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“ houses. , roughly ~FORCED BHUBARB. ' ENot Exacting In Its Requirements of High Quality. The following process for forcing ‘1 rhubarb given by a Kansas farmer Agriculturist is! well in American ~‘adapted for securing anearly spring ~ crop: "Rhubarb can be forced in a cellar, in a box, even in the kitchen or in well or poorly constructed forcing It is perhaps most common- ly forced in low double spanned, and cheaply constructed houses. An excavation two to three feet deep may be made and arched river with a roof of boards or logs, covered with hay, straw or fodder and the dirt of the excavation thrown over the entire roof. No particular facili- roscro RHUBARB. {ties are necessary for ventilation. Un- .less in a severely cold w1nter, the thouse can be heated by use of ordm: ary heating stoves. In more expen- sive houses and in case of extreme cold a systemrpf‘hot water or steam ligating would undoubtedly be advis- a le. Good, strong two, three or four year old plants are used in forcing. The plants to be used are dug in the fall and, with their adhering soil, left in Specialization More Conspicuous in .Eastern Agriculture. There is nothing more characteristic of New England agriculture than the extent to which the division of labor is carried. This process, known every- where as the mark of advanced civi- lization and refined industry, is every year more conspicuous in eastern agri‘ culture. Specialization is here seen in its highest forms. One man makes milk and another breeds the COWS for him. One farmer grows pigs for sau- sage, but he depends on Other farm- ers to produce the pigs. One man whose money crop is fresh eggs never breeds a hen. These are actual ex- amples. Fruit and Truck Growing. In the line of fruit and truck grow- ing a similar division of labor is found, and, what is more important, this division is increasing year by year. Many strawberry growers there are who do not think of raising their own plants, but who prefer ‘to get them of other growers who specialize in that line. Perhaps the most mark- ed advance in this line is shown in the increasing demand for vegetable plants. What would our grandfathers think of buying cabbage, cauliflower and tomato plants every spring? And_ yet this is exactly what is being done every spring on every hand here in New England. New celery and lettuce plants: are extensively bought and sold. White peppers, eggplants, musk- melons and even onions are sometimes included in the sales. ' Encourage Specialization. Suchsa state of affairs is altogether proper and is everywhere to be en- couraged. The small city and subur- ban growers get the best results from this sort of service,‘ but small farm- ers also find they can buy what to- mato and cabbage plants they need much- cheaper than they can go to the bother of making and tending hotâ€" beds. The fact is the city man or the suburbanite will not grow tomatoes or eggplants at all if he has to go ‘to the trouble of rearing the plants first. Even professional truck"~ farmers, who grow cabbage or celery by the thousands, sometimes find it cheaper to buy plants than to grow them, and in case such a grower has a failure with his own young plants (a thing "the field and covered with enough 2 soil to prevent drying out. It is best I *to leave them there until they have been frozen through. About January, [earlier or later, as the case may be, the roots still retaining their soil are brought into the forcing house. They are set or packed close together on the moist dirt floor. terably a rich one, is filled in about Moist soil, pref- ~-each plant, covering the crown slight- :‘ly. After they are once thus packed "they will have become exhausted and | ' "in they may not need watering, but the roots and soil should not be al- lowed to become dry. . Only strong, vigorous plants Will produce the large, thick stalks 18 to ' ‘20 inches high. When properly grown, the forcing house product is attrac- tive, of delicate color, tenderend' of --excellent flavor. After the plants have produced this winter crop of leaves are of little or no value. TREATli‘lG OATS F08 Sii’lUT. ‘How to Make Smutty Seed Produce a Clean Crop. Along with the increased interest ‘which is being manifested in scientific corn culture and the proper saving] and testing of seed greater attention I is also being given to the matter of f the treatment of the different grain‘ seeds, with a view of checking the: ning from 5 to 30 per cent. Treatâ€" "ment with formalin solution 18 en- ttirely effective in preventing this loss, - and the treatment of the seed is not difficult. Within the past year sev- ~.eral good machines have been put on I "the market at about $35, which will "treat any kind of small grain effect- ually at the rate of 100 bushels per «day. Such a machine could be bought \on shares by several neighbors, so ; rthat the individual expense would not ‘, Vibe large. Where such an arrangement ‘ “is not practical a simple and inex- "pensive 'y'et’effective method is to fill :a vinegar or kerosene barrel two-thirds full of water, add a pint of 40 per cent. formalin (obtainable at any drug ' astore), put oats a gunny sack, “immerse till wet through, take out, allow to drain back into barrel and then spread on granary or barn floor. "This treatment should be given about "24 hours before sowing. S'mutty seed "treated in the above manner will pro- duce a perfectly smut clean crop and "will result in increasing the yield from ‘ six to eighteen bushels per acre. __.__._._._â€".â€"â€"-... Broken the Record. In a 6041ay test, a Holstein-Friesan cow. owned by \V. J. Gillett, of Food adu Lac. Wis. "has ‘broken the world’s butter record by 40 lbs. The official ~test shows 260.5 lbs. of butter. 5326.1 lbs. of milk and by no means unknown) it is a matter of the highest importance for him to be able to fall back on some plant dealer for the 10,000 cabbage or 30,- - 000 tomato or 20,000 celery plants for which his land is all preparedâ€"Pro- fessor F. A. Waugh in New England Homestead. 30%.! T0 AGRICULTURE. Sir William Crookes Discovers a Cheap Fertilizer From the Air. Sir William Crookes, the eminent British chemist, has set agriculturists everywhere quite on edge by an al- leged discovery of a cheap fertilizer froni‘ the air. He, however, does not claim the discovery as his own, but attributes it to two Continental in- vestigators, Kowalski and Moszicki; yet on inquiry he appears to have been the pioneer in this particular field of research, and it is his opinion of its importance which ives weight to the undertaking; indee , if any one else ever solves the problem of manu- facturing nitrates which can be sold at a price below that demanded for the mineral deposits the world will still .owe a heavy debt to Sir William as pioneer. Fifteen years ago Sir William de- voted much time studying how the nitrogen of the atmosphere united with other, gases to produce nitric udainage of various fungous diseases. 2 acid, He fouhd‘ it to be a difficult ' l “The loss from smut alone has in-; - creased greatly in recent years and IS I widespread, the per cent. of loss run- 1 problem to solve: It appears that ‘ there is a wonderful difference in the eagerness with which substances en- ter into combinations with each other. For instance, between acids and al- kahs the affinity is so strong that the utmost pains must be taken to pre- vent them getting together premature- ‘ 1y. On the other hand, others are pe- culiarly reluctant to amalgamate. Of the latter‘sort is nitrogen, which re- quires a strike of artificial lightning to induce it~to combine with the other ingredients of nitric acid. In all the processes hitherto devised ' has been used, but the results have ' been far from commensurate with the investment required, and so they have, been frequently abandoned. Now ac- cording to the experiments of the three chemists mentioned all that" is required in order to be able to com- pete with the nitrates of Chili is to get an abundant supply of electricity at a low cost. With that most profit- able atmospheric fertilizers can be created and conducted, and of which agriculturists will derive the benefit. As is well known, to make them do so the electric arc. ‘ many attempts I have been made at various placesâ€" I Niagara, Notrodden, &c.â€"â€"to produce l this cheap electricity, and have suc- ‘ ceeded, not only there, but in vari- ous parts of Sweden and Switzerland. It is thought that one or other of theSe sources of cheap power may be utiliz- ed. At all events several British capi- talists have been enlisted in the en- terprise, which is now promised a The test was continued 64 days, :during which period every milking was watched, the quantity of milk â€". "weighed and samples taken and test- ed. The phenomenal yield was such “that two separate tests were orderedâ€"- the first of 2â€"1 hours .and the second 4") hoursâ€"during which time addition- al representatives were sent from the experiment station. The cow was under constant super- vision (lay and night. The best day true" in milk was 106 lbs. The best day butter 5.74, lbs. . -.....> .- lncreased Value of Manure. increased value of the manure. three spread by hand. i The greatest value obtained from a manure spreader, of course, is in the It has often been said that a. load of manure spread with a spreader is equal to It is more than probable that this statement is _ In fact, it is hard to overesti- ln mate the increased value of the ma- nure when spread with a machine over that spread by hand. The in- 1 crease is certainly sufficient to justify levery farmer in getting a spreader. 'V>.-,."r:I1_-_ .7211! , .. 2 , §<2ée*:ikém.. ' st‘ 3:: l. at fit: ,‘L at i P Dca little and Granite Muuments living a dircct importer I am able to quote the closest prices. ‘ I have lately installed a pneumatic pol- islrin Lettering and Tracing. boiler and deeper work than heretofore. Call "and get designs and prices. W C n In House. Furniture and Undertaking. is and ideal baker, the construc- tion of the even being such that every heat unit has to pass com- pletely around it with all its warmth retained before the smoke and waste can escape up the chimney. The heat travels [mm the lire box across the top of the oven, down the back and then forward again under- neath, until it strikes a balilc plate, around which it circles "‘l and goes to the chimney. The Pen Esther is always evcn--there is no possibility of a gust of cold air spoiling a baking. Call on our local agent or write us direct for catalogue ”° acrossss er RB. W Eur): azflrafliufllbraflt flijfic infirm-grids Mmlliusnflamifianflmfifllufl A complete stock of Furnir ture of the best and newest designs always on hand." rices the lowest. L. serum, Picture Framing a Specialty. . Lindsay Marble ‘l‘lorts. W Ete'ht. flhamhers _ J 101' in and manufacturer of all kinds n ._l f g machine, and a pneumatic plant for he ' We are able to do OllKS.â€"â€"In the rear of the Market on L s. crusaassss, Proprietor I ‘1 I-x'fi EEQQRD Ffiiiitfiii’? e Mfifiiiifdg if; . F q {a NQNTPEAL. R Q. was assumes a scratches. user'srn.se..-resemo.our. unsure. MAN- CALGARYZ ALTA- a. massacres. as. H EARD, SELLING AGENT. “lift: alibi.Jullliuraillinninl'tlinmulfliin Jnllliurmlllumnll‘iimsllfl’r:.riliiamillizz midi". midtr.uiilllraniilixraxiflilr. stilt; ill HOUSES Mil} LGTS Flili SQLE. Si .500 will buy one double and one single $700 will buy a 10-room house, with good cellar, well, woodshed, stable, drive house and hen house, on Murry street. $300 will buy 5-room house and wood- hridge street, opposite the Packing shed on Murrysucct. 'or to McLAUGllLIN a PEEL,Liudsay. 46. OF EXCELLENCE. This is the Way in which “ Pic- cadilly” and “Fashion Brant ” Suits are built. They are properly cut and are made up by expert workers who sew permanent shape and style into cloth. ma ..-g _ .. . .. dilly” “Fashion Eran i.” set are worn by the most careful. c r ers. Boys receive the attention here as men. It will pay you to see our lin» before ordering your new S’Ql‘llr suit. - . ? same carcit Mmflwuww "- resent. sacs. Ghee-pest E‘snerai Store in the County. FEfiELflfd FELLS. ~ , ik‘.~\<,g.:{~ 5.1..- A ' agencm “ _ gvmum ,___.. , . Blankets, Rubber and Woollen Rugs, Robes and Mitts at bottom prices. , . _ Single oakâ€"tanned. liar- ness handmade, $12. , gamut-(Mum:â€" Rawhide "Whips 859. A good stock of Trunks, Club Bags, Suit Cases etc, on hand. H. unset. ream assesses sun sarsEerc‘s. I llavc‘bcou appointed byihe Dominion Government to place luuuigranl‘s from the United Kingdom in positions as l'arm laborers or domestic servants in this vicinity. Any person requiring such help should notify. me by lcitcr, stating fully the kind of help required, when wanth 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. ‘E‘hos. Robson, Canadian Govt. Employment Agent, ; FBNELON FALLS, ONT. .L ’ assesses res sass seas. ________,__,.___...._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 it does into clothing or shoes. ' We inake a point of selling hardware for hard wear. “We aim to give you durability and service. We haveto keep some of the kind that doesn’t wear well, but we prefer the other kind and put our best efl’orts into selling it. “ The cheapest is always the best.” Agent- for the famous Happy Thought and Canada Steel Ranges. wwwwerw ’WWWWWWWWWeeWthmuf \1 ', 'Fenelon ails. n armrrnfiigiruufigrimy»; ‘qulwll‘flfllh, h. 1 J03. liEliliD ' -‘ Klimt "amtmmlt‘iuwnlmur muniprJummnmu'ulmk L'lgsfl‘fl'flllli'f'gll" ‘Jll‘lwr‘l‘lll.’ ‘i’lj‘ I A scar. and was. The undersigned is prepared to deli vcr coal or wood tn any part of the village 9* at any time. Hard or soft wood 4 feet long or cut to order. ' t ' use on Francis street. Ahcavy stock the best Scranton coal always on hand, also charcoal. All kinds of green and dry wood bought at highest price. M. WHALEY. '. Apply to THOS. GRAHAlI,-Fenclon Falls, /