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'act all rs, c. on the sthetime as and house '31 new Kmong Men S \a closed DSAY. iority ,ys : :fiits- we not. L’erhaps the cold weather .33 affected the movements. 3 is very often doesâ€"or it- is goggei with dustJand needs gaming and oiling. ‘ re you satisfied with the way )ur clock 13 keeping time. 7 Ten chances to one you e 'Cflatcbmin; IRSDAY, )d.‘ . AX“ INSTIIL'CTIEE MEETING AT VALEXTIA. Hunt of t? e sup; liementary meeting. {atom county was held an Valenua “by. Jan. 28th, in the comfortaplo "led by the local court of Canadmn {9“- There was a good attendsnco ’ leading flrmers of this district. ' F' D13, the popular president, was “in?“ took charge at the meeting. I “I ~â€" ' ‘ Addresses on the Cultivation 0f ie Soil.â€"-Rotatxon of Crops-- i105 and Dairyingâ€"The H08 '0’ W ~The Cultivation of Fruits. PW'U’Y, Etc. “° throughdhc the 'pghjmj, £33 é“ Present to become members and 33116 benefits. He advised the :ESSFULMEETINGSATWOOD- ILLE, HARTLEY, LITTLE BRITAIN AND VALENTIA. €35 ...... 3.5g U1 L(IU “I his 0 wuug. xi pening remarks referred to h: ‘23 being do“? by the F umerg .rder is 5‘ LLIRIOUS o w. BEALLi HE J EWELER ,RMERS’ INSTITUTES ’ ‘0 80 more extensivelo into mixefi g. .They should feed all that! gram! Onh the farm. and if they “mm“ 87 must rel more upon ‘1‘ and d‘il'yinf- Thiy must also ”1° lwng question of the present hp Pmdnction in eye . m“ to cheap fodder. he stated ‘1‘” ‘30"! In a good thing. but MST AXI nay to Loan / Mcrtgage from 41-2 to 6 - per cent - - FT SOOTHERAN nus, - 7, â€". it is out of order or needs wwc the 130:: thing to do ) yeur nouw ‘erfect order- eat celebrations, ’65 the cbam “weight ; and yelled and shouted; shook .; by 3. storm. vied, and yet that howling aan' so warm. :sr. by-gone triumphs which E the very state. ‘ hose witnessedâ€" At this win of ninety-eight. Number 9 of putting clocks 1n trifling there is no excuseflwhy every ur house should not DAY IN LINDSAY years. ’broke suspenders, some n their head, when he came home? :hampions for all time I b rivals, and McLennan tire {win of ninety-eight , little noxse r to see him? Do you he boys? I old Lindsay, as she r"”"~ . us win of ninety-eight. T.D.B. s good thing. but .1 triumphs, some heavehs, more who ID, ' n2, seemed wound er, beats to death anners, beesoms .cessions, as the eways, splitting ‘nder red, and the cups enough , 1898. n the years welcoming ever shone pions, just ‘ozy sports ed; shook could fill with the let them ansur he did not think they should quit growing roots because they grew corn. " Fruit for the Farm ” was the subject taken up l-y Mr. Caston of Craighurt, and while it was along the same lines as| had spoken at Little Britain, we cannot abstain from making reference to several of the most important points. He refer- red to the wonderful market in Great 1 Britain for all kinds of produce, and stated 3 that there was no more danger of a surplus or over production in butter or cheese than there was in beef or any other Cana- dian product. He pointed out the great necessity for more intelligent farming in Ontario, they must look more to mixed farming and fruit growing. They could no longer hope to compete with the Manitoba farmer, with his cheap and "cadet-full productive lands, in wheat growing. e then referred to the btnefits of the orchard, and advised every farmer to go into the cultivation of at least suffi- cient for his own domestic requirements. Spa-thing of the orchard. he thought it “’33 m 8 general way the worst used field on the farm. The manure is always wanted for some other field, consequently the orchard goes without any, and people wonder how it is that they can not secure his: crops of apples. They should not neglect the orchard any more than any other field. Barnyard manure was not necessary for restoring the fertility of the 3 borchard. The natural requirementsâ€"l lpotash, nitrogen and phosphoric acidâ€"l can be supplied with ashes and clover.‘ He estimated ashes alone were worth 25c. 1 per bushel in the orchard. He then‘ ennumerated the various apples that could l he successsfully grown in this district by l adopting the top-grafting process on hardy ‘ “ironclads.” as fully explained in our previous reports. He then exemplified the process of top-grafting with a few 3 twigs. Care should always be taken to‘ have the combial layer, or inside bark lwhich lies next to the wood, of both the scion and limb of the tree join perfectly. I In placing the scions they would have to use their own judgment as to the futurr growth of the top so that they would not bee too close. His grafting wax consisted of one half pound of tallow, one pound of oeeswax and two pounds of resin, melting the resin and wax in the tallow, and when thoroughly melted place in water and pull like taii'y. In waxing the graft he would press a small streak of the wax into the split part and cover the end well so 'hat no air could reach it. He would not sow anything with the clover for manur- ing purposes. The fall of the year was a good time for manuring the orchard. He advised them to be very careful as to purchasing nursery stock even from Can- adian nurseries and he would not pur- chase from any American nurseries at all. He explained the San Jose scale and the remedies, as previously given in THE Wsst‘mux. He referred to the rapidity with which this pest can perpetuate its species. He Showed how it was carried all over the country on California pears and other fruits where the scale was quite manifest, and unless this fruit was shut out of the country we could no: hope to keep clear of it. Coal oil was a heroic remedy, but care should be taken to have it dilluted otherwise it would kill the trees. Mr. W. R. Swain spoke of his success with the Ben Davis and the difficulty he had experienced in getting authentic stock from nurseries. Mr. Gaston stated that the Ben Devin was a half-hardy tree. and advised the continuance of it so long as they could secure an English market for it}. HCDMLO as; Laussauu mu- - -v- -â€" “How to Feed and Drive the Horse” was the subject of a. short but excellent paper read by Mr. W. R. Swain, in which he outlined the care and feeding of horses on the farm, and censured some of the evil practices followed with this animal. A stimulating discussion followed and Mr. Swain explained why he fed crushed grain, and his preference for carrots over other roots. Messrs. L. M inthorne, A. J. Reynolds, Mr. Rennie and THE \VATCHMAS took a hand in the general discussion and some good points were brought out. A few of the points may stand repetition in our columns. When 8. horses hair is dry and dead and stands on end it should be taken as his “danger signal.” notifying his owner that his system is out of order and asking him to use his intelligence and apply the necessary remedies to restore ( the animal’s) health. No better remedy than salt could be fed for indigestion. Then Mr. Rennie explained the benefits he derived by keeping a supply of turf in his stable and feeding his horses and cattle some of it from time to time. When he found an animal with its coat standing the wrong way and 03‘ its feed he found that a little turf or dirt would generally bring about a great change and restore the animal to good health- "â€"‘zhnsiiege Corn and the Silo ” wss the subject of an able lecture by Mr. A. J . ' Reynolds of Danforth The speaker explsined that by growing corn we not only secured more fodder but we were able to increase the summer condition of our stock. He favored the silo for this purpose and advised every farmer to construct two silos, 3 small one for summer feeding and as large one ef about 45 tons for winter feeding. He outlined his plan of constructing the round silo, which he preferred would be frost proof, though he thought the loss from frost under any candition was very light. He preferred pine for the building material, and would use 20 foot lumber if he could get it, as he thought it was stifi'er. He would use nine or ten hoops, but these hoops should be slsckened when the silo was about half full. He wsnted his silo covered snd convenient to his stock for feeding. The silo should he stayed when empty. He favored a. concrete floor or bottom in order to keep out the vermin. IHe could not tell them whst corn wss best for this locnlity. Compton’s Esrly ‘was good. He rsised Msmmoth Cubsn ‘snd Remington. Before pleating he rolled the lsnd end preferred plsnting in Ldrillts. He used s msrker, and after sowing with a planter ran the hat-row over to form a mulch. He never had any trouble with crows. Mr. L. Minthorne explained how he had set; a trap in his corn field and caught a crow, which set up a terrible racket and completely frightened away all the rest of crows. Mr. Reynolds stat£d that by planting in drills he was able to cultivate his corn field with a horse right- through the season. He explained his system of harvesting and cutting his corn for the silo. In placing his ensilage in the silo he would not use water unless it was very drv or had been touched by the frost. Care should be taken to see that the ensilage was well mixed. He would sow his corn just as soon as the land was ready. The early frost did not afi'ect the root, even though it might effect the shact. He favored ensilage for milch cows and found it would increase the flow of milk. He also fed roots. ge had fed 9"?“358 straight, and had never found an ensilage flavor on the milk. He explained his system of feeding twice a day. as explain- ed at Little Britain, and his cows gave him an average of $80 each, by selling his milk to the Ctty dairymen. There were mixtures for keeping flies off cattle, bux he had never tried them. Cows snoulxl milk from ten to ten and a half mos.th.~ s‘rnight. By milking cluse up they esc pad milk lever. He was never troubled With blood in mtlk except the cow had me: with an accident. He had no ex; eriunce wi'h blind tits in his cattle A very intelhgenb discusaiun then ful- lowed on var 033 points in the speaker’s address. The merits- f the round. square ~4nd concrete silo were all set forth and fully explained by Messrs. Mark, Gaston, Reynolds, DI! and others. The chairman pomted out the success claimed by Mr. Reynulds as to feedina mice daily. He knew a auccaasful feeder in Fenelon township. Mr. Suggett. who followed this practice and spoke of it highly._ Mr. Rennie of Wick stated they should sail their bullicks at two years old. He had recently sold one tor $100 By having them rexdy at that age they sued neg-1y a year‘: feeding and care. Chairman Dix pointed out that the-e was a good deal to learn yet 11 cOnnection with the silos. We want. to know just when the corn is in the very best shape for the silo and how best to retain the flavor and other qualities. The great trouble with many of our farmers when they were taking up some new idea in .giiculiure was that they did not stick to it. long enough to make it a success. If they were going into dairying his advice would be to stand by it until they proved its success. ' The evening session proved quite a or 1m | r card as the hall w:-.s- " Jmfortably tilled with ladies and gentlemen. all anxious to acquire knowledge and enjoy any thmu in the way of entertainment that was going at the institute meeting. very best, and we must have the best implements for tilling the land. Mr. Galloway of Sougoq Island sang a patrio in song, entitled “ Brave Volunteer Boys,” that fairly brought down the house, and in response to vigorous encores sang “Your Pocket Book'a your Belt Friend.” fl 31;.”11‘31 molds opened the meeting with his excellent paper 911 " The Selecnor} of Mr. Wm. Hobbs of Vslentis followcd with a carefully prepared paper entitled “ Success in Farming.” The spesktr stated that this was his first attempt at an address. He though: that the first requirement for every 'nsn was the know- ledge that fuming was his true calling. If it is your calling then it is necessary IO be observsnt and study the results of men of sound judgment. such as Profs. Sender- son, Robertson, etc. The farmer should take an active interest in the Fsrmers’ Institute meetings. and they should alto take a number of first-class agriculture] papers. There is always a. cry of hard times, but he thought that in too many cases we were personally responsible for our conditions. In order to be successful we must study the nature and conditions of our soil. Then the seed must be the a Home,” referred to in our previous reggrts. -_._ --‘I .111 .0 All, ,3 "Farm Life as a Cslling’ was the subject of a good paper by Mr. James Csaey of Velentia. The speaker beesme quite eloquent as he warmed up to his subject, and contrasted life of the farmer with that of the tradesmer and profes- sional men of the cities. He pointed out how the farmer was assisted by these ins'lmte meetings. and the experimental reports of the governments and agricul- tural papers. He dealt with the necessity for strict economy on the farm. He urged every farmer to breed only the very best stock in whatever line their inclination lay, whether it was horses. beef or dairy cattle, sheep, pigs, and he did not forget to state that the Durham cow was good enough for him. aha" A ,II I m: fie éld i§cythe of 20 Years Ago " wee the subject of an excellent recitation was given by Miss Megale Swain, a young lady who possesses rare elocutionery powers. Mr. Geo. Lytle of Tm; Wucmul then gave a general tell: on the necessity for a more general adoption of mixed farming. He contrasted the crops end prices of the present time with the good old days, and explained the necessity of changing as the times changed. He deelt with the imporlnnce of live breed- , W S _.____ -_n_-I -I‘An‘a kn “nn:-h-A" ing. and every enlmel should be “finihed” before lb leaves the farm. He minted out the case of 3 found: near Henley who refused to sell hie junk in Septem- ber for $2.25 ee’cb, biit kept them over and sold them in January for $5 each. In this way he was eble to realize I much hlgher price [fog ‘ the fodder thus was .I ,AA I‘__L_ LL-.. L- ...aâ€"vâ€" r-_v- n, , necessary to finial: these lemhe then he could in any other way. Heeleo touched upon the importance of cheep production in fodder, u well ea in everything else, and urged every farmer to erect 3 cheap THE E \‘BNING SESSION. LINDSAY; THURSDAY, MARCH 3rd, silo and try enailnge corn as an experi- ment. fhe speaker then drifted into dairying and pointed out the lone sustain- ed by present methods. He explained the first loss of 20 per cent. in butter fat by not having a separator.‘and quoted the market reports to prove that there was a difl'erence of five cents per pound in favor of creamery over dairy bwter. Then he pointed out the additional has of three cents a pound or all inferior butter sent to the city. which indirectly came our of the farmer. The Misses Rennie then Bang “1va the Farmer Works.” which was received m:_a_c hqartjly 9nd warmly encpred. Mr. G. C: Caston of Craighurst then, by way of introduction. led ofi‘ with a number of amusing: anecdotes that pleased the audience immensely He took up the cultivation of small fruits on the farm. Prepare a piece of land in the open field 1 where the fruits can secure free circulaw uon and plentv of sun-light, and where 'h" cultivating; can he done - . ‘ within".-- is ,m“ 9.. Pl'lllflpally1 “use and UCuinos’. .uvery rlifner‘ should have an orchard and a quantity of small frui'e. He to!d of aspeaker who asked an audience if they ever heard of a man who did not like strawberries and cream, and was completely nonplussed to ~e- a man stand up and state that he did not. The speaker asked some good 'lcthwdifit brother to pray for him. He EXpliined that a Strip of land 4 rods wide and 10 or 12 ion;3 would grow enough to supply a large family with an abund- ance of fresh fruit and plenty for canning. This small strip shouln be well fertilized and prepared before planting. There should be three rows of strawberries, one of which should be of the staminate variety. Get good healthy plants. re- movmg all runners and dead leaves. Plant 15 inches apart. Mark the rows, plant with a spade, press the ground firmly and see that the crown of the plant is not covered. Cultivate often and lightly during the summer. and in this ‘ way you will escape a good deal of weed- ing. He explained the necessity of i tiy berdizing or fertilizing the stamnia and i pistolate stamina. There should he one row of staminate to each two rows of pistalate varieties. He explained the i process for raising raspberries. goose- } berries and currents. sta Anme Rennie then sang the popplar chtch ballad, “I’m 0’9: Young Mr. Gaston then took up the question of spraying with the Bordeaux mixture, and repeated his remarks as to the San Jose scale, coddling moths. borers. etc . as previously reported. He laid special stress upon the importance of not spray- ing until the blossoms are oil, as it is not until then that the insect egg is deposited. if you spray while the blossoms are ot- Von will only poison the honey bees and do no god. The bees are the beat tnends the fruit grower has. He explained the convenience of the sprayer for whitewashing the stables. It was also valuable for disinfecting houses wherein contagious diseases had been. The solu- tion of corrosive sublimate could be put on the walls more effectively with a sprayer than in any other way. While it is also very convenient for disinfecting carpets, bedding and clothing before fumigating with sulphur. a Marty.” and in ieaponse toahearti encore gwe “I’m Glad my Heart'smy Ain." “i1343'es. That is to say, I don't, want your mother with you. First patient; (scornfully)â€"Go on ! You have wh_eels ip your heat}, _ Mr. Galloway, in a short address ex- pressed his pleasure at being present, and concluded bu remarks by singing “ A song for every man.” alone ? Well. sir, said the chief of police to one of his shrewdest detectives, has any one succeeded in deciphering that mysterious paper you found on that suspect. . Yes, it was a doctor's prescription. See here, you infernal youngster, what did you swat me in the neck with that apple for? it wasn‘t any good, sir. Sheâ€"You say you date on me. Yet last month you proposed to my aunt. He-Oh, that was only an antidote. \Vifcâ€"Are you pleased with our new maid I Husband â€"Very much. ‘ Wifeâ€"l thought so. Ihave discharged Seconid’ patiefit (proudly)-â€"-Of. course I have! and they're chainless wheels at that. The proceedings were brought to a close with the national anthem. “Even the trained dogs can't stand the weather,”wrioes a Klondike correspond- ent. “It; takes the bark ofl‘ them." It, is inferred from the bills of fate we have seen from that region that it also takes the skin ofl' them. He theatrically,â€"â€"“You have refused me! Tomorrow I go to seek my fortune in the Klondike." The Review â€" Teacherâ€"“Now. class, what did the Master turn the water into. Dairyman‘s Sonâ€"“The milk, sir.” Staâ€"813M337 I have the refusal of you when you return ?" Oh pa? exclaimed the deer girl, her sap- Ehire eyee brimming with unshed tears ow can a£011 say that society is hollow? Why ouldn’t I? retorted with a. coarse laugh that betrayed the that he had paid more attention to making men than aequlring polish. Why shouldn’t , when I have to peg the bills‘ for feeding the gang that you ave here at your blow- outs? 3(1qu over S'ou girls because they know af about men. ’ 7 TMnfâ€"Yes; and because the only men who know all about. them are dead. Shyâ€"And do you love me for myself Frankâ€"These youn¢_ yidpws havgan ma, Money to Loan: On Approved Indorsed Notes for any term from 3 to 2’2 months. J , H. SOOTEERAN. 91 KENT-81., - - - LINDSAY. ALLEGED HUMOR One trouble with the sheep industry is right here, dogs. It is strange that farmers, as well as village and city people. will keep sheep-killing dogs, and thus discourage an industry that might reduce the production of more milk, butter and other crops. and thus benefit the market for all the farmer produces. It is cus- tomary to offer a bounty for the destruc- tion of predatory beasts, but we are barred from exterminating dogs in this way because they are not wild animals. The sheep trade will not advance in Ontario until there is better protection against domestic wolves, and this protec- tion will not come until the farmer says it must. It is quite as important as a tarifl' on wool. We have had reduced tarifi' scarcely two years, but we have had free dogs until mighty few sheep are left. The recent destruction in the harbor of Havana. of the United States man-of- war, the “Maine,” was an event so lamentableas to have excited the sym- pathy of the civilizcd world with the victim. ard the American people. For 258 seamen to have been swept away by a violent death in a few moments was a tragedy which appals the mind and oppresses the heart. The wreckage of a magnificent vessel that cost $500,000 was a trifling aflair compared to the destruc- tion of human life. The incident is said to have repressed the J ingo spirit which has been far too much in evidence of late amotg a certain class of American poli- ticians. No wonder, for men could hard- ly have spoken s: recklessly, and so light- hartedly of war with Spain, who had ever Inflected upon what horrors war entails. T 18 mystery of this catastrcphe has not yet been revealed. Three theories are afloat: The vessel was blown to pieces by an accideni within itself; it was destroyed by a Spanish emissary. having placed‘ dynamite in the coal bunkers, or a torpedo under its keel; it was the work of a Cuban rebel who sought thus to embroil Spain with the l'nited States. For the honour of humanity. we trust the exam- ination now going on will demonstrate that the “Maine" was blown to pieces by an accident for which no human being alive or dead can be held responsible. This theory is, however. most difficult to ‘accept, as the precations taken on war ; vessels against accidents are so complete. gIt is quite as dlflcult to believe that the Spanish dovernment wouldrplot such a tragedy. But. it is credible that some fanatical Cuban, loyalist or rebel. mith have done some act which resulted in the idestruction of an American man-of-war in Havana harbour. where its presence was obnoxious to a certain class of the population. War will not arise out of the incident unless the “Maine” is proved to have been destroyed by or with the connivance of the Spanish government. @@%E@El@ 365 AND THE SHEEP INDUSTRY DURING MARCH%: We meet all Competition in the prices of TNE MAINE DISASTER All. FURS GUARANTEED. All lines of Furs will be sold at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. ABMSIRUNG BROS” â€"â€"Besz‘ War/azizmzs/zzp med Hng/zesz‘ gag/mes. â€"â€"A few cases new style Sflrz’ng [1052“:ij $772060]. â€"Recm’y Zl/ozzey for Raw Fifi/S. I: Iillllllllmmllllll!!!illlllllllllllmnllllfl ME 39mm: 1898- i g The Nobby‘u'anon, Foot of Kent-It. = fillllfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmmm % Pedlar 5: Emerson A NEW SUIT or a ‘ LIGHT OVERCOAT Whitely Exercisers 2. GymnssiummachineJull fickle 4 oo 3. 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