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OONO¢O 9099999 )V'I 03‘ Farm Stock and Implements. The undersiggned Auctioneer will sell by public auction at Lots 57 find imam. 2, Old Survey, “26.3., Bent- inck. (just west of Durham on the Parker Farm), on MONDAY, MARCH .3. 1917, the following: 1 span working horses, 7 "and 3 wears old; 53 cows. calf at tom; 1 steer v rising: 2 years; .3 one-year-old steers and heifers: 1 sow, with litter six weeks old; 1 saw, newly farrowed; 5%) Mus. 1 Frost Wood binder, 6 ft; 1 z’nzé-r Hamilzon mower, 1 Bissell roliwr‘: 1 turnip pulper; 1 "Peter Ham- '73.,1; (-zzitix‘mor; 1 (‘ockshutt disc drill gsws; 1 ‘2‘.o".~'e rake. 10 ft. wide' 1 A ,_ Lwon, 21-inch tire; 1 top bug- -_.; 1 Frost «\‘s Wood double plow; 1 ‘;,-_;;’.; plough; 1 set narrows; 1 disc 1 so: double harness; 1 set W. H. HEARST Let the Ontario Department of Agriculture Help You ONTAREO FARMERS Quantity FHUIERS WISHING 'I‘O l’l’RFHASE SEED. are \RNIERS HAVING SEED GRAIN (DP. POTATOES :1}‘ forward Samples to this office. stating varietie A Vegetable Garden for Every Home The Department of Agriculture will help you The Ontario Department of Agriculture appeals to Horticultural Societies to devote at least one evening meeting to the subject of vegetable growing; manu- facturers, labor unions, lodges, school boards, etc., are invited to actively encourage home gardening. Let the slogan for 1917 be, “A vegetable garden for every home. Organizations are requested to arrange for instructive talks. by practical gardeners on the subject of vegetable growing. In cases where it is impossible to Secure suitable local the Department of Agriculture will, on request, send a , , 1- . \'\L‘_h\t‘l‘.\. ls'l'iM; WAR ('UNIH'I‘IUNS DEMAND THAT YOU GIVE THE ES'I‘HDN 0E SEED SPECIAL AT'I‘ENTION THIS YEAR. SEED DESIRABLE VARIETIES 1ND HIGH GERMI-NATION POWâ€" WILL BE EH‘TORS INFLT'ENFING YIELDS.. .11“ NOV HAVE I' SEFI'REI) YOI'R SEED charge to any address. Write for Poultry Bulletin Hens are inexpensive to Keep, an: fresh eggs. Write for free bulletm t Address letters to “Vegetable Cam ture, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. JCS March 1, 1917. W. H. Hearst, Parliament Buyings Ontario \l AFCTION SALE RS WISHING '1‘0 Pl'RCHASE SEED. are aiso Invited to icate with this office. stating variety and quantity, and in .il be made to put them in touch with farmers having seed 3:121 MIC uuu. any oneintcrcstcd, tlge Departmegt 'of Agriculture will send tlons about unplements necessary and ture giving instruc . ads of preparing the ground_and cqltlvating the crOp. A plan ' dicatmg smtable creps to grow, best yegctable garden m . txcs and their arrangement 1n the garden, W111 be sent free of It éax'es money that you would othemlse‘BPend for vegetables. It helps to lower the “High cost of living.”-.« It helps to enlarge the urgently needed surplus of produce f or export. Growing your own vegetables saves labor of others whose effort is needed for other Vital war work. is‘N‘l' Four Patriotic Reasons for Growmg Vegetable; 1d of Agriculture ‘nd a; nd applications promptly. mCfl'C suggests‘the formation' of local organizations to work by offering prizes for best vegetable gardens. to assistin any possible way any organization that -.;;ing a campaign for vegetable production on vacant do so by sending speakers, or by supplying e'Xpert , T own and Village Dwellers in Ontario Department ”pf Agriculture ve to keep, and_y0u It! aring prizes for best vegetable gardens. my possible way any organization that aign for vegetable production on vacant 1ding speakers, or by supplying e'Xpert N this year of supreme effort Britain and her armies must have ample supplies of food, and Canada is the great source upon which they rely. Everyone With a few square feet of ground can contribute to victory by growing vegetables. WR 1 TE TO llieiin which tells how to Keep nuns. fie Campaign,” Department of Agricul- Waister of Agriculture In addition to 'the above, there will also be offered for sale 2 colts, rising 4 years. The implements and harness above named are all nearly new. Everything must be sold, as the proprietor has sold his farm and in- tends moving to town Sale will commence at 1 o’clock. Terms:-â€"Hay, grain, and all sums of $5 and under, cash; over that am- ount, 9 months’ credit will be given .21 furnishing approved joint notes. Five per cent. per annum will be allowed off for cash at time of sale. Hi. Redford, Dan. McLean, single harness; 1 wheelbarrow; 1 wagon box; 1 hay rack; 1 pig rack; 1 Melotte cream separator; 400 bus. oats, a quantity of hay, and several other articles. '01: will be highly repaid in ch tells how to keep hens. District Representative, H. C. DUFF Prop. )I .\ RR DAL E, ONT. FOR SALE i’rice and Toronto Dan. McLean, Ant f. 10 teachers and professors or Ontario went barefoot to a country school. “the plaintiffs and defendants would have to fight their IGgal battles with- out the aid of lawyers, (it would cost less, however) for scores upon scoré‘s of our lawyers argued their first case with the hired man, .who generally won out in the end. Then, there are eminent judges, successful business men, expert railroad officials, wide- .nwake maunfa'cturers, observant editâ€" or:, by the hundreds, who saw thej first light of day in some humble farm 331280. 4.11:1 have yet to see a district \x'heqe houses for farm hands are the I'Uix‘. ilere and there, a little frame house or m'ick cottage may be seen when: the hired man lives, but they are as scarce as hen's teeth. I almost for- get to mention, however, that some farmers have built fine new houses for themselves, and generously turned over the old house to the hired man. The fact of the matter is that com- paratively few farmers need a man the whole year round, anyway. But when confronted with the foregoing facts, the Back-to-the-land advocate says the married city laborer should take up the farms that are at present unoccupied and untilled throughout the province. tr Back to the Land What'would happen if all the men brought up on farms and now living in towns and cities, should suddenly be obsessed with the idea that thov must go backt to the land? It would he no laughing 1,1atter I can tell you. The sick would go unattended, for nearly all the best doctors are country bred. The urban sinners would go to the bad, for the majority ‘ city preachers were born in coun- try homes. The boys and girls at- tending the city schools, and the young men and women at the univer- sities would have to be taught. by women, for nine-tenths of the male I found it difficult to choose my initial subject, but after mature dc- liberation I decided to write a few sentences on that'somewhat stale ur- ban cry of “Back to the’ Land.” To whom is this mandate addressed? From the wording of the command it is evident \that farmers‘ sons are meant, as a fellow can’t go back to a place where he never has'been. I have been wondering for some time if the readers of 'Fhe Chronicle would enjoy perusing an occasional contribution relating to farm topics. I have intervieWed the Editor and he has graciously consented to give this preliminary effusion a place in the columns of his widely-read per- iodical. And on _the face of it this seems a reasonable proposition, for, as every- one knows, there are a few deserted farms in every township. However, these farms have been abandoned for very good reasons, and to persuade some inexperienced laborer from the city to buy one of these agricultural derelicts is nothing short of a crime. As a rule, it is not easy to induce zil fellow who has been raised on a farm to buy such good-for-nOthing land, but unfortunately, it is often quite easy to persuade a man who knows nothing about farming that a fortune can be made in a few years on these deserted farms, and he sells his little suburbai property, with its comfortable cot- tage, wellâ€"kept yard and snug stable, and buys a cheap farm. Then com- mences a series of hardships equal 10 any endured by any of our PrOton or Glenelg pioneers, but with little of the hope and joy the piineers experi- enged in their rough, but exhilarating battle with the forests in days gone by. aibe children." married laborer mrhood in \VhiC farmer who ( Right in this. neighborhood. ahartl~ working laborer from some distant city was induced to settle on a farm that I wouldn‘t take as a gift if I had to live on it. No! Not if stock and implements were thrown in. This poor chap, with little money, and less experience. put up a brave fight for a living, but the odds were against hire... and he went to the wall in less than; two years. It was a pathetic struggle from start to finish. If some of these Back-to-the-Land wiseacres knew what sorrow they have caused they wouldn't be so ready with their grat- uitous advice. There is no doubt that occasionally some energetic fellow may succeed in making a fortune out of a poor farm, but he-is the excep- tion. But what follows? His success *is published in every paper. Photo- :graphs of his farm, buildings, poultry, wagon loads of eg g,s etc., etc, are :rmer who could keep 1 hand the year roux elled considerably in < WEI} to return to th By Farmer John I] 1)121( 11 didn‘t mean married 19. 19 land (W1) 1K0 KB 1119 1:111): . where shall ‘? In the me live, there is .' in Old 0:? a district \‘ round THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. ' it.” He fancied he heard the call, “Go thou and do 1ike‘wise,”’ but he went 12nd did like‘foolish’ instead, and in ’ the end returned to the city a sadder ! poorer, but a wiser man. I suppose I shall be called “back number” when 1 iii-X to the city man, ”Stay in the city", ! Ior if you don’t know enough to make ! a living where you have always '4'.'or‘.«:ed_. you CGrtainiy will not. stand 1.111311 of a chance to make a living Where you’ve never worked. As tor the doctors, lawyers, “to, well. I ’ {grin}: they have enough brain-:5. u) Minsk; that they are better off where I ”my are. J. J. Peart and his nephew, Eme son, have their drag-saw outfit work the past few days. John Greenwood has a pile big enough Keep him splitting till Easter. W. Paylor sold a :5on work-her: on Fair Day. One. trouble leads to another. Yo: scribe took an agency tor a fertilzy firm, and then A. is. nicLeiIzin s3. the stuff was no good unless sowed ‘ a fertilizer disc drill, and shipped ()2 home with him on Thursday last. .le watch the taties grow next June. Rev. E. S. Moyer‘s sern day was specially noted I“ estness. scattered broadcaSt, and as a result,\ many a city fellow, whether he is a laborer, or not, who is not doing is! well as he \\ ould like, says to his wife, “Mary, let us try the land for a 1 change. I believe there‘s money in, W. J. Cook brought ham-‘3 three line i’aL cattle from W. G. Lawrence's sale. He’ll have to keep them under lock and key, as beef priCeS are soaring. W. R. Wallace visited the parental homestead in Normanby ove'r .tlve weelbend. â€"â€"'â€"__ _ ABERDLI‘A day. Fourteen ladies Were present, 011 Saturday evening about flit? 35 pairs of socks turned in, and the friends and neighbors gathered at the collection amounted to $11.90. Miss home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McLean '.\lary McCracken and Mrs. Smith to do honor to their only son, Fletcher were appointed to represent our so- WhO has been attending the O. A. ‘i. ciety at the meeting of the [0\\']}. {50119139 in (311811311, and W110 came ship society for the purpose of pack- home Friday wearing the unit-01:11 mg supplies. Some musical selec- 1'11e 253rd Battalion (Queens Itions on the phonograph and organ Highlanders). Rev. Mr. Ashton 0‘ {were much appreciated, and after a .‘Iulock very 'ablv handled the ill‘"‘:dainty lunch, the meeting closed with gram of the etening, and contzihutedithe singing or the National \nthezn largely to it himself by concise ad- The next place 01' meeting is at Mrs. dresses. .\'ear- the close of the 1’1'0' Jas.‘ Haslett‘s, on Saturday, March 10. gram, Fletcher was asked 'to come! Quite a number irom here. attended torward, and While a Well-WONled 1‘5 {the Red Cross carnival in Durham :‘ress was being read by 311‘ 133-31- and report a g00d 11111?- 3131.,ea11 the soldier “as presented 311 Malcolm McLean of Didsbury, with a wrist watch, Signet ring 11:1’3 ' Alta, who has been spending a coup‘ e purse. Though taken entirel) b) 511‘ ’of months with friends here, return‘cl prise, he made a very suitable reDIV/ion Tuesday to the west. 1nd when the program “as o‘er th‘ i Misses Mae and Lizzie Griersan oldier’s father thanked the 139013 “gspem Sunday at their home. in appreciation for their kindness. Al E dainty lunch was served, and an enâ€"l 30yable hour spent, after which the; ttening closed with the singing (it Mrs. Jos. McEachern, one of -the “Best be the Tie that Binds,’ andi most respected residents of Egremont three hearty cheers for our soldier to“ nship, passed away at her home, friend, his mother and father, and 10th concession, on Tuesday, the 13131 THE LATE MRS. MCEACHEBN. Into the hardware store he A silver quarter for nails 1 -.\'01‘ gave scant note to the He drove a nail into the door. The stair-Step got a couple more Some fourteen in the trough v: home, “Now. I will fix the stalls up son “Say, sonny, bring. that parcel o'er And pick me out of nails :3 some." TI (3 lad brought o’er the. paper . brown, . It gave no clink as he threw it down He flattened out each folded side, To see no nail was there no lude. “Say. dad,” he piped, “that make-s me squeal, “But sky-high has gone the price of - steel.” size,, ks overhead were m .‘nxt morn, the storm did xvi} blow; I’ll fix up things to save a row. The stairâ€"step needs a naii or t The back door hinge has lost screw. I‘ll drive a nail, its place to t And then, a new pig trough make.” a zero premium TR A ‘v' ERSTO N. row next June [“3 sermon on its ea] ‘.‘.'. 0 It * 1H 2m" Kdainty lunch, the meetin 119d'the singing of thé Kati: ad‘ The next place of meeti: ”0' Jasf Has1ett's, on Saturd amel Quite a number from T ad'ithe Red Cross carniva‘; 33"" and report a. good timg “84 Mr. Malcolm McLean and iAlta., who has been spen 5111" ‘nf mrmfhs with friends l O §§+§¢§§§§¢§o§§¢+§oo++§¢+to000609ooooooo¢¢¢¢o¢o+0¢o¢¢_ Enlist NOW in the 248th Battn. §§§§§§§¢¢§O¢+¢ 09¢ §§§§§§94¢§§§§+§++¢¢§§§0 ¢§O¢§§§§§OQQ success in his military career. and a. safe and speedy return. The Red Cross ladies met at the home of Mrs. Dave Lamb last Satur- day. Fourteen ladies were present, 35 pairs of socks turned in, and the colleCtion amounted to $3.90. Miss Mary McCracken and Mrs. Smith were appointed to represent our so- ciety at the meeting of the town- ship society for the purpose of pack- ing supplies. Some musical selecâ€" tions on the phonograph and organ were much appreciated, and after a dainty lunch, the meeting closed with the singing of the National Anthem. The next place of meeting is at Mrs. Jasf Haslett's, on Saturday, March. 10. Quite a number from here attended the Red Cross carnival in Durham Mrs. Jos. McEachern, one of - the most respected residents of Egremont township, passed away at her home, 10th concession, on Tuesday, the 13th inst. Deceased was the only daugh ter of the late Mr. 'and Mrs. John Mu: 9§§§§§§§¢¢ +994Lv¢¢§¢4§§§¢ 9 ¢§§§§§‘§§¢§OO¢Q¢+§QOOOOQOO£ 660$ oooo¢oooooooooooooooo 96906339660092.7400000009 FARMERS! ATTENTION! E Chevroiet Garage, Durham The ONTARIO WEND EMNE mfiu and PUMP COMPANY or .J. F. Saunders, Box 2, Burham 13 HP. Gasoline Engine for Safe (fompiete 'with I: fit, and will be Manufacture the Cheapest am: the Best Pumping Outfit on the Market. mnp Jack. New out- sold at a bargain. {Sold by PLO! [IV]. Ontario