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charges are consistent wi h ite value given. Port Perey: April 1, 1909. . T LL RRR RAR. over Here, 80 Barer ma; oF torments to our boys hack hed in Canada, strong and and soul, contented that we at home have stood by them td the nisl, sacrifice can we make for the boys who were prepar d td sacrifice évery- rh confirts for Sighting men What Remains to be Done Keep the Hostels open and open: more, €0 helith day of the Se can afford to pay. Ho foe aibulaoces. usands df War widows. cared fol! d 'after soldiers' families, : td dor the Master. reserve' the ote ties. OTHER touch to lonely men. A general appeal for funds to you are not certain It s in Hostels in via, dafotores that every rétorning soldier can get a clean bed and wholesome meals kf 4 rice he and safeguards for oie oys, advaticing ints Germany, 28 Sell as those coming home and needing a place to eat and sléep; in Halifax, St. John, Quebec, Montreal, Kingston, Toronto, London, Chatham, Winnipeg or Vancouver. Guide dnd assist soldiers' families; especially the widdw# aid orphans; Coming Caifipaign 19th to 25th Salvation: Army is equipped and organised to take care of .the, soldiers' ENT AND PERSONAL needs--needs that are imperative. It has never carry on this 'work until now. Give and that your contribution will be taken up y. -- sser, send it direct to the Hon. Treasurer, Sir Edmund Walker; nto subsciiptions' will be acknowledged. "God loveth a cheérful giver' EMVATION ARMY MILLION DOLLAR FUND COMMITTEE Headquarters: r « Totento and Ontario? Treasurer New Brunswick: D WALKER 5 the Bile of Valuable Animals # Bacrifice -- The Disease, reves Will Yield to the Treats it as Explained. Bontrisiites by Ontario Depastment of Agrieulture. Toronte.) C pyiLit rogyires. more feed than a hen, if it #6 fitéridea {hat the pullet produce eggs, A bird to lay well must Rave ug of feed over and above @intenance. The excess of lbove body maintenance goes towards growth, fat, or egg on Toeds are divide! into two ou ry 0 one, whole or cfacked grains, ' bly | called -serateh fgelg, and or, ' ground grains, domo nly feeds are generally fed morning and are scattered | in order to induce the birds | tel or take exercise. A mix- Wo or more kinds of grain tedults than. one 6 indi ish vue fm, day pairs 1 8 Win ntain' 4s mud ht, sont corn, either: ;-if corn could not JAMES M. CHRISTIE Treasurer Nova Scotia: DONALD MacGILLIVRAY Bank of Commerce, St. Joi, N. B, Bank of Commerce, Halifax, N.B. wonanng, SOG Dgwer nearly 'ef Mott; r one build use twenty-five per mek sat and twenty-five per ck £0, Eon any e Pralng could be fed alone with) the 'exception of oats. There is too mnch hull or husk on oats to use entirely ms a single eed, At present for a mash feed wg are using the standard hog feed." if the ground gfalns .are to: be fed moist or mrixed with cooked house- hold refuse then the mixture should bé one that will mix to a crumbly state; but if fed dry in an open hop- per the above is not so Mpportant. The, mash feed 1 fhe sue, W, {fie animal meals are generally gives. The amounts vary from ten to tweh- ty per cent. of the mixture, 'The ani- mal meals used are commonly high grade tankage . and. beef scrap. Where one has plenty of skim milk or. buttermilk the other animal feeds are unnecessary. Some use green cut Bons: cooked, refuse meat, such as livers, lights, beef heads, etc. A' wery good mash 'can be made of -Bne part, gach by measure ne Siortd, barley meal, and ground oats. ' Corti meal ¢oiild, be used in. the place j of the barley or with it. If one is ghort of green feed or roots, it woul be well to add one part of bran. Per- haps the simplest mash to feed from an open hopper is rolled or crushed oats. We have used this, when the birds had milk to drink,'for a num ber: of years, with efdellent results. 'Layihg hens srequire plenty ot keen fosd: ... Eahbage is one of 'this best green feeds; Roots are very: good; but. clover 'Teaves 'should 5& within - reach as well as the rootd Sprouted oats. are used to a large extent on poultry farms. When the birds seb aceustAmed to a ereen and x 18 generally wise os Ainge The natural feed of © The feeder of COWS nev astray it the winter ration is so fay as possible, similar. to tha grass. This is got by nh roots, mixed with: the dry, todders, like straw and clover h The mixing may be done by the er, if he has time to do. so; or, may be done by the cow before and after eating: The cow carries a won-» derful mixing apparatus in her oy dch; and so far as this part of fi ng id concerned, she ein do' the nmecessafy work ol inlining feels. : ing before teed is given to the often "adds to its palatability and hencé 'usually pays. 5 fn addition fo the sucenlent snd' dry bulky feeds 'mentioned, & cows giving milk requires a certain amount of concentrated feed in the. { form of meals, such a. ground oats, oats and barley, wheat bran, oil-cake,' or eottonseed meal. Standard Dairy | Peed Alls the bill excellently in this | kegird. Watering Cows, or Next in Importance to. fied, tomes witer for milking cows. When cows are producing large quantities of' milk they must have large quanii=' tics of water. This may Bs supplied in the stable, or in a {rough outsides In fine weather, animals: are betters for being a short time outside in the: fresh air daily, and they can oe con yenfently watered: at. that.time, fn very cold or stormiyswexther, should be watered. inside: Comfort, cleanliness, succulents feed, along with a redsbnable amount™ of concentrates, anil plenty of water and fresh, pute air, Jiféd the main, things required by animals milk in winter.--Prof, H 0. A. College, Guelp! | New Gift to France. iy Un behalf' of 'the Canadian Red: Cross Society the following cable: has been sent to M. Poincare, Presi dent of France, by the chairman of! the . Central Council: "I. have the: io o£ th all ill edt. A pen th ve om alk Ww Aonor 10 inform you t a fair d Cross Sot Mo arid. gh howd al within easy rls ould Ww. Ri! Graham, O, A. College, Guelph, Abortion Sfiould Not Be Neglected. . Sorid cases of abortion are the re- sult .of injury to the dam due to & nasty fall or bad kick. In such casel the trouble is not likely to spread to other members of the herd. With the majority of abortion cases, however, 8, trouble is due to an infectious éals' which, js, very, readily spread to other members of the.herd, | © The disease apparently is localised: almost 'entirely to the uterus. Here an inflammation is produced which may result in the expulsion of the foetus, dead or alive, at any period of gestation. In most cases of infec. tious abortion, however, the foetus is expelled dead. A frequent complica- tion 'of such wo case is Siapnatentinn of the foetal mémbranes hy the dam If these are not removed after a few hours, death from blood poisoning is almost sure to occur. The bacilli which cause the disease are present: in large 'numbers in the fluids, foetal membranes and foetus. Consequently; every care is necessary to prevent these from contaminating anything with, whieh other stock is likely to. come' in.chntact, either di~ rectly or fndiree . All ;should be gathered a up carefully and burned or else buri deeply "Ix quick lime, Theti the -handd and clothes of those in atlendance shold be thoroughly | wash with a disinfectant, and a strong disinfectant used freely all | around the stall, particularly on the OoT' 6, dam: should be kept in & stall hprgelt as re; will be a fluid a from; the. ulvey: which may : wieks! LPisinTectants should . be freely . used pas are being cabled missioner in Tondon with juatrugs to forward to you." ¢ Soldier Warbroken . soldiers &fa, aking! { ladies' dresses In while for<: mer dressmakery oy turning pus shells and other munitions In. fae tories; The London. costumer hasj. | never been so busy in: her life. Many)' ara five or. six weeks deep in work' <| thelr clients being grateful to 'get a° | pro mise of dresses at almost snyé {date » Munitions pay the dressmler: i better than- the: ngedie, aud they ard) oll eager to go to Woeolivich or thet big factorics to help make shells; suburban dressmaker, who has threas wounded men helping, says it Is i tonjshing how well they do the work.' Th finest bead work on the market] is tdrned out by wounded soldiers. 47 A Good Maul. "There is one way of raising reves nme they dave overlooked." i |: What might that be?" § '! "Putting & wor wx on a post's ! otnse." oF lo - 3 Filia} Fondness. ply .. 4; 15-yesr-old boy has been sent fo the. reformatory by a Mont judge, pending sentence for ha choked his mother and ait attacked her with a hatchet she had refused to supply him s pocket money. The husband and. father ia also under arrest, he hava ing attacked the constable spproe hending the degenerate-sen;: the stalls, and the external . genitals, thighs: tail and back of udder ghionld be washed daily with a satis- | § factory disinfectant solution. « For of lysol is, stro | Stn | he attendant to : Hinfection of his hands or other lof 1 is Borsa, oe clothes. after this purpose a two-per cent. solu nis. dlg-