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assume SUGAR stir slash, "Upon It Rests Ability of Roots to Pro~' duco Maximum Quontity of Sugar. Testing the roots is one of the most important steps in the production of- beet seed, since the value of the seed depends not only upon its quality from *the standpoint of germination, but also. upon the ability of the roots produced to store a maximum 'quantity of sugar _with a minimum quantity of salts. 'Wlth our present knowledge of seed production the standard of high grade seed can be maintained only by the most careful and rigid testing and 'elimination of all roots that are not of a satisfactory quality. Having selectn =ed roots of suitable size and shape, a typical core is removed by means of a drill which is passed through the. "beet at an angle, as shown in the illus- tration. This core is tested for sugar {by the usual polariscope methods. The ‘ability of a seed grower to maintain ‘hlgh quality in the root is one of the 'most important conditions in the es- tablishment and maintenance of the beet seed industry, says the year bool: of the department of agriculture. There is a great deal of confusion in the minds of plant breeders regarding the real purpose of the selection of the Proofs from the standpoint of sugar con- "tent. Careful observation would seem ‘to indicate that breeding and selection ‘for high sugar content have to do mainly with the elimination of those “individual roots that will not respond lreadily to favorable conditions of soil :and climate with respect to the forma- tion and storage of sugar and the pres~ ~ervation and perpetuation of those :roots that will respond to those condi- xtiOns. High sugar content, therefore, ‘does not seem to be a fixed character in the same sense as are color, form, etc, but will vary to a marked de- Fgree when the conditions of growth are ‘changed. For example, seeds from the isame plant when planted in different :‘parts of the country have. been known ’to produce roots having a difference of -?SEED BRET SHOWING .‘iETHOD 0F TIETING FOR SUGAR. Emore than 7 per cent in the sugar con- ldent, while the shape, color and gen- ‘eral habits of growth remained the gsame. The importance of selecting the "seed for sugar content cannot be over- “estimated. and, because of theimporâ€" \tance of this Work and the dithculties ‘attcndlng it, sugar beet seed growing can be carried on successfully only with special equipment. by the ex- ercise of the greatest care and conse- ‘quently at considerable expense. Charcoal as a Fertilizer. Charcoal has but little plant food. yet it Usually shows results. It gives .llght soils a darker color. thus making 'them warmer. it also makes soils .‘porous and incl-cases their power to hold water. Charcoal is a fine ab- sorbent for gases. When worked into ‘tlie soil it will no doubt prevent the escape of some of the ammonia formed when organic substances decay. For These and other reusons charcoal will help. especially on light soilsâ€"Rural New Yorker. ‘ FARM NOTES. Few farmers 'know the names of one- lenth the weeds and grasses that grow on their farms. More knowledge in this direction would ' help. When you give the' boy a calf to raise don't pocket the money as soon as it is sold. That might teach the little fellow to he dishonest. A promincnt dairy journal declares that the dual purpose cow is a failure in the dairy herd. The dairy type cow is decidedly the most profitable. it is better for both more and colt for the latter to come in the spring. it is the natural growing season and causes less friction and hardship. A hog that weighed 1.608 pounds alive and 1,336 pounds when dressed was recently slaughtered in England. It was a Jersey red boar, two and one- half years old. Market products must be viewed tmm~tbo buyer‘s side and not your own. 100 taint to sell a two pound male duck to but moonstone: will my man . W," - O . mmum' _ THRASHING cucuuaséls. How Colorado Farmers Make Profit by Preparing Seed. In eastern Colorado. where most vine crops grow “to perfection" on the irrigated lands, hundreds of cu- cumbers, cantaloupes and watermel- ons are reserved for seed by seed com- panies and by farmers who grow them. for the Seed houses. It is a common sight from the first of October to the first of December to see machines in the fields of cueumbers and melons thrashing them for their seed. The growing of cucumbers for seed is considered very profitable, and often the owner clears from $100 to $150 an acre. While it is possible to sell the cucumbers to' a canning factory, many farmers prefer to let them remain for seed, as the expense of gathering is not so great and the income an acre is nearly as much. The thrashing continues for only a short time and costs a moderate amount. The cucumber thrasher is a peculiar looking machine. It is built on a wagon-like frame with great wide wheels and is dram by two horses. At the rear of the machine is station- ed the little two horse power gasoline engine which operates the machinery of the thrasher. Just in front of the engine is the crusher. which looks something like a common cider mill. It contains two iron rollers moving together and crushing the cucumbers as they pass between them. . Against the crusher is set the frame- work containing the real seeder. When the cucumbers are crushed they pass out into this large cylindrical seeder, the outer surface of which is a wire netting with meshes large enough to permit the seed to drop through into a vat below, but holding back the crushed cucumbers. As the cylinder slowly revolves the seeds drop through the netting into a box. SAVING THE PEACH CROP. Uncle Sam Tells How to Cure "Black Spot" and Other Blights. For years the peach brown rot has been recognized as a most destructive disease of stone fruits. This is a fun- gous disease, and it is widespread and very destructive to the peach crop. The loss which it inflicts on peach growers will easily average $5,000,000 yearly. The loss to the peach crop of Georgia alone is estimated at $1,000,- 000 a year. .Much work has been done with a view to discovering'a satisfactory rem- edy for this trouble. Spraying with diluted bordeaux mixture has been most commonly recommended, but its injury to the foliage has made it uh- satisfactory, since the remedy must be applied during the growing season. The peach scab (often called “black spot”) is another disease which seri- ously aiIects the peach crop in all sec» tions east of the Rocky mountains, al- though not causing such serious losses as brown rot. As the result of experimental work by the United States department of agri- culture a cheap and simple remedy for this disease has been found in the self boiled lime sulphur wash. This can be applied during the growing season with very little danger of injuring the fruit or foliage, and it is very effec- tive. Furthermore, by mixing arescL nate of lead with the fungicide the curcuiio can be destroyed at the same time. The department has just issued a bulletin describing the preparation and use of the remedy. This publication will be of great interest to peach grow- ers in all sections and is supplied free for the asking. Keep the Pastures Clean. The most important point regarding the preparation of waste lands for growing grass is the removal of the useless plants which now occupy them’.’ The space occupied by weeds, briers and bushes cannot be occupied by grass, nor can the plant food used in the growth of these useless plants go into the growth of plants that live stock will eat, and thrive on. Our pas- tures must be cleared up and kept clean. Cheap or poor lands which are growing timber of value should be left to grow that crop. but lands which are now growing nothing of value should be made to furnish grazing for live stock if it can be done and come out even. The first cost of cleaning up the land for pastures is considerable and must be regarded in the nature of a perina- ncnt investment. but when once clean- ed up and set in grass the cost of maintaining it clean is small. This small expense, however. is none the less necessary. it is certain that cotton and corn. for instance. will not grow profitably on land occupied by other plants on which [urge sums are spent on cultivation to keep down weeds and grass. but farmers never will realize that grasses and other grarr ing crops must be growing plants in or- der to produce the most profitable re- turns. ' The small mnmleo sweeten life; the great euuouie it. .....‘...s-' ' l ! 3_ Caring Fol-"tho Newborn Lamb. If you dude lamb thoroughly. chilled Just after being born put him in a tub of warm water and pour a teaSpoonful of gin in a pint of hot water down his throat. ' This will quickly put him on his feet. V Dipping Trough at Small Cost '3. trough for dipping lambs can be made for very little expense, and no sheep raiser should be without one. A tank 12 feet long, 4 feet deep and 8 feet wide is big enough for lambs and grown animals. Importance of Skin Color. Look at the ram’a skin. Is it a bright cherry color? If not it'shouldbe. A bright cherry is a good indication 01 perfect health. If it is blue the ram is going out of condition. A white skin. is ordinarily infected with parasites.- Don't Bo Tempted by Prices. Don’t be tempted to sell these ewe lambs just because you are offered a, good price for them. Remember, if. you sell your best your flock In only, weakened thereby. - PEA VINES PROFITABLE. Boma Farmers “Cure” and Bell Thom as Hay or Silage. Every one is familiar with the story that the packing houses make their big profits from the byproducts, from the. materials that formerly were consid- ered absolute waste. Some people know that the skimmilk and butter- milk from creameries form an impor- tant source of revenue when utilized for .the fattening of hogs and stock. Few persons, however, realize that the pea canning industry has an important byproduct in the vines and hulls. f In the early history of pea canning the vines were treated as a waste product; the disposal of which involv-g ed considerable trouble and expense. Usually the vines were thrown out in piles to rot and form a fertilizer, which was disposed of at small prices. In recent years the pea vines have increased in importance until now the canning factories derive considerable profit from them. The vines are util- ized for silage or fed to stock in a fresh state or cured for hay. Accord- ing to the United States department of agriculture, they make a silage supe< rior in value to corn silage. For silage purposes the vines may be preserved in silos. as green corn is treated, or they may be put up in stacks in the open air. If the stacks are well constructed and tramped de- cay affects only the surface to a depth of a few inches. For buy, the pea vines are easily cured by spreading them out on sod land to dry, and pea vine hay is con- sidered asgood as clover hay, a price of from $3 to $5 per ton being realized at the factories for it. Both the hay and silage are excellent feeds for dairy cows and are satisfactory feeds for beef cattle, horses and sheep. In some instances the vines are hauled away from the factory by the farmers who supply the peas. Usually, however, the factories make ass of the pea vines to add to the profits of the pea canning business. Chastonod. A Wall street broker, turning the cor- ner of Broad street, saw a friend com- ing down the steps which lead out of the office of a well known financier. This departing caller had a chastened and bored expression on his handsome face, and the Wall street broker in- quired the cause. With thoughtful de- liberation his friend replied: “I just have been experiencing the unconscious insolence of conscious wealth.”-â€"New York Press. M Easier. “Better ' take a hardwood table ma'am. it is the fashionable thing," the dealer said. “No,” said the young woman; “baby will soon be old enough to hammer. and he never could drive a nail into" hard wood. 1'“ take a plain pine tn: ble.”-New York JournaL .. 4 AL. A n.5, ..._ . .‘l SEALED TENDERS aldresscd to the Postmaster General will be received at Ottawa until noon on Friday, the 12th of- August,1910, {or the conveyance of His l\.lajest-y’s Mails, on a proposed Conâ€" tract for four years, six times per week "ach way, between CAMBRAY and LINDSAY from the 1st October next. in inted notices routaining,r further in- forna'ion as to conditions of proposed con'r ct may bl' s-~en and blank forms of To. dcr may he ohtnim d at the Post Office of Camhray. Linden Valley and fund y, and at the oflioe of the Post Odixl- Inspector at Toronto. G. C. ANDERSON, Sn intendent. Oi‘rvra, 24th June, lulu?” I .. ...u&lw' " 24‘ a SHEER F Tea and Coffee Sets. Sugar and Cream Sets. Bakers, Fern Pots, Kettles, Chafing Dishes. BRITTON , BROS. Is Always Satisfactory. Touch To The Young Couple’s Housekeeping. Butters. Baskets, Pic, (lake, Fruit, Olive, Pickle Knives and Spoons. Meat Knives and Forks. OR WEDDING GIFTS It Adds a Charmlng Syrup and Honey Jugs, Egg or Toast Cruets, Desert Sets, Table Bells, Servers. Fish, Salad, Cold Four or KENT STREET. L I H D S A Y . NEWSPAPER LAW- 1. A post-master is required to give no- tice by letter (returning the paper does not answer the law), when a subscriber does not take his paper out of the office, and state the reasons for its not being taken Any neglect to do so makes the postmaster responsible to the publisher for payment. 2. If any person orders his paper discon- tinued he must pay all arrearges, or the publisher may continue to send it until payment is mad and collect the whole amount whether the paper is taken from the office or not. There can be no legal discontinuance until the payment is made. 3. Any person who takes a paper from the postâ€"oilice, whether directed to his name or another, or whether he has subâ€" scribed or not, is responsible for the pay. 4. If a subscriber orders his paper to be stopped at acertain time and the publisher continues to send it, the subscriber is bound to pay for it if he takes it from the post- office This proceeds upon the ground that a man must pay for what he uses. 5. courts have decided that refusing 0 take newspapers and periodicals from he post-olfice, or removing and leaving hem uncalled for, is prima facie evidence of intentionnal fraud. Painful Stitches in the Back. No one but those who are afflicted with the dreadful kidney disease, knows what this means, and you who are afflict- ed will forget all about it in a few days if you are only wise enough to take FIG PILLS. FIG PILLS are guaranteed to cure you. if not, your money back. 25c. a box, at all leading drug stores Lindsay liable links Baht. chambers a1 kinds Dealer in and manufacturer Marble and Granite Monuments Being a direct importer I am able to quote the closest prices. I have lately installed a pneumatic pol- ishing machine, and a pneumat plant for Lettering and Tracing. We an able to do better and deeper work than he ~tofore. Call and gel designs and priccl. WORKS-yin the rear of the Market on , Cambridge street, opposite the Packing House. Fl. OHAifiEEBS, T0 5 L E T M .. 5 _fl 3 We have a most complete stock of Combs and Brushes, Toilet S 0 up s, Toilet Waters, Perfumes, Talcum Powders, in an assortment to please everyâ€" body. Robsons’ Drugstore. FENELON FALLS. LOYAL TRUE BLUE LODGE No. 19S Meets the first Wednesday evening each month in the Orange hall, Fenelon Falls. kinuon, Sec. Ed. Wilkinson, W. LL; J. H. Wil- GASOLINE, BATTERIES, CYLINDER. on. The Perrin Boat Works FENELOH' FALLS. J. T. PEnRIN CONS] D E R TH E J .. .,___ ‘1 . I v. ., _ , . . O: '.‘ ‘ cu ‘1 . germanium-id. ' l ‘ :RQQHNQl “(Ann is wan-rum PROOF, nus-Rsolsvmo. Will not melt. rot, tear or corrode. Contains no tar. oil or paper. Outlaato metal and shingles. Pllableâ€"can be easily fitted into gutters. valleys. etc.. thereby saving expense of tin and copper. Any handy man can apply Roborold. Lengthenl the life of any building. "’31?! for price: and :amflu, For Sale By cos. HEARD, Fcnelon Falls. 'l l 6E0. A. JGRBAN Office over Farmers’ Bank, Kent St, Lindsay. Conveyancing. Money Loaned on Farm or Town Property. Insurance. Estates Managed. Farms for Sale in Fonelon, Verulam, Ops and Marlposa. succusson m H. J. SOOTHERAN. CONVEYANOING. Finn INSURANCE AT LOW mime. ESTATES MANAGED, AGENT MIDLAND LOAN C0. FARMS FOP. SALE THROUGHOUT 'rnn COUNTY. OFFICE 9i KENT ST., LINDSAY. Stone 81 Wellington FONTIIILL l'UIiSERIEB. (850 Acres) TORONTO, ONTARIO. Canada’s 0ldcsi and Greatest Nurseries ‘ PETERTTTOFFAT Agent for FEHELOH FALLS and adjoining country, ' f lam-assem-u-oes-eue-oeun-o-oi ' F. H. momâ€"l