ALA] Arguments For Concrete Silo It has been admitted by thosé who have studied the subject from an im- partial standpoint that silage can be kept in a silo pf any material--be it concrete, stone, tile or wood--if the CORRE SRNL CON SC NERY NRSC SNC NRL NRC NRL SNL ORR terials are hauled to the site and there mixed and placed within forms the latter method requires that the block be made and cured in some convenient place and later hauled to the site to be laid up in the wall Each methed has certain advantages and disadvantages, but the matter of RR ROR OCR RO | or THE WORK FOR EARLY MAY. Seeds of parennials can be sown this month, as many of them will come up better while the soil is cooler than when it gets so warm later in the season. Salt As a Poison For Stock. Although a certain amount of salt is a necessary adjunct to the food of animals, an excessive quantity is in- jurious. - In the case of pigs and sheep, 4 to 8 ounces is said to have produced A Good Word For the Goat A writer in 'the "Rural New-York- er" has a good word for the much- abused goat:-- I have kept goats for two years, Many of the parennials are so easily raised from seeds that no one should fail to have them in their gardens. personal choice generally influences! the decision to build with monolithic walls or with block. The monolith- generally the easier of the inexperienced persons to and is usually a littze cheaper the block, as it does not require and have found the milk exceeding- ly helpful in stofbach trouble of long standing. I began using it reluctantly fearful 'of the strong flavor I had al- ways heard it possessed, but which I found was pure fiction, Nine out of ten people cannot distinguish if from cow's milk, two friends thought material selected is properly used. The length of time for which the silo will continue to fulfill in a satisfac- tory manner the service required of it depends, however, upon the selec- tion of the material best able to com- bat the action of the elements, with- stand the heavy strains due to the poisoning (see Lander, Veterinary Toxicology, 1912). In larger quanti- ties it has proved fatal to borses and even to cattle. Fowls would appear to be particularly susceptible. Ac- cording to experiments conducted by Luffran, 4 grams per kilo live weight Columbines, sweet williams, fox gloves, lark- spurs, hollyhocks, hardy pinks and picotees, and several others as easily grown from seeds, added their beauty to our grandmothers gardens and they can to ours." Prepare -a good seed-bed of finely pulverized soil 'in a sheltered place, and it would be a good idea to heat the soil so as to kill wel seeds, as some of the parennials come slowly and grow slowly after ghey are up, Take thie soil when it is \moist and put in a silage, and furnish a reserve for such ettraordinary conditions as fires and cyclones. 5 prea Concrete is permanent, wind-proof rodent proof ahd fireproof, and is economical in first cost and mainten- ance. A good concrete silo will re- main indefinitely. Concrete grows stronger and more tougher with dge, -outlasting almdst every known kind of matérial. Reinforced concrete is the strongest and most enduring construction known. It is selected for the great engineering projects--Ilong bridges, massive dams, and lofty sky- SCrApers. The development In re- cent years of slender reinforced con- crete chimneys of great height shows that from a standpoint of safety against wind resistance this type of construction Is unequalled, . Concrete silos prevent silage from drying out. The idea that the juices of the corn seep through concrete walls with bad effect upon the lat- ter has been disproved--in fact, it never has been entertained for a minute by owners of concrete silos. The bugaboo of a concrete silo dis- integrating through the action of corn acids is an absurdity. There are hundreds of cases where the concrete bases and floors of wooden silos have been in use for a long term of years without discoloring or dis- integrating in the least, showing con- _ Clusively that silage acids have no effect on good concrete, Two general methods of concrete construction are available for silo work---the monolithic and the con- crete block. With the former the ma- KINGSTON Kingston, May 8. Meats. Beef, local ocarcase, 1 $ 11 13 10 12 14 22 13 12% 10% 14 Beef, hinds, 1b. .. Beef, cuts, 1b. ... Beef, western, 1b, . 10% Hogs, live, cwt. . 11 Hogs, dressed, 1b, . a pork, by quarter, 1b. . ,.. Lamb, frozen, by earcase, 1b. .... Lamb, spring, by by carcase .... Mutton, Ib. Veal, by carcase,lb. Fish. Bloaters, doz. .... Cod, steak, 'lb. ... 13 15 800 13 10 LL llets, : moked, 1b Hinddies, finnan, 1b dock, fresh, 1b. Haddock, frozen, 1b Haltbut, fresh, 1b. Herring fresh wa- ter, doz. ...... Live lobsters, Ib. quart ... erel, 1b. Pereh,: Ih. 0... Pike, Ib. '...ui. Rock«fish, 1b. .... Salmon,Quailla, 1b, Salmon, cohos, 1b. Salmon, Chinook, "eae Biases Shad, smoked, 1b. Suckers, Ib. Trout, salmon, Ib. White fish, 1b, .. Theirs had been a passionate love affair. He had seen her first sitting on tha porch' of her father's house hulling strawberries as he drove by on his way to the mill. She had on a blue dress and her reddish hair fell into her eyes. He had gaged at her as as she was in sight. So a twelvemonth they ... There was no reason Why they showlq not be married, although they a block machine; the block silo, hewever, makes the use of form unfrieccessary, produces a wall with continuous vertical air spaces, and slightly reduces the amount of ma- terials used. The farmer of all people is at the mercy of fire. Let a blaze once start J4n or about his barns and the chan- ces are small for saving any of the surrounding structures, Fire-fighting apparatus is out of the question, the water supply Is generally limited, and in nine cases out of ten help cannot be summoned until the flames are beyond control. Concrete silos of either the monolithic or block type are absolutely fireproor--of such a construction that they might be used for chimneys. If equipped with a concrete chute the concrete silo will protect the silage perfectly, and in the event of a fire not a pound need be lost. The cost of a concrete silo de- pends primariliy upon loeul condi- tions. The prices of gravel, ce- ment and labor are the determining factors. It varies greatly with time and place. On farmer says, 'I have fed corn silage to cattle for twenty years, and il has never injured their teeth. When the corn is allowed to mature so that the kernels are glazed and some of them dented, and then put into the silo, it doesn't make a very sour silage. It 1s only just slightly acid, and it will not in- jure cattle's tetth a bit more than eating a mildly sour apple would in- jure a man's teeh. It helps to clean them and keep them in good condi- tion." for some time. will hurt it. » Time For A (Yean-Up. There ig no reason why the spring "clean up and paint up" movément should be confined to the city; there is plenty of room for such work on any country or suburban place, The passing of winter reveals many a bit of debris and much trash, for the re- moval of which the place will look much better. As soon as it is pos- sible to work around out of doors, rake the lawn, gathering up all the old, dead leaves and remains of last summer's grass. This and similar material should be added to the com- post heap and forked in so that it will not blow away; it should never, be burned, as burning wastes much valuable fertilizing material. Broken limbs from the trees, however, bits of shingles torn from the roof by the high winds of winter, similar trash, and all pieces of waste paper and the AO ll NN SINE MARKET REPORTS Chickens, Ducks, 1b. Hens, dressed, lb. Hens, live, 1b. ... Turkeys, 1b. livn, 18 Dairy Products. creamery Eggs, fresh, doz, . Fruit. Apples, peck ....$ Apples, Ben Davis, bbl: + overneennis Bananas, dos, .... Cocoanuts, each .. Cranberries, qt. Cucumbers, each . Figs, 1b. Grape-fruit, each . Lemons, Messina, dos. Wiiaianien Nuts, mixed, 1b. .. Oranges, doz. .... Pineapples, éach . Strawberries, per BOK ..sunvn:as Tomatoes, 1b. .... Yegumh Cabbage, new, 1b.. Celery, bunch Lettuce, bunch,doz. Onions, green, bunches, doz. Potatoes, bush. Parsnips, bush. . .. Rhubarb, bunch .. sire, certainly. said. : wh They kissed upon the promise a laughed over it. It was as If he had said, now that it was winter, 'I'm go- ing to make it summer." Yet when they began to talk about it the thing seemed less vague. He had clean, strong ideas, and she wondered if the germ of that inspiration had not "I'll help you," she been in his heart even before she} bargaining knew him. ; From that night they began to save. It was astonishing how fas their little hoard increased. In time he displayed a knack for speculation and harvested many dollars without more mentat eftort. She taught her mind to follow his, to keep along- side, sometimes to outstrip it. "You've a master head for a wom- an. he told her an she was proua. : Skunk, 'Kips or 'grassers, 1b Grain. Barley, bush. ....$ .. Bran ton Buckwheat, bush. . Corn, yellow feed, bush. . Corn, cracked cwt. Corn, meal, cwt. .. Flour, ewt. ...... Hay, baled, ton .. ay, Joss "maine Oats, local bush. . Oats, Man., bush.. Straw, baled, ton. . Straw, loose, ton . Wheat, bust. Bears Coyote Fisher ... Fox, large Fox, medium .... Fox, small ...... Lynx ... Mink, large ...... Mink, medium ... Mink, small Muskrat, large .. Muskrat, medium. Muskrat small .. Raccoon; on Raccoon, medium . Raccoon, small Skunk, black .... Skunk, short stripe + harrow stripe stripe vs Weasel, white ... Hides Hides, green, 1b. . Heavy bulls, 1b. . Veals, green, Ib. Deacons, Tallo ' lend: and they were always getting more. If he traded a cow he always got the best of the bargain. Yet he Was not openly dishonest--only close in a deal and wandertully sharp. "You can't get ah of Martin Burt," was said of him. In time they moved to a larger farm where there was a greater scope for his increasing powers of and selling. A year later the boy came. "I'm going to make a great finan- cier out of him," Martin said proud- ly, while she would look at the child wonderingly and try to imagine his future. ' After 'a few years, when friends neighbors began to speak or | fel them as something more than fore- handed. They always had money i 3 been so" improved of recent years that ¢here is a large casily grown and so satisfactory they should be more baking pan and set in the oven or on top of the stove.Let it heat until it is steaming hot and keep it thus Do not bake it untii it dries out and burns, for that injures it, but no amount of steaming It should not be wet when it is put in the pan or it will bake into'a hard cake. . surfage of the bed about an inch with this heated soil Divide up the chrysanthemum plants and set out two feet apart if you want to grow specimen plants to bloom where they are, they can be planted closer. any satisfaction blooming -outside, pot. The The pompoms are fine like, should be gathered into a heap and burned on the first day when there is no wind. The outbuildings--poultry houses, barn, stable, ete.,--will all lodk bet- ter and last longer for a good coat of paint, and the same is true of the house itself. Very frequently, if it is desired to sell or lease a country or suburban place; investment of $100 in paint and the labor required to apply it will add severa! times that much to the price obtained .or the place. A house and outbuildings with a run-down-at-the-heels appear- ance, no matter how invitingly locat- ed, can never be as attractive as one that is neat and well kept. Burn all the limbs and branches cut from the trees, vines and shrub- bery in the spring pruning. Such stuff is of no value around the place, and if the trees are even slightly touched with scale of any kind the and weeds will not bother you. the strongest plants. one single stem in a place, about If you want to grow them in a row or bed to carly flowering sorts are the only ones that will give for this purpose, and arc hardy. assortment of colors and forms. As they are so generously planted. --Successful Farming, Cover the day They have Fe debris from pruning, if not destroyed makes it possible for the pest to be widely spread. Piled in a heap un- til dry, and then finally disposed of by burning, the old wool cannot im- peril the trees. Nothing is more unsightly around a coyntry or suburban place than a heap Wf old, rusting tin cans. In ad- dition to the unsightliness of such an accumulation, the cans afford fine breeding places for fiies and mosqui- toes, as they catch and hold the wa- ter from the rains. Many plagues of mosquitoes have been traced directly to a pile of rusty, rain-filled tin cans, which, once removed, abolished the mosquitoes and the malaria spread by these insects. » Gratitude. "Oh, what a time I bad last night, doctor. It's only by the Lord's mer- cy that I'm not in 'eaven to-day!" a -------------- ~~ - Onions da best on a light loam soil rich in plant food. Light loams can be worked to better advantage than heavier loams and do not dry out so badly during summer. An abundance of available plant food is necessary if profitable crops are to ve obtained, and consequently a soil that has been manured for severel seasons previous should be selected. The land should be free from stone and weed seeds. Onions may be grown in the same land year after year, and it-ecannot be made too rich. Well-rooted barn- yard manure applied in the fall and plowed in shallow, about four inches deep, is one of the best fertilizers. Fifteen tons per acre annually is a good application. If the soil is well supplied with vegetable matter sue: cessful crops may be grown with . commercial fertilizers applied at the rate or 600 to 1,000 pounds per acre. This is sown broadcast and harrow- ed in just before seeding. The ground can be hest prepared with the disc, springtooth, and smoothing harrows, and should be well palverized to a depth of four inches. The seed is sown in rows on the level ground 12 to 14 incres apart at the rate of 3% pounds per acre and one-quarter inch deep. A hand seed- er is usually used. A seeder and wheel hoe combined can be purchas- ed from any seed merchant at a rea- sonable rate. Seeding should be done as soon in the spring as possible, so that the plants will get well establish ed before the dry, hot weather of summer, Maintenance tillage is done prin- cipally with the wheel hoe, and con- sists in keeping the surface ground loose around the plants and all weeds from starting. The falling down and withefing of the tops indicates maturity, at which time the onions should be pulled. are fatal if injected in solution into the crop. Recently several instances have been brought under the notice of the Department of Agriculture of New South Wales, in which the deaths of poultry and pigs have been traced to an excessive amount of salt in the feed. In a fowl which had died suddenly, the contents of the crop weighed § gny "and were found to contain 2.42 gms, of salt, or 4.84 per cent, \ The department therefore warns farmers of the necessity of care in using certain foods found on the market. One sample of pollard was discovered to contain no less than 32.2 per cent. by weight of common salt. Other samples contained vary- ing amounts down te 5-8 per cent. One case of poisoning of pigs was reported, and it was found that the food supplied to them was a mixture of pollard, barley meal and 11.66 per cent. of salt. The toxic effect of salt appears to be due to its action on the muscles, 80 that the animal becomes unable to walk and, finally to-stand. Death is caused by asphyxia. due to loss of power in the respiratory muscles.-- Agricultural, Gazette, New South Wales. Easily Fixed. She---The man I marry must have a fortune equal to mine. He--Well, make over half of yours to me. After a lie has prevalled some men call it the truth. they detected a "'goaty" flavor, while two others liked it because of the absence of the "cowy" taste, all pro- nounced it richer than cow's milk. A woman near here who had suf- fered much of many physicians, and grews worse rather than better, was advised to 4ry goat's milk, but re- fused even to taste it, and a friend who did not keep goats, sent her a quart of the milk in a regular milk bottle. Calling a week later she was told "that milk was the best I have ever tasted." Upon being informed of its nature, she was horrified, but soon took a sensible view of it and finally purchased a couple of goats and is greatly improved. Goats 'are exceedingly cleanly ani- males, easy to care for, and con- sume only about one-eighth the feed of a medium-sized cow. The com- mon goat gives from one to two quarts of milk per day, while the Swiss or Nubian breeds give from two to four quarts, and exceptional ani- imals even more. The goat has been much misrepresented in America, but some day will find the place to which it is entitled, as an economical source of supply of pure, rich, health building milk, free from all danger of tuberculosis; so common among COWS, Quiet Thoughts. Maurica Maeterlinck: It at this moment you think or say something that is too beautiful to be true in you--If you have but endeavored to think or say it to-day, on the morrow it will be true. A tt nv i MIN BRINN IN A CONCENTRATED FERTILIZER At present prices of commercial fertilizers, poultry manure is worth from $15 to $20 per ton in the fresh condition before it has been allowed to lose)jany large percentage of its constituents, save the "Michigan Farmer." When we stop to com- pare these figures with the price or- dinarily paid for stable manure, we notice the marked difference and easily realize the importance of sav- ing such a concentrated fertilizer if we are to get the largest returns from all the farming operations, It is especially rich in nitrogen, the AAA A A, ter which they may be topped and put into slatted crates, or put into these crates without topping, taken to a shed and allowed to cure for two or three weeks, after which they are ready for market. The advantage of the crate is that a small bulk of onions are together with plenty of ventilation, which is very necessary for proper curing for storage or shipment. They should not be stor: ed in bags or in large piles in bulk. They may be stored in slatted bins arranged one above another, 10 in- ches to 12 inches deep. If stored the temperature should be kept as low as possible and the air be dry. Onions may be started in flats in the hotbed or greenhouse 10 to 12 weeks before ready to plafit, being set in the open ground early in May. They will transplant easily, and good large plants will prove most satisfactory. About 10 good plants can be grown on a square Inch, The seed should not be sown too thickly. One and one-half to two pounds of seed will give sufficient plants to an acre, spacing the plants four inches apart in rows one foot apart. The disadvantage is the expense of trans planting. For securing early onions and onions of large size. tlils practice They are left for a week to dry, al-is advisable. 3 went tp school and cared no more for compound interest than any oth- er pait of his studies. His father bought him a little tin bank and be- gan to give his lessons in saving. He took him over the farm and showed him the lines and how the ti was growing inté money and how many bushels of oats and potatoes ceased the land was expected to raise to an acre. The boy had a cow and a sheep and a colt of his own, and the value of each was impressed upon him. "You talk money all the time," he said to his father one day. "Joe Brent's father don't." 8 "Joe Brent's father hasn't got any money to tdlk about," Martin replied sharply . live for. She knew that Martin felt the samg. They had lost the keen joy they had felt in keeping their first few dollars. save pennies is a luxury, to save thousands and rea- lize that you have nothing to save them for is monotony. And yet tney képt on because the purpose had to be a purpose; it had become a disease. Then God interfered. They had al- most forgotten there was a God un- til that day when Martin looked in Sarah's face and told her that he was a ruined man. He had grown so sure of his skill in speculation that he had recklessly risked too much; he had way. | the the however, the average 'will find that it does not highest priced element found in any fertilizer, and in addition has fairly large amounts of potash and phosp- phoric acid but not enough to make the material a balanced fertiitzer. To be able to realize anywhere near its full value some method must be adopted to prevent the loss of ni- trogen in the form of ammonia be- fore the manure can be taken to the field. Land plaster has been used to advantage for this purpose, but the farmer does not always have this material at hand and wants some- thing that is always available for his Dust the Setting Hen. When setting hens give the bid- dies at least two thorough dustings with a reliable insect powder before putting them on the eggs. As soon as the hens display signs of broodiness dust them all over, sifting and rub- bing the powder in to the roots of the feathers and fluff. Two or three days ldter repeat the process. Dust under the wings, on the back, in the abdominal fluff, around the roots of the tail feathers, on the head and neck--in short, apply the insect powder to every inch of the hen"s body. Be certain the box or other re- ceptacle in which the nest is made is absolutely free from vermin of any kind; this may be made certain by giving the nest box a thorough spray- ing or painting with a good coal tar insecticide in proper solution. ke the nest itself of plenty of clean straw, in which has been sifted a 1i- beral quantity of insect powder, While the hen is setting give her an- other treatment with the powder, and the day before the chicks are due to hatch give her still another, rather lightly this time. In this way the chicks will be kept free from the vermin that otherwise would be like- ly to decimate the brood within a month. Brooder Chicks. Brooder chicks need more careful attention than those that are hen- hatched. One of the essentials is to keep them at work, especially after the fifty day. The brooder should be roomy and well ventilated and the heat for the first ten days never less than ninety degrees. It is better to have too much heat than too little. While too much heat has a weakening effect, the chick can, in a measure, get away from it, especially of the vrood- er is built along the lines of proper ventilation. During the cool nignts it is well to let the brooder heat run to 100 or 98. This will allow for a drop which is sure to occur during the night, especially if outdoor brood ers are used. Ninety-eight degrees will in no way harm the chicks if brooker is well ventilated, for ary wpiine. for oats Io roy 0s n el lo seventy de- grees will cause crowding and then chilling, followed by a death rate which will be appalling. . Never place more than fifty chicks in the regular now on the market. In the case of the large hover stoves there is hardiy any Ii it to the number, for in inis sys-| to over- use. Coal ashes, if they are dry and very fine, will serve the purpose very well. Never us wood ashes because of the injury to the feet of the hens when the ashes become wet and a certain amount of lye is liberated. Another material that is not used as frequently, yet is probably just as efficient, is an ordinary dry, loamy soil. Not only will it act as an absor- bent, but it can also take up the am- monia that would otherwise escape and fix it in such a condition that the crop can readily use it when the ma- terial is applied to the soil later, Good Mash For Growing Stock. Feed plenty of grain along with the mash and your chicks should grow: -- Wheat bran . Ground oats or oatmeal Cornmeal .. .. .. .. Middlings .. J. .. .. Beef scraps ......... ibs, go 50 8g 5g. 270 lbs. This same mash ¢an be moistened and fed once a day 1) troughs. The feeding of the mash moistened in- stead of dry will induce quicker growth. Moistened mash, however, must be fed very carefully. Never feed too much. Just give the chicks what they will pick up clean shortly after being fed. ~ If sour milk is available the quan- tity of beef scraps in the mash can be reduced. Sour skim milk makes an excellent drink for poultry and may be kept before them all of the time. If sour milk is not available then the birds must be supplied with clean water always, The method of feeding should be such as to induce the chicks to take plenty of exercise and it should alse promote good growth, LUE "I FR SOR, TRED FEET "TZ" for puffed-up, aching, smart. ing, calloused feet and corns, - Many a dog is owned by & brute. Is. to a greater or less extent, / self- | comfort