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along, and rea e Barrel Prices. Go2000046600000006¢ 1 'ancestor. all with hind limbs 'permanently fixed backward and | serving with 'the tail as a fing These most often. come ashore by breaking a hole through the icefloes that fringe the shores, a door of return that they have to keep open from the frost. They have been seen- furiously biting round the edges, erimsoning the water with their blood, and one-of the Antarctic ex- peditions came on a belated victim dead, frozen head downward in its final struggle to return. 'among the seals are the spotted sea 'i leopards, the only formidable carni- he bint vores of the region and the chief Wisconsin and doubtiess will tong 4 } The sea tinue to be 'the. most important {ertili-§ enemies of the penguins. nite ant damage to Jow CPR~ Commer cial Fort! Notable | etween the years 1885 Si inclusive en m a I 1 Cl s very great. R or dd up over. ore Co rTanid [hrough fr 8} W. Apes > ~Kenc ora Exe And $ able mn Stable manure' has 'been practically the only fertilizer "generaily used in elephants are true seals, and the zer used in that state. But compara- small females do not differ much 'in tively few farms have enoligh manure appearance from the seals of north- to keep the yields up to what the land ern waters, but the gigantic males ig capable of producing. are conspicuous because of the in- flation of the nasal region into a pendulous, trunklike proboscis.' 'The males come ashore first, landing on a smooth beach, where they await the arrival of the females, each striving to collect and to defend against aggression the largest pos- sible harem. The sea bears, or fur seals, under whose coat of coarse long hair lies the soft fur that is their disastrous possession, are ex- amples of the eared seals. In these the hind legs are turned forward and are used in fioundering along the ground in a series of awkward leaps. "Among the birds first place must ba given to the penguins, surely the oddest and most engaging of feather=- ed creatures. The gigantic emperor, the gorgeous king and royal, the gentoo, said to .be the only penguin palatable even to a hungry whaler, and a number of smaller species are all equally attractive by reason of the sleek beauty of their vividly pat- terned plumage, by their quaint gait and still more by their power of ex- pressing the familiar human - emo- tions of anger, fear, affection, - iosity, anxiety, solicitude, Spits | and surprise. i ; ~~ "Penguins have Ziven up struggle with the southern gales, and 'turning their wings into fin -shaped flippers use them only in swimming and in gestures. The gulls, skuas, cormorants, petrels and albatrosses, of which the remaining bird popula- tion is composed, are superb in the air, but use their long, and narrow wings almost entirely as floats, hold- 'ing them rigidly ke the wings of a monoplane." These birds have. conquered the weather to the extent not only Bf sur- viving themselves, but of rsaring their young under almost impossible conditions. Two characteristics, how- ever, make them the victims of man. They are fearless to the extent of letting human beings come close to them, examine their nests and pass through their rookeries. For their protection against the cold they are | equipped with a thick coating of blubber, from which valuable oil can be made. The result is that-- 'everywhere their numbers are be- ing reduced, and in many regions they are being completely destroyed. "Drastic international regulation ig required not only to preserve for future generations these remarkable branches of the tree of life, but even if the only object be to maintain a commercial asset. The preservation of animal and plant life in every part of the world might well be one of the duties of the new league of nations, but an immediate and useful step is weld within the range of possibility. In a recent address to the Zoological Society of London, Sir Douglas Maw- son, the well-known Antarctic ex- plorer, said that Macquarie Island, a dependency of Tasmania, still abounds in most types of subantare- tie life, and is an ideal spot to be retained as a national reserve for the prapagation of sea elephants and penguins, It lies some 900 miles southeast from Hobart and is about twenty miles long by three wide, but is still an attraction to the seals and birds which flock to it from the mil- lions of square miles of ocean in which it lies. "But even for Macungie protec- | tion is urgent. Within five years af- ter the discovery of the island the J fur seal was almost exterminated, the king penguins have dwindled to a single rookery, and as a result of the leasing of the island to exploit- ers at a nominal rent in" the years before the war nearly 300,000 royal penguins and 860 sea elephants were killed annually for their blubber. Penguins are now 'nominally protect- | ed, but as their eggs are good to eat the fact that the adults are no longer boiled down is doing little to save 'the birds. The Commonwealth Gov- 'ernment would be doing a service te 1d were it to take up this gest Red Cross store- was ormerly a stor- | le. But it Should be ro ,fertil zers less tha Moreover, stable manure is not ve] halaneed as d pant ocd. It is relative-. ly low in phorphorug, and on farms on which much stock has been kept for some time it will be found that the use of phosphate in addition to man es wii produce marked benefit. It will cause the better filling in small gran anc pavan the -maturing. of corn and grai Visconsin Experiment Station. POC Livestock Farmers. And Fertilizers --r There is an impression among many ols farmers--and among seme agricultura' writers, too-- that it livestock are rais- ed, and all the manure made on the farm i returned to the soil, that feed- ng the soil--or more correctly feed-| ng the crops--with artificial ferti lizers Ss "not necessary. that artificial fertilizers are ausolu tel njurious. Neither "of these ideas has | fact. any foundation in ier of = "were a grain farn vhen grain and roug ed, ain amount of the iertilizing elements re retained in the animal 1 body, so that the idea of 'returning to the land all you take off it," by the use of manure Is incorrect. The manure contains less ht + of the fertilizin ig elements than does oe : feed from which ig gra: nor otl made, sO that. sooner or later the i of even the best livestock farmer will require artificial fertilizers to shige) maximum crop yield. 2 ; A livestock farmer will need artificial na man who is en- gaged solely in grain or ve cgetable pro- au ton, but this does not A at he py rot find the use of artificial ferithi Far from it. From perso al Du we believe that] * Engle nd carries more livestock per farm, or per acre than Ontario. Yet England--which- 'before the war was very largely a grazing country--uses considerably more artificial fertilizers than we do. According t ofigures 158 ued sone tiine - ago by tie Canad foo Board, Great Britain has a oad of cattle per hundred acres of lane 2 ns to our six. Why do i ol] use artificial fertilizers so ex- Wot because they can get © yield per acre, but because it And aiter all is said and written, he enly reaso nwhy we should ] in this country.--The Cana- Countryman. ogume Has lis ade id © Ee t The legume seed should not contain weed © seed; it should be of the right variety. and have a high germinating value. The bacteria. must likewise be pure, - of the kind to produce nodules on the legumes that is to be grown and 'how a high germination. To secure these properties in both seed and bac-| teria, the farmer must rely on his own supply 'or deal with aris. al Jong "established dealers whose chief 'asset is the good-will of theit custom-| ers. just how effective the combination of legume and bacteria will be in main- faning or increasing the nitrogen con- 'ent 01 the soil depends i] tie 4 isp H pla } , th tent thereof will ns be increased Jecause, as Solo, Hie RE {len All LEH ry nitroge ncontent of t y and sold SEE EIN Faronton : =n fruit tree "disoa 1s were go Sadly affected that Manure an RICH rag lanes a crop next year as if had. nol bern attacked by the} Tle A Jiown. ¢s perha rent IMporie Lit 8 early spraying of early "we mean a have bLezun to swell. 25 SR after the buds have begun 0 swell, will control the diseuse, but it OF Hg "do. £0 where the wel Sil THE FALLIS FOOTE 'control it. ouirol (the disease, but is 'not =n Tens, Guelph. fy, like the poor, is always Others again hold] ... Se t oe LC Cr ude arbolic acid, thoroughly ew eseeat udder and teats, by means a cloth or brush. will Coat twenty- five cows, and unless ther 2 be rain soon after applying, one ng will last a week, (Leave out he LOL -oil for calves.) iter mixtures, containing creo- SEI ete:, may be sprayed daily. If done before milking, care is needed, else the milk become ean, O. A. College, Guelph. Now that the hot summer weather as colle those who own light colored urd or suuscald.. Jf the hide of the animal is-similar LO olny of people; it gives the same nd is caused in the same man- Consequently, the same method ; oR prLvention and brestuent may be ; oR § i tee out. 2 eS z = the first place, : : niion is worth a pound of cure," tire prevention is shelter. = No : what kind of stock is in the Jasture, shade is essential, and much .i0re 80 is. Iv for pigs on account of _ thin coating of hair on their dwn Kind of Bacteria | : ve Sie 0 that there are no trees to aiford shade to the animals it would be Just as well to keep them Ay durtag the hottest parts of the da both the hot rays of the sun wud the flies that are always so bad | a stable of any kind, during te hot weather. Scae people provide a "hog wal low" in taeir pasture which is a very good thing, but the location should we scine place in the shade, as it is a hi Kaown fact that the hide will W i dry. OF od Arse department as the name, sl 00 wy Bramble Jelly, Wagstaffe' 8.. Toi se his vear ¢ picnous and &s the Leaf Curl - 0 erily June Cocoanut, Fresh grated, and prese ver of the prach orchards and St. Cath- ~Per can, 25¢ "erchards 'in other Tomaloes, gallon cans orly, 75 every leaf. wigs distorted, Potato Flour, and turning" a brownish ; .of "these. trees 'will. not | acarly so healthy nor | Casco Brand, 11b packages. 25c; two packages, 45¢ Just recerved-- Shig ment of Goodwillie' Ss Peaches and Strawberries, in Heavy Syrup Controls - : A A Das supine thou 8) YE CLOSE SATURDAY, JULY Ith, Tt A. ue (othe he grower, for it bas ¢ldom before the {o- prevent | Leaf Curl. bifore the late spraying, that : aL Meter to start 3 5 several days of weatlier, There 'ia good evi- Pratt's Poultry and Animal Regulator si or : Fg Lk even fall sprasing after Crock Bakers, ail sizes arta leaves have dropped will also - de ; > Crock Churns, 3,4 and '5-gal. pts bert mixture to use is lime- 3: Ne re olen ve 7 aliens Crock Flower Pots, 4, 5,6 and &-i in, he : water. Soluble sulphur 123% Bede , Springs and 'Mattresses of Hei Fai ¥ to 40 gallons of water will fe Aneta celzbrated steel Couchss. Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Alabastine Hay Rakes, Forks, Scythes Poultry Netting, Screen Doors Se Sash, Barn and House, 5 panel Fir Tidors Columbia No. 6 ard Hot Shot Batteries Binder Twine : Tr with the growers as: the ~~ FL. Caesar, B. Ss A ly Remedies. a Sunil ime. In spite of zus having for their slo- on ay." he is still with o be unt til ihe end of ius, has not yet ercome his agile , no very satis- or cow- -flies has bee € st we can do is which keeps ~The C Sarid of st ji or any are Lis Good Intentions cheap oil or grease, one-half oi, pnd Tous tablespoontuls : od 5 ai a © and i to all parts of the This quantity | : tainted. -- Prof. H. H. eiing Pigs From Sunscald." beginning t : Jomplain of his condition of uncolfortableness to the "an cunce of If the pasture for pigs is so m to run out during ied 1ight and early morning Jy keeping them in a pen somewhat darkened, they Lar quicker when wet than 5 pig Seems to hing "that