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TREES VS. GRAIN. ‘fWhy Trees Should Usually Be Plant- ed Only On the Poorer Soils. ‘ _ A very important distinction be- ‘tween a crop of trees and a crop of Egrain or other farm produce lies 1n "the length of time it takes to produce ‘each of them. _ A farmer, for instance, sows his Zgrain in the spring of the year. It «sprouts, goes through the different :stages in the blade and the head, and ‘ripens, all in a few months, and in ‘the late summer is harvested. The {raising of a timber crop is a different Ematter entirely. ‘The tree rarely, if fever, is fit to cut (for saw-timber, at Ilcizcilst) before it is forty or fifty years *0 . Even if the annual crops (i. e., the :amount of grain harvested and the :annual amount. of wood put on the litrees) are equal in value, yet the ad- fvantage remains with the grain crops. Let us suppose we have an acre of ‘trees which must grow fifty years. to reach their best age at which they *can be marketed, and are then worth $500, and that we have beside this an racre of land on which annual crops "-of grain are grown. Five hundred dol- lars, divided by fifty, gives us ten dollars as the value of the annual zgrowth in the trees. Let us suppose ::also that the net value of the grain :grown on the other acre is also ten 'edollars, for purposes of comparison. Now compare the harvests. On the fwood-lot the tree seed is sown at the beginning of the first year, and 7the trees allowed to grow 'unâ€" 'disturbed for the fifty years, and then, ‘when out off, brings five hundred 'v-dollars. On the grain acre, on the ‘other hand, a crop worth ten dollars ‘is taken off at the end of the first :yearâ€"forty-nine years before any ffl'Op whatever is taken off the wood- ; Ot‘ ' _ . . . Suppose this ten dollars is put away in the bank for the next forty-nine ~years. Again, at the end of the sec- <0nd year (i.e., two years from the time ‘-the tree seeds are sown) we get Ianother ten dollars from the grain tacre. Suppose this, too, is put in the bankâ€"this time for forty-eight years <of course. And suppose, further, that Tthis is done with each ten dollars received for the grain during all the :years following until the wood-lot is "cut. I If these yearly deposits of ten dol- 2lars are left untouched, we shall, at 'the end of the fifty years, have the :following amounts, according to the :rates of interest: , With interest at 5 per cent. per an- nnum, $52,093.48; with interest at 4 per vcent. per annum, $1,526.66; with in- “rterest at 3 per cent. per annum, $1,- 127.95; with interest at 2 per cent. per :annum, $845.80. A calculation such as the above :gives very good reason why land, if :‘fertile enough to produce agricultural 'crops, should be devoted to these crops rather than to forest. .On the other hand, trees will grow satisfac- torily on soil that is altogether too ‘poor for agricultural cropshand all 'that the advocates of re-foresting ask 'is that the land which is too poor for agricultural crops shall be perman- ently devoted to forest.‘ When that is done, there will be sufficient forest to provide employment for a large num- lber of foresters. GATE WITHOUT HINGES. iUtilizing Elevator Roller From An Old Binder. ’ ‘The elevator rollers from an old 1{binder can be put to good use in mak- §ng small gates. Cut notches 1 by 3 nnches in the roller at A, as shown. A ROLLER G ATE. Use 1 by 3 inch stuff to nail the pickets to. At 13 use a flat rock or a block of wood with a hole in'it to fit ‘the iron shaft. To support the gate at the top use a short plank five inches wide and one and one~half inches thick. This makes a very good gate and requires no hinges and little time. ~Practical Farmer. Crows, Sparrows and Weeds. Crows not only destroy lots of corn, but also kill many other birds. If they once get a notion of catching little chicks, they are ten times worse than hawks. They do more damage ‘than they do good. English sparrows also are a nuisance. They rob other birds’ nests and drive the birds away. .As to the weeds, if each farmer would pay more attention to getting rid of such weeds as wild carrots, Canada ‘thistles, strap leaf plantain, etc., there Would be less of them. One farmer, perhaps, will be very particular about them. while his neighbor lets them go to seed, and the wind carries them over to the one who has worked hard to get rid of them.â€"-J. A._C. in Farm and Fireside. _ . .» , A SOILING CROP. Heavy Yields ‘of Green Feed Under Favorable Conditions. Thousand headed kale has been grown in the Willamette valley for twenty-seven years.‘ It attracted little attention among Oregon dairymen un- til recent years, but is now rapidly becoming a very popular fall and winter soiling crop. It stands the mild winters west of the Cascade mountains admirably and is hauled from the field and fed as needed. It does not head up like cabbage, and the name “thousand headed” is given it on account of the numerous bran- IX A FIELD OF KALE. ches the plants have when given plenty of room. It is very much like rape, but the plants are much tall- er, and the leaves are longer and broader. It is claimed that kale will yield thirty to forty tons of green feed per acre when grown under fav- orable conditions. Kale is used for table green, but its chief use on the Pacific coast is for feeding green to dairy cows from Octo- her to April, for which it is highly prized. If the growth is forced in the early spring, it can be fed much earlier than Oct. 1. Kale would prob- ably be an excellent winter feed also for hogs and poultry. It does best on well manured, deep, rich loams and sandy soils. The only objection to the use of kale is the difficulty of get- ting it out of the field when the ground is wet and muddy. For this reason well drained land should be selected upon which to plant this crop. Where the weather is quite cold kale is not sufficiently hardy to stand out during the winter, and its use as a soiling crop would be limited to the fall. _ _ OWLS AS PETS. Barn Owls Amusing In Themselves and Also Useful As Mousers. Among the many bird pets I have owned at different times owls have always been my favorites. At present I have three tawny owls, which I have reared from the nest. Two I took from an old hawk’s nest and one from a 'hole in the wall of a tumbledown cot- tage. They have been brought up in com- pany with several other bird pets, magpies, jackdaws and hawks, and when quite young it was an exceed- ingly pretty sight tolsee them all to: gether on a perch, the owls watching the proceedings of the “jacks” and magpies with an air of absorbing in- terest. . Sometimes a “jack” would fly up to the perch and give one of the tawnies- a friendly dig with his beakâ€"as though he wanted to say :-â€"“Wake up, old fellow I” Whereupon the owl would proceed with great gravity to comb the dis- turber’s plumage with beak and claw, occasionally pausing during the opera- tion to survey his work out of a half- open eye, “jack,” the while, winking at his mates below with the air of :â€" “It’s all right; it pleases the old duffer.” ' Barn owls, also, I have domesticat‘ ed, and have found them. very amus- ing pets, I had one which would. fly down in broad daylight from his cage and catch a live mouse, and back again to make a meal of it, swallow- ing it whole by a .succession of fear- ful gulps. . I have seen him swallow three in succession, and have no, doubt that had he been offered a fourth he would have been equal to the occasion. In- credible as it may seem to those who have never witnessed the feat, he would think nothing of devouring a sparrow, feathers and all.â€"Rosary Magazine. 4 Poultry Raising. One of the best talks given at a reâ€" cent county institute was by a bright andwide awake farmer's wife on the subject ofâ€"poultry raising. In the course of her remarks, which were practical and helpful, one point .Was dwelt upon which is worth more than passing notice. She made a plea for the passage of a pure food law which would compel the labeling of all pre« served, packed and cold storage eggs, thereby removing them from‘competi- tion with strictly fresh' laid stock. She held it an injustice that while the grocer often got better prices for the fresh eggs than for the storage pro- duct under no circumstances would he give the egg producer more for the fresh laid article. As the situa- tion is there is no incentive to have hens lay in winter, when eggs are produced at heavy expense, if they fetch no more than eggs packed in August and costing only 10 cents per dozen. The point is well takenâ€"the packed stuff ought to be (labelled. Lindsay Marble Works. 3Wojolle'n Rugs, Robes and Mitts at bottom The store that sells the ing at: the lowest price That’s just the kind of a clothing store this is, found it out to their p envy of most any clothing business in town. .W_ ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ‘ “a ’ I Men s Smts Men’s Suits good workmanship troughout, at prices ranging from Finest materials in tweeds and }\'orste(ls, all newest. a tailored in the latest style by the if you wish. Prices ranging from . . . Great showing of men's fine Rain Coats, thoroughly stylishly made and good fitting. All prices from . Rain Coats Pants Prices ranging from . . . . . Great Price Chances in Boys} Boys' 3â€"piecc Suits, assortment of nobby now selling patterns of imported and domestic tweeds. Boys' 2~piece Norfolk Suits, a large assortment in all sizes from 22 .to neatly made from good all-wool British tweeds. Prices from . . TERRILL EENELON' FALLS - . -; ‘37". A complete stock of Furni- ture of the best and newest designs always on hand. Prices the lowest. A very large number in the. week is the store deserves your patronage. Ema hundreds ofmeu and boyshave _ rofit, and that’s why we dropped into trade that might be the in great variety .of célors andstyles, smart and stylish cut, in all sizes, “ Fashion Brant " penplo, made to your measure A large line of men’s tweed and worsted Pants, best values to be had. single or double breasted, stylishly tailored and perfect fitting. A larg _ . seems wsynnesns‘r, of applications for admission at‘the beginningOf the term have been received, and it is advisable hes-s every day that $5 to pring shades and patterns, lilo waterproofand $1 to $350- Suits. from . . Up. strongly and , .T. CHEAPEST GENERAL STORE IE! 'E'E'EE BOUNTY. N . ..;~ fi,‘ ‘v ssnnasv ans, tear. that all .who purpose attending should’enter as near the L. DEYMAN, Furniture and Undertaking. a better investment. For 43. WM. PRlNGLE, Picture Framing a Specialty. commencement of the term as possible. Yu cannt make particulars address Principal,Peterborough, Ont. Baht. Chambers Dealer in and manufacturer of all kinds Marble and Grille lhnumenli Being a direct importer I am able to quote lhe closest pricus. ‘ I have lately installed a pneumatic pol- ishing machine, and a pneumatic plant for Lettering and Tracing. We are able to do better and deeper work than heretofore. Call and gel designs and prices. WORKSâ€"In the rear of the Market on_ Cambridge street, opposite the Packing House. B. CHAMBERS, Proprietor or shoes. We have to keep some best efforts into selling it. , Agent for the famous Steel Ranges. ' Blankets, Rubber and J OS. HEARD ' - prices. . . . ' _ Single oak-tanned Ears ness, hand-made, at $12. Rawhide Whips 350. A good stock of Trunks, Club, Bags, Suit Cases etc., on hand. - , J J.NEYlSON. M HOUSES AND LOTS FOR SALE. house on Francis street. $700 will buy a lO-roum house, with good cellar, well, woodshcd, stable, drive house and hen house, On Murry street. $300 will buy 5-room house and wood- shcd on Murry street. ' Apply to 'l‘llOS. GRAHAM, Fonelon'Falls, or to McLAUGHLlN 8; PEEL, Lindsay. 50 YEAR-S” ,1 EXPERIENCE FARM LABOREHS AND DOMESTIGS. I have been appointed by the Dominion Government to place Immigrants from the. United Kingdom in positions as farm laborers or domestic servants in this vicinity. Any person requiring such Help should notify me by letter, stating fully the kind of help required, when wanted and wages offered. The number arriving may not be sufficient to supply all requests, but every effort will be made to supply each applicant with help required. . Thos. Robson, . Canadian Govt. Employment Agent, FBNELON FALLS. ONT. TRADE MARKS DESIGNS‘ COPYRlGHTS 34c. Anyone sending a sketch and deecrl tion may quickly ascertain our opinion free w nether an invention is probably patentable. Communion- tlons strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest a _eucy for securing patents. Patents taken t rough Mann Gr. Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the - - Somatic Emerita”. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Ianrsest alr- culation of any scientific journal. '1 el'me. é.) a year: tour mont a. $1. Sold byal] newsdealers. MUNN & Casement New Y rt Branch Office. 625 1" 8% Washington. D- ”fikrnfixfifiufihmflnmfia mlflaal‘llluull’hmfiu :itiuurliltm .ni‘llurau'finmifi‘wfiiituflm Mhunldurnitlrml'hz inlflirgrllliemliitrunh’u. HASWASE F63 HARE WEAR _______________________________..._â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" You can get hardware that does and hardware that does not wear well. The element of durability enters into hardware just as much as 1t does into clothing We make a point of selling hardware for hard wear.“ We aim to give you durability and servrce. ‘ wear well, but we prefer the other kind and put our “ The cheapest is always tlie"b‘es“t‘."’r "1 ._ ‘ Happy ThOught and Canada. #W'WJVW'WWWWWWWWWiWWWwas wwwawmrwrmrw '4: $1,500 will buy one double and one single of the kind that doesn’t ‘ u ’Fnehn Falls. “ mewrmmerwrwwrwwwwwwwwWruwu'wrfilr’ meeon r REPAlliS. -_ I ' Now is the time to have them made. Spring is just around the corner. Bring your Wheels in now so they will be feady before the rush comes on. PLAHING done on my new, up-to-date planer and matcher cannot fail to give satisfaction. F.G.GHAMBER&'_ COLBORNE ST. OPPOSITE HEARD‘S FEHELON FALLS. " . ‘. L:u’aif2>¢_xi{.iaw