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A SETTSE ions for unu- vv Will be this length full of flow- .i following year. he old snowball flowers more than netearlier than the Japanese. Last ,i on Memorial day. May 30. it was Mower, while the Japanese _was ready. It is high in favor with flo- ._.t for use on that day, its long m es of flowers being just what :-- want. There are between 40 and well known species of viburnums me this (the plicatum) and they be- in newly equal numbers to our country and Japan. The well u . and handsome flowered sheep _ of our woods and thickets is a. as well as many other cul- H'Jfl I II o ’ ‘ LINDSAY. wnll .hey 3nd Vacuum-'4 in need of any. d snoWban is 8 strag- ly bush, the ~ shapely a grower as one IS as fish to fashion. It is rather a [growing shrub. yet not too formal. flowers are arranged in pairs, one tuna of every leaf. and when it 35 shoots a. foot or more in length. will do in moderately good ground. AA_II .. ‘A masons. “mum plicatum makes an early Irgto grow in spring; hence should Wanted in early fall or i'ery‘ ein'ly ling. If planting be deferred till the buds break in spring, close ' has to be resorted to. Valuable Cherries. l‘L'M‘Vxndsor cherry has been called mod authorities the most valuable cherry ever given to the commer- orchardist. The markets demand “colored swm-t cherry. It brings Im- price and does not decay like a Ii colored one. The Windsor is and hard fleshed. w York grower says one of the valuable features of the Windsor great vigor of the tree. which is resistant to disease than any oth- tree. Black Tartarian. Black etc.. are hard to raise. The rill180? alone with him remained “by. The cherry ripens from the lllto 10th of July along the Hudson. TheBing is a. very large cherry from l"$011. some specimens measuring ["9 inches around. It resembles rWilson lontmorency and English Moreno Mood sour cherries. 01d Melon Seed. mm“glish gardener tells that hav- lnoticed that plants from old seed “15096 a less succulent growth than 1thosel'mm young seed for four years “1381 his melon plants from old seed. “53 3’0““: ti few plants from new "1 Be $3Ys: “I then fertilized the mile flowers of the older plants with ”pollen 0f the younger. which plants E‘lnvzlrlamy the more robust. The ”lung fruits were more reliable in anality. and though the female I 9’3 hifd been smafl the fruits were 2:39, “fishing from three pounds to “mums.” This experience seems Mon gthen the existing Idea that old I” seed Is more satisfactory than 3323312515 SNOWBALL. Show flutes. v \RDER, \â€"\ “'31" ed AUGUST 15th, 1901‘. CHEAP AND COMFORTABLE SHELTER FOR LAMBS. When Properly Built. Will Not Letk. Aflords Good Protection Froh Driv- lng Winds â€" Fodder Can Be Fed When Shelter In No Longer Needed. For three winters I have been feed- ing lambs bought in the fall for win- ter market, writes an Ohio farmer to Rural New Yorker. To succeed well with them they must be kept dry and protected from driving winds. CORN FODDER ROOF. As I have built a number of sheds covered with straw. I can judge from experience as to the value of this shed. i find it much more easily built and much cheaper and, as straw sheds are commonly built on the farm. much su- perior as proof against rain and cold winter storms. Last year I had a shed covered with fodder 65 feet long and 16 feet wide. covering 1,000 feet of space. using 500 bundles of fodder, tied with strings. 4 feet long, or 65 shocks of fodder 14 hills square. This roof never leaked. By April 1 last year the lambs fed at the barn had gone to market, and the j lambs sheltered by the temporary shed 1 moved to the barn. During April the ‘ fodder roof was fed off to the stock in the adjoining lots. leaving the skeleton f frame for use again this year. . ~-_.â€"-“. Last fall I extended the shed inlength to 100 feet, using 135 shocks of fodder cut 14 hills square, making 1.000 hun- dles. covering 1,600 feet of floor space. This shed stands north and south. the north end coming within ten feet of low down barn. A post and rail and post and plank fence is used for the west side of the framework of the ‘ I i l l 1 .â€"- .â€"_..._._._.â€"--â€"_ shed. The cracks between the rails and planks were covered with cheap plank to keep the lambs from eating the fodder through the cracks after it is set against the fence. The frame- ‘ work is‘ constructed for a comb root. ‘ The center row of posts is seven feet high. .It should be nine or ten feet, made from whiteoak poles about eight inches in diameter at the butt.- They are set 2174; feet in the ground in a. hole bored with a seven inch post an- ger. the posts being dressed to fit the hole. The soil is hard clay, so the posts stand firm. » - -_ -A Ll-l. yvvw _ -._, The sides are about four feet high. the rafters on the west side resting on the top rail or plank of the fence. They should rest on top of posts about one foot higher. The center posts are set the same distance apart as fence posts and a rafter for each post. making them nlne feet apart for the post and rail and six feet apart for the post and plank fence. 'For the fodder to rest on ralls are put CORN FODDER SHELTER. tight by laying fodder two or three bundles deep horizontal with the fence and then standing a row of bundles against these. leaving them over against the fence. bending the tops over the fence. The first course or bundles for the roof extends over this course set against the fence to shed the water on? it. In covering this shed the courses of bundles were started at the north end and laid to the south. The first course is only one bundle thick. The butt of the bundles are down. I . ’wn.“..‘-â€"-" ...._._.â€"v- w........... N. _.. i Waldo F. Brown in Prairie Farmer has the following to say about cement floors: 1 write from the standpoint of experience on this subject. as it is now about ten years since I put in my first stable floor of cement. and I had been watching and inspecting cement floors in stables for several years before lay- lng mine. There is no comparison for durability between a cement floor and wood floor. as I believe the former will last without repairs for 100 years it made of the best material and properly laid down. while I have rarely been able to get a plank floor that would last ten years. and unless made of the best oak lumber it usually begins to give way in half that time. There are other advantages in the cement floor After putting on :he first coursed: : besides its durability. one of which is found that to top t e next course - i that by its use all of the liquid manure 1r? mu.$215???’iofintfii‘enefiif‘cSSE-‘Sé‘edl‘. ; besides its durability. or men .. rectly on to this would make the root ’ that by its use all of the liquid manure too flat. To prevent this I laid ‘ j is saved. and another and still more course on the rails above the first 3 important is that there will be no foul a m s3:13;“:23;shorelisfiizsox2 on course t e same as the first. Be- 3 ' “are putting on the next course I raised , gxfdebgtegzge‘dzymagl 39???? :5 it t e pitch of the root again with fod- - 1 e res der. As nearly all the winds here 2:2]:ng 33351833: 23:92; thfvsgafl: :21; . a blow from the west and southwest I i , put the fodder on the east side first. i applies only to floors made of portland making the course at the top as near perpendicular as possible. To do this it was necessary to lay bundles length- Bad fences have been a trouble to wise at the comb of the root. Then ‘; every rural community from the earl!- the west side was covered. the top } est history to the present day. Neigh- course standing up against the course i b0fh00d rows and tends and aggravate on the east side, but a little higher. l "’8 ""83““! and even bloodshed have This keeps the wind from blowing the 1 resulted from defective fences. Wood- :en fences. whether of rails. poles or i Farm Fences. bundles off the east side. As all the boards. are a standing menace to the public peace wherever they exist. and but little better is a wire fence tbai does not ell'ectiveiy serve its purpose '1‘ here are nowadays a large number 01 goes down binds the preceding one. so it the wind takes them off it must com- mence with the last ones laid down. . But to make sure of their staying on patterns of wire fences ready mad! the top cOurse has a strand of wire 1 and sold in rolls ready to be unrollt'f running the 'whole-length of the shed. i and nailed to posts. Some of these an h a wire stretcher. The 3 good. and some are better. and soon i are almoSt perfect. A really good Wm roocso far-has remained intact. ‘ For a shed of this kind the steeper 5 fence may cost more to begin with thal the root frame can be made the less a wooden one. but on account of it atake to cover it. it is 2 durability alone it is far cheaper. such a root but sauce. ling the fodder. For this Dark stables are , , as! t cow shed the fodder bundles were taken f or horses as a mugging???) if mm from the farm wagon. butl if Wilum’d : it is the basement barns for milk cow to be built much higher “'0“ d use i that have developed tuberculosis t a i m w §§°FEP£EE$°§M£3°§1Y a “cm“‘m‘ngexm In MW“ 0 - want there is no necessity for b351 or the fodder to rest on rails are across the rafters. The east side the shed is open. the west made sling; {0 ur: the the tick. Aslh: shed the fodder bundles were taken do three men should take fodder from the shock and put on the root In- two days. I would not try to put it on when dry,‘ but would work in the morning.» when the fodder is damp. or, when the «calm-:- is cloudy and dm'n'p.‘ ".38 a cheap gain-d that 15 within "the re'ach of ever; farmer. first. Be- 3 5e I raised ; with fod- g ’inds here i .uthwest I i In a profitable dairy cows mUSt be kept clean and in proper condition. CW“ ry regularly. Cows should never be milked outdoors when raining, as the dirty water runs off the cow and would likely drop in the milk pail. says 3 Ma- ryland dairymaid in Farm and Home- When cows are driven from the 933‘ ture under cover to be milked. they should be wiped dry before milking. Whether the cow is wet or not the ud- ,der should be wiped clean to remove dirt or loose hair. which too often falls into the milk. ' l The print should be put in a pan to : scald with boiling water and then put i in cold water. Then stamp the butter i and set it in a cool place. The cellar. ypann'y. springhouse or wherever the 6 milk is placed should be free from all 1 dirt. Fish, cooked cabbage or anything with a perceptible odor. should never Milk should be strained through a sieve into clean. cool crooks. Milk should never be strained into freshly 'nshed crooks. or into crooks that hm e not been washed. Crooks should be scalded thoroughly and washed and set in the open air. Cream should be skim- med as soon as in a skimming condi- tion. Set cream in a cool. clean, well alred jar. not in a freshly washed. dirty or hot receptacle. Do not put off churn- lng too long or the cream will spoil, es- .peclally in summer. Keep the churn well aired when not in use. Wipe the churn carefully with a clean cloth. then put in the dasher and pour in boiling water. dash around until wetall over the inside, let stand five minutes. then draw water off, put in the cream as soon as water is drawn, and churn until done. When cream ls hard to churn. a cupful of boiling water is often helpful. Wash butter thorough- ly and get all the milk out. A , its products are worth more money. The best plan of all probably is to have cows freshen at different times in étbe yearâ€"say three-fourths of them 3 from September to January and the 1 others at intervals throughout the bal- ! once of the year. be kept near milk. butter or cream. The covers of milk. buttonor cream re- ceptacles should be kept scrupulously clean and after being washed aired in the sunlight. Never use milk from an unhealthy cow. Bent That to Ere-hen COWI. There is no room for further discus- sion of the question as to whether it is more profitable to have cows freshen in the spring or in the fail. says Board's Dairyman. It has been tried too often and under too widely differ- ing conditions, and without exception. so far as we are advised. the cow that freshens in the tail "will yield more milk in 12 months. and the milk and Us \.u-â€"" â€" .â€" i remain pm; and sweet. What I say ! applies only to floors made of portlnnd l cement. ‘ Bad fences have been a trouble to ; every rural community from the earl!- " t hlstory to the present day. Nelghâ€" borhood rows and feuds and aggravat- ing litigation and even bloodshed have resulted from defective fences. Wood- 1 :en fences. whether of rails. poles or 3 boards. are a standing menace to the pnbllc peace wherever they exlst. and but llttle better ls a wire fence that does not effectively serve its purpose. '1‘ here are nowadays a large number of patterns ’of wlre fences ready made 1 and sold '11: rolls ready to be unrolled i and nalled to posts. Some of these are ‘ good. and some are better. and some are almoSt perfect. A really good wire . fence may cost more to begin with than A 851-. - - W )“ fiv‘r’o- £354? 4’ .' . .I. 1‘5.» -\u\\ IA-vg Vvâ€"v â€". a wooden one. but onwnzcount of its durability alone it is far cheaper. out: sum... Dark stables are as injurious to cows or horses as a dungeon is to a man. it is the basement barns for milk COWS that have developed tuberculosis t0 ‘ such an alarming extent. In the south- E west there is no necessity for base- ; ment b81118. and as far as we know 1,1119! do not exist. says Farm and ; RXIOCh- But we have soon many staâ€" i bies that were utmost as rittv'i: 3:: Egypt ' on 3 9km“? day. These Potty not be 50 : hnd‘as basements, but t? if; are bad i enough. Sunshine ‘SVPufitlji'gv‘g great v.1- taiizer and disinfectant, and mm and animals should have it in large qu‘fifl' It Should Be Mixed With Soil and Kept Moist, Not Wet. Hen manure, like Peruvian guano and all other fertilizers rich in ammo- nia, should not in its fresh undiluted state be permitted to come in imme- diate contact with the roots of plants, nor with the seed. The floor of the poultry house should be strewed with powdered muck, or woods earth, or land plaster to fix the ammonia and purify the atmOSphere. Subsequently the manure should be composted before being applied to the field. Usually for vegetables it should be broadcasted and ‘aked in. For greenhouse use it is nearly ahrays applied in liquid form, sparingly /and cautiously at all times. as it has the tendency to “burn” it 1 used to excess. and like all other nitrog- ‘enous manures produces leatage rath- er than bloom. HOW TO USE HEN MANURE. The dung of all domestic (owls and l of birds generally has marked ma- nurial properties on account of the large amounts of ammonia and phos-A phate contained. Hen manure could be successfully used for any greenhouse crop if composted with five times its amount of soil (or better, sods), and to every barrel of manure 15 pounds of pure ground bone and five pounds of sulphate of potash. the whole to be cut down and well fined and mixed before using. The same could be used for vegetable growing in the hills, or could be simply mixed with enough dry earth plaster or rock phosphate to dry it and ‘ be spread on the garden and burrowed All greenhouse crops thrive equally Well with the use 01' hen manure. For the purpose of watering plants the pro- portion of manure that may be mixed Nth water varies according to the sort ot- plant. About one ounce to two gal- lens of water may generally be used “ lth safety; some plants will. however, bear a stronger solution. rAn excellént plan of applying hen manure is to mix a portion with (in any case) several times its bulk 9t soil or garden refuse, and so form a fertilizing compost which may be applied to al- most any garden crop with excellent re- sults. Composts thus prepared become useful in two ”ways: The powerful plopertles of the manure become, when mixed with soil, partly absorbed by the latter and are thus rendered less harmful, and at the same time the de- composition ot all the vegetable matter is hastened. If the poultry droppings are collected «wily. mixed with an equal bull; of dry dirt. and stored in barrels. they will be in excellent condition for use in the 1 garden when required. But the fre- {quent admonition to keep them dry should not be followed. If allbwed to | become dry in the poultry house, por- tions soon reach an insoluble condition. If collected daily and kept somewhat damn. not wet, *hey will not lose mn- monia and will give better results , when applied to the soil.-â€"A. V. l Meersch in Farm Poultry. The quality or poultry manure to ap- ply also depends somewhat on the na- ture of the soil. It broadcasted on the land and well worked in with barrow or rake, as much as 1,000 pounds per acre may be used. Damage from its use occurs mostly when applied to crops in hill or from lack of rain. We have never seen too much used. The difficulty has been that farmers use too little of that duplicate guano. The White Wynndotte. The illustration shows a. White Wy- andotte hen of pure breed. She has the ideal shape and is perfect in comb, wattles, beak, eyes fund Regs. At 2 years of age her plumage was pure white. showing that she is of the “stay White” kind. Crowding on the Perches. Hens will crowd on the roosts even when there is an abundance of room. I believe that this crowding causes them to rest less perfectly than they would it not crowded. and thus their strength and productiveness are lessen- ed. Again. I think this crowding causes them to overheat and thus become more apt to take cold. To prevent these evil: I bore holes five-eighths of an inch in diameter. eight inches apart from cen- ter to center. for Rocks. seven inches for Leghorns, in the upper sides of the roosts and stick wooden rounds about 13 inches long in the holes. If the rounds are only a few Inches long. 11‘ hon will sometimes fly. up between two hens and light on top or a rounvLâ€"Ste- phen Barnsdale. Guineas. , Why not ’raise a. drove of guinea” asks a writer in Farm Journal. Their 91:25 are as good as bens’. and their flesh has the flavor of wild fowl and is mpular with epicures. Their danger Signal makes them equal. to the best of watchdogs in giving warnings and Si‘ik‘fng off prowlers. They are no harder to raise than turkeys and will HEM}; a living from orchards and fields. "1.140 white guineas are preferred by 13.33:: because they are peaceable and ’ (Ynmpgfin in their habits tm 2.:2‘: domestic in the pearls. _ ‘0' .‘â€" Gil-can. At! HAPPINESS INSURED by getting your marriage license from Thos. Benn. Licgnces issued either at his house on Albert-st or at, in.» ofiice at G. W. Beall’s jewellery store, Kent-st, Lindsay.-â€"31- THE UNDERSIGNED are prepared to loan money on Farm, Town and Village Property, at. the very low- est rates of interest, private or company funds. McSWEYN , WELDON, Solicitors, c., Ontario Bank Building, cor. Kent/and Wil- liam-B’s" Lindsay. In Omemee every Monday. A LARGE AMOUNT ot pnvate Iunds to loan, 41/2 and 5 per sent. WM. STEERS. Solicitor. Uommnon Bank Buildlng. William-st... andsay.â€"24. A Duh-yuan “’110 Plus Ill- Fulth to the ‘Holstcln-Frlenlnn. In an address delivered before the Kansas State Dairy association Mr. W. J. Gillette of Wisconsin said of the lIolsteln-Friesian : The dairyman must bear in mind that 50 per cent of the increase of his herd will be males and must be dispos- ed of as veal. And here I venture the statement that, as a rule, the Holstein- l’ricsian calf at birth is the largest calf in the “orld, those of none of the beef breeds excepted. This fact together with its thrift and qualifications to take on flesh. makes it a wry desirable and profitable animal for vealing pur- poses. Touching upon this subject, W. S. Carpenter says: “In my experience of seven years in the packing house mar- kets and from various other sources I find that the Holstein veal calf is con- sidered one of the finest and most prof- itable carcasses to place upon the block." 0f the other 50 per cent in- crease ot the herd 17 per cent will prove for various reasons undesirable for dairy purposes and must be con- signed to the block. GEN ERAL PU RPOSE COW. Now. we do not claim that we have the best beet breed. but we do claim that of the dairy breeds ours is the best for beef, and this from the {act that they are large in size. broad in their conformation and take on flesh rapidly when not in milk. I do not claim that a first class beef animal and a first class dairy cow can he had in the same animal. but the fact a still confronts us that about 67 per cent of the increase of the dairy herd ls unfit for profitable dairy work. In- juries to udder-s. failures to breed, sort- ing out and many other causes which render the cow undesirable for dairy purposes are constantly making in- roads upon the best herds ln the land, and it is not far out of the way to say that the best kept herds are revolu- tionized at least every ten years: hence give us the general purpose cow. By general purpose 1 mean a good mill: cow. a good butter cow, a good cheese cow and a cow that can be sold for beef when her days of usefulness in l the dairy are ended. [nuns mu; uv ----- when fed. Sweet milk at one meal and sour at the next causes soul's and checks the growth of the calf. Feeding Value of Skimmllk. Carefully made tests in feeding skin» milk to stock show that. five pounds of skimmilk from the gravity system are equal to one pound of grain. It sepa- rator skimmilk is usedwit'mmmix pounds to equal one pomflm'fimin. As a general rule. whermtzmsit as valuable as skimmilkMie.-itm-- quires 10 to 12 pounds OT'Whey to pro- duce as much gain as one pound 0! grain. Both are exceedingly valuable for pigs and should be fed in the best possible condition as soon as available. Do not allow either to become sour. Parturlflolo Cows that have had several calves get through parturition in about 15 minutes. The more general time ls an hour. Sometimes. where there are dull- cultles. It ls prolonged for a day or longer. If co; ious bleeding super- venes. place a thick cloth soaked in cold water across the lolns and keep It" wet by 1‘1'e(;‘.:ent‘:3w pouring water over it. ~ SKI M MILK FOR CALVES. Lclamiagc fiismsrs ; {was}; w (Luau W. H. GROSS, Dentist, Lindsay. Member Royal Dental College, Ont. Headquarters for good Dentistry, DR. SUTTON,dentist, Lindsay. Hon- or graduate of Toronto University, and Royal College of Dental Sur- geons. All the latest improved methods adopted and prices moder- ate. Office over Anderson Nuâ€" gent’s, oppos'ite Veitch's hotel. â€" 29. DR. E. A. TOTTEN, dentist, Lindsay. Graduate of Toronto University! and Royal College of Dental Sur- geons. Ehrery department of denâ€" tistry done in a practical and scientific manner at moderate prices. Office over Morgan’s Drug Store. DR. F. A. WALTERS, dentist, Lind- say. Honor graduate of Toronto University and Royal College of Dental Surgeons. All the latest DR. ARTHUR DAY, dentist, succesâ€" sor to the late Dr. Hart. Member of Toronto Dental College and Tor- onto University. Also graduate of American Dental College. Most modern dentistry practised in the most scientific manner. Crown and bridge work a. special- DR. NEELANDS, dentist, Lindsay. Extracts teeth Without pain, by and improved branches of dentistrm successfully performed. Charges moderate. Oflioe over Gregory's Drug Store, corner Kent. and Wil- ham-sts.â€"31-1y. DR. G. s. RYERSON, 60 College-«st... DR. JEFFERS. Office hours 9 to 11 a.m.; 2 to 4 p.m.; 7 to 8 11.11:. Residence 30 Wellington-st. Tele- phone No. 43. Kent-st. UR. McCULLOUGH of Peterborough, will visit Lindsay Every Wednesday at the Simpson House. Hours 2 to 4 p. m. Consultation in m, Ear. Throat and Nose Dism.â€"1 ias (Vitalized Air) administered by, him for 26 years with great sucows He studied the gas under Dr. Cet- ton, of New York, the originator of gas for extracting teeth. Dr. Cot- ton writes Dr. Neelands that he has given the gas to 186,417 persons without an accident. Dr. Neelâ€" ands uses the best local pain ob- tunders. Beautiful artificial teeth inserted at moderate prices. Please UR. OR. A. GILLEPIE, C.A. and 8.0. Omce and residence corner of Lind- say and Russell-sts. Licentiate of Royal College Physicians and Sun-- geons, Edinburgh. Licentiate of Midwifery, Edinburgh. Special at- tention given to Midwifery and dis- easa of women. Telephone No. 98 DR. SIMPSON, physician. Oflice all residence, Russell-st., Lindsay sec- ond door west of York-st. Office hours, 9 a..m. to 10.30 a..m.: 1.30 p.m. to 3 - p.m., and 7 to 8 p.m. Dr. J. Simpson, graduate of Univ., of Trinity College, Toronto Medical College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ont. Late of Rockwood Asylum. Kingston, Grand Trunk Surgeon, Lindsay DistriCt. 3253 .4, fibstal card Before. coming. Office nearly opposite the Simpson House, Lindsayâ€"23. Toronto. Eye, ear, nose an throat specialist, will be at t] Benson House, Lindsay, for co: sultation on Saturday, July 6th. DONALD R. ANDERSON, Barrister, Solicitor, c. Office immediately opposite the Daly House, Kent-s ., Lindsay. n. "ml.“ blwuwvv 'â€" _ - ,7 University ’Medical Famxlty. 7 also graduate of Trinity University. Toronto, and member of College of ____________â€"â€" McLAUGHLIN, McDAmMID . PEEL Barristers, Solicitors. _c‘, Lindsay and Fenelon Falls. Lindsay office, . H. HOPKINS. Barrister. Solicitor for the Ontario Bank. Money to Loan at LOWest Rates. Office No. 6 William-st. south. [‘EWART 6r. O’CONNOR, Barri Notaries, c. Money m'Loa very lowest current rates on terms. Office, corner Kent io?k-sts., Lindsay - T. Stewart. L. V- to: F. D. Moore. Ihspecbor of Li"! BROAD. Veterinary Surgeon- Stock for Domin- ion Government. Ofllce and resiâ€" dance. 46 Peel-st... between Salva- tin! Army wrap“ Rink. Telephone 146. we!“ night and day' :5 13:0” Ontario. Farm awe: and othe:I gala; promptly attended to. (surge! moderate. Sales can WHITE, graduate of _Toronto icians and Surgeons. Ontario. 3 Lindsay~st. Telephone 107. ”IV vvâ€"_ _ ms. and ‘at the, véry lowest rates interest. We do not lend on ;es or chattel wit; gmtiztrp fiéfinarg 531112319 fiarrtstcts. 8a. fihpstaans BROWN. moéemte. Office 44 V. O'Connor B.A. ‘WI and Curling TEE;