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Farmers and Stock Owners should lay in a. quan- tity of this Excellent Conditioner for Spring and Summer Feeding. Nothing equals it ior Young Pigs, Calves. Etc. Makes Milch Cows Milk and puts Horses in prime condition for seeding; in fact it makes everything go that it’s fed to. Although it advanced $2.00 per ton wholesale we are selling it at the same old price, $2.00 per single sack, $1.90 per sack in half ton lots and $1.85 in ton lots. Everything in our line at lowest prices for Cash. Bran, Shorts, Low Grade Flour, Chop of All Kinds, No. l Hay. etc., kept cons stantly on hand. Eclipse, Sovereign and Pastry Flour and Rolled Oats Breakfast Cereal JOHN McGOWAN TELEPHONE No. 8 (Night or Day) \Ve have a quantity of the celebrated Molassine Meal ALL MUST BE SOLD twins: SH]? S. SCOTT a.- «h P" T he Easy Way of Do- 5 ing a Hard Day’s i Work--With Comfort q i Soap . There’s money in in 1d Butter taken as Cash 1 free copy in Farmer Concrete.” Should Remain Attached to the Par- ent Stem Till, Life Current Cease-s. To get the fullest flavor and melt- ing in the mouth effect in muskmel- ons and watermelons they must re- main attached to the ' parent stem until a certain stage of development is reached or when the life current ceases. To know this stage to a 'nicety one must have “melon sense.” iIt'is more of a trick to know this stage in a. watermelon than to know when the muskmelon is fit. ed will show quite a white color where the melon rests on the ground. rank and green and stands out in marked contrast to the balance or the field. The soil is full of rotted, de- caying vegetable matter without which all farming is a failure. When ripe or about lit to pick the color bccomc' a. lemon or creamy tint. There can fft‘iK-l‘all)’ be heard a crackling sound at this stage when the melon is messed with consider- able force. Who has not noticed how loose and mellow tne soil is where an old fence row has been plowed up and brought into cultivation. The soil was once all like this, but man has destroyed and removed humus faster than nature unaided could replace it. On the old fence row the crOp grows There must be a reserve or humus in the soil at all times to keep it in good physical condition, but a large reserve of humus is not sufficient. Soil, to be productive, must be full of actively decomposing organic matter. This decomposing vegetable material renders mineral particles soluble, and as it decays supplies nitrogen, so es- sential to plant growth. This active decomposition and loss of organic matter takes place rapidly when land is well tilled, much more rapidly than it can be replaced without special ef- fort. Generally there will be found a ten- dril on the vine near the stem. This tendril remains green as long as the melon is growing, and turns brown when the growth is complete. Muskmelons when about ready to pick separate quite easily from the vines, and when fully ripe and mel- low the yines generally crack near the stem to which the melon is at- tached. At this stage there some- times will be seen dr0ps of juice ad- hering to the cracking stem. Both muskmelons and watermel- ons should be stored a. few days in a. cool place to mellow up before cut- The remedy is simply to follow na- ture’s methodsâ€"no vegetable matter of any kind should be burnedâ€" legumes and other green manure crops must be grown and plowed under each year to keep up the sup- ply of actively decomposing organic matter. Do this systematically and the apparently worn out soil will again become alive and active. It will remain loose and mellow instead of. running together and baking, and crops will again grow green and rank as when the sod was first broken. Why not take advantage of this wet year and make an extra effort to grow some green manure crops? Water supply and sewage . are most important factors comfort of the farm dwelling. conditions permit it is desir have the farmhouse stand in ; location facing the south-w. that sunlight may enter all rooms during the day. An ance of ventilation is a necess in most sections of the cour addition of sleeping porches found well worth while. T rooms should be large enoug low each person at least 50 feet of space, and preferably In the construction of barns. found well worth while. The bed- rooms should be large enough to al- low each person at least 500 cubic Ieet of space, and preferably 1,000. In the construction of barns, it may be added, not less than 600 cubic feet should be allowed for each 1,000 pound animal. o.o*o.o*o*o.omo.o.o.o*o*o*o 0 33:95.52 02 41m «>33. 0 HOW TO‘KNOW' RIPE MELONS the idea farm. No1 more than Living: is a Adding Humus to Soil. SOME 111 PB MELONS. ttle thought is 1 of recreation o pla e leally m Dwelling. ; is desirable to stand in an open nter all of .y. An ab1 a necessity, the country porches Wil -west‘ At a frecent meeting at Albert Hall, London, when the King and Queen were present. the following poem Was recited bv the autnoz Mr. John MeGrath: “Kelly, and Burke, and Shea.” Flannigan, Doolin and Geary‘ Very good men in their dayâ€" But nothing to Michael O’Leary. There Was tne black cannvonafle German-s all fixed with their rifles Shells, and grim cannonade, “Tut? says 03Leary, “theyre tri- fles.” There is a barricade grim, 1 Manned by' the truculent Ger-‘ man, » What is the business of him, O’Learyâ€"to kill all the vermin! Forward, 'O’L-eary! they’re there, Don’t ‘forget the old s'heelingâ€" Mountains of Cork may be bare, Nothing but furze and .good feel- mg. Yet you raise boys that in"? men Out in these mountains of hea- ther; Up from the hill and the glen 01d Inchag’oda, they gather. Michael O’Lonry, they cry, Here’s to the health of our bro- ther. ' Inigo his fame up to the sky: And tho famo of his f'lthm‘ and m at h 01'. Forward. O’Lmry! Bravo Mi Fine you’ve disposed of Prussians, V Taken the barricade slick; NOW leave the rest to the Divil :1 bit would he stop-â€" Bullets were nothing; to flickerâ€"- Of to the next Prussian Kop, Off with a strategy tricky. Last he took to Srmor Krautsâ€" Barricade in his possession- Two of the Kaiser’s young louts, And walked them back home in procession ! Ilere’s to the hero from' Cork, Here’s to his father and mother, Shout it from this to New Yorkâ€"- Michael O’Leary, our brother! Kelly and Burke, and Shea, Flannigan, Doolin, and Geary, Very good men in their dayâ€" But God give is Michael 0’ Leary ! sinus. l‘ O’LEARY {U tho 00000000000000000000000000 00000000000 000000000000000 ++++++++++++++++++++é+++¢§++++++++++++++é+++++++++§¥ ¢++¢++¢+¢++¢+++ 0:0 ‘ I have decided stock of Iflig‘h C1; ings, whole lot to 30 days. Great Clearing. Sale Ladies’ and Gent’s Tailor DURHAM - , ONTARIO HATS. CAPS TEES. S1_ S1 E.\])Iii-‘;. . i".'i‘(__‘. $1)“. FULL LINE. SHIRTS, LSDEH“ EAR. 1‘..-\T.\’C‘(V)“-.'If' SOX, ETC. Mons sox, regular up to 350. now 1°C. Mens susponfiers. regular 350. now 19c. Rain coats, 3:110 price, $2.99. Everything must go. Come with the (rt-owri Watch for the ills. G. C. Rife O .... :7“. +++++++?:.+Z lass Gent‘s to sell "++'p+.m"” .'M..f’. 00' ”‘0... .n v SEVEN