November, 1909 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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COMING EVENTS 



Under this heading, notices of forthconiing 

 exhibitions and meetings of horticultural im- 

 portance will be published. Send the infor- 

 mation as long in advance as possible. 



CONVENTIONS. 



Toronto, Ontario Vegetable Growers' As- 

 sociation Nov. 11 . 



Toronto, Canadian Horticultural Associa- 

 tion Nov. 10-11. 



Toronto, Ontario Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion Nov. 10-n. 



Toronto, Ontario Horticultural Associa- 

 tion Nov. 9-10 



Macdonald College, Que., Quebec Pomologi- 

 cal Society Dec. 8-9. 



Victoria, British Columbia Fruit Growers' 

 Association Jan. 28. 



EXHIBITIONS. 



Denver, Colo., Colorado National Apple Ex- 

 position Jan. 3-8. 



Spokane, Wash., National Apple Show.. 

 Nov. 15-20. 



Toronto, Ontario Horticultural. .Nov. 9-13. 



^^ POULTRY DEPT. i 



Conducted by S. Short, Ottawa 



Extra care and attention to the poultry 

 is necessary at this season. First, as the 

 young stock grow, they need more nourish- 

 ment. Care should be taken that they have 

 all the food they require. Stronger diet 

 than in summer may be substituted now 

 with advantage. Ground Lone and meat 

 meal should be added to the rations and 

 every assistance given the fowl, both old 

 and young, to get into condition before th< 

 long winter confinement sets in. The old 

 fowl need extra feeding to put them 

 through the moulting season and the young 

 to hasten development and early maturity. 



Secondly, as the ground gets cold and 

 damp and as there is little heat in the sun's 

 rays, the fowl need attention to prevent the 

 birds from becoming lousy. It is easy to find 

 lice on white fowl. At night, the lice are 

 easily seen on the white hackle feathers. 

 A thorough dusting with powdered sulphur 

 or lice killer should be given each bird 

 every week or two or until there is evidence 

 that they no longer need it. 



Lastly, the sleeping quarters should be in 

 proper shape so that the fowl are comfort- 

 able at night, with no draughts or over- 

 crowding. Fowl that are insufficiently fed 

 or lousy and sleeping in draughty houses 

 will lose weight very fast and are su,sceptiUe 

 to disease at this time; it is not likely that 

 they will lay much the coming winter even 

 if they are projjerly cared for later on. 



It is better to at once put the layers in 

 their winter quarters and to feed for eggs. 

 The .surplus stock should be disnosed of. It 

 is poor economy at the prevailing price rf 

 grain to hold them for a higher price later 

 on especiallv if space is limited. As breel- 

 ers are glad to get rid of spare cockerels and 

 other birds, now is the cheapest time to in- 

 vest in )>ure-bred stock. 



For the assistance of lieginners who are 

 undecided as to which breed to invest in, I 

 may say that, althouch th" standard of 

 perfef:tion contains a long list of breeds, 

 practical poidtiy men consider the follow- 

 ing six breeds, the best for general use in 

 Canada :— White Wyandotte, Barred Ply- 



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 ONE PEKFECT EERMLIZER l 



BARNYARD manure contains all the elements of plant food. Every 

 ton of stable manure is worth from $2.00 to $4.00 or more, based 

 on the commercial value of its fertilizing content. But, ba.sed on 

 the increased crop yield, it is worth much more— just how much depends 

 upon how you care for it and spread it over your land. 



Get full value— not half value — out of the manure. There is only- 

 one way. Spread it with a machine which pulverizes all of it, and 

 spreads it uniformly, and as you want it, broadcast over the land or in 

 rows. 



Your farm will maintain its own fertility if you give it a chance. 

 You don't need patent fertilizer which only contains a few of the nec- 

 essary plant elements. Save the manure and spread it with an 



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You make the wisest possible investment when you purchase a 

 a Cloverleaf or a Corn King spreader. 



These machines differ in many features of construction and opera- 

 tion, but they are right-working, and that is the essential point. They 

 avoid the waste of manure, greatly reduce the time and labor of 

 handling, and rob manure spreading of its disagreeable features. 



You may have a large farm; you may have a small farm. No matter 

 what the size, you will find an 1. H. C. spreader to suit your 

 requirements. 



Join the ranks of Soil-Builders. It will pay 

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information; or, if you prefer, write nearest 



branch house for further information. 



