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WILL BE "to old people is ry i HELD AT PORT PERRY Thursday, March 11th This Sale afiords the stock men and farmers of "this locality to improve their herds by securing registered s1ock. Some splendid animals are being offered tor sale this year. = For catalogues, terms of sale, etc., apply to ALBERT WILLIAMS, President, Port Perry J. H. BROWN, "Secretary, Port Perry JAMES WADDELL, Director, Port Perry Fruit Institute: Monday ' morning did not see many at the first session of the Fruit Institute, The first speech was by A; W. Peart, Burlington, who dealt: with Location Bite and Soils for fruit growing, The speaker considered that any location within reasonable distance of Lake Ontario, is a. suita- ble location : for: 'apple orchards, There is little danger of frost and the shiping facilities are good. = Or- chards should mot bo planted on wery high hills' in Qistricts' where the altitude is much above jthe lake Jevel, It is also well to 'avoid poe: kets in among hills where there 'is not a free circulation of air, Plant: ing should be done on a site protect: ed from the direction of the prevail- winds. The prevailing winds in this locality comes from northeast. Where it is not possible to get a site with proper slope the matter may be hel by a wind BREAK, but not by A WIND §TOP, Trees should not be planted neater than thirty or forty feet to a wind break, and. they should 'not be planted less = than thirty five or forty feet apart. In 'the early years of the of the orchard it is advisable *o use plum or pear 7 trees fillers of to crop the land with any thing but corn. : i Thesoil should not be wet. provision to keep 'the soil moist, There is a danger that if the mulch: ing is not carefully done too much straw will ba left around the tres, the Byles will get in and girdle the tree, 1 practise cultivation is best - light mulching jugdment must be nsed to allow for wet seas son and fertility of soil. In planting, the tree should: be set firmly in the gronnd; the earth being tramped solidly around tho rooss at first, This can scarcely be overdone as the roots must be brought into close contact with the soil cy Mages were cited where trees were Jal4eq in a hoe cron and coltivated lute it +h qeason. The result was a large growth the first year which was killed = daring the following winter, and 'the orchards ruined, Cultivation should not be done later than the middle of July in this section. A discussion cams up about the formation of fruit buds. = Anything that checks the growth of 'wood is hélpful to the growsh of fruit: buds, In England they prune the roots and regulate the frait'buds yory aceurs ately. Northern Spy apple tresk are 1 ble to split at the crotch, but th caa be remedied by grafting on it a Tolman Sweet, This should be done when the trée is about the age of two or three years," which' gives Al sandy or gravelly loam is perhaps g for an orchard 'the best, 'although there is no absolute mit; es 0] harp sands soil alas fit for, : . Clapp's Favorite is "the, Pears. . 8 of 'two world fu ever) a in the. body. © will eheerfully- ret to all those who try Vipa no Boel, Big Contractor ~ Ritchie: had & large staff of men emyloyed on: Monday: onthe Lindsay locks, unloading supplies and tools from the fiat cars and getting things in readiness for the constuction work in connection with the new locks and da The work will be pushed forward 'with- out interruption, and it will only be a short time before a gomplets trans. formrtion will * have taken at the scene of operations. ~"Watchmau-Warder FE PROSPECT | | The Ladies Aid meeting held at the home of 'Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Burns recently 'was a success in every way in spite "of the stormy 'weather, Recelpty Awouniing 1 over $1000, Mr. and Mrs, J, 'Wild ) Mr. and Mrs: Elgin Real of Burke- ton, was visiting Mr. F, 'McClintock. Mr. and Mrs, W. Somerville were in the city lust week. y Mr. R. W-MeClintock is visi at Parkhill. Mr: and Miss Sweet. of Toronty was yisiting Mr, Cook's Mr." and Mrs. ¥. Crozier and Miss Ridley, of Utlea was visiting, Mr, R. Thompson. - 3 -- Asks us 10 Priut To relieve the worst forms of rheumatism, take a teaspoonful at she following mixture after sah meal and at bedtime: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one half | ounce; Compound Kargon," one ounce; Compound 8yrup Sarsapariil 4 three 'ounces, 'These harmless ingredients. can be obtained from: our 'own drug Biotest she loge i in pone 10 filter au the Hg