Comirrt of Live nand It. 4 health, so vital to the teing of man. is regarded even in this enlightened age, with considerable indifference in the freatment of animals up ; whose good health that of man h | self depen S to a considerable de gree. That animals are not more. 'fected by disease, of some form of another, to a greater extent, is purely srovidential, for the sanitary cond tions under which they are ofte 'e Sa ay reared is of the worst. Why this apathy concerning the state of the Fond j parents dream of a bright future for their children. = ne tables, in which frequently valuable imals are hesised, is difficult to un- derstand, since cattle, any more than man, cannot maintain their "health and vigor for long in such unfavor- 'or even partly true--requires foresight, Ss is planning and money. 10 em 'z= They dream of the literary and musical "education they are going ng to give their. "daughter, and of the high positibn she will = - To. provide the money what plan so wise as to buy Victory Bonds for each child? Thousands of rents bought Victory able conditions; yel the. stockman I who keeps cattle for profit must know that to gain maximum returns for his investments and trouble, and '0 guard against loss from disease © take in her sphere of womanhood, a ol i i - ind Ceath reasonable care and com Bonds for their children in 1917 and 1918, fom ant nti ret es a necessary. The first considerations to this end 're ventilation, light and cleanliness. fiiese essential ciements of sanita- tion should be attended to at least bate cvery year. This may be most co.iveniently done during the early fall before the cattle are housed for tle winter. Effective ventilation is required to carry away the foul air and maintain constant and adequate supply of fresh air. The window Space should-be ample 'so that every corner of the interior may be flooded with light "and sunshine, the source of health and destroyer of 'germs. i Vi : / 2 : . 3 : X Dirt and filth make productive breed- uy ictory Ponds ForYour Children |G eimrsmess 1 produce them and prevents the ' er ; ibility of infecticn and contagion, pee De oins Victory Loan Committee ucing possible loss from disease ee te Po a of Pinon '0 a minimum. That much-dreaded Pra Jivsase, tuberculosis. is in a measure product of dark. dirty, ill-venti- d stables. It is caused by organ- ~~ They dream of the education they are going to give their son and vision him some day as a clergyman, a famous lawyer. an 2» eminent physician, a prominent financier, ~ ora'captain of industry, : > ~ Surely you will be among the thousands of loving parents who will buy Victory Bonds for their children--this year? Victory Bonds may be bought on instal Cin iii ments at such easy terms that every parent = : 3 But to make these dreams come true ' who so wishes may buy # 7 B- HY fit 'si or germs gaining entrance into ho animal's system with the food. '5 not easy te detect, and usually "Tintoms become evident it is 2 apply any remedy, hence = tity of making every effort ..2 and maintain sanitary con- in the stable. Every fall, be stable should be systemati- loaned; cobwebs swept from ceilings; accumulated dirt is cleared from manger, 7 indow-5ills and all recesses 1S; the fresh air intakes and outlets put in order; fill all ©! holes in floor and walls t; replace all broken glass ows and clean them; disinfect whole stable thoroughly with disinfectant, such as chlor- 1°, crude carbolic acid, or "hich can be easily applied C puamp or a watering can 1/11 A : nozzle 2 Sora 3 / IE ~ 2 ns or stalls which have. © ea i wid 1 "0 y stock suffering from ul J J ile eq : : b 5 d or nave been used $ auring parturition. i "n't postpone it-because you do not ss a barrel spraying outfit. The teweash brush is an effective and ficient tool--use it. Small brushes ro best and may take you a little i JE 2 to do. There are many Dod whitewesh recipes. President A | m x! ~ sua] I ZS Q Sls cage ; whe A Ba { 3 = i ; 3 ? embrace the constatitly growing lengthenine inte an onst engthening of | its. stem, and class of half-yearly bulbs, mostl; olori ats Howers. + It is the Ena ln Y coloring of its flowers. + It is the Iris last year too late for outdoor planting, so planted them in a pot beer, 2 tons of butter, 1000 pounds of cheese, a complete bed, a suit of Dryden Women's Institute 3 : 2 srant used the following to white- Lp Tlhgmot : of small pretty fw Aston surest. Hower tor bloom that I as an experiment, and four out of clothes and .a drinking cup, they oon (ne white House in Washing- € women's Institute held a a os 4 owers. They have 'ever tried to grow. And five bloomed, the colours were whole amounting to 2500 florins."' on: Toko a bushel of unslaked lime, ery successful and interesting al fom a majority of yet the fact rernains, many people beautiful and they had a delicate Tulip bulbs are supposed to be} 'ake with warm water, cover it dur. . afternoon, 16M having been introduced : ey : ; do f. il with the Hyacinth indoors, - Failure comes from one. of, two things, (1) the bulbs are jot al- lowed to root thoroughly in the dark, or (2) they are too 'quickly brought to the esunsh'yne after bringing up from the cellar. Tts nature is to make rants and a mass of them too, before hie fold-: ed buds at its heart €v-er so much , as begin to swell op k o: : 'ects. irom South Africa, from the Cape ngers within our (lates? Of Good Hope Country. Holland HL Present Ch bulbs in particular have worked Fore den a revolution in flower growing. 2) I S RR No up-to-date gardener can dis- Clark. Mrs Golden 'de- DEPS€ With them. There is ne. trated cleaning of silver. Pring Sis thar place, indoors 150 ] : or out". In the hous i Dain refreshments were if a few easy rules ni . cordial invitation is e = ihe be to 211 the women oF they are absolutely sure to bloo.n perfume, and on looking over a perfect for two years, and afrer catalogue I found they are adver- that they deteriorate. Each bulb: tised for winter forcing. © Several produces one or more offshoots, bulbs may' be placed in.a pot (a and these, when separated from six inch pot) and treated exactly the parent bulb and properly cared 'the same as Hyacinths. Tulips for grow in two years to be fully °° are satisfactory winter bloomers sized, rivals in beauty to their! i, and the Diic Van Thol is con- pareit bulb. Many people do not sidered the (easiest to grow, as half appreciate the tulip because 'they come into bloom iearly. Use z the process to retain the steam, fem hiding id through a fine sieve : ; ca peek of salt, the © + viously well dissolved in Lm water, add three pounds of 'round rice boiled to a thin paste nd stir in boiling hot, add one-half ound of glue which has been pre- shy dissolved ovor a siow fire and" dd five gallors of hot water to the Saixture; stir well and let it stand. { ara f2w days, covering it up to keep Mla d they don't plant enough of theif, | ed : 2 A b> put on hot, § thi 5 : : Or to think of a fairly rich zarden' scil with One tulip is not much to Jook at,' i= properly af n to be present at these meet- Ln, Tr HE, in a dugout, coming out to: the Vight. ne, drainage should but a number is a delight to the' ve yord. There. ast Thursday of cach month i Window, north window roots are feeding We Or tenement room. " £7 iF, - - \ fore than a hundred thousand ready to -assert the men are represented in the fed- given half a chance. ati 'roots to carry No roots, or a no flowers or enough sharp sand to make it be given and ithe bulbs get so closely together that only about with it for eve. Plant the bulbs a second time! . A vi fol € EL I it retains in the garden, and you will soon ;. have a bed of lovely spring flowers] They are Mmselves if "It requires food to the bulbs: weak roots, meg weak flor ers. ¢ : : i a Nhen the roots one inch of soil keeps them from increasing as the years go by. in and made to of Women's Institures of little trouble or. skill to have cnes have "irown So they fl] the pots, touching amd hire 'pans are : . ny Pioi.. J. Evans, which is holding a conven- Window. filled «With bear tiful the: | he bulbs Are ee "0 po B : : ET Tui : Sn of a i : oh owers of varied frrns and huds Ama > est. ¢ lulip 1s a uwative o - mam -eir cool dar}: quarters, and not before. The time that this takes varies with 'the warmth of the cellar and the lateness of the sea- Central Asia. It was introduced into Europe in 1559 by Conrad Gesner, who first saw it in a gar- den in Augsburg| Tulbend or Dul- 2 throughout the dreary winter 7 some, Pepi] good soil gat ay ms from September. to Dep Salesmen Wanted Rr, the !earlier th-. ; ; = : 1 i : Tw Represent the Riri ae gL Dthter if son. The earliest bulbs to bloom bend is the Turkish word for tur- a a : >U i a a a : for the holi- are the white Roman Hyacinth, ban, hence the mame of Tulip, OLD RELIABLE FONTHILL NURSERIES Culture for Winter Bloom. cover d on 5% ould 'be well Double Roman Hyacinth ® and from its resemblance to that kind A he Web twronshly "vatered and Paper white Narcissus = and of head gear. Fifty years after The greatest demand for s the aecep yay, in the, ner or Nursery ed' 'Sore ate © llar, closet or Chinese. Sacred Lily. But they 5 it was seen by Gesner, the flower Stock in years: e general class roots have joo . dark place till must be started early if wanted was well known and cultivated » : a - mostly of the Lily top: arn. ;, .med, from six to for Christmas. Other good throughout Germany, England ritish. apa 3 families, a ln ! , none too long. If bloomers are the Daffodils, Ber- and Holland. About seven dis- Brilish an European Markets again f nthe garden, potteg, © © , window when first TONE ID pois in begin ~ top growth will at once H5e. The fope stimulated by the light, he t them + roots have formed to sustain +o. and failure is the result. But if allowed to stay in the dark er until the pots are well filled with of roots and then placed in the win- ] 'of 'dow, success will be assured. A « wheat' sound Hyacinth bulb at planting 2 leads time always have its future spikes 1al growing folded snugly at its heart. All it Cape bulbs needs is enlarging of its parts muda Oxalis and of course irone should omit the Rermuda Easter Lily, * For the Lily, pot Septem- ber, and October, a good sized bulb and good sized pot, and any good soil free fr manure un- less it be very oldfperfect crain- age, bulb at least two inches. deep, water well and set away, not necessarily in the dark but have formed and growth appears. away from the light till roots 1 received some bulbs of Spanish tinct varieties were known and the rage for getting new colors : became a passion. * Holland was Largest List of Fruit and Orpamepta' nearly ruined by tulipomania and Stock, Seed Potatoés, &c., grown onebulb, . the Semper Augustus, in Canada was considered cheap * at 5.500 -- florins, nearly $3000. Ii the time. of the rdge for bulbs "a. single bulb, the Viceroy, sold for the following articles : 2 lasts" of wheat, (wliatever that may . he) 4 lasts of rye, 4 fat oxen, 8 fat oxen 2 hogshead of wine, 4 tons of i 5 Ri gh open for Ganadlan Fruit 'Write for Particulars Slims tn gh i § breedor. Stone & Wellington Established 1837 2 Cite ' TORONTO, ONT. Ey