= he POTATOES FOR SWINE Culls and Unmarketable Tubers Can Be Fed to Advantage. Waste Is Utilized and Valuable Feed Is Baved--Being Poor In Protein and Rich In Carbohydrates They Make Fat. Although the feeding of marketable potateés to hogs is unprofitable un- less corn is worth four -and one-half times as much as the potatoes, the culls and other unmarketable potatoes usually can be fed advantageously, no © matter what the comparative price of | corn. At such times as the present when corn Is high and potatoes plent!- ful, the feeding of culls to hogs Is espe- clally desirable. A waste Is utilized sod more valuable feed is saved; transpor tation charges on a poor product Bre | saved; and the pofatoes marketed bring a higher price than they would if the small ones were Included. Potatoes resemble corn In composi- tion, and this is especlally true of , sweet potatGes. Both corn and pota- toes are poor in protein and rich In carbohydrates, thus 'they make fat rather than bone -and muscle. The potatoes should be boiled or steamed until they form a mealy mash, fvhich should be mixed with some other, feed such as corn meal, shorts or brani Only enough water should be added In the cooking to prevent burning and to make a thick mash, tatoes may be fed raw to add succu- lence to the ration, they should be given only at intervals and In small quantities. Too mapy are likely to cause scours. A potato ration should be supple- mented with feeds rich in nitrogen, such as old-process linseed-oil mes! or fresh meal. Where sweet potatoes are plentiful and cheap a combination with gluten meal and skim milk makes a good ration. In one case of experimental feeding shoats made one pound of gain for each 8.18 pounds of grain when they were allowed to do their own harvest- ing of raw sweet potatoes. Sweet po- tatoes are said to De the best root crop for pigs for fall and winter graz- | ing In the cut-over pine lands of the South, The meat of potato-fed hogs is equal In quality to pork from a gram ration, but the latter is likely to carry a greater finish. After cooling there is no appreciable difference In firmness of the carcass between a potato-fed and" grain-fed animal, ELECTRIC PROD FOR ANIMALS Handle Holds Dry Batteries, Coll, Wire and Button--8hock Is Said to Be Effective. Dry batteries make fhe use of elée- _ tricity possible in many novel appli- ances, writes C. J. Lynde In Farmers' Mail and Breeze. Tle following cyt shows an animal prod which it 1s hi will not injure the flesh or hide. The first cut shows the prod as it looks when completed. The larger end is Electric Animal Prod. the handle which contains the bat- teries, coll, wires and button, as shown in the second cut. The small end has two metal terminals § short distance apart. In use, the terminals are placed agrinst the horse and the but- ton is pressed. The horse then re- celves an electric shock which is much more effective thai an ordinary YOUNG COLT NEEDS SHELTER © At Night Animal Needa Protection From Cold and Storms--Allow i RE§ £2 While some po- | WEEVIL IN BEANS AND PEAS Eggs of Insects Are Easily Destroyed by Fumigation and- Bisuiphide 1 of Carbon. The weevil which makes the buggy beans and peas lays its eggs in the maturing beans and peas in the pod during the late summer. The eggs are not recognized by the naked eye, and they do not generally hatch uatli | some time after harvest. The eggs are | emnstly and quickly destroyed by fumi- | gation and bisuiphide of carbon, with. out injury to the beans or peas. Place the beans or peas ia an ale | tight vessel--a stone crock, a barrel, box or bin. Place a shallow dish on top of the beans, and in this pour a quantity of bisulphide of cirbon, which Is a heavy, colorless liquid, hav- ing a vile smell, The fumes are heavy | and will quickly sink through the mass | to the bottom. They are explosive, se | ene must be careful not to bring a light | In contact with them. "Cover. the vessel quickly and leave | It for 24 hours. A tablespoonful will be enough to fumigate the contents of a five-gallon jar and one ounce is enough 'for twd bushels. All beans and peas should be treated In this way, after which they can be kept for an Indefinite period without ln- Jury. : SOIL PLANT FOODS REMOVED { Experiments Add Valuable Information for Farmer in Use of Commercial Fertilizer. A great many experiments, care fully controlled, have been made te determine the amount of sq!l plant food removed by crops, and while In a general way they are more in- teresting than practically instructing for the average farmer, yet they add | valuable information along the line | of the use of commercial fertilizers | The results" obtained from the corm | experiments show an avérage use by | full crops of 89 pounds of nitrogen, 38 { pounds of phosphoric acid, and 78 4-10 | pounds of potash. The husking éorn | uses more nitrogen in proportion tham | the ensilage corn, but this is no doubt | due to the prolonged feeding season, | developing and ripening 'the ears, the ensilage being cut In green stage. | There 1s, however, quite a wide range | shown in some of the tests, which is | apparently due to the greater avail ability of the soil Ingredients. For Instance, in full crops of both ens silage and husking corn its has been shown varying from 60 to 100 pounds to the acre of crops, while the nitrogen and phosphoric acid main. | tain their level average. | HANDY LITTLE SEED MARKER Implement Will Be Found of Great Convenience in Garden--Straight Lines Essential, | The little seed marker shown in the | fustration will be found very useful in ghrden work, The markers which should be in the form of sled runners are placed 12 inches apart, an extra | met of lines can be run through the first. It is important to have perfect ly straiglit lines for planting all garden [a in order to save ground, to say = Handy Seed Marker. nothing of the good appearance of the garden, and this can be accomplished in no other way except by the use of & marker. In drawing the first line the ground should be squared up ac curately and a string stretched at one side as a guide for the marker. It is a good plan to use a line for all other marks as well, setting it exactly 18 inches from the last mark. TO ERADICATE QUACK GRASS Small Patches Can Be Covered With Tar Paper or Forked Out--Follow Disk With Harrew. The following will eradica grass: J For small patches cover with pa- potash | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 19 Thé Market Reports LIVE STOCK MARKETS. - Toronto Toronto, April 5.--Export cattle, choice, $12 to $12.50; do., bulls, $8 to 39; butcher cattle, choice, $10.50 to $11.75; do., medium, $9.50 to $10.50; do., common, $8.50 to $8.- 75; butcher cows, - choice, $9 to $10.50; do., medium, $8.95 to $9.- 25; do, eanners, $6 to $6.25; do. bulls, $9.50 "to $10.50; feeding steers, $8.50 to $10.25; stockers, choice, $8 to $8.75;.do., jjght, $7 to $7.50; milkers, choice, each, $90 to $135; springers, $90 to $135; sheep, ewes, 13.50 to $15; bucks and culls, $7.50 to $10; lambs, $19 to- $20.60; hogs, fed and watered, $21; hogs, f.0.b., $20.75; calves, $15 to $17. J ---- Montreal. Montreal, April 5.--Choice steers, $12 to $13; good steers, $10 to $11.- 50; medium, $8.50 10 $9.50; hoice butchers bulls, $190.25 to $11; good, $9.50 to $10; medium, - $8.50 to $9.25; choice butchers' cows, $10.50 to $11.50; good cows, $9.50 to $10.- 50; medium, $8 to $9; canners' cat- tle, $5.50 to $6.50; sheep, $11 to $12; lambs, $15.50 to $16.50; milk- fed calves, $12 to $13; others, $7.50 to $10; choice select hogs off cars, $21 to $22; sows, $19 to $20. Buffalo. Buffalo, April 5.--Cattle," receipts, 3,200; easier; prime steers, $13.50 to $14.00; shipping steers, $12.00 to | $13.25; butchers, $10.00 to $12.50; | yearlings, $11.50 to $13.00; heifers, [$9.00 to $12.00; cows, $5.00 to $12.25; bulls, $7.00 to $10.50; stockers and feeders, $7.50 to $10.- { 50; fresh cows and springers, $65.00 to $135.00. Calves, receipts, 760; easier, $7.00 to $19.75. Hogs, re- ceipts, 13,200; heavy, strong; heavy, $17.50 to $18.50; mixed, $18.25 to $18.50; yorkers, $18.40 to $18.50; | light yorkers, $17.60 to $18.00; pigs, $17.50 to $17.65; stags, $13.00 to $14.00. Sheep and lambs, re- ceipts, 4,000; strong; clipped lambs, $17.25; wool lambs, $15.00 to $20.- 25; yearlings, $14.00 'to. $17.50; wethers, $15.00 to $15.50; ewes, $7.00 to $14.25; mixed sheep, $14.00 to $15.00. Chicago, . Chicago, April 5.--Market, steady; beeves, $9.70 to. $14.66; stockers and feeders, $8.40 to $11.60; cows and heifers, $6.30 to §12; calves, $10.50 to $16. Hogs, receipts 57,400; market slow; light, $16 to $17.50; mixed, $16.35 to $17.45; heavy, $15.- 160 to $17; rough, $ 60 to $15.90; pigs, $12.50 to $16.50; bulk of sales, $16.70 to $17.25. Sheep, receipts, 12,000; market, strong; lambs, $13.- 25.10 $19.50; sheep, $11.75 to $17. GRAIN QUOTATIONS. Montreal. Montreal, April 5 ---Oats--Can- adian-- Western, No. 3 $1.05- to $1.06%; extra No. 1 feed, $1.05 to $1.05%; No. 2 local "white, $1.05; No, 3, do. $1.02%. Flour--New Standard Spring wheat grade, $11.10 {to $11.20. Rolled oats--Bag of $90 {1bs, $5.60. Millfeed--Bran, $35.40; | shorts, $40.40; middlings, $48 to $50; mouillie, $60 to $62. Hay-- | No. 2, pergton, car lots, $17. i "y | i ~_ Toronto, | Toronte; April 5.-----Manitoba wheat {=--In store Fort Willlam, including 12% tax, No, 1 Northern $2.23%; { No. 2 Northern $2.20 % ; No. 3 North- lern $2.17 3%; No, 4 wheat $2.10%. | Manitoba Oats--In store Fort Wil- liam. No. CW. 91%¢; No. 3 C.W. 8735; extra No. 1 feed 86%c; No. 1 feed 84% c. American Corn--U. 8. A, Board prohibit importation, Ontario Oats--According to freights outside, No. 2 white 92¢ to 93¢; No. 3 white 91¢c to 92¢. "Ontario wheat--Basis* in store Montreal, No. 2 winter, per car lot 2.22, Peas--According to freights out- side. No. 2 $3.6 to $3.70. Barley--According to freights out side--Malting; $1.72 to $1.74. Buckwheat--According to freights outside, $1.38 to $1.85. Rye--According to freight out- side. No. 2, $2.60, or Manitoba Flour (war Toronto, new bags, $11.10 Ontario Flour (war quality) -- Montreal, prompt shipment new bags, $10.70.; do. Toronto, $10.70. Millfeed--Car lots, delivered Mon- treal freights, bags included. Bran, per ton, £35.40. Shorts $40.40. Hay--Track Toronto. No. 1 per ton $17 to $18. Mixed $14 to $16. Straw---Track Toronto. Car lots per ton $8.50 to $9. War quality) 3 yellow, $1.55 to $1.60. Oats--No. 8 white, 87 3-4 to 88 3-4c. Flour higher; in carload lots, standard, $9.55 a barrel. Bran, $33.14. Duluth. : Duluth, . April 5.--Linseed, $4.09 lo $418. aria S105; May, $4.13 asked; ¥, $4. asked; s $32.55 asked. Setoer, New York. New York, April 5.--Flour quiet; 10.75 to $11.25; winters, $1.40; No. 3, $1.15 to $1.20: ship- Hides steady: - Minneapolis. Minneapolis, April 5.--Corn--No. [Stra +Oats, Man., bush . tra No. 1 feed, 38%¢c; No. 1' feed, 84% cc; No. 2 feed, 80% ec. Barley-- No. 2 $1.65; No.. 4, $1.69; rejected, $1.45; feed, $1.40. Flax --No. 1 N.W.C., $3.84; No. No. 3 C.W., $3.61, Chicago, Chicago, April 5.--Corn--No. yellow, $1.75 to $1.80; No. 3 yellow, $1.50 to $1.60; No. 4 yellow, $1.- 40 to $1.50. Oats--No. 3 white, 89% to 913%c; standard, $0 to 92¢. Rye--No, 2, $2.87. Barley--$1.60 to $1.95. Timothy--$5.00 to $8.25. Clover--$28.00 to $31.00, Pork-- Nominal. Lard--$25.75, Ribs-- $23.47 to $23.97, GENERAL TRADE. » Chickens, Kitchener, 30c¢ to 32¢; Hamilton, 28¢ to 32¢; Kingston, 25¢ to 30c¢¥ London, 33¢ to 35¢; Owen Sound, 26¢ to 30c; Port Hope, 30c¢. and Woodstock, 25¢ per Ib. Barley, Kitchener, $1.50; Hamilton, $1.- 65; to $1.70; Kingston, $1.75; Owen Sound, $1.60 to $1.65; Port Hope, $1.75. Oats, . Kitchener, 30c; Hamilton, $1. to $1.02; Kingston, $1. to $1.10; Owen Sound, 93¢ to 95¢c; Port Hope, $1.05; "Rd Woodstock, 95¢c. Wheat. Kitchener, $2.12 to $2.15; ilton and Woodstock, $2.12; ston, $2.40; London and Sound, $2.10 to $2.12; Port $2.10 per bushel. Hay. Kitchene® baled, $15.50 to $16, loose, $14.50 to $15 per ton; Ham- ilton, baled and loose, $15 to $18; Kingston, baled, $14 to $17, loose, $13 to $15; Owen Sound, baled, $12 to $13, loose $11 to $12; Port Hope, loose, $15 to $16; Woodstock, baled, $16 to $17, loose, $15 per ton, a Ham- King- Owen Hope, Eggs. 45¢ to 48¢; Hamilton, 45¢ 'to 50c; Kingston, 45¢ to 60¢; London, 45¢; Owen Sound and Wood- sock, 40c; Port Hope, 38¢ to 40¢ per doz, Kitchener, Butter. ; : Kitchener, 45¢ to 48¢ per 1d; Ham- ilton, 50c to 55c; Kingston, 46c to 55¢; London, 48¢c to 56c; Owen Sound, 43c to 46c; Port Hope, 45¢c; and Woodstock, 50¢ to 64c per 1b. | The Kingston Market | Kingston, April 6th. Butter, creamery, 1b . Butter, rolls, 1b, Cheese, 1b, .. ... Eggs, fresh, doz.. Eggs, storage .. Oleomargayine -- Cod, Ib. ..iuuss, Eels, 1b. ..- .. .. Flounders, Ib. .. . Fillets, Ibs ... .. Finan Haddie, 1b. Hake, Ib... .. 3. Haddock, fresh, Ib, Halibut, fresh, 1b. Herring, fresh, 1b. Kippers, dos... :. Oysters, qt. ... . Perch, 1b, ... 4... Biko, mo... ock-fish, 1b, . Salmon, 1b, ......: Smeilts, 1b... . Tilefish, 1b. ...... Trout, salmon, ib. Norway Cods . White fish, Ib.. (fresh) .. 70 25 20 'os 18 18 . "ee = Fruit. Apples, doz. . Bananas, doz. .. . Dates, 1b, .. . . . Grapefruit, eaeh Lemons, doz. .. Oranges, doz. Pears, each Barley, hush .. Bran, fon... .... 'Buckwheat, bush. Corn meal, cwt, "5 8 wen Flour, Govt. stan- dard, ewt, .. .. Hay baled, ton .. Hay, loose, ton .. Middiings, ton 5.80 14.00 13.00 43.00 Oats, local, bush.. Wheat, local, bush. . corn. flour steady, $5.55 in 100-1. 8H steady: No. 2, $1.30 to 2 CW, $3.79; {te * 18. upto... Veal Skins, Ib. .. Deacon skins, No 1 Horse hides, No. 1 large .. ...'. . Tallow Cakes .. . Wool, washed, iy, Wool, unwashed, | ROT re Gensing, wild dry per 1b. Beeswax, Shearlings, Kips, 1b, Beaver, up to .. Otter, up to .. .. Black - Bear, up to Fisher, up to i Cross Fox, up to . Lynx, up to .. Marten, up to .. Wolf, up to .. .. Badger, up to ... Weasel, up to .. Vv Beets, bus. .. . . Cabbage, head Carrots, bus. .. . Celery, bunch .. Lettuce, bunch Parsnips, bushel Potatoes, bush. .. Onions, dry, 1b. 1b. up to up to TO PREVENT NOXIOUS FESTS Clemson College Bulletin Gives Plan for Destroying Weed Seeds In Barnyard Manure. (Clemsod Cottege Bulletin.) Barnyard manure may become badly Infested with weed seeds oa account of hay which contains various kinds of seed being fed to live stock. often the land is infested with rox lous weeds from this source, This danger may be overcome, says the agricultural extension division of Clemson college, by keeping wanure. in piles 8 to 10 feet high from four to six weeks. The heat and fermentation produced in such piles has been found to kill practically ail the weed seed with the exception of a few on the sur- | face of the pile. These can also be destroyed by putting tie surface ma- nure under the bottom of a new pile By this method the farmer may safely use the manure froin livery stables or such 'other places. . RUST WEARS OUT MACHINERY Too -Ceost of Farm Implements Can Be Re. duced by Making Every Tool Last Much Longer. The price of farmn machinery has been advancing for some time. The cost can be reduced by making every machine last longer. A large propo: tion of farm machinery wears out toe soon because it is not given prope: care and attention. More machinery is worn away cvery year by rust an weather than by service. The life o any machine may be lengthened ! protection from weather, good lubric tion, 'and prompt attention to répuii Farm machinery frequently is lef standing in the fleld througheut th: winter. Housing not only protects the implements from rust but leaves then in good condition for use the follen ing season. BUYING EWES FOR BREEDING Net Profitable in Starting of Flock t Purchase Olid Animals--Adopt Culling System. Be cautious in buying the breeding ewes. It does not pay in the starting of a flock to buy old ewes, If ther: is an advantage to be had In getting all there is In animal breeding ser ice. surely It Is important in the starting of the flock. It is also Important te adopt a system of culling out eich year, The same may be applied tn the produce of the flock. It is usual to produce some females that are not up to the standard of the flock, Evéry flock should be bought, bred and culled In 'view of establishing uniformity in > Splendid Flock of Ewes. quality and appearance. There is some- thing in personal appearance, even among animals, that is fascinating in the eye of thie breeder and admirer. CROPS DESTROYED BY SMUT Few Cents' Worth of Formaldehyde and Little Labor Will Save Much 5 Wheat and Rye. It Is estimated that 3% per cent of the wheat crop and . One wholesome thing to know is that the ear of progress will not move an inch without ppshing. - df you are as good as you ought to be you will let the other Heaven by ements -- ---- STELL OF CANADA y EARNED $6,000,000 Able to Write Off Enormous Sums and Leave $6,000,000 Surplus. 5.--Earnings of the Steel Compuny of Canada in 1917, as published in the annual statement, entirely fulfill unofficial estimates. The directors again pro- vide for repairs, maintenance, im- provements to plants, and allowances for the war tax, the aggregate of which is not given, before declaring earnings. With these unknown de- ductions, the profits for the year were $6,040,318, an increase of §1,- 018,927, or 20.29 per cent. over 1916, the results of which were 55 per cent. in excess of 1915. In com- parison with the 1915 year, last year's earnins show an increase of $2,809,866, or 86 per cent. Union Bag Earnings, New York, April 'The Union Bag & Paper Corporation . reports net earnings of $2,102,716 or 21.44 per cent. on the capital stock for year ended January 31st, 1918, compared with $2,404,555 tor 24.04 per cent. in the precedifhg 12 months, Montreal, April 0. Earnings Exceed Capital. New« York, April 5.-- The. Cam- brai Steel Company, which reported a deficit in 1914 after dividends; scored the unusual record for a lead- ing steel producer of earnings in. 1917 in excess of the capital stock. This PAGE r SEVENTEEN ee Lo eg provided for and the Federal war jtaxes set aside Tha total net in- come as reported from Philadelphia, [ was $47,121,669; which is more than $2,000,600 in excess of the par of the | stock, and $19,610,000 greater than | the pfeceding year brought in. The $3,996,700 reserved for depreciation was more than twice as much as this item in 1916 and the $17,264,398 estimated. war income and excess pro- fits tax represented per cent. of the net: The dividends of $5,400,000 went into the treasury of the Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company with the exception of about $160,000, and meant an income for the Midvale eq- ual to more than § per cent. on its stock. The surplus of $20,321,853 for the year stood out powerfully in contragr with the deficit of $289,010 in 1914. In 1916 a surplus of §22,- 056,858 was 'reported after paying a dividend $2,362,500 less than last year's. . ar 30 Commercial Notes. ' Marconi Wireless Telegraph' Co., report for year ended Dec. 31st, 1917, shows net income of $617,773, an increase of $357,884 over 1916 Net' income was equal to 30 cents a share on 999 900 shares of stock par value $5. : z Plans are practically completed for the establishment of a big cordage factory in South Vancouver, on the Fraser River. The cost of the plant is estimated at $250,000. The sensible man may put his faith in the Lord, but he also keeps was before depreciation had been brains and hands working. Cr i HAA PA PAE AA AANA Pit CONDENSED STATEMEN Notes in Circulation Deposits Due by Banks Call Loans and Current Discounts Bank Premises Letters of Credit Per Contra. . Other Assets THE STANDARD BANK = CANADA-- Due to Banks ....a..ciisnieniians, Dividend, Payable lst February, 1918. Acceptances Under Letters of Credits Capital, Reserve Fund and P. & L. Cash on Hand....,.... mesma Tenens sheswaven ore Gold Reserves and Govt. Deposits for Circulation Dominion Govt., British Govt. and other Bonds, etc.... T 31ST JANUARY, 1918 $ 5,484,383.00 58,080,703.90 2,161,803.78 Account $11,623,114.80 2,675,000.00 4,188,740.42 12,049,385.40 OVERC OATS Large Stock to Choose From. $15 to $28 JOHN TWEDDELL : fogh " rn Anything You Bake can be no better than the flour you use. Why take chances? The coun- try-wide popularity of our unexcelled flour, and the unrivaled esteem in which it is held everywhere, by housewives who know these facts should be sufficient to convince you, that its use is indispensable in get- ting best baking results. W. F. McBroom YY Ask your "GROCER" For SUNKIST SEEDED and SEEDLESS RAISINS The Best for PPP TOTP PPI OPIIODIPOIDOOT YY YY YY YY 4 4 Pie or Cake. 9 Andhra dha SE The Best in Men's Shoes ! : Every man is intersted in good shoes. i The men we shoe wear the best. New = 'spring styles are here for your in tan and black leathers, with Neolin or leather soles. 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