, but toast- . ed cheese slips down so easily that 1 I people often forget to chew it. ' j Canada is a groat dairy country and this important article of diet is I readily obtained. hedge across the street front. The house compleate and ready for occu pancy land, will ci>st approximately seven thousand dollars. Readers desiring further Information regarding the plans and specifications of th!.>* house should coramunicH;" with the architect direct, .address Mr Middle Aged Hands. When a woman has pas.-ied out of her thirties her age is written clearly on her hands. Some women, no mat- ter how tired thjy may I.e. who never omit to cream and n>assage their faca and neck before going to beJ every night, never think of their hand.i, although the latter are often in even greater need of attention. The skin of the hands grows wrinkled and old-looking .iponer than that of the face and neck owing to the eifect of constant wa.shing with soap and often hard water, for it is not always possible to obtain soft water every time the hands are wash- ed, and for this reason a little cream should be bestowed upon them, if not every night, at least two or thr«« times a wejk. When the hands are still in fairly good condition and only l)eginning to ; show wrinkles, the application of a j little gix)d feeding cream, well mas- saged into the skin twice n w<»ek. will preserve them, but when they have bei'ome shrivelled and wrinkled oil siiould l»e subatituted for cream. Take half a pint of pure olive oil laundry and storage, is seved Walter Scott. Bank of Montreil Bidg.. ''•""">•• i.>"ir« St s ^nd Ktiift ?i E,, • M/T fLOOl HAM room, . feet high, and well lighted and drained, corner .Tamf» St The walls of the basement are of con- [ Hamilton-. Ont. Crete, and otherwise the house Is <tf brickâ€" finished with red face brick. •aid in Flemish bomi with a white 'Joint, Thin style of bond will give a fine texture and (juite a character to the walling. Shingle the roof with rus- set brown, stained ced;ir shlngl«e. the S>>neral woodwork being painted putty grey To JusuTate tlie bouse against , extremes of cold and heat the floor .irrt roof h«v» been treated with poured in- sulating" material, several varieties of which, quite reliable, not costly, and readily applied are now on the market. The window frame and sash are of , nirtal- -the sash beins made to open oiitwards. and leaving a wide iisoahl I glU on th© Inaide for all the rooms 't mus< b-:- of the very best quality exclusive of the value of' the ;â- Â»"'' massage the paims, finirers. and backs of the har.ds with it every night. The oil should be warmed before being aprlied to the hands, and the easiest way t<> do thi? is : > place the lH)ttle in a bowl cf hot water not boiling, as this <v.':z\- â-  . '; the bt'ttle. When massaging liie ri';,'-ers use ths thumii and first finger- of the othL'r hand and work from the tip to +he base of each finger, mH.ssaging as if Working on a n.'w- glove. Wash thj hands in warm waier and dry thoroughly before applying the oil. .\fter the hands have been washed, ar.d befin-e they are quite dry, rub into them a few drops of elderflow«r water, to which benzoin has been added in th? proportion of twenty drops of benzoin to each ounce of e'derflower water, then finish drying. .An application of this lotion wffl whiten and soften the hands. r That neglec'i.ed orchard can hr mud* tci pay by sprayins, prtmirg and f«r« lil.K^il^*.