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'.am ‘m" a” 0". -â€"â€"_7._ , of which oneâ€"half its weight con- sistsâ€"in the minerals present in the skins of fruits, in its laxative character and its mechanical aid to digestion. "The sugar of fruit has a re- markable effect on nutrition. Com- ' if eaten too freely, causes irritation, acidity, and oth- er .ireaks of indigestion. - "The most nutritious and useful varieties of jam are those made from plum, apricot, gooseberry and currant, but a mixture of plum and apple stand at the head Canadians eat too much meat. They are one of the ‘three greatest meat eating peoples in the world, Australia and the United States being the other two. High prices for meat are coming. The cost of iood as well as its nutritive value should be considered. Prof. James Long, the eminent British authority, recentlv ad- dresses the following advice to Dr. Frank T. Shutt 01 ULLanuy Dominion Chemist, gives us the following authoritative statement as to the great importance of vegetables especially fresh or home grown. The importance i conmemion with small gardens in towns and Cities is very apparent, and the subject is Opportune at this time of the ye- r. It may be that a small garden will keen down the doctor’s bills. ' '1 _’.I - §l\n+ {‘pqg1 dOVv‘D [IIU “Ukbu; u ~---~, "That many 01‘ the ills that flesh is their to arise from indiscretions in diet is a fact that more of us should realizeâ€"and the earlier in life the better. Many of us, and perhaps this applies esyeciaiiy to those who live m the ’city, eat too much. As a result, we get too stout as life advances and, what is still moreswious, an extraor- dinary strain is put on certain of the organs of tne system in na- ture’s effort to get rid ot‘ the waste. Further, we who live more or less sedentary lives. eat ‘--"A -:b(‘ C f r6511.” The weather still continues cold and backward. ' 'Miss Millie Whitmore, teacher at Lamlash, is spending the holidays at her home here. Hrs. Jas. Ford spent the most of last week in Hanover, helping wait on her father. who is in a very _critieal _c_ondition. --A=-l. 7". Lbs V“. vuâ€"-â€"_v- J .. . c -- .Miss Ruby Morrison is spending some days this week at the ,home of her sister. M’rs. Reuben Watson. Mr. Joe Lawrence had a vex? successiul wood bee one day.la8t week. and also a dance at night. A very pleasant time was spent. 1 Ebenezer Sunday school will re- open on April 11, with a full staff of officers and teachers. Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, Jr» who were married on the 24th of Niarch, at the home of the bridefs mother, held a reception in their own on the evening of April 1, when a very pleasant time W8§ spent in various ways. Mr. McBeUl had his phonograph and RQYC some very fine selections. We jonn with the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Brown in wishing them a long, happy and prosperous life. De" WHAT IS YOUR"DIET ? 316V ILLIAMS. s the forerunner of I'l‘OLlS and nut infre- mus. mseases. And- “O‘Otables, especially “h\ \‘C he 10- Cold Frames Are a Means of Keeping Green Stuff on the Table. Hotbeds are' in very general use among all farm gardeners, but the cold frame as a means of keeping Built like a hotbed in nearly all es- sentials. it takes the plants after they green stuff on the tables is much neg- lected. says a writer in the Farm Progress. Cold frames are no more dificult to construct and but little harder to operate than the hotbed. Their uses are many, one of the most practical being in connection with a hotbed in the starting and tak- ing on of the young tomato plants in the early spring. The cold frame is in general use among all market gar- deners who are anxious to put their products on the market early in the spring and keep them there until late in the fail. have come from the heated atmos- phere of the hotbed and hardens them to a lower and more nearly normal temperature. The framework of the cold frame is practivally the same as that used for the hotbed, but it is placed on wvll manured soil instead of above a bed of heating manure. Neither the hotbed nor the cold Neither the hothetl nor the cold frame shuuld ever be made more than six feet in width. because of the dif- tieulty in working with the plants when the heds or frames are wider. It may be made iong enough to accom- modate :ill the plants necessary. It is best to use a plant; at least a foot wide for the side of the cold frame that is on the mirth of the bed. Some make this side of the bed eighteen inches in height. as this gives more of a slope toward the eight inch plank running along the south side of the frame. ‘ Place the cold. frame on the shel- tcwd side of some building or in the angle {cruiml by a high fence tightly plunked. The sun should be permitted to reach it most all day. but some care will have to be takm in 11>"le to this. as direct sunlight belting down through the glass sashes over the frame m: 35' heat the: tmosphore under the glass to :1 point that “ill hurt the young Manta. The beds are covered with the 83 me type of glass sashvs nsvd on hotbeds. The size that is just six foot in length and three foot in width is the host. The six foot .d‘nsh length covm's the width of the bed niPely, and the three foot width ifisuz'vs a sash that is not too heavy tn handle or very likely to he hrnkon. Strips are nailed across the width of the bed to keep the sash. es in place. and thvsc are so arranged that the sashes can he slipped up and down across the bed with ease. One of the quickest stoning dwarf annuals is sweet alyssum. Sow the seeds as soon as the gr-ound can be worked in spring and you will be re- paid with an abundance of snowy twhite; sweet scented fiowers.â€"Leroy gCady, University Farm, St. Paul, I _-4 The COst of :1 mid frame is very lit- tle. The most cmwnsivc feature of the undertaking is the glass sashes. and where there are some old build- ings about the place. the gut-Limo!“ can sometimes find enough old window 5351193 to cover the cold frame I ittle or no (:igging is necessary. and a «few foot of soap lumber will make the frame. Old lumber is just as satisfac- tory as new stuff from the mill. _ XmWWt iWé-I”%§é flatbed sash and soil should be made ready soon. In most regions hotbeds may be started in February. Bird bonses may be mnde and put in convenient trees. The birds seem to prefer boxes that have weathered a little. The old fashioned bleeding hem-t makes a‘ good plant at a corner of the shmbbery. and as it is a perennial it will return each year. See that the shrubbery or perennial border docs nut become bare during the early thaws. it is a good plan to scatter straw or even manure over it. Sun scald on apple and smooth bark- ed ornamental trees may be prevented by shading the trunk with corn fod- der. boards or paper. Xow is the time to place such protectors. AID T0 EARLY GARDENS. Do nOt set seed flats directly on ma. mm in a hotbed. There should be three or four inches of soil to absorb the odor and steam from the manure. ORCHARD AND GARDEN. g A COLD FRAME. 3 0.0 g“ la. .0 o ’4". I”! o .“.“:“‘"X‘ So great has been the demand for bulletins, pamphlets. records and reports upon the Publications Branch of the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa as a result of the Patriotism and Production Movement, that it has been found impossible to comply with all the applications as promptly as could be desired. or some of the bullet- ins the supply, has been exhausted and no time has been afforded for reprinting, while of others the Quantity asked for individually has been such that instant com- pliance would mean many appli- cants might have to go without. This has meant extra correspond- ence and consequent delav. The situation is, of course, satisfactory as indicating the success of the campaign, and the widespread in- terest created, but the inability to respond on the instant with the multitude of applications is great- ly regretted. At the same time it is impossible that the size of the demand could haveb een forseen. As fast as possible the reouests will be attended to, but in the meantime there will have to be reprinting and in cases revising In such circumstances patience appears to be a desirable and necessary quality. FIELD ROOT AND VEGETABLE SEED SITUATIOK. For three months after the out- break of the war much anxiety was felt throughout Norm Amarâ€" ica as to supplies of {lg-1d root and vegetable seeds that came pruni- pally from the .u-‘arri'nzg country-:3 of Bump-e. The field 01110223 01 ”me Seed Branch at Ottawa UCVUiL‘J much of this time to 'a sway o- the possibilities of creating amy- plv 01' Canadian grown ”v.21 .‘ur 1916 planting. {It .Was' advisaulc in th? autumn; to :s-clect and Sacutllcy store any {biennial room to M: ti‘zinlsplamed this spring-2: lul‘ swu production. _ Fortunately the 'E‘JI‘OIL'EEIJ 3-9:: crop or 151:5 was much; :auuve 1m average 1'01- praccicuu‘y an arms Owing to previous snuixagc i..i supplies most Ca'nauiaii Sctu houses had mucus-ea 'L'leul‘ much bv ,50 mar cent. or more aim mm received i'uu delivery. mm: excul- lent seed ‘CI‘Op 01' 1914 was aim; harvested in spite 01' War cumu- tions and. although ocln’urws have been, delayed and tranapuxxu- tio-n excessive, mos: seeu nous-cs have received 'the greater part, i: not an of their contract mum‘s. Canadian seed houses of guou financial standing are thus in :1 position to carry over 811.113.};le supplies to meet a very‘co'nsiucr- able part of 1916 requiremgms. AGRICULTURAL BULLETI‘NS The quantity of licld rth and vegetable seeds that may be. pro-- duced in Europe during lne pres- ent year or the next is highly speculative. This won; requires much skilled labor, 01" \anch there must be a marked shortage for agricultural purposes. _u.opeun Governmental direction 0'. in- creased foocl production. 3-41 re a.- tivcly high prices for {OJL'l crops will doubtless decrease the areas dcvotedto these seed crops and to stock seed roots, which would notmally be grown this year for transplanting in 1916. i ‘ Canadian i'armers and gardeners should give this unstauls situmion their serious consideration. The soil and climatic conditions in (13‘:- ferent parts of Canada are equalâ€" lv favorable, if not superior, to those of Euro 32-. The growing of these seeds in quantity for con-- more: has been limited i'l Cilllfll. :1 hv the higher price of. labor and because few farmers had exvperi- once with biennial seed irops. A few dozen or a few hundred sound shapely roots set out this spring may give valuable experi- ence whifih may be much needed as well as some good seed. A bulletin. on field root and veget- able seed production may he ind ‘- v-v on application to the Publications Branch, Ottawa. CLEANING AND GRADING SEED GRAIN AND FLAX. The 1913 Seed Branch, Ottawa. inquiry into the condition of seed grain in Canada shmxed that an average of 44 noxious and 138 common Weed seeds were being seeded on each square rod of land in oats. Seed wheat and barley were equally foul and flax was about four times worse. Over 88 per cent. of the 2,065 samples of wheat, oats, barley and flax col- lected as being sown were re- ported cleaned with. a tanning mill, but most of the samples showed that either the mills were not equipped with. the prOper sieves or else they were not well operated. The remaining home- growm seed, almost 11 per cent. was being sown direct from the thresher with no cleaning what- ever. Small, broken and shrunken seed in the samples also indicated the failure on grading. _ Cereal grains should be graded to remove from one-third to one- half of the total bulk, (and most of the weed seeds will be removed with the ‘screesn.in»gs._ Some of the weed "eeds are diffucult to sep- arate, but most of them can be re- moved by a fanning mill. Any make of mill which has sufficient shake. angle or slope of sieves and wind supply, may be. 'orovided with suitable sieves. The top sieves should be just coarse enough to let the grain ‘run through; and need sufficient m DURHAM CHRONICLE. slope to run coarse impurities over the tail of the mill. The lower screens shoiild have Openings at the size required for grading or regqying weed seeds. With wheat the grade for‘ high- class seed is made ’o-ver an 8-64 inch perforated zinc screen. The grade for oats is made over a screen with slots 5-64 by 5.4, inch. Barley requires the same type, with slots larger, depending on the size of the seed. Wild buck- wheat may be removed from wheat by a screen with triangu- lar perforations, 9-64 inch or larger. Flax requires on top a. Woven wire sieve 3x16 inch mesh (3 spaces to the inchbne way, and 16 the other) and a 1-12 inch per- forated screen below. It sieves or screens of the de- sired size and type cannot be had from the fanning mill manu- facturer, the sheet material may be obtained through any reliable seed house and made up by 1 carpenter. The monthly Grange meeting on Friday night last in Varney was well represented, fairly interestâ€" ing and a considerable amount of business transacted. Our mail cour- ier came in for a considerable amount of criticism for careless- ness in delivering mail, apparent- 1y dumping it off in any nerson’s box when he :got tired hauling it around, and also for his persist- ence in not always having on hand a supply of stamps. Today, April 5, is the most spring-like we have had. I {'5 coining. Rev. B. M} Smith‘ our polmlar pastor, althougn gust 1‘.7:;:')\' 19257-5: from a severe attack of bronrhif- is, manfully occupied his mflpit in Knox church on Sunday and Mr. Arch-i3 Thompson and family are moving themselves a..d huuae- hold effects on Wednesday next. We wish them all health and pro;- psrity in: their new location. Di cached, to our v. 11:; of thinking, one of the most instructive and inspiring Easter "1""?"1: in th? church’s history, from tbs text ' John xx:20--“Thon were .the dis- After considerable dallying. a good portion of our township has been canvassed in aid of the . Bcl~ gian, Rod Cr3ss‘ an}. "a r3~tic Funds. It was a. cash contribu- tion, and with a few exceptions, the contributions were 9 a; :_ ' “'1"; measly. We would suggest that those farmers who war" 53 l 'yill have their contribu'i‘r-s ’ orl. so that in aft-or years they may look bac‘: with prirlo an": f~cl (mite puffed no 132 tr the n.3‘l-3 "art tle plavcd in sacri*‘:‘i"‘rr a one or two dollar bill in (lo-“3M3“ of their Empire. Tts \‘-’omlm.ul have easily sonic peeple cm quiet their conscience. ciples glad “him they Lord.” ’lhve few who we missed a rare treat. What a very ligh voico the so- prano has? Yes, it’s much too ligh . Eh! How so? \Vhy the ”women in the boxes don’t feel free to talk ’as they usu- ally do. B-LYTH’S CORNERS. DURING THE SOLOS” .o-o .1 E. A. ROWE :. gggfegiggg: ¢+¢o+‘¢+¢ooooo+¢§¢o¢¢+¢¢¢ooo¢o+oo¢¢o¢¢+‘¢o¢o‘+00904 V9??1 9 90,09§90990996949099§09469 OQOOOOOOOOOOOOQO§¢ *QOOOOM 90960$.06Ob00b§60t$¢b$00§dQt0¢%6$¢0¢¢¢0o¢¢06##00090 OVSTERS AND FRUIT IN SEASON ’5"an ngfia’s MEBES (m ham). F wmvrs and 8:00}; Owners slmu‘ul lay in a eg‘t'a titv (sf [his Exvviiru' U()I':d::;in:-;M' fur Spring and San-m: 1"Hmii‘dg". Kmhing («1311.15 11. ft": Yawn-.9: Pigs, (,‘Mvvs, ff» Mnkvs Milt-n (Luvs M‘lk and puts Hursvs in prinw mmdhi {02- 5th ding: is: {not i: makes everything go that ills: fed in A1! iwngh it advanced 22.01) pyr um wholesale “'9 are sm-Zii it at Hw mme UM p i' c. $2.1M gxm' finglc sack, SUM per H, in half («m 102's and >31 8.3 in hm lots. Bran. S'- orts. Lam: Grade Hour, Chm) of M; Kinds, No. i flay. etc.,-kept COT" stanfly on hand. a (V ' p339 Sg‘fier 0 figs aiid Pastry Hm}? 15:3 Breakfast Cereai For all kinds of Bakery Goods Cooked and Cured Meats. JOHE‘Q fiicGOWAN TELEPHONE No. 8 {Night or Day} E‘s-er} thing in our W e in: n P an quantity (if the Colebmtml . A. ROWE’S Malassine Mea! ‘5 O a :1': at lowed prices fox'Cm \ I. -~ ' ~: - "1 . 1'3; % Ewan: ' . ‘ 2.” " per 1‘30ka EH2 ties; 11!}- 2.319?