GFT RID OF THE MITES As the season advances, do not neglect the frequent and liberal use of disinfectants and insecticides In and about the poultry houses. Keep the nests well dusted with a reliable insect powder and give the hens themselves a dusting with the pow- der from time to time. Whitewasn the interior of the houses, using a wash into which has been mixed crude carbolic acid in about the pro- portion of half a teacupful to a gal- lon of whitewash. . Paint the roosts and roost supports with a mixture of kerosene and carbolic acid, in about the same proportion--half a téacup- ful of the crude acid to a gallon of the coal oil. Renew the nesting material as often as it seems to re- quire renewal and give the insides of the nest boxes a treatment with Content- | the carbolized whitewash. ed hens are the only ones that lay and pay their way, and hens are ne- ver contented if they are tormented with mites and lice. Unless a chick 18 strong and active from the incubator it should be kill- ed. proper management of chicks. Usual- ly the weak and punny chicks are not worth saving; the majority of. chicks which are weak at the time of hatch-| ing die before reaching maturity, and of those which do live comparatively few become profitable fowls. The rule of good practice is to kill all weaklings at the time of hatching. When goose eggs are set under hens they should be turned daily by hand, as they are too large for a hen to move easily. KINGSTON MARKET REPORTS E Kingston, June 5. Meats. Beel, local carcases, 1b. .$ Beef, hinds, 1b. .., Beef, cuts, 1b.... Beef, western, by carcase, 1b. . Hogs, live, ewt, .. Hogs, dressed, 1b. . Lamb, frozen, by carcase, 1b. .... Lamb, spring, by by carcase .... Mutton, Ib: Veal, by carcase,lb. -- Fish. Bloaters, doz. .... Cod, steak, 1b, ... Kels, 1b. ........ Haddies, finnan, 1b, Haddock, fresh, 1b, Haddock, frozen, 1b Halibut, fresh, 1b. Herring fresh wa- ter, dos. ...... Live lobsters, 1b. Plokerel, 1b. .... Kippers, dos, Perch, 1b. Pike, '1b: ive... Rock-fish, 1b. .... Salmon, Qualia, 1b. Salmon, cohos, 1b. Salmon, Chinook, ID aevins seve The elimination of the weak-| lings is one of the first steps in the| CORN EXPERIMENTS IN ONTARIO The Ontario Department on Agri- culture, through the District Kepres- entatives, is arranging to conduct a variety corn test in practically every county in Ontario. Seven standard varities of corn have been' selected and first class seed in each Instance; secured. Eight reliable farmers In| each county have been selected, with a view to covering the country as| evenly as possible, with instructions! to devote one acre of land to the se- ven varieties. Definite instructions will be given to each experimenter as to methods of planting and cultiva- tion, During the summer months each of these fields will be carefully | inspected and comparisons made be- | tween the varieties as to stand of | plants, size of leaf, size and number] of ears, date of maturity, yield, etc. | It is intended that this experiment shall be conducted for at least three successive years, so that climate con-| ditions may be less likely to inter- fere with the results secured in the | province. In Ontario, where corn for silage is becoming so largely grown, it is felt that an experiment] of this kind, demonstrating the aaq-| vantages of certain varieties for cer- tain districts, will do much to in-| crease the yield, and improve the | | quality of silage, and form a basis to] | to get the farmers in the corn-grow-| | ing counties of the province to un-| i dertake the task of growing stand-| |ard varieties that are suited and] | that will meet the requirements of | { the market. | et a | { { | The world's record sugar plana-| | tion contains 13,000 acres, has 30| | miles of railway and employs 1,501 | people. | Shad, smoked, Suckers, 1b. ... Trout, salmon, Ib. White fish, 1b. ib. Poultry. Oujskens, dressed Chickens, live, Ducks, Jb. cuss Hens, dressed, 1b. Hens, live, 1b. . Turkeys, Ib. os case Dairy Products. Butter. creamery 1b aramam ) ts, Ib. Butter, rolls 1b .. Cheese, old, 1b. .. Cheese, new, Ib. .. Eggs, fresh, doz, . ' Fruit, Bananas, doz. .... Cocoanuts, each .. Cucumbers, each . Dates, 1... .c... Figs, 1b. Grape-fruit, each . Lemons, Messina, QO%. ies Nuts. mixed, Ib. .. Oranges, doz. .... Pineapples, each . Strawberries, per "Let there be no mistake," says the Daily Citizen, Jems in the old place. The effect of it will be searching and deep. The masses of the people, has been roused by this war as that spirit was nev 'masses of the people have been and are realising themselves as never befo back, as they will, the veterans of victory, the man who reads history in new 'expression. Whatever these. toilers of the fields and of the meaner s they were," One of tile many social problems created by the war is the lack of suggestion is being made that the lack shall be supplied by the labor of chi There have been many protests against this syg gestion, notably by The Times, says that he has visited one school where he He adds: "I have been endeavoring to ascertain the facts more precisely. withdrawn. have enlisted for the war are likely to return to the land, under the ole "I have taken the opportunity of consulting a number of clergy who feeding. than 'they knew before. Whatever they become after the war, they will 0 as to make rural education a better preparation for rural life. To meet reverse." WHEN THE ENGLISH COUNTRY LAD RETURNS. "This great war fs not going to leave social prob- er roused before. even boys at the top of the school had been thus Such inquiry as 1 have been able to make increases the anxiety I cannot but feel. The ground of this anxiety lies in the consideration that the existing shortage is not likely to be temporary. In o her words, 1 do not believe that the young men who have all expressed the same opinion. The lads are already greatly improved by military service and better They are pleased with themselves. They are tasting what seems to them a more interesting life is therefore not a temporary but a permanent shortage of labor that has to be met. by improying wages and conditions so as to attract labor to the country; and this improvement had better be begun at once and on a systematic scale. Also education should not be curtailed, but in every way improved prematurely from school on a large scale is a disastreusly reactionary measure, which it will be hard to* The es RAE EE UR TE ie spirit of the people, of the great These great re. When sons and brothers come the nation's eyes will meet with a trects become, they cannot be®what labor in our countryside, and the ldren who should be at school. Bishop Gore, who, ina letter to 1 conditions, after the war. know the country lads well. They not return to what they were, It It must be met, I believe, the shortage by withdrawing boys A NEW FORAGE CROP At the present moment consider- | able attention is being given to for- | age plants, says a British contem- porary. The Midland Agricultural | and Dairy College has been testing | peluski, a leguminous plant resembl- | ing the field pea. It is grown ex- tensively in Denmark, Norway, Swe- Vegetables Beets, bush. .....$ .c Cajbage, new, lb.. Celery, bunch Lettuce, bunch,doz. Onions, green, bunches, doz. . Potatoes, bush, .. Parsnips, bush, ... Rhubarb, bunch .. Turnips, bag .... --- Grain. Barley, bush. ....$ Bran, ton Buckwheat, bush, . Corn, yellow feed, bush, Corn, cracked cwt. Corn, meal, cwt. .. Flour, owt. ...... Hay, baled, ton .. either alone or in mixture with oats or other crops, chiefly as a forage crop for feeding in the green state. A small quantity of seed was for- | warded by the Board of Agriculture | and Fisheries, and this was town alongside a plot of vetches for com- parison. The soil was a light gravélly loam, cropped with wheat in 1913. T he seed of both crops was sown broad- of about 3 bushels per acre. The den, and othér Continental countries,, cast at the end of May, at the rate Hay, loose. . .u..- Oats, local bush. . Oats, Man., bush.. Straw, baled, ton.. Straw, loose, ton . Wheat, bys). .... 1.50 14c¢ Hides. Beef hides, cured, per Ib. . Jie Beef, hides, green, 1b. ..... . Heavy bulls, 1b. . Veals, green, 1b. . Deacons, each Tallow rendered in cakes .... Kips or grassers, 1b. ........ Calf skins, per 1b, .. 'a © | Lamb and shearling, each .. c| Sheep gkins, each, up to .... $2.00 van 8 12¢| 90¢ | 8c! 1 x, Tomatoes, Ib. | Horse Hides, each, up to .... 350 ¢! It also stood up rather better than | Crops were mown green on August] 29th, and produced the following! yields of 'green fodder per acre: Pel-| uski, 6 tons 11% cwt.; wvetches, 4 tons 14% ewt: The peluski, therelore, gave a much heavier yield than the vetches. | It was about two weeks earlier than | the vetches, the pods being develop- | ed when the vetches were in bloom. | the vetches. The fodder was very | similar to that of vetches or peas,| 5c | and was readily eaten by horses, cat-| ing should be left on the fruit and tle, and pigs. : | Judging from this season's results| peluski appears to be a very promis- ing crop for this country, and it is hopetl to continue the trial with it. Farmers THE YOUNG CHICKS -- | Shortly before the chicks are plac-4 ed in the brooder they should be given a little sand or some chick] | grit. This seems to aid them in di- {gesting the contents of the yolx sac | as they are absofbéd into the system. Fresh water or sour skim milk may | be given from the start. Sour milk is an excellent chick food anda it j tends to keep the chicks In good health. It should be given regular- ly. Do not feed chicks any food ror 36 hours after being hatched. During the first two or three weeks in natural brooding it is ad- | | visable to keep the hen confined in a coop. The little chicks should not | be allowed too much freedom at first; | {and especially they should not be al- | lowed out of the coop while the grass {is damp from dew or rain. | It is advisable to make the coop as | | serviceable and economically "as pos- | | sible. Avoid making a lot of cheap { coops, which in a short time become useless, The most serviceable coop is one | Which serves to brqod the chicks! | while with the hen, and te house the | | chicks during the growing season | {after the brooding peried has ended. | | The following mash is good for! | growing stock: A | { Wheat bran ..... 100 Ibs. | Ground oats or oatmeal feed 5(ibs. | | Cornmeal oq | Middlings | Beel scraps | | An Ohio hen recently hatched ten | | chickens from nine eggs. She doesn't | { belong to the poultry union. | | farm crops {some of this animated i needs overhauling and closely exam- {in a very short while, | cows were regarded '| also | from Russia and central Europe. EOC N07 ORT Sea TS MLK PRODUCTION it impressed itself on your as a practical man, selling in the form of milk through the medium of cows' manu facturing apparatus, "that possibly machinery TS Has mind, ining? A new machine, running more economically, may save a ma- nufacturer its cost several times over So if your in this 1ight, some might be found to be very eco- nomical producers, and possibly the i-less said about the capacity of oth- ers the better. What is of importance to the aver- age dairyman is this fact, that cow { testing helps to put each cow in the herd on a good paying basis very quickly. A simple plan of weigh- ing and testing each individual cow's | milk soon discovers if any unit ma- chines in the milk-making factory are not in good economical running order. Then plans are laid for Keep- ing the type of cow that makes twen- ty or thirty dollars or time, ana young calves at least four. Does each one of your cows do that, It will pay you to find out. Great Britain imported 51,786,- 915 bushels of wheat from Canada in 1913, She' imported 80,013,879 bushels from the United States. She imported 12,789,969 bushels Great Britain took 23%,491,683 bushels of oats from Germany, Rus- sia and Roumania in 1913, of which one-half was from her bittercat and most savage enemy of to-day. ADVANTAGES OF HOG RAISING This is a ture saying and a wise one: "The hog is the only. animal | that ean convert 10 bushels of grain or its equivalent into less space than {a bushel basket, and then carry it to | market on his back and double its | value." says the "American Cultiva- | tor." ment of any well-regulated farm is | the breeding and feeding of good | hogs, and more farms have been paid | for by hogs than any combination of | sales of grain, dairy products, etc.,, . have ever freed from debt. There are two ways of making money through hogs; one, the most com- mon being growing hogs for the gen- | eral market; the other, breeding | pure-bred hogs to improve the quali- | ty of breeds in general. Spraying "Dont's". Don't think a week earlier or lat- {er than the date recommended Is{ just as good. Don't think that spraying alone will insure good. fruit, pruning and cultivation are equally important. Don't apply Bordeaux mixture in wet weather, for it is liable to rus- set the fruit. Don't -overspray. An- even coat- foliage, any material which runs off does no good. Don't expect results if the work Is not thoroughly done. Don't apply lime-sulphur and ar- The most profitable depart-| A A a A A eA AA tN A tii, | chine which is worn | As to the market breeding: | A i In! merica any farmer that does not! "hate a hog" ¢an make a start on a | | very small dnvestment of capital. | | First, he must settle on the breed, | { whether black, red spotted or any| { other and then buy a few young sows, | | | | being sure that they are representa- {tive of the breed he has chosen. | Then he should select' a first-class | boar of the same breed, being sure | that he, too, is a good individual, {bred in the best lines, so that his | produce will be even better than the | Sows, Lastly, he must prepare a {place for the future handling of the | swine. Expensive buildirigs are not neces- sary, but good pasture is, and 1t Ns senate of lead in a spell of extremely hot, Bright weather, for "i t¥"#ble to cause serious burning. Don't try to get along with a ma- ut or too small to do good work; if the work is worth doing, it is worth doing well. Don't fall to clean the machine thoroughly after each spraying; it saves much trouble when the time comes for the next application. Ration For Breeding Stock. Most breeders long ago abandoned the old plan of feeding wet mashes | to the breeding fowls, as observation and experiment have shown that the | should be well fenced, so that he may always know 'where his pigs are. They must have a dry, warm sleep- ing place, where théy may also rest when not on pasture. A prime es- sential is good, pure water, and plenty of it. If there is a spring through the pasture, that is excellent if not, it may be furnished by means of self-watering fountains. The hog is the only animal that does not perspire, so it cannot stand extremely hot sunshine, and must therefore have cool shade, natural or artifieial. Given these things, suc- cess is strictly up to the man. If he will give his swine the care he would give his dairy cows and calves or his horses, he will find them far more profitable than either, a continued use of wet, or moist, mash- es conduce to the production of eggs the whites pf which are thin and wa- tery. The ration for the breeding stock, according to modern usage, is hard grains, properly baianced, with beef scrap, charcoal, grit, oyster shell plenty of fresh green food, plenty of fresh, tlean water, clean quarters and as much range as possible. Hens handled in this manner lay eggs that 'have plenty of "body," the whites of which are relatively solid and free from decided wateriness, and such eggs, experience has proven, hatch better and produce stronger and healthier chicks than those in which the whites are thin and watery. sm-- June 3.--The farmers have finish- ed planting and seeding. The crops in general are looking fairly well. A good rain would be welcomed. Well drillers are drilling a well for James Hitchcock. L. Wood's building is nearing completion, The young folks are looking forward to a num-. ber of picanles and sociais to take place in the near future. The Rev. Father Nich Prescott, and mo- ther, Mrs. T. Nicholson, and Aunt, Miss A. Corrigan, and Mrs. L. J. Joyce, Kingston, Mrs. and Mrs. Me- Clement, Ottawa, visited here recent- ni WILKINSON is booming Everything in this little hamlet. Many around here spent Victoria Day in Kingston. All are pleased to hear that Mrs. A. |W. nsville. on spent Monday in Nap- -- anee. Miss Lena Whaten is visiting in Tamworth. Misses Francis and Josephine McDonald and J. B. Fisher spent Sunday at P. Sagrift's. Joseph Carroll and Albert Perault called on friends here Sunday evening. Many intend taking in the ball given by the young bachelors of Centerville on Friday evening, June 4th. A mis- sion will be held in the Church of the Annunciation, Chippewa, begin- ning on Sunday, June 6th, by Rev. Father Burk, 0.J. New York city. builjing roads in the village. secured the service of Rev. William Smith, Trinity Church, Montreal, for the morning and evening servicgs. ny tomato plants that were cover- The Good Roads Deparument is 88 Kate McAvoy has gone to Sand Bay to live. John Collins had a heifer killed by lightning. WILTON, June 3.--The annual meeting of the Bible Society was held 'in the Presbyterian Church on Monday oe garden vegetables and even Leeds PORTLAND June 2.--A number of hi i E Ff 1G. Stover on Monday. * evening, and was addressed by T. a vovian on Tao sae gave an yable social on y evening in the League room. George Simmons is making many improve- ments on his vacant cottage. Mrs. Sanderson, Yarker, was visiting Mrs. Mrs. Nicho- las Simmons bas returned from La- chute, Que. TAMWORTH 2. Brine, through town on Wed- A number. of our citizens - East, The frost last week destroyed all the || WILSON 3 H. P. COMPLETE 6 H. P, 2.0YLINDER : MADE IN OANADA -- NO 'DUTY. Guaranteed for Five Years. WILSON MOTOR C0. - H. Milne, Agent, 202 Bagot St, Kingston, MARINE MOTORS 120.00 Ont. imitations of our well- against similar infringe- ments. 3 Several instances having been discovered in Canada of the Infringe- ment of our rights by the use of the title "Fruit Salt," or of colourable known wrapper, all per- sons are hereby warned 0 Our Rights hav THE FIRST CARE OF EVERY PARENT 18 The Children's Health Phone 845 Pure Milk is the best food known. Pasturized Milk in sealed bottles is both clean and pure: :: Price's THERE I8 LES A DISTINCTIVE QUALITY APPEARANCE About SUN-KIST packages--just as distinctive as the quality of their contents, BUN-KIST Seeded and Seediess Raisins. GEO. ROBERTSON & SON, LTD. Ladies' Pumps, Patent or Gun Metal ..........00... 282.00 iE Gun Metal and Patent Leather, 3 Buttoned Oxford ........$2.50 « and opi $3.00 rene - King Street