\ ' LABATT'S The very best for use in fil-liealth arid convalescence * EAwarded Medal and Highest Points in America ; at 'World's Fair, 1893 ' PURE--| WHOLESOME JOHN LABATT, LIMITED, LONDON, CANADA ZO) Mn we rr Parla Agent. 339.341 Street Semi-ready Clothes are exactly like what you look for in a cultured shop! : : : * They are Clothes of cosmopolitan character--suited for wear, in any city in the world. Good 'custom workmanship" is not an jdle phrase. 'In every Semi-ready tailored garment you get it---the careful, pliable hand-work that goes into'a coat or suit you pay $50 or $60 for at the good retail tailor shop. : Good tailoring makes a Suit or a Coat hang almost as well when it is threadbare as when it is new. Semi-ready Tailoring is expensive--yet we sell suits finished for $15--about what a good tailor pays his workman for the making of a single coat--the making alone, mind you. modern methods which spell Economy. $15 to $36--' 'The price in the pocket." : Bigeys LiMiTED, Kingston, Ontario. x Thousands of Canadian Cycli-ts This Season wi.! Ride "Raleigh" Three-Speed Wheels And for very good reasons tao, for there is not a shadow of a doubt as 30 the superiority of the "Raleigh." The "Raleigh" can in fact be called «2% Cycle. of World-wide Repute."' (fe NOTTINGHAM ENGLAND This Trade Mark on a Bicycle stands for the highest -achieve- ment in the manu- facture of Wheels, fitted 'with the World- famous Stur- .mey Archer Tricoaster ' YOUR Wheel should be « » » i © The "Revival 'of Cycling which is taking place in Canada just now was selected us an opportune time to intro- duce the 3 Speed "Raleigh" to Can y Exceptional care has been taken to con- form to Canadian requirements, while 2 maintaining English sturdiness and rigidity. Three Speed English Quality - Canadian Standard What more could a Cyclist ask for? With- out dismounting the gear can be chan from 64 to 71 or 94, or any other Hills Mean Nothing td ** Raleigh *' Riders ~ ,__A fall stock is carried ; e Parts ia "Rall igh "Toronto Wilts for Catalogue ts The Raleigh Cycle | Company (Warshouse xt 103 Queen Street Bast) (sate the farmers according to That is because of the specialized and efficient | The value of sterilized skim milk as calf feed has been investigated by Prof. D. H. Otis, of the Wisconsin col- lege of agriculture. He finds that it is better than the unsterilized skim- imed milk, as calves fed upon it are less subject to scours, and conse quently 'off feet" less than others. It has sometimes been said that the feeding value of milk was seriously affected when it is sterilized to pre- vent the possibility of its being a medium for the spread of tubercul- osis or other diseases. The neces- sary heating, frequentiy accompani- ed by injecting live or exhaust steam into the milk, adds from eight to fif- teen per cent. of water, which it has been thought lowers its value as a 'lealf feed. Experiments on six calves which were fed sterilized milk, and seven that were fed unheated skim- med milk, fresh from the hand sep- arator for 142 days, show that both made practically the same daily gain per head, 1.75 pounds. A New Dairy Record The Guernsey cow, May Rilma, owned in Pennsylvania, has given in 365 days 19,629.50 pounds of milk which contained 1,059.59 pounds of butter fat. Her year's work has been {carefully supervised under the regu- \ lations for the Advanced Register of Guernsey cattle conducted by the Anierican Guernsey Cattle club. While officially supervised by the representatives of the Pennsylvania agricultural experiment station, her work has also been checked' by six similar institutions in other states and by a representative of the dairy division of the United States déepart- ment of agriculture. This record surpasses that of any cow of. ail the dairy breeds in the world. Mal Rilman is prodycing more butter fat in her thirteenth month than in her first, thus widen- ing the distance beyond. her nearest competitor and more firmly establish- ing herself as "Queen of the Dalry World." Tuberculosis in Dairy Cattle In the United Kingdom an effort is being made by law to stamp out tuberculosis in cattle. . Speaking at a meeting of the British Dairy Farm- ers' association, Sir Sydney Pocock, the representative of the association on the comm 'ttee which administers the new Tuberculosis (animals) act, reported with regard to the statistics that were to hand on their investiga- tinns up to the end of September last to the effect that out of 8,162 cows that were. tested only 220 samples of milk were found to be tubercul- ous. After the way the public had been cautioned by scientific men against drinking milk which might be affected, dnd generally frightening them, it was the duty of the associa- tion to disillusion their minds, as it was not Bo very terrible after all, taking into consideration the fact that .it had not yet been proved that fthe milk from a cow with tubercul- ous udder could transmit the disease to human beings. He considered the public had been frightened unneces- sarily. The cost of administration and compensations paid amounted to £11,998, of which only £3,246 was for compensation when the animals had been slaughtered, which was a very inadequate amount to compen- the scale fixed by the board ef agricul ture, and the order Itad proved a fail- @re inl many respects. Must Weed Out Stock The man with two or three cows with phenomenal records who is sell- ing all his calves on the strength of these records, is not doing the breed any good, because in every herd and from every class is may be taken for granted there are going to be both good and bad, and no matter what is the standard reached, one must keep culling and weeding out those poor variants that are bound to ap- pear. Neo man, therefore, can sell or buy the individual on the strength of the breeder's or herd's reputation alone. : At the Ontario Agricultural col- lege roots have been fed in compari- son with corn silage for fattening steers, and in all cases the roots did not make so good a showing pound for pound as silage. In one series of tests silage showed twenty-five per cent. higher value per ton than roots, and in other tests the difference in favor of silage was greater. , For young animals and sheep, however, roots are probably more wholesome than silage. Rape for Pork Production High prices for all grain feeds have caused a large number of feed- ers of hogs to look for forage crops which, with a light grain ration, will produce rapid grains at & moderate cost. Investigation at-the Ohio ex- periment station have shown rape to be one of the very best crops for this use if clover is-not available. Six pigs, weighing about forty-five pounds each at the beginning of the test, were kept on slightly less than one-quarter of an acre of rape. for eleven weeks. t] pigs received 825 pounds of a mix- ture of nine parts, by weight, of ground corn to one part tankage, and gained 360 poungg in weight. An- other plot, more fertile than this one, yielded an evem more luxuriant growth of rape, and showed a larger carrying capacity. The rape from the better plat showed a replacement value of over $48 per acre when the gains produc- ed and concentrates consumed by pigs, some receiving corn alone and some receiving corn and tankage on the rape, and by similar pigs fed corn and tankage in dry lot, were com- pared. In this calculation corn was valued at fifty-six cents per bushel, and tankage sixty per cent. erude protéin) at $48 per ton. . - "If wet, rank rape is - pastured, soreness of skin, particularly about the ears, is occasionally developed. During this time the. by keeping pigs from the rape while very wet, or if it occure may be re- lieved by the application of lard, oil, or other similar material. 5 Dwarf Essex rape is the variety best suited for forage, It may be sown broadcast or drilled solid at the rate of five to seven pounds of seed: per acre, or drilled in rows at the raté of three to four pounds of seed per acre, at any time from April 16th to July 15th, Rape will do well ordinary seasons if provided with a good seed bed in fertile, well-drained soil. On weedy land there is un ad- vantage in deilling in rows far en- ough apart to permit cultivation; besides, ) there is likely to be less damage to the rape from trampling. Under favorable conditions rape should be ready for pasture in six to eight weeks from time of seeding. It will continue to grow until late fall. number of 'pigs continuously or may It may be pastured with a moderate number of pigs continuously or may be fed down rather closely and then allowed to grow up-again, whichever plan is most convenient. Feeding Brooder Chicks The yolk of the egg which is ab- sdrbed by the young chicks just be- fore emerging from the shell supplies the necessary food during the first forty-eight' hours of the life of the chick. The first requirement of the young chick is grit to aid in digestion and pure water. Small grains = of sharp sand or pieces of egg shell are splendid for -this purpose. Hard- boiled eggs, thoroughly mixed with bread crumbs moistened in milk can | be used the third and fourth days. Fine oatmeal can be gradually added to this mixture and fed sparingly at periods two or three hours apart. A simple ration for chicks 4 week or more old may Be tande of two parts by weight vof finely cracked; corn, one part of broken wheat, one part oatmeal and one part of meat scraps. Whole wheat ean be &ib- stituted - when the chicks arrive at six weeks of age. Grit should be supplied at all times as well as green food.. This ration ought to he fed about five times.a day iu a fine litter of straw or hay, thus encouraging the chicks to scratch for the feed. The water should be changed fre- quently and the food never ought to be allowed in any. quantity greater than the chicks ean eat up clean. Infertile eggs from the nests or incu- bator can be; utilized. Finely cut grass, alfalfa, vlover or oats may be used as green food, Successful chick | feeding is based on cagefulness to de- tails, a well balanced*ration and pro- per sanitation.--North Dakotg ex- periment station. L Keep the incubator burner and all} the heat flues clean and there is no danger from operating an incubator. After taking off ene hatch in the incubator always clean and disinfect the machine and the interior equip- ment before putting in the next lot; of eggs. Crows will catch young chickens and carry them off, and if they get started they sometimes steal dozens of chicks, unless stopped with a gun. "Sitting hens should be kept free from lice and given a chance to eat all the whole corn, grit and charcoal that they want at least once very day. Potato Culture A sandy loam Soil usually Dro- duces potatoes of better quality than a heavier soll does. It also has the advabtage of remaining in a more mellow condition. during the growing season, thus giving the tubers a chance to become more shapely, and making it easier to dig the crop. A heavier soil will sometimes produce a larger yield because it is oftén more fertile, but brown rot is apt to be worse on such seils. New land is the best for large yields, or sod land which has been in clover or meadow. Sod land is sometimes infested with white grubs and wire worms, which may do much damage. In planting on sod land the seed pieces must lie under the sod unless the plowing hasi been done in such 'a manner that large pieces of sod do not lie flat in the bottom of the furrow. If this precaution is not followed, the crop may suffer much more than usual during periods of - drought. Soil which has produced a scabby crop of potatoes should be avoided, because the scab spores live ever in the soil, and will cause more or less scab on the tubers for five or six years after- ward. Good drainage is important. Pota- toes will stand less excess of mois- ture than a other common farm crops, and aftificial drainage should be provided whenever natural drain- age is at all deficient. Potatoes rot more in low, wet land than in well drained upland in years when rot oc- curs. The same is true of heavy soils compared with light soils, which is because heavy soils do not part with their excess moisture as read- ily as light soils do. i. used for potatoes, at the rate of five to ten loads per acre, or even mare, and will usually be found profitable. Rotted manure is preferred. When the potatoes: are grown on clover sod 'or meadow, (he 'best time to apply the manure is during the fall preceding the potato crop. In this way the manure can be plowed under i the fall, which prevents loss by washing and advances its fecompe- sition. v ; Most farmers do not cnitivate their potatoes the most profitable number of times. It must be remembered that the potato crop suffers readily from drought, and frequent cultiva- which the moisture can be conserved in the soil. Potatoes should be eul- tivated once a wéok from the time the rows cah be followed until the cultivator wheel injure the plants; an ordinary six-shovel corn cultiva- tor is probably the most practicable. More and smaller shovels would be This may be avoided to some extentthan for corn, so that they will not . better in a clean, mellow soil. The tion is practically the only means by} ¥ i £ 5, but at this stage' good than harm by loosening the soil up deeply, aud thus leaving it in bet- ter condition for the future growth 5 of the tubers. After the first cultivation the shov- els should always be run shallow, about two or three inches deep, never deeper. Sometimes it is ob- served, after the last culfivation and when the plants have been hilled up, that the plants are 'stalled--they seem to stop growing. This is because in the effort to hi up the plants, the farmer has rin the inside shovels a little deeper than usual, and probably u little close to the plants, and has cut off a large number of roots. Late cultivation is beneficial if the shovels are kept away from the plants and run shal- low, otherwise it is dangerous to cul- tivate late, - In years when rot is bad or when the potatoes are becoming scabby, it is probably best to get them out .of the ground as soon as they are ripe. Otherwise, there is no harm. in leav- ing them in the ground until danger of freezing. There are several of the smaller types of diggers on the|' market that are sufficiently success- ful for small areas. Some things to look for in a digger are the quantity Of vines and weeds that it will handle without clogging up, the manner in which the tubers are left behind the machine and the amount of apparatus there is that may get out of order. a For every kitchen use P effective. paintwork spotl easily, thoroughly and quickly.' Leaves'them bright and nd poli TY ed--absolutely clean. hine is It kee Products and Prices. Kingston, May 15. --Market reports the following : Meat, beef, local, carcase, 10 to 12. earcage, euts, 10c. to 220; mutton, lige. to ldo. lamb 16e. to 22. lb.. live Togs, $9.50; dressed hogs, 134ca veal, 8a to 12; lamb, hy ecarcase, 17¢, a 1b.; western beef, Me. to lhe by carcase. Dairy--Butter, creamery, 30¢.; prints 2%.; eggs, 2%. to 250. Onions, 5c. bunch; carrots, 75c. bush.; parsley, 10c. bunch. . A, Mckarlane, Brock street, re ports grain, flour and feed selling as follows : Oats, -80c. per bushel; wheat, $1 to $L10 per bushel; yellow feed corn, 85c. per bushel; = bakers' flour, $2.75 to $2.90; farmers' flour, $2.75 $2.90; Hungarian patent, $3: and rolled oats, $3.50 bbl.; ornmeal, $2 per owt.; bran, $25.50 per ton; shorts, $26.50 ton; baled straw, #9) per ton; potatoes, £1.10 a bag; beets, Tic. bush.: loose | gtraw, $10; loose hay, $15; pressed hay, $15. The Dominion #ish company reports the following prices: Whitalsl, 15c. Ih; -pike, 12%c. h.; live lobsters, 30c. Ib; blue fish, 15¢.; ciscoes, 135c. 1b.; silver Chinook salmon, 30e. per pound; fall salmon, 75¢. per pound; fresh haddock, 12§c. lb.; steak cod, 12%c, 1b; palmon trout, 15c. Ib.; fil- lets, 15¢. 1b.; finan haddie, 1230. Ib; salt mackerel, 15c. per Ib; oys- ters, €0c. a quart; kippered herring, 60c.; Yarmouth bloaters, 40c. doz.; codfish, 124e. Ib.; halibut, 16ec. to 20c., smoked salmon and halibut, 10c. clerk RESOLVED THAT The BUSTER BROWN STOCK ING IS ABOON TO MOTHERS ano A SNAP FOR SANTA CLAUS eA BUSTER BROWN Pa os 7 et TRADE MARK MEGILTERED For Hard Wear Buster Brown Stockings afe made to stand the test of rough and tufible play in which every healthy boy your boy -- spends half his time. 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