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a". v .‘ ’9‘ 1 .3 . “1“... we. '93.. um u; ‘ CLOVER AND ALAFALFA GROWING. HERE is no crop grown on the farm which is more necessary or more profitable,- all things considered, than some legume. llSuch a. crop is profitable from the standpoint of'-the returns irom an and doubly profitable when the ,gertility of the soil is considered. 0n ‘lthe farm where much stock is kept, {legumes serve another purpose, that; out tarnishing cheap protein Olav- Venue Alfalfa. .;Thsoughout the corn belt clover is ‘fthe most important legume. In west-: «in United suites alfalfa is largely ..* while in the south cowpeas, '4 beans and Vetch are the principal L mes. The legume best adapted to‘ ‘f ourown locality isthebest one to ' w, at least until careful experL' .llhenis have ‘shown that some other is " re profitable. In the West, where «soil is loose and dry, alfalfa sends » itslongroomtossourceofper- ~' ent'water supply and yields abun- ant crops. Farther east, where the . table is so near the surface of . ground that the plants have “wet during a. considerable portion of '“l'theyeanitdoesnotdoasweil. In tes east of the Missouri river clover 1: much more desirable. A small patch alofalmifamay begrmbutltdoes 'inot fit into the system of farming shut to cure than clover. firm dam not come to its prime filer aboutthreeyears. sothatitisnoil 7. profitable to plow it up the second ' car, as is done with clover. For this =ireasonitdoesnotworkwellinthe :fstandard rotation of corn, oats and pullover that meets with so much favor 3‘ the corn belt. It does not fitin with ' ermtoftheworkaswellasclover either, as the first crop must be cut :‘lustwhenthecornisbeinglaidby. ’;When a good stand of alfalfa has been iris'ecured it yields twice as much as waclover, but this extra yield is counter- .lbalanced in most instances by its dis- ‘sadvantagea I , Getting a Stand of Clever. *.°The question of getting a stand qt «yclover is a troublesome one on many Sitarms. This is due largely to improper dmethods. The first point to consider E‘Eis the soil. Land that has been farmed in number of years is likely to be acid, in condition which makes it ill fitted ito grow clover. This acidity can be -*,overcome by adding ground limestone was suggested in article No. 2. . .w‘ ’lfrom weed seeds is also an important «iconsideration. Little clover plants are ‘fvery tender and cannot well compete‘ vlwith weeds or force their way through lclods. Land that has been kept rea- } lsonably free from weeds the previous lseason is best for clover. Such land, I lprepared as for oats as described in f larticle No. 4, makes an ideal seed bed ' 'rtor clover. ' I Clover seed should be tested for ger~ , sminatlon before sowing. if it does not :igerminate very well a larger amount ' "zto the acre will have to be sown' The -'.=seed should be cleaned carefully with , ea clover seed grader to remove all' 4 Weed seeds. If purchased it should be liexamined very carefully to see that it Econtains no weed seeds. if much of btbe seed is badly shriveled it should be ' Fadiscarded entirely. This matter of test- ' filing the germinative strength of seed iibcfore the regular sowing is made Faloes not receive the attention which Ellis importance demands. it needs no largument to show that it is the part ipof prudence to make certain that this l-essential factor in the season’s cam~ ~llpaign is proved to be capable of ful-. li-filllng its requirement. The eye is by "i no means an infallible Judge of grain modeled for seed, and a more searching linquiry should be made. i Where clover is sown with timothy {about eight pounds of the clover to ltour of timothy per acre is the proper *lamount. In a short rotation, however, 'llt is better to leave out the timothy land use ten or twelve pounds of clo- lver. Not all of this seed will grow the {first year. The outer coat of a clover 'iseed is very hard. and a considerable “'proportion of it does not soften enough *0 sprout the first season. it will como' up the next spring and thicken the slit-and. l Seeding With Small Grain. On light soils. especially if the spring ‘ .ggdry, the clover may be mixed with .the outs dire‘C-Ily and covered at the same depth. Where there is much clay in the soil or when the soil is rather wet at time of sowing the chances are that much of the clover seed will fail to come up at all if put in so deep. A better way is to go over the ground , with a wheelbarrow seeder after the oats have been dished in and COVN‘ the' clover seed with the lltll'l'OW. Most drills have a grass seed attachment which sows the clover broom-mt be- tween the rows of. small grain. The harrowing which follows drilling will , louver the clover seed. l Drilled grain. especially if drilled north and south, is a much better loam croo than that sown broadcast. A seed bed in good filth and freel , broadcasted grain. "vlr 2' - c - - ‘4 r l‘,‘ l r. w. ,= v , . [1‘ V. l; l . - .v__ 4. 5. .- . J V.._,.... _ «, <= . . I .1 . ‘.\ -.'...,>. «w -_. ., airs; your fur needs from our stock. ' _ Almost every desirable for in all the leading styles are here for your inspection. ' A Beautiful furs of first bless quality and correct fashion, now priced for quick selling. THESE Panacea-loom ATTRACT .u-ev ‘ i,- ,._. m-.l ,5;qu :v ‘2}. - :Uu.‘ .. ,5 -. ..,.' us . :32. . .. ., ,.. , m H made of very rich looking cape eiiect, beautifully llama-.rxwvreiw’aam. was». granular-en, 3..., ., ellâ€".1 w are 4‘- .. “l The 'sun gets in between the rows to I the little clover plants, and they grow much more rapidly than they do in Late grain does not make a satisfactory nurse crop. It stools out too much, and the ground is so dry and hard when it is finally harvested that the splndling clover cannot make much of a growth before winter. A luxuriant full growth is the best guarantee against winter kill- ing. Early cats or barley make an ideal nurse crop. They do not stool out much and are ripe early in July, thus giving the clover several months in which to grow before it is stopped by freezing weather. The first fall's growth should not be cut or pastqu 3 if a crop is wanted the following'year. It is needed to hold the snow to pro- . In the spring ‘ tect' the tender roots. the clover field should be examined early to see how it has come through the winter. The stand may need thick- FIG. XVIII-LOADING BY BAND. ening by scattering a little seed over some of the thin spots, or the whole field may possibly be so badly dam» aged that it will be necessary to plow it up. Curing Clover Hay. Clover should be cut as soon as it is - in full bloom and before many of the heads have turned brown. if cut ear- lier it is sappy and hard to cure. it left later it becomes woody. As soon as the cut clover has wilted a little in the swath it should be thrown togethv a into nah: windmm. areth with AMERICAN and ISABELLA :OPPOSSUM nus Ladies’ American Oppossuln Stoles of rich dark fur, extra. large size, trimmed with silk ornaments, satin lined, regular price $15.00, Nov- ember Sale price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ladies' Isabella Oppossum Ruffs, made of well marked skins, full furred, warm and. serviceable, extra. special values at. $6 and Ladies' Isabella Oppossum Stoles, wide cape effect, trimmed with heads and tails, satin lined, selling at, only . . . . . . ulna llls, nun Ladie's’ Sable Sets, scarf with muff to match, fur, a handsome and dressy set, regular price $30.00 set. . . . . . . _ . r Our special price . . . . . . . . . . . . Ladics’ Orellberg Sets, extra large stoley. in wide, trimmed with beads and tails, with large muff to match, regular price $30.00 set, our special price . . . . . . . . . . . n n a u . . e . e . n n . o u u - n u . u u e - . n o o u . u a a TERRILL Cheapest General Store in the County. al‘ an; "denier? rake. Cured in th way the leaves are less liable to be- come brittle and shake 03. Well cured clover leans are almost as valuable for feed as bran. so care should be taken to save as many of them as pos- ‘l‘be first crop seldom fills well and is 'YOU. A LOOK WILL-CONVINCE YOU. MUFFS and GAPS LOWLY PRICED. Ladies’ Isabella Oppossum Mufis, made in round or flat. styles, of beautiful thick fur, extra. special values at $10.00 down to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ladies’ Orellbcrg Mulls, in round or flat; styles, of rich looking dark brown fur, either plain or trimmed exceptional values at $10.00 'down to, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men's or Women’s Gaps in wedge style, made Si 2.00 $7.00 Rat. or Coney, on sale at $3.00 and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.00 CiPERlNESJii-D lllllllvls. Ladies’ medium and large size Oppossum Cape- rines with wide cape and high collar, nicely trim- med and, lined, regular price $15.00 and $10.00, November Sale price $12.00 and $ ........ 8.00 Ladies’ Caperines of black astrachan or coney furshin a. variety of styles and sizes, regular prices $9,»$‘8, $5, $4, November Sale price $7, $5, $4 and . . . . . . . . . . . . Misses Throw-over Ties, of brown or black coney or German mink, in long handsome styles, mu Te.is?iteflden sible. As soon as the bay has cured sufficiently in the windrow it should be gathered up with a loader-if one canbehadâ€"andputinthebarn. Clover has the reputation of being a troublesome crop to harvest, and many It 5 true that clover growing for profit : demands a good deal of intelligence, but that is also the very factor which brings success in all agricultural en- terprises. With proper attention to the habit of the plant and with the exer- cise of a modicum of judgment in its culture and harvesting there is nothing to be feared for the outcome. Where it is desired to obtain a crop of seed the second crop should be used. that year. always more valuable for hay than for seed. Most thrashing machines have a clover bulling attachment. It should be carefully adjusted so as to get all the seed. A bushel to a bushel andahalfofscedpct-acreisagood~ yield. The yield of hay is from one to two tons to the acre for the first crop and a little more than half as much for the second crop. Where the fields are fenced the second crop may often lll Sill. Fur time is. here. and you can save money by supplying .'.J.‘r.l~;~."-a;‘.'~..‘.- "<. v.:"\- v ;.... -,«~'_ ..-'â€":5.. .- .u ,,. . ween:....;2:::5s xi -" . 3 r. .' .3 9".“ ‘, .45, -; - we?" of Electric Seal, German Otter, Oppossum, Beaver, W . . , WM $3.00- 7 - an anomaly grown at an except. m we uner re- gions of the west, but that it is to be introduced into new regions carefully and on a small scale. The surest way to get a stand oi.‘ alfalfa is to fallow the land during the spring and early sum- mer. About the middle of July 8 seed bed may be prepared and the alfalfa sown at the rate of twenty to twenty- flvo pounds to the acre. If the ground is not too dry 11 stand will usually be I secured in this Way, since the fallow- farmers are shy of it on that account. , mg will have destroyed most or the Weeds. The objection to this plan is that no crop is obtained from the land A more economical way is tostari with a crop of early oats or barley. As soon as this is harvested the land should be disked thoroughly and the alfalfa seed sown. If the ground is so dry and hard that the disk will not take hold it will have to be plowed. The main thing is to get the seed in as quickly as possible. ,The chances of securing a stand are much improved if a thin dressing of manure is given the land before sowing. After the al- falfa once gets a start it is very hardy and a good yielder. giving four to six tons of hay a year. It‘ should be cut when about one-tenth of the plants are in bloom. The second spring a disk run over the field will split up the crowns and thicken the stand, discour~ los. Hunter’s Suicide. Joseph Hunter, the Bobcaygcoli wile- murderer, committed suicide on Sunday morning by hanging himself to the bars over the door of his cell. An improvised £01319 was made from the sheets of his cc . ‘ On Saturday night he retired early apparently in the best spirits. About 7 in the morning his body was found hanging to the cell iron work. Hunter had torn a. sheet of bed clothing into strips, fastened one end to the top bar of the cell and put a noose around his neck. He had tied his feet together with his braces and his hands with his necktie, and after using all upturned pail to stand on, bad knocked it away and strangled. When the guards went their usual rounds early in the morning all was quiet in Hunter’s cell. On entering for inspection the guards found the lifeless body of Hunter hanging to the bars. The legs were tied together and a handkerchief tied over the face, and everything evidenced the most. deter- mined acb. During the past week Hull- ter had been cheerful, showing no signs of remorse, and nothing in his demean- or indicated that he meditated doing away with himself. 9...- Bobcaygeon Independent : â€"â€"The cur- lers held a meeting on Tuesday evening with President Dr. Fallis in the chair, and elected the following skips :â€"â€"A. E. Bottum, E. J. Broad, H. Mark, W. Davis, I. R. Stewart, Rev. W. G. Smith, W. Boyd, and Dr. Fallis. Tankard skips, will be Davis and Broad. District Cup skips, Mark and Smith. As it is 25 years since the organization of the Club, it; is proposed to have a bonspicl and a special committee was named to make appropriate arrangements. 0. An interesting story of the benefits conferred on a community by rural mail delivery comes from Vermont. A news- paper correspondent recently went over a. sample route of about twenty-four miles in length. It covered an area five miles long and four broad. .The carrier served 110 to 112 houses. His average daily budget when he leaves the post oilice is about 150 letters and from 150 to 180 newspapers of all sorts. He usually brings back to town each trip, to be posted, about 50 letters, 25 postal cards and a few pieces of other description of mail matter, such as newspapers and packages. This route has been in operation ten gyears, and during that time the amount of mail business has doubled. . . Newspapers inform us that it cost half amillion dollars to produce the new American tariff. Half a million dollars to perpetrate a llumbug on the consumer, calculated to obstruct a. foreign trade which great effort is put forth in other ways to cultivateâ€"beâ€" tween nations that. have a minimum of products to_exchange.â€"-Ex. "M MARE RED. MoMuunuâ€"Annsunoâ€"Atl the Manse, Fenelon Falls, on Wednesday, October 27th, 1909, by the Rev. C. S. Lord, B. D., Mr. Jas. McMullen to Mrs. Mary Louisa Arnburg, both of Bobcaygeon. . ~â€" DIED. MOYNBIS.â€"-In Lindsay, on Friday, Oct. 22nd, 1909, Mrs. Thos. Moynes, aged 89 years and 6 months. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT, successes T0 J. H. SOOTIâ€"IERAN. FARMS, LOTS Alla DWELLINGS Bought, sold, exchanged or rented on commission, Rents collected. Money loaned on town or farm property. Deeds. mortgages,- agree- ments or wills drawu while you wait. General Fire and Accident Insur- ance Agent. Only sound Compan- ies represented. Guaranty bonds for administra- tion, costs of court and fidelity of officers and employees. Accounts examined, audited and systematized. The old saying is, “NEW BROOMS SWEEP CLEAIi.”â€"â€"Try me once. -â€"u~- .â€"â€"-â€" E‘l’ES TESTEB, FRili‘llES‘Q'l' ESTED. be pastor-ed to advantage. Alsike clover flnds‘a place on land that is too wet for the red variety. it does not yield as well. but it makes better pasture. By loosening up the sod in the low corners of the pasture , with the disk and sewing four pounds l of alsike to the me its value may be i greatly increased ln'seedlng a field to ‘ red clover it is well to scatter a little I alsiko in the low spots. it will be sure togrow whether the other does or not. We Alfalfa. ' What has been said about alfalfa does not u not?» aging the weeds and loosening the soil as well. _ - . .. .- - . Good Hay. _ IT.-. Good hay can only be made try cut ting the grass as soon as it heads out and clover as soon as the heads are in full bloom. It is a mistake to wait until the heads turn brown. There is nothing in the theory that sunshine alone makes hay. factor as sunshine. Curing mainly in' 2 the windrows and haycocks is new? practiced by 01 our MAN, gag... d - y Airisasmnch's’ When your eyes trouble you, cause you pain or head- ache or if your glasses re-'- quire changing or you need new glasses, go to no. la. . sums, Eyesight Specialist. (over Nell‘i's shoe store), Lindsay - Ont. Satisfacton guaranteed. Charges mod- erate.