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4 "DRYDEN OBSERVER 2 ¥ x Tie GuRN EAK Most Destructvz Enemy of the {ern rop. The Riother Roth Iays E During June, July and August--Egg to Moth Cycle About Forty Days-- Deep Fall Ploughing Ad veal U---- Horse's Efiicieney Depends on ] Rations. PIT Ean? (Contributed by Ontario Department of Agriculture, Teronto.) The meths responsible for the egg laying that producss 80 many destrue- tive worms appenr im June and de- posit their on various food plants during Juue, July and August. The female moths that are attrac.ed to corn lay their ezgs on. the silks. The eggs are small yellow circular flattened discs, that hatch three or four days after being deposited. The young worms feed on the silk for a diy or tio and then work down into the interior eof the husk-tips, where they continue to feed on' the silks and tender kernels at the tip of the ear, gradually working downward as they grow to maturity. When fully ho og €gEs develbped the Ear-worins leave the ear and the soil, going down about four inches to pupate. Two weeks after enwering the soil the transioria- ation is compieced, the worm that went down comes Up as a moti. fgg and Mota Cycle Covers Forty Days. 3 The life eycle, egg to moth, is com- pleted in about torty days. The prood that attacks the corn silks' 1s the second brood of the sewson. . The moths are strong Tilers, aid may £0 considerable . d.stance irom thelr birtnplace in search of new fields. No satistactory method of destroying the corn kar-worm nas been 5 Deep: fall ploughing to desiroy last brood of the seasoil is in part guccessful. If all land owners would praciice a geueral clean up and dzep ploughing oi ali lands in the autumn this pest would be reduced consider- ably. With many neglected areag scattered througa the corn growing sections this insect's presence will be felt for some time. > Date of Planting a' Factor In Control The date of corn planting is a fac- tor: of importanee in escaping KEar- worm injury, with the pronable date of tae second brood of motias emer- gence, being known with fair accur-' acy, the planting may be done at a time to insure the corn ears being developed beyond the zreen silk stage before the moths of the second brood appear. The early planted corn has suiiered less injury than the late. Deep Autumn Ploughing Recom- " mended.' ¥ .Deep autumn ploughing of all land not in crop, the 'cleaning up of all materials that sheiter inssct iire, the ; early ripeniug varieties ol i rly planting on well prepared | land at dates well calculated to miss use oof . corn, ea the major portion of the egs laying moths, are ways of reducing the probable injury trom Corn Mar-worH. _ i. Stevenson, Secretary Dept. of \griculture, Toronto. Horse's Efficiency Depends on Ration. .-One of the factors that materially affects the efficiency of the Work horse especially iv hot weather is the feed he receives and the manner in which he receives it. Ir order thai & horse may do a full day's work regularly * throughout the summer months and yet maintain a present- able condition he must be fed just about to his full capacity. ln order to do this and not injure his health, care and judgment must be exercised in the selection of feeds used. _ The feeds best suited to form the principal components of the ration are good bright clean timothy or up- 1and prairie hay and bright, clean, gound oats. The average horse w cigh- ing 1,500 pounds will require about 20 pounds of hay and 22 to 24 pounds of oats a day. There is a wide variation in feed requirements of different horses of the same weigiii, however. Some do not have the capacity to consume and digest that much feed, and must be fed less ven though as a result they cannot be expected to werk 80 hard, while others commonly spoken of as easy feeders will keep up and do well on a little less feed than tne prescribed amount. The successful teamster or feeder will study the in- dividuality .of his horses and feed accordingly. : Horses that are handled quietly and patiently will do much more work and keep in better condition on a given amount of feed than will horses that are abused and continu- ally kept nervous and in fear of the driver. Tne ration given above can be im- proved upon by using one feed per day of good, bright, clean alfalfa or clover hay, or by substituting bran for about 15 to 20 per cent. of the oats used. The grain feed should be replaced by a'bran mash or feed of boiled barley or boiled oats on Sat- urday evening. The daily grain allowance should be reduced by about one-fourth on Sunday. Corn can be used in place of oats to con- atitute one half of the grain ration, though straight oats is conducive to glightly more satisfactory results over a long period of time. "The heavy feed of hay should of course be given at night, while the heavy feed of grain may be given at 00m - Watering both before and after feeding grain is the most gatistactory method. Work horses should also wave an opportunity to eat all the: 'galt they care for--W. H. Peters, ! - ghief of the Division of Animal Hus- 'pandry, University of Minneaotu, The efficiency of the hog is de- {ermined by his ability to wake Waximum gain on the minimum 'qmount of feed. To do this young pig must be kept thrifty. a the Correspondence LESLIE, ask., June 26 Dear Editor: J } : The enclosed arn't worth postage and 1 know it, but I just naturally had ito imagine I was writing for the old: Qbserver again. IT wouldn't mind sitting on the old stump in front of the office and scribbling off another baseball story, or thinking up a few personals. This is the first time I've written to the paper "since early this year. ive my regards to everybedy includ- {ing Bill Louttit and brother Ray. If : Mr Beaton still drops in say the good word te him for me. Incidently, how are you yourself?' As for myself, I'm feeling fine. I knocked my knee endways playing baseball and have a sprained ankle, (but those things are mostly hetler. ; This is a fine district I'm in. I am isituated in a little town about the 'size of Wabigoon, and also work two outside stations. Life is treating me fine. I got my year with first-class honours and am once more grinding out sermons. 'Hoping you are the same DOUGLAS . HILL Dear ®ir: Did you ever stop to pity the poor oaf who always sees Probably not. Like most of us vou | thought he was lucky. Once I held your point of view too, but just. stop an consider. Suppose you tell a rip- roaring: joke to two people. Ome sees it almost before you finish. He grins and retorts with a better one, thereby | making you feel as cheap as proken ! Ingersol. Then you spring your story i on some thick-head. Does he get it? | Well--no. Neither does he have a' snappy come-back., But a few days | later you will see the teak-headed | wonder grinning away 'happily. The | idea has at last percolated. Say did' £7 § a joke? | = Tes T 2 LET ETT RTL Pervert a2 2 2 ; § | a ' you ever see a pup hide a bone and get fun out of it weeks later? If so you know how: the thick-wit enjoys your joke. "He plays with it for years and "when he attends your , funeral he'll testify to your' good nature by producing the same old joke. I figure a quick-wit has fo subscribe to. fifteen ! humerous magazines besides squand- ering his substance on vaudeville shows to keep a; sufficient supply of jokes. The guy you used to pity gets just as much fun out of the time-hon- oured. puzzle, "Why does a farmer wear red suspenders?" Just to amuse those who have heard it before, please print the answer, "To keep his pants up." Try that on Oxdrift's new piano : ., Tata : MUSTAPHA DRINC \ ~The Persian Nit-Wit | PBEE50E0080ISICEOEO0PODEY A.J. GARDINER verchint EAGLE RIVER. ONT. ( ere: WOR © Gackshult Plow Go. Frost & Wood Imiements Qharnlole Mvaam Camaratnia oT: waren Rew Furs Bought and Sold peer rr ETT LL LLL EE SET 2 J 2 DHE HSV PVOVTH FSD SHOE "GE Dick Trist drvden Livery, Transfer aE | Exchange Bara 4 Cav A BES Bg DRYDEN - ONT. § Bee RE iis iis fe rei FEE The suffering and loss caused by forest . _ fires are common knowledge and, yet, carelessness with fire in the forest con- tinues. These forest fires are practically all preventable. ! Save Ontario's TAKE YOUR CHOICE OF THESE Fire Insurance Companies Represented by Douglas Lane 1 British North-Western Fire Insur- snee Co. 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Owner can have him by paying ad- vertising expenses--apply 29--6¢ J. K. GUTHRIE ES ' \ required for war service. 7 if 5 Health Talks " By Dr. J. J. MIDDLETON Dr. Middleton will be glad to auswer all questions on Public Health matters through this column. Address him at Spadina House, Spadina Crescent, Toronto, Ont. Let our thoughts turn for a few > minutes to the problem of the preser- vation of child life, especially of the : white races 'among our native - born "population. In considering this prob- lem the most advisable way is, in all probability to look. at the subject from the standpoint "Is it worth while? . Those who know, think that it is worth while, and they have facts and figures to back up their beliefs. In the first place, - this Dominien, and even the Province of Ontario, needs more settlers of the right kind Now there are two kinds of settlers that increase our 'population--those La _ that come to our shores as immigrants and those that are born here--our own children. A reeord of efficiency tests was made in the United States during the war to test the physical, and mental efficiency of drafts of recruits A com- parison of the mental capacity of these recruits was' made with similar re- cruits from Canada, and it was found that the Canadians were superior in intelligence to even the white race of the United States army. = What is the reason for ths? Ome reason is that . in the United States there is a heavy influx every year of immigrants from South Eastern Europe and other parts of the earth. There is also a large population, native born, but this latter group need not be considered : 'here, for their mentality ranks far below that of the whites. To be specific, the mean mental age of 'the negro 'drafts in United States army was 10.37 years. the intelligence of the average negro soldier is that of a boy a. little over ten years of age and a little less than an average boy of eleven years. On the other hand, the mean mental age of the white drafts in the United States army 'was 13.08 years and that of Canada 13.29 years. 'Now, a comparison of these figures with 'the actual age of the boy him- self would seem to indicate that after a certain age the average youth ceases to learn anything that would qualify. him as being called intelligent. Either that or his rate of mental progress during his early years is so low that at puberty, that is when he grows up That means that to young manhood, he has no more actual sense than a boy of 13 years. There is something wrong here. I¢/ 'your country is going to be great, iff it is going to take its place among the leading nations of the world, a high standard of mentality must be aimed at. The fact that Canadian re- .cruits show superior intelligence to those of the United States might be due in some degree to the fact that "a large percenage of the immigrants ' who come here are of British stock ] and consequently of a higher mental "standard due in part to heridity, en- * vironment and the system of univer- sal education which prevails in the old country at the present timel ; No figures are available at the moment to compare the intelligence "of the average natve-born Canadian boy or girl with those of their race and kin, across the seas, but it is safe [to say that Canada would hold her " own in any fair test of this kind. It behooves us therefore as Canadians interested in the welfare of our coun- try, interested in every condition that will tend towards producing a health- * ier and more intelligent race of people to do al in our power to reduce nfant mortality in Canada and to have fac- They're Yours Every individual who steps i nside the woods should remember he is in the midst of highly inflammable property, for the upper layer of ground in the forest consists of partially rotted wood, which will burn. - Lack of consideration for this gave rise to the strenuous situation in Ontario the last week of May and the anxiety for days in some settlements. Thoughtlessness or bad judgment or care- Ontario Forestry ~~ Branch Parliament Buildings Toronto, Ont. lessness cause practically all forest fires. Your co-operation, as a citizen, is needed to prevent these fires by taking the same care in the woods as in your own home. { jlities for the proper feeding and up- bringing of the rising generation so that this country can point with pride to the physicial and mental status of .its native-born population and feel asured that in health, mentality, phy- cical fitness and social conduct, Can- ada can proudly take her place as one of the foreost countries as regards efficiency and progress among the nations of thee earth. To reach this ideal, much work is yet necessary, and when we know that the prevail ing rate of infant mortality in Ont- ario at the present time is, roughly speaking, one hundred per thousand, which means that one every ten born dies before reaching twelve months of age, we have some idea of the problem confronting us. J a ee Sl divi PARLIAMENT IN MANITOBA TO DRAFT LIQUOR LAWS AT SESSION ON JULY 25 WINNIPEG, June 28.--The Manitoba lezislature will meet in a short session on July 25 to enact legislation made necessary by adoption by referendum child out of . of the moderation league's bill - for government sale of liquor The "Beer and Wine" bill comes before the elec: tors July 11th, and should it carry ifs provisions also will he incorporated in- to the law of the province.--Times- Journal. JRE PSE